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Monologue Mania Day #977 Endings by Janet S. Tiger (c) Oct. 16, 2016
Alert - Strange one!
Endings
Alert - Strange one!
Endings
(Not a) Monologue by Janet S. Tiger
c) 2016 all rights reserved
tigerteam1@gmail.com
Two characters – both gender neutral – have fun
actors!
(Lights
up. First actor is in a room filled with
papers – all over –– everywhere – like on tables on the floor -you get the idea-
a real mess. The actor is not much
better – let’s give a name – Pat. Pat is
pacing, pulling out hair, desperately
trying to organize papers – you get the idea again – also a real mess. )
PAT -
(Moaning) What am I gonna
do? Oh, my God, look at the time!
(Checks a watch, the computer, the
clock, still bad! Suddenly the door
bursts open and the second actor appears, very upset. How about….Jordan,,,,sees Pat and is
horrified.)
JORDAN - What
the hell’s going on? Is it ready? We’ve been waiting all afternoon!
PAT - Is it
ready? IS IT READY? Don’t you think I would’ve sent it down if it
was ready? What
kind of crazy do you
think I am?
JORDAN - Don’t
set me up like that! We are opening in …..(looks
at watch) 28 hours! What do you have?
PAT - You see
what I have!
(Indicates
the piles)
PAT -
Nothing! I have nada, zip, NOTHING!
JORDAN - And
a whole lot of it….
PAT - What am
I gonna do? I’m gonna be ruined!
JORDAN – No, ruined is a….strong word….
PAT - You’re
right, ruined was my third flop, this would be….DESTROYED!
JORDAN – Now, calm down, your first play was great….I
mean, it was up for the Pulitzer… remember?
PAT -
Remember? Wasn’t that a million
years ago?
JORDAN -
Okay, the last few have been…. Not as good…
PAT - Not as
good? NOT AS GOOD! They stunk!
And this one is gonna stink without an ending!
JORDAN – Okay….let’s take a look, maybe we can use
something here…
(Goes
through papers)
JORDAN – How about a good joke at the end….a strong
laugh line?
PAT – It’s a drama!
You can’t end a drama on a laugh!
JORDAN – Okay, how about a meaningful glance and
exit for me? I can do that….
(Illustrates a glance and slinking out)
PAT - Terrible!
JORDAN
– Thanks a lot! Okay….how about a
song? One that sums up the whole play in
one
meaningful verse?
PAT
- I’ve never written a song! And you can’t sing!
JORDAN -
Look, I’ve stuck with you for eight years – through six different pieces
of….six plays that were received by the critics as if they were
made out of C4! Because they were bombs! And my career has not done well by it either,
so come up with something or we’re
through! No more collaboration, no more
drunken parties, no more sex!
PAT – And that is supposed to make me try
harder? It is an incentive to do
nothing!
JORDAN - Okay….okay…how
about this…..
(Thinking, reaches into
a pocket, pulls out a gun, shoots, Pat stumbles and falls dead. Jordan looks, nods)
JORDAN -
Yeah, that works….
(Jordan
goes to the computer and types, prints and turns to leave, stops, looks back)
JORDAN - Exits, smiling!
(Another
semi-happy ending)
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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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