Wednesday's Child
Gothic teenager and authority figure play psychological chess
Full Script
Principal Weems: Wednesday, three students reported seeing you near the crime scene.
Wednesday: Only three? My reputation for stealth is clearly slipping.
Principal Weems: This is serious. A student was nearly killed.
Wednesday: Define 'nearly.' In my family, near-death experiences are considered character building.
Principal Weems: I'm trying to protect you. The sheriff wants to press charges.
Wednesday: How thoughtful. But I don't need protection. I need information.
Principal Weems: Information about what, exactly?
Wednesday: About what you're hiding. This school has more secrets than a Victorian morgue.
Principal Weems: Every institution has its history.
Wednesday: And every history has its bodies. I intend to find them.
Director’s Notes
Scene Objective
Establish Wednesday as the smartest person in any room she enters
Key Moments
- -The "character building" family reference
- -Bodies metaphor
Common Mistakes
- -Playing Wednesday as too cold - she has passion, just expressed differently