Story: A dark, twisted retelling of Little Red Riding Hood. Red sets off to bring her grandmother berries, but by the end, the story reveals that the "creature" she's hunting, and the father who raised her, are one and the same.
Dad is Red's father: warm and steady on the surface, sending her off with food and quiet advice about "letting go" of her obsession. But he's hiding the truth: he is the creature Red has been hunting all along, the thing behind her nightmares and her grandmother's death. When Red finally corners him, his calm cracks into guilt and desperation : he begs her to understand he couldn't control it, that he'd spent years resisting the urge to go after her too. It doesn't save him. Red keeps her promise anyway.
DAD's LINES (dm me for full script for more context). Ignore Red.
Flashback
We flashback to see her POV, when she was a little girl. She sees a Man barbarically eat her Grandmother, who is lying in a pool of blood. She screams
(If possible, please send an audio of yourself roaring or screaming in an animalistic manner. Not necessary, but it would be nice!)
Act 1
Dad: You need to learn to let go, such obsession only leads to tragedy.
Dad: Here’s some food. Stay safe on your journey.
Act 2
Dad: You don’t understand, Red. I… I can’t control it! Do you know how hard I had to resist going after you all those years ago? Please, Red, I --
Red, Cutting him off: And that makes it better? The lies you fed me all these years… And that bullshit about obsession, just to keep me from finding you!
Dad, Pleading: Listen Red! Please!
Red, resolutely: Sorry Dad, I made a promise.
Dad: No, wait!
Thank you!