The Big Bang Theory
Gilda scene from The Big Bang Theory, practice script
- Women
- Playing age 20s–30s
- 2 pages
- 4-person scene
- Comedy
A comedy scene from The Big Bang Theory for an actress, playing age 20s and 30s, with Leonard, Penny & Sheldon.
The setup
GILDA: 20s, attractive in a bookish sort of way (she would be the prettiest girl at a Star Trek convention), Gilda is a brilliant post-doc researcher. She suffers from a severe lack of social skills. She’s capable of walking up to whichever man she determines is the "alpha male" of the moment and declaring her availability.
The Big Bang Theory: Gilda scene
INT. SHELDON’S APT - DAY
There’s a knock at the door. Leonard opens the door to discover Gilda.
GILDA
(To Leonard)
Great news, we got the linear accelerator tonight.
LEONARD
What happened?
GILDA
Lieberman had a nervous breakdown. You should have seen it. One minute he was pounding away with positron bunches on a cesium target, and the next minute he’s running around screaming, "I found God’s fingerprints!" They had to shoot him up a full of Haldol.
Penny enters from the bathroom wrapped in a towel.
PENNY
Where do you keep your hair products?
SHELDON
We don’t have hair products.
PENNY
(Off Sheldon’s hair)
No, you don’t, do you?
GILDA
(RE: Penny)
What is that?
LEONARD
It’s...a woman.
GILDA
I don’t think so. I’m a woman.
LEONARD
She’s in a bit of a bind. She’s going to stay here for a day.
SHELDON
A week, tops.
GILDA
I see.
Gilda crosses to Penny.
GILDA (CONT’D)
All right, cards on the table. Right now Leonard and I are doing research together. Casual. Professional. Couple months from now, there’ll be a transition: "Hey, how ’bout a cup of coffee?" This, of course, will be followed by the initiation of sexual congress, social coupling, offspring, et cetera. That is, unless some female wants to challenge my position.
PENNY
You mean like by giving him a shot at this?
Penny opens her towel flashing only Gilda.
GILDA
Exactly. [U+FFFC]
PENNY
(Closing the towel)
Never gonna happen.
GILDA
Glad we understand each other.
Penny Exits into the bathroom.
Excerpt for study and audition practice. Watch the show or film for context.
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