Grounded — candlelit restaurant booth

Grounded

Ron Houghton

Comedy

A man’s confession that he doesn’t own a cell phone triggers escalating social horror — from his date, to a waiter, to an entire restaurant, to the medical system — before a kindred spirit rescues him at the threshold of conformity.

11 pages · 4 chapters · © 2015

Cast

Steve
Steve
The Date
Talia
Talia
The Date
Wendy
Wendy
The Rebel
Waiter
Waiter
Staff
Receptionist
Receptionist
Clinic
Mr. Phillips
Mr. Phillips
Patient
Store Staff
Store Staff
Retail

Chapters

Chapter 1
Chapter 1
The Confession
Upscale Restaurant — Night
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Chapter 2
Chapter 2
The Diagnosis
Medical Clinic — Day
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Chapter 3
Chapter 3
The Prescription
Shopping Mall — Day
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Chapter 4
Chapter 4
The Beginning
Mall Corridor — Day
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