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May 4, 2014 Day #81 Monologue Mania by Janet S. Tiger (c) 2014
Under the Mountain part 1 written Oct. 5, 2009 revised today
Part 2 will be tomorrow May 5, 2014
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May 4, 2014 Day #81 Monologue Mania by Janet S. Tiger (c) 2014
Under the Mountain part 1 written Oct. 5, 2009 revised today
Part 2 will be tomorrow May 5, 2014
Under the Mountain part 1
by Janet S. Tiger
© 2014 all rights reserved
tigerteam1@gmail.com
© 2014 all rights reserved
tigerteam1@gmail.com
(A
woman comes onstage. She is everywoman,
dressed in a way that it is difficult to tell if she is from today's era or the
past.)
(Thinking) Sometimes I feel as if I was part of one of
those pioneer families. The ones who
traveled in wagon trains with small children and no food and water and never
complained.
The
ones who settled the West! Only my
group reminds me of the Donner party.
Well, maybe not that bad......(pauses)...yet.
We
have arrived at a large mountain.
(She indicates the size with her arms)
It is big, and on the other side is
California.
We
have a big decision to make. Do we go
over the mountain? (She mimes climbing
up.) It would be less mileage covered,
but there are some big problems with this.
We have horses, and small children - is there a safe path up - and down
the other side?
Another
option is to go around it.
(She walks
around the stage.)
This would be easier
than climbing, but it will be more miles, and winter is coming - will there be
enough food? Enough time to get through
the pass before rain or snow hits? Then
there is the third (thinks about this word carefully) possibility.
We
could tunnel through the mountain using dynamite - making a new route for
anyone who follows us. Creating a path
for others - and attaching our names to this so that we are immortalized
forever.
(Throws her arms out wide to
show that this is a serious goal. She
slowly brings them down.)
Tunneling
has its own series of....problems.
First, we have no reliable geographical information so that we really
don't know what will happen when the explosions rip through the layers of stone
and rock. Next issue is that we don't
really have a good navigational system to make sure we go straight through the
mountain. And we have small children and
horses - will we be able to shore up a tunnel safe enough to go through to the
other side?
(Nodding
a bit) Now my husband - this will
probably not surprise anyone - he wants to go straight through the
mountain. And, because he wants to, that
is what we will be doing.
(Trying
not to be angry - is she laughing a little?)
So,
I guess we'll see you on the other side.
(She
goes to walk offstage, then stops.)
There
is just one other teeny, tiny, little problem ......... (she almost
whispers) ..we don't have any dynamite.
(Listens
to a voice offstage)
Coming
dear.
(She
reaches into her apron pocket, pulls out a wooden spoon, smiles at the audience
- and exits.)
End part 1.
Janet S. Tiger 858-274-9678
www.JanetSTiger.weebly.com
Member Dramatists Guild since 1983
Playwright-in-Residence
Swedenborg Hall 2006-8
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