CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT AND MONOLOGUE REVISIONS

Bio of the Broadcaster:

His broadcasting name is Otis Valan, which is an anagram of Salvation.

Otis is what some may consider to be an antithesis of the modern day conception of a politician. He speaks plainly, bluntly, but elegantly. He is the leader of an underground resistance movement that organizes under the name of the Social Evolution Bureau. He is of middle class origin so is well educated but still does not truly hold any power.

Some ways to clue into Valan’s origins:
well dressed but not overdressed, dressed in all black with a more militant tone
powerful speaker, but not over flowery with his language
humble but well educated
white/Hispanic
male

His goals are to wake the mass of American people from their slumber of stupidity and show them the truth of their situation, which is that they are viewed only as pawns, constituents and consumers. Their humanity has been stricken from them and they don’t even know it. The American people, since the 1950’s have accepted their patriotic duty as propagators of the capitalist system in which they are the target market. They buy, every day, the idea that they can live an individualistic, idealized life if only they buy so-and-so’s new jeans, or their new table or game system or try this or that new diet. They are the consumers not only of products but of commercial jargon aimed at convincing the consumer that they need whatever product is being sold, when in reality it is the producer which needs the consumer to live. It is much in this same fashion that they view the role of government. They can’t and shouldn’t do anything to interfere with politics as they don’t and can’t understand what’s going on. They have been so led thus far to believe that they need politicians to stand up and voice their opinions when they are barely so inclined to voice their own. No, it is the politicians that need us, for without his subjects a king is a king of nothing, and so long as the king serves the people his position his safe, but should he become selfish and insensitive to the needs and cries of the people it is the people’s duty to inform the king of his shortcomings, and should he choose not to listen it is their duty to make their voices heard, even if it means given the king no other option, but to listen.

He is an advocate of non-violence but at the same time understands that sometimes there is just no other way.

The Social Evolution Bureau is an underground active resistance group that puts out people powered propaganda and fights against the injustices served by the government. The S.E.B. has long been planning action against the current structure of government but realizes that it is the people for whom the revolution is fought that must fight the revolution. With this in mind he sets out to enlighten the embittered few and the opiated masses who try to fit their imperfect pegs into the neatly categorized holes that society has given them. The American Dream is Dead. WAKE UP!

FIRST MONOLOGUE

This is a broadcast of the Social Evolution Bureau. They are the catalysts of change and the time has come. The time for you to stand up and join us. They have been lied to and played for fools. They have been the puppets of the ruling elite dutifully doing as they commanded unkowing of the strings they have held. But still they are alive, and they are not so blind as to keep our bonds. They are free to choose our own fates and they must fight for this right. Do not let the tides of misfortune and fate dictate you to yourself. Now is the time to live.

REVISION #1

This is a broadcast of the Social Evolution Bureau, we are the catalysts of change. The time has come for you to stand up and join us. For too long have you dutifully played the role of the consumer puppets on the strings held by those in power. For too long have we given our silent consent to be condemned to our willful prisons. We have sacrificed our freedom without even raising an eyebrow. But are we not human, do we not have rights. And as long as we live we must fight for these rights for if we do not then truly we do not deserve to live. The American dream is dead. It is time to wake up…

REVISION #2

This is a broadcast of the Social Evolution Bureau, we are the catalysts of change and the revolution is upon us. For too long have we so dutifully played the role of the consumer puppet dancing on the strings held by those in power. And for too long have we given our silent consent to be condemned to our willful prisons. We have sacrificed our very freedom without even raising an eyebrow. But if you do not feel that it is worthwhile to fight for your freedom then truly you do not deserve it. But are we not human, do we not desire the freedom to live our lives. Wake up America, the dream is dead.

REVISION #3

This is a broadcast of the Social Evolution Bureau, we are the catalysts of change and the revolution is upon us. For too long have we played the role of the consumer puppet dancing on the strings held by those in power. And for too long have we given our silent consent to be condemned to our willful prisons. We have sacrificed our very freedom without even raising an eyebrow. But if you do not feel that it is worthwhile to fight for your freedom then truly you do not deserve it. But are we not human, should we not have the freedom to live our lives? Open your eyes, your salvation has come.