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Monologue Mania Day #801 Breeding Grounds (last scene) by Janet S. Tiger (c) Apr. 23, 2016
Breeding Grounds (scene 1) is Day # 680 here scene 2 is Day # 789 here Scene 3 Day #790-1st monologue Day # 791-2nd monologue
Scene 1 was performed April 11 at the M. Larry Lawrence JCC -
winner of 1st place Audience Choice and 1st place Jury
winner of 1st place Audience Choice and 1st place Jury
Breeding Grounds (last scene)
by Janet S. Tiger
© 2016 all rights reserved
SON - You know what else is weird....
DAUGHTER - You heard it too!
SON - They're too old...
DAUGHTER- And this would be your Dad's third marriage!
SON - Hey, my stepmother died, and she was nice.....
DAUGHTER - But...married?
SON - I know, weird......
(Lights up on Barry struggling to get out of a bed. As he awakens, he is shouting for them to stop)
BARRY - Shut up! Can't you stop it already!
(Lights out on them as Ellen runs in, worried, she is in a nurse's uniform)
ELLEN - Hold on! Don't even try to get out of bed! Your legs won't hold!
(She pushes him back onto the bed, and he doesn't resist)
ELLEN - Now just relax....your doctor is on the way....it's another busy night here....so it may be a few minutes....my God! You're really awake!
BARRY - What are you talking about? Of course I'm awake!
ELLEN - Well, it would be the first time in a week, so it's very good! Just relax....
BARRY - What do you mean, the first time in a week? What did you do to me?
ELLEN - (Laughs) What did I do? You were in a car accident.....very serious.....do you remember anything?
BARRY - (Starting to dawn on him) Oh, my God.......the accident actually....happened.....I thought, I mean.....that ......he missed me....
ELLEN - No, you got hit, and big time. You were incredibly lucky about broken bones......those air bags are amazing.....but your head.....that got tossed around a bit too much....so here you are!
BARRY - How long have I been here?
ELLEN - You've been in my ICU exactly one week tonight.....
BARRY - And you're...... you're not ...dying?
ELLEN - (Laughs, surprised) No! Thank God, but I'm fine......
BARRY - No...cancer?
ELLEN - Not me, but the night you came in was busy - and the woman in the bed next to you had just passed out in a restaurant, they brought her in, found out....she had brain cancer.....only six months to a year.......maybe you heard that.....
BARRY - I had the weirdest dreams.....
ELLEN - Not unusual....
BARRY - You were in them...
ELLEN - And the Tin Man, too? Well, you're not in Kansas, my friend.....let me get some vitals.....what is your name?
BARRY - Barry, Barry Leventhal....
ELLEN - You don't know what day it is....do you remember what year?
BARRY - 2016....
ELLEN - Wonderful....
BARRY - You've been divorced for 17 years.....
ELLEN - THAT you remember! I guess you weren't as out of it as we thought.....Yes, my husband left me.....
BARRY - For another woman....and you have a daughter and grandchildren.....
(Ellen does some tests - checking blood pressure, temperature)
ELLEN - (Impressed) My granddaughter was here to see if she really wants to be a nurse......after my cheater left me............ I couldn't support my daughter in the style she was very used to.....so, while teaching, I went back to school and became what you see here today....an ICU nurse.....
BARRY - I was hurt bad.....everything is numb.....
ELLEN - That would be the drugs....why you shouldn't try to stand yet......
BARRY - (Trying to figure it out) I remember thinking he missed me by just inches.......but he didn't
ELLEN - (Understanding) No....he was pretty drunk, only one who walked away....well, actually I understand he tried to run away......
BARRY - Was anyone else....hurt?
ELLEN - After you, he went into a crowd that was waiting for a light.....it was a busy street, Saturday night.......22 people injured, some pretty bad, but nobody died......(thinking) Actually, him hitting you saved some lives....it happened fast, but people had a chance to jump out of the way......you were the worst......
BARRY - That's a nice thought....
ELLEN - (Professional) I mean, your injuries were the most severe.....all the others were out of here in a few days......
BARRY - In my dreams.......I was the lucky one......
ELLEN - You are lucky.... you have wonderful kids, and grandchildren....
BARRY - How would you know that.....
ELLEN - They were here all week.....with your grandchildren....now, your ex-wife....
BARRY - Probably sniffing around to see if I had any life insurance with her as the beneficiary....
ELLEN - (Laughs) I think that might be true.....
(He tries to stand, she stops him again)
BARRY - What's your name.....or does it matter?
ELLEN - What a strange thing to say! I'm Ellen, and I hope the doctor gets here soon.....you'll be trying to walk around more.....and I don't think you're stable yet.....
BARRY - And all this stuff......I'm hooked up to everything but the kitchen sink......
ELLEN - No, we've got that, too.....and the bathroom, but not the sink...
BARRY - So.....what do you think about Las Vegas?
ELLEN - Nice.......I prefer the ocean, but.....please, stay in that bed!
(He sits heavily, legs still wobbly)
ELLEN - You're gonna need therapy before you leave......not moving around for a week, all those muscles weaken....
(When she holds him, he reacts and hugs her, she is surprised)
ELLEN - Down boy......you have a lot of therapy before you get to that!
BARRY - But you're not dying......
ELLEN - I'm really not supposed to talk about some things.....but I know how Dr. Jenkins is....he hears good news, he'll stay with the patient who needs him....so.....no, I am not the one dying, but, you, my friend......
BARRY - (Brightens) Friend!
ELLEN - You are the one who almost died....
(He stops trying to stand and looks at her)
BARRY - How bad was it?
ELLEN - (Like a comic) It was soooo bad......(serious) that the woman in the bed next to you....remember the woman with the brain cancer? She didn't want to be in the same room with you - she was depressed!
BARRY - That does sound bad.....
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ELLEN - Yes.....it was bad.....and you were very lucky.....the drugs helped the swelling in your brain go, and - I mean, they will test you, but from what I see and hear, you probably don't have a lot of permanent damage....you are a lucky man! (Very serious) In fact....they even called in the rabbi.......
BARRY - Rabbi......
ELLEN - Rabbi Gold........he was on call ....same as me! It was funny, we know each other from a group we were going to that night....
BARRY - I remember.....
ELLEN - I don't think you can remember my life! We never discussed it here......
BARRY - JSS.....Jewish Senior Singles......
(She stops, stunned)
BARRY - That's where I was headed....I guess, before the accident.....
ELLEN - My God, that is weird! I was going there, too! The Jewish Forever Alone Club!
BARRY - My first time.....
ELLEN - Not me, I'm the
BARRY - (Joins in) the...Queen of First Dates!
ELLEN - There were so many injured, they were slammed in the ER and ICU, so they called me in....think about it.....wouldn't it have been strange......if that drunk had been one minute later.....we might've met that night!
BARRY - But we did meet that night!
(He stands and pulls her to him, they kiss, then he turns to the audience)
BARRY - And that, my dear great-grandchildren is the story of how I met your great-grandmother!
ELLEN - More or less......I was a good nurse....I never let him get out of bed that night!
BARRY - Poetic license....but the moral is.....all of you please remember, when something bad happens, there could be something very good right after!......Now let's get a photo of everyone.......and a big thank you for all of you joining us on our 20th anniversary!
(He holds out his arms as he and Ellen pose for the 'picture'. Spotlight on them, the blackout. The end.)
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