The Hannya Mask
Scene from Acting & Voice Studios collection. 6 lines, 2 characters.
Full Script
Dale: I'm missing the game for this. Who has a castle and doesn't have one TV in the whole place? Who has a castle?!
Rose: Anyone who can afford one. When you have enough money, a castle is just another toy. Dale throws another log on the fire. Quickly gets bored again.
Dale: What's that?
Rose: One of my father's old novels. Dale takes a look at Rose's book. EXT. MANOR HOUSE - NIGHT -- CONTINUOUS Louise creeps away from the mansion. She approaches the garage port of cars. Louise pops open the hood on the SUV. She rips open the lid to the FUSE BOX. She expertly removes the fuel pump fuse. INT. MANOR HOUSE - MAIN HALL - NIGHT -- CONTINUOUS The FIRE-LIT SHADOWS on the wall grow larger and more defined.
(glancing at a photo)
Dale: Ten Tales From Japan. What the hell is Hannya? A SHADOW ON THE WALL begins to take shape. The faint, flickering shadow resembles a figure. It turns towards Rose. We barely notice it.
Rose: It's a mask. A Hannya mask used in Japanese theater. 15.