Synopsis

"Revolving Chamber" is a remarkable partially fact based story of redemption and triumph. Wesley Smith was emotionally tortured and neglected from any childhood richness. At age 4, his father Joseph kidnapped Wesley from his mother, Virginia. He was never allowed to go outside and he was treated like a household slave. Wesley eventually gained permission to visit his mother, but under extremely strict circumstances. During the visits at his mother’s house Wesley experienced something that he never had before – LIFE. Therefore, he was reluctant to return to his alcoholic father’s house. However, the lingering threat of death to his mother abruptly snatched him back to reality.

When Wesley reached puberty, there would be nothing that could keep him from staying with his mother. Tragically his life would take a drastic turn; he became a drug dealer, a lady’s man, a fighter, and he hardly ever attended school. To his mother’s surprise, for Wesley this was only the beginning of a seemingly dismal future. Although Wesley and his cousin Kevin enjoyed every minute they spent in the fast lane, a near death experience would change their lives forever. Wesley created a way out by taking advantage of the lucrative field of Real Estate. Wesley’s life revolved and he was no longer like a gun’s chamber, ready to go off.

Setting:

The story will seesaw back and forth from a nestled community in Huntsville Alabama where Wesley’s father lives and Atlanta Georgia were Wesley explores freedom in his mother’s home town. In Huntsville, Joseph surrounds himself and his son with a quiet neighborhood where he tries to avoid any suspicion. On the other hand Virginia occupies a small home in a rowdy and tough urban community.

Characters:

WESLEY SMITH:

African American, ages 5, 15, 25, tall, handsome, medium build, clean cut. He has a quick temper and finicky personality due to everything he went through as a child. It is very hard for him to trust anybody, which in turn makes him less trustworthy. He has a point in his life where he doesn’t care about anything or anyone but himself. Yet deep down inside he has a lot of love and compassion that he wants to share. He can be extremely cold hearted and can simply watch an enemy die. His nickname is Smith & Wesson because he’s always going off about something.

JOSEPH SMITH:

African American, 35, tall, slender, muscular upper body. He is nothing short of cruel and has a quick temper usually triggered by the abuse of alcohol. He sympathizes for no one and compromises with nothing. Everything must go the way he wants or there is sure to be harsh circumstances. He constantly abuses Wesley and holds his tongue for no one.

VIRGINIA SMITH:

African American, 35, average height, husky build, beautiful eyes and hair. She is devastated by the kidnap of her son so when he comes to visit she allows him to do anything he wants. She is a nurse and therefore it is in her nature to care for people deeply. She is sweet with a passive attitude.

JOY THOMAS:

African American, infant, 7, adorable, smart, witty, Wesley’s half sister.

KEITH MAYWOOD:

African American, 20, dark, short, street smart, *censored*y attitude. He is Wesley’s cousin and running buddy. He is crazy and is willing to do anything to get ahead.

STACY HOWES:

African American, 20, tall, model type, sassy attitude, distinct features. She is the mother of Wesley’s son. She gets fed up with Wesley’s lifestyle and decides to leave him.

ROSA PETERSON:

Mixed ethnicity, 20, fair shin, facial scars, fit shape. She is the mother of Wesley’s daughter. She is willing to do anything for Wesley and she finds herself always cleaning up after his messes.

RYAN FERNANDES:

DION MICHAELS:

African American, 20, flawless dark skin, lady’s man, suave personality. He is Wesley’s friend but he doesn’t really care for Ryan. He and Wesley do a lot of business together but they don’t hang out much.

ACT I

FADE IN, the sound of a television blasting invades an otherwise quiet apartment. Wesley and his cousin Keith are held hostage at gunpoint. They are faced down on the floor with their hands tied behind their backs. Their mouths are duck taped shut. The two gunmen make it clear that they are after revenge. One gunman shoots Keith in the back of the head and Wesley in the back. The shots are muffled by the violence displayed on the TV.

The scene melts into a blur as WE SEE from Wesley’s POV. The scene clears to reveal 5 year old Westly tied up in his room.

Wesley narrates over his memories:

"Damn just when I thought those days were over, here I am again tied up like a dog. But the bad thing about it, I used to get tied up by my own father, the alcoholic bastard. And now, not only am I tied up, but also I just got shot. Ain’t that a *censored*? What an ending to a *censored*ed up life."

Joseph barges into Wesley’s room to chastise him. "Have you learned your lesson, you stupid ungrateful bastard?" Wesley sits motionless in the corner and doesn’t answer his father. Joseph becomes enraged and beats Wesley.

"I told you never to go outside and play with any of those poor white trash sons-of-*censored*es. Why do you think I took you away from your mother? So you won’t grow up to be a little piece of shit like the rest of those hoodlums in the neighborhood. So we won’t have this problem again now will we?"

Wesley shakes his head as he continues to weep from the beating he just received. Wesley never figured that this beating would only be the first of many to come. As a child Wesley never understood why his father treated him so cruel, but one thing is knew was that he would never be a father like him. He yearned for the loving touch of his mother. Yet he couldn’t grasp an understanding of why she let his father steal him in the first place.

Wesley knew that his childhood would be forever tainted, and that it was. He was a tortured slave and wanted nothing more than to get away from his father. He even thought about killing him, but could never muster up the guts to do so.

ACT II

After 10 years of physical and mental abuse, Wesley decided that he wasn’t going to take it anymore. So one day, at 15 he stole a car and drove to Atlanta to his mother’s house. Although the harsh threat of his mother’s life was on the line, he vowed that he protect her himself. While attending a school for boys he took up boxing and he was very good at it.

"I’ll beat the shit out of him if he ever tries to hurt me again or my mother. I’m damn near grown and I’ll do what I damn well please."

A pregnant Virginia is overjoyed when she hears the wonderful news from Wesley but she can’t believe that Joseph didn’t try to stop him. However, Wesley didn’t reveal the whole truth because he didn’t want to alarm his mother. Now that he’s in Atlanta the street life swallows him.

Wesley hooks up with his cousin Keith who is honored to show him the ropes. Keith tells Wesley about the glamorous dope and pimp game. "This is where it’s at shawty, I’m making bank and I’m only 17. I make more money than the president."

Wesley is intrigued and it doesn’t take long for him to follow in the same footsteps as Keith. He’s a balla’ now and juggles about 5 girls at one time. Wesley is quick to go off if he feels anyone disrespects him and sadly he takes a tremendous leap into darkness.

ACT III

Wesley is now a father of a little boy, 5 and a girl, 2. His children are by two different women and life for him is rich but not positive. However, in the mist of happiness he will be subjected to unimaginable pain, which will end up changing him for the better. Wesley has lied, cheated, stole, along with just about anything else to get ahead, but you know what they say, "You reap what you sow," and Wesley found that out the hard way.

After all the devastation he encountered, including, the death of his son and his son’s mother, a physical brawl with his best friend, and a near death experience, Wesley decided to shape up his life. He learned the Real Estate business and started buying and selling property. He bought his mother a beautiful house in a nice neighborhood and began to spend more time with his daughter. He even found a beautiful young lady that he wanted to settle down with.

He comes to grips with what happened to his son and overcomes the fear of visiting the cemetery. This would be the first time in his life that he really felt at peace. And he realizes that GOD really had his back the whole time but sometimes it takes tragedy in order to REVOLVE.