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Monologue Mania Day #921 But Who's Counting? (for Caregivers Anonymous) by Janet S. Tiger (c) Aug. 21, 2016
Caregivers Anonymous is-
-the recipient of a San Diego Foundation Creative Catalyst Program Fellowship grant
-sponsored by Playwrights Project and
-has a website now - CaregiversAnon.org
For other monologues from Caregivers Anonymous, please see Days # 268, 270, 271, 273, 284, 285, 286, 314, 317, 380, 412, 444, 454, 455, 456, 473, 474, 475, 476, 483, 484, 513, 514, 566, 569, 666, 692, 702, 714, 777, 778, 782, 783, 797, 802, 812, 813, 820, 869, 874, 881, 889, 903 and today's 917
-the recipient of a San Diego Foundation Creative Catalyst Program Fellowship grant
-sponsored by Playwrights Project and
-has a website now - CaregiversAnon.org
For other monologues from Caregivers Anonymous, please see Days # 268, 270, 271, 273, 284, 285, 286, 314, 317, 380, 412, 444, 454, 455, 456, 473, 474, 475, 476, 483, 484, 513, 514, 566, 569, 666, 692, 702, 714, 777, 778, 782, 783, 797, 802, 812, 813, 820, 869, 874, 881, 889, 903 and today's 917
But Who's Counting?
by Janet S. Tiger
© 2016 all rights reserved
tigerteam1@gmail.com
(The woman and man who perform this must work together very well - like a machine. They stand up from their respective chairs holding ping pong paddles, pretending to have a game with an imaginary ball)
HIM - The reporter asked me if I'd ever taken care of anyone.....and I said.....only about 50,000 hours!
(He swats the paddle viciously, she jumps as if to catch the ball)
HER- If you count both parents, make that a hundred thousand hours!
(She hits it back)
HER - But what about the number of dishes washed!
(He pretends to miss it)
HIM - That depends on how many people are eating - and how many are on feeding tubes!
(He 'hits' another ball)
HER - Four adults......
(She swats at it)
HIM - (Very fast - as the ball goes back and forth rapidly now) That's ten dishes a day per person times 4...
HER - Forty a day!
HIM - Not counting guests!
HER - Or eating out!
HIM - Forty times a week is 280!
HER - (Louder) Times 52!
HIM - 14,562!
HER - Wrong! It's 14,560!
HIM - But who's counting?
HER - I AM! There's a million dishes and glasses
HIM - And let's not forget the forks and spoons.....
HER - And knives!
Together - BUT WHO'S COUNTING?
(They pause, exhausted)
HIM - What about the pills?
HER - And the doctor appointments?
HIM - What about......the days you have left together......
HER - Every minute.....
HIM -- Every second.......
TOGETHER - But.....
THE WHOLE GROUP joins in - ......who's counting?
(The man and woman sit down and the others applaud. Lights down)
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Janet S. Tiger 858-736-6315 CaregiversAnon.org
JanetSTigerMonologueMania.blogspot.com
Member Dramatists Guild since 1983
Playwright-in-Residence
Swedenborg Hall 2006-8
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