Title: "Time Warp: A Madman's Misadventure"

Act 1: The Lab

Scene 1: The Mad Scientist's Lab

(The stage is cluttered with bizarre gadgets and a large, ominous-looking time machine in the center. The MAD SCIENTIST, disheveled and animated, paces back and forth.)

MAD SCIENTIST:
(gesturing wildly)
Behold! While those dullards at Harvard toil away with their mundane experiments, I, Dr. Ignatius Quirk, have unlocked the secrets of time itself! (pauses dramatically) They shall rue the day they doubted my genius!

(Accidentally bumps into the time machine, which begins to whir and light up.)

MAD SCIENTIST:
What in the name of Newton—? No! Not yet! (frantically pressing buttons)

(With a loud zap, the MAD SCIENTIST is sucked into the time machine.)

Act 2: Medieval England

Scene 1: A Field in Medieval England

(The MAD SCIENTIST stumbles out of the time machine, disoriented. Enter a KNIGHT and his SQUIRE, clad in armor.)

KNIGHT:
(looking confused)
What manner of creature art thou? Speak, bandit!

MAD SCIENTIST:
(panicking)
Bandit? No, no! I’m a scientist! I’ve traveled through time!

(The KNIGHT and SQUIRE exchange bewildered glances.)

SQUIRE:
(whispers to KNIGHT)
I think he speaks sorcery.

KNIGHT:
(to MAD SCIENTIST)
Thou shalt come with us to the king!

(They grab the MAD SCIENTIST and drag him offstage.)

Scene 2: The King’s Court

(The KING sits on a throne, looking bemused. The KNIGHT and SQUIRE present the MAD SCIENTIST.)

KING:
What is this strange creature thou hast brought before me?

MAD SCIENTIST:
(gesturing wildly)
I am Dr. Ignatius Quirk! I demand to be released! I was merely demonstrating my time machine!

KING:
(raising an eyebrow)
Time machine? Dost thou jest?

(The KING orders the guards to take the MAD SCIENTIST to the dungeons.)

Act 3: The Dungeon

Scene 1: The Dungeon Cell

(The MAD SCIENTIST is locked in a dark, damp cell. Another PRISONER sits quietly in the corner.)

MAD SCIENTIST:
(ranting)
You see, my brilliance is wasted here! I could revolutionize the world! Those Harvard fools will never understand the complexities of temporal mechanics!

(The PRISONER stares blankly, clearly confused.)

MAD SCIENTIST:
(continuing)
And then I’ll show them! I’ll create a device that—

(The PRISONER raises a hand, interrupting.)

PRISONER:
(tilting head)
I know not what thou speakest, but thou art quite the entertainer!

(The MAD SCIENTIST pauses, realizing the absurdity of the situation.)

MAD SCIENTIST:
(sighing)
Well, at least one of us appreciates my genius.

(They both share a laugh, the MAD SCIENTIST’s rants echoing in the dungeon.)

End of Play