Roswell 1947 page 1

Roswell 1947 by Ken David Stewart            page one

Act One SceneOne:

Narrator:  As our play opens a group of old men are sitting on rocking chairs outside the Roswell General Store. It’s getting late in the evening and the temperature is dropping rapidly. The men are suddenly startled by an unusual sight in the sky.

Dewey:  What the heck is that? Look at the sky.

Buford:  I don’t know. It looks like a silver disc with bright flashing lights.

Clem:  It’s losing elevation real fast.

Dewey: I can’t see it any more. It’s disappeared behind yonder hill.

Narrator:  In a few seconds the men heard a loud crash that sounded like thunder. The crash seemed to have come from behind the hill. As they heard the sound the sky lit up like a huge orange yellow flame.

Act One Scene Two:

Narrator:  We are now at the ranch of Mick Russell. His ranch is not far from the city of Roswell. It is five AM and Mick is suddenly stirred from a sound sleep by the noise created by his animals.

Mick: Those damn animals! It’s too early for them to be up. I better go out and check what the commotion is all about.

Narrator: Mac sleepily puts on his jeans and a tee shirt and walks down the hall toward his son’s bedroom.

Mick: Rob, get up. The animals are all freaked out about something.

Rob: Ah come on Dad. I was up until three in the morning partying.

Mick: That’s tough. Put on your clothes and come help your dad.

Rob: All right I’m coming. Don’t get your shirt in a knot.

Narrator: As soon as Mick and Rob walk about one hundred yards out into the field they find out what rattled the animals.