DEBUT an Interactive Drama Live Action Freeform Role Playing Scenario for 11 players (7 male and 4 female) written by Joey Chen and Peter Hseh Written as an assignment in English Composition Two, an English as a Foreign Language course taught for juniors by Brian David Phillips in the Department of English at National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, Spring Semester, 1996. Copyright 1996 by Joey Chen and Peter Hseh. PRELUDE: Under the starry sky, Alanis Morgan, the latest most popular singer, held her public debut concert in Dickson Square on May 29, 1996. The stage had been besieged by over one hundred thousand fans; unquestionably, this concert would be a part of musical history. At seven o'clock sharp, attendants began to scream "Alanis" with their hands clapping. The atmosphere was heatened to the highest point. However, Alanis did not appear on the stage with her band. Luke Robert, Alanis' agent, urgently knocked on the door of Alanis' fitting room and shouting, "Alanis, come on, it's the time!" There was no answer. Luke rushed into the room and found Alanis lying on the floor motionless with a Swiss Knife thrust right into her heart!! CHARACTER: ALANIS MORGAN, FEMALE, 21 PUBLIC BACKGROUND, ALANIS MORGAN: You are an orphan and gorgeous looking. Your boyfriend, Jeremy, also grew up in the same orphanage. Your first album, Debut, is a great hit. Your are killed in the fitting room with a swiss knife plunged into your heart. SECRET BACKGROUND, ALANIS MORGAN: Because of your parents' death, you have some mental problems and have been sent to an asylum. After recovering, you fell in love with Jeremy in the orphanage. You have had affairs with Eric Hopkins and Christopher Cliff. You are a bisexual. You have even had an affair with Tiffany Gibson. CHARACTER: ERIC HOPKINS, MALE, 43 PUBLIC BACKGROUND, ERIC HOPKINS: You are the boss of Pyramid Record Co.. Your wife is Rosa who is infertile. You and the bar owner, Christopher Cliff, are lifetime friends. SECRET BACKGROUND, ERIC HOPKINS: Your company is almost bankrupt but Alanis's album has solved your finacial problems. However, you know that Alanis is planning to break the contract with your company. ACT ONE, ERIC HOPKINS: The day before Alanis died you heard that Christopher and Alanis were arguing about drugs. ACT TWO, ERIC HOPKINS: You recognized that the Swiss knife belonged to Jeremy. CHARACTER: ROSE MILLER HOPKINS, FEMALE, 39 PUBLIC BACKGROUND, ROSE MILLER HOPKINS: You are Eric's wife. You have no children. SECRET BACKGROUND, ROSE MILLER HOPKINS: You and Eric's relationship isn't good. You know that your husband isn't faithful to you. ACT ONE, ROSE MILLER HOPKINS: You happen to know that Alanis was planning to cancel the contract with your husband's company and was negotiating with another record company. ACT TWO, ROSE MILLER HOPKINS: You have discovered that Christopher was the third party who came between Alanis and Jeremy. CHARACTER: JEREMY H, MALE, 21 PUBLIC BACKGROUND, JEREMY H: You are the boyfriend of Alanis. You run a toy company. You are an orphan and handsome looking. SECRET BACKGROUND, JEREMY H: You have nearly gone bankrupt. To save your company, you have a part-time job in a gigolo club. ACT ONE, JEREMY H: You eavesdropped that Alanis had been questioning Joseph about a car accident that Joseph caused 16 years ago. ACT TWO, JEREMY H: You overheard that Tiffany quarreled with Alanis about their relationship. CHARACTER: LUKE ROBERTS, MALE, 41 PUBLIC BACKGROUND, LUKE ROBERTS: You are Alanis's agent. You've helped many musicians become famous. SECRET BACKGROUND, LUKE ROBERTS: You've committed the crime of rape. You raped Mariah Huston Keifer, Joseph Keifer's wife, when you were 17. You know that Alanis wanted to drop you for another agent. ACT ONE, LUKE ROBERTS: You saw Richie and Alanis discussing the year-end bonus. It seemed that Richie wasn't satisfied. ACT TWO, LUKE ROBERTS: You know Alanis hired a detective to investigate Jeremy's night life, and that Alanis was determinded to break up with Jeremy. CHARACTER: JOSEPH KEIFER, MALE, 43 PUBLIC BACKGROUND, JOSEPH KEIFER: You are Alanis's producer. Mariah is your wife. You have a good reputation in the music industry. SECRET BACKGROUND, JOSEPH KEIFER: You killed Alanis's parents in a car accident. You know that Alanis found out you are the killer of her parents. ACT ONE, JOSEPH KEIFER: You found a letter in which Rose Miller Hopkins had threatened Alanis with harm if she didn't leave her husband alone. ACT TWO, JOSEPH KEIFER: You found a letter that the detective sent to Alanis. The letter said that Jeremy's part-time job is as a gigolo. CHARACTER: MARIAH HUSTON KEIFER, FEMALE,41 PUBLIC BACKGROUND, MARIAH HUSTON KEIFER: You are Joseph's wife. You are the promo executive. SECRET BACKGROUND, MARIAH HUSTON KEIFER: You were raped by Luke when you were 20. You got pregnant and gave birth to a boy and deserted him. The boy might be Jeremy!! ACT ONE, MARIAH HUSTON KEIFER: You found that Joseph had some symptoms of hypochondria. He also often has nightmares!! ACT TWO, MARIAH HUSTON KEIFER: You have received some information that Jeremy was the boy you deserted!! CHARACTER: CHRISTOPHER CLIFF, MALE, 43 PUBLIC BACKGROUND, CHRISTOPHER CLIFF: You are a bar owner, and you introduced Alanis to Eric. SECRET BACKGROUND, CHRISTOPHER CLIFF: You have had affairs with Alanis. You are a drug dealer and Alanis knew this!! ACT ONE, CHRISTOPHER CLIFF You suspect Tiffany is a lesbian because it seemed that she was infatuated with Alanis!! ACT TWO, CHRISTOPHER CLIFF You found that Alanis also had an affair with Eric! CHARACTER: RICHIE SAMBRA, MALE ,23 PUBLIC BACKGROUND, RICHIE SAMBRA You are the guitarist in Alanis' band. You and Tiffany are a couple! SECRET BACKGROUND, RICHIE SAMBRA You are not satisfied about the year-end bonus you received from Alanis! ACT ONE, RICHIE SAMBRA You found Alanis was fighting with Luke. Alanis was going to end their professional relationship! ACT TWO, RICHIE SAMBRA You discovered that your girlfriend, Tiffany, had cut a photograph of Alanis into a heart shape and carried it with her always in her purse! CHARACTER: TIFFANY GIBSON, FEMALE, 21 PUBLIC BACKGROUND, TIFFANY GIBSON You are the roommate of Alanis. You are the keyboard player in her band. Your boyfriend is Richie. SECRET BACKGROUND, TIFFANY GIBSON You and Alanis are lovers. You are also a bisexual. You are the murderer of Alanis. You can't bear to share Alanis with so many others - especially men. ACT ONE, TIFFANY GIBSON You knew Alanis signed a contract with another record company. You knew Richie was angry about his share of the money! ACT TWO, TIFFANY GIBSON Richie was angry that you didn't devote all of your heart to him! The two of you had a fight. CHARACTER: RUTH WANG , FEMALE , 55 PUBLIC BACKGROUND, RUTH WANG You are the maid in the mansion where Alanis lived. SECRET BACKGROUND, RUTH WANG You have stolen a large sum of Alanis's money. ACT ONE, RUTH WANG You found a dirk in Alanis's trash can. ACT TWO, RUTH WANG You heard fighting between Alanis and Tiffany!! CHARACTER: VICTOR PAGE, MALE, 45 PUBLIC BACKGROUND, VICTOR PAGE You are the police officer sent to find out who the murderer is! At the end of the game (after Act Two), you should arrest one of the suspects as the murderer. Be sure to give your reasons to the group. SOLUTION: TIFFANY'S CONFESSION SCENE To be read by Tiffany after Victor Page has made his arrest - either confessing the crime if she is arrested herself or as a diary entry - hidden away. Basically, this lets everyone know who the real killer is and whether justice has been served. Oh, God knew that I loved Alanis most! She always told me that she was not serious about Jeremy. And I trusted her. I believed that someday she would break up with Jeremy and lead a happy life with me. But after knowing that she had affairs with so many other men, I just cannot bear any longer!! I couldn't stand that I had to share Alanis's love with ao many others. I loved her so I killed her. I used the knife that Richie left on the table in the dressing room...... Finis!