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Chapter Five: Character Development 77
Four Is Our Choice Page 1 of 2
Episode #1 Draft: #2
Writer: Fabian Adibe Date: October 10, 1992
1. MUSIC. SIGNATURE TUNE UP :05 FADE AND HOLD UNDER
ANNOUNCER.
2. ANN: Welcome to our new radio play, FOUR IS OUR CHOICE.
It is the story of the life of townspeople, Emeka and his wife,
Nneka, and the conflicts of traditional and modern life that
face people like them in today’s world. As we join Emeka and
Nneka, a party is just ending....
3. MUSIC. SIGNATURE MUSIC UP :03. CROSS FADE TO
4. FX. PARTY NOISES. COMING TO AN END. FADE UNDER
AND OUT.
5. JOE: (OFF SLIGHTLY) Thanks, Emeka. Thanks, Nneka. You’ve
been wonderful. Great party.
6. EMEKA: Thanks for coming, Joe.
7. NNEKA: (CALLING AFTER HIM) We hope you enjoyed yourself.
8. JOE: (OFF) Sure...sure... Good night.
9. NNEKA/EMEKA:
Good night.
10. VOICE: (OFF SINGING) For they are jolly good fellows. For they
are jolly good fellows.
11. OTHER VOICES JOIN IN THE SONG AND COMPLETE
THE VERSE.
For they are jolly good fellows...and so say
all of us (CHEER).
12. FX. AT END OF SONG GREETINGS ARE EXCHANGED AS
EVERYONE DEPARTS.
13. EMEKA: Waoo....What a party!
14. NNEKA: (LAUGHING) Your colleague Chidi is a real life and soul of
the party. What a load of humor he has.
15. EMEKA: (LAUGHING) I thoroughly enjoyed the one about the old
man who thought the study of animal husbandry meant that
soon men will be marrying animals....
16. THEY BOTH LAUGH
17. NNEKA: (YAWNING) Well, Emeka, I’m going to bed now. I’m tired.
18. EMEKA: Me, too. And I hope no one disturbs us for a hundred years.
19. MUSIC. SCENE TRANSITION.
SCENE TWO
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20. FX. URGENT KNOCK AT DOOR.
21. VOICE : (WAKING SUDDENLY) Who...who is that I’m coming.