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Monologue Mania Day # 1335 Genesis (again) by Janet S. Tiger (c) Oct. 10, 2017
Genesis (again) ©
(She looks around)
EVE – Where is that man? I’ll bet he forgot to take out the garbage before we left….I
EVE - Whoa, that was no kick.......that was......painful.......What a sensation! .But it also felt
EVE - I know you told me that it would hurt to have these babies, but.....I didn't believe
(She gets up, goes and starts collecting something off the ground. Rocks.
EVE - And the joy when they grow, all right, some annoyance. They do not listen, they want
A mini one-act by Janet S. Tiger © All rights reserved 2017
Setting – simple set,
bare stage
Characters – (in order
of appearance)
1 Female youngish
1 Male youngish
(A woman comes
out. She is barely covered - just the important spots. She is eating
an apple.)
EVE - Mmmm,mmmmm,mmmm, this is good. I just love these, I don't care what he calls them, I think I'm giving it my own name.......John, Peter, Paul...Mack...that's good, a Mack apple. Juicy and delicious.
(She chomps down, finishes and throws the core away)
EVE - I wish we had something to put garbage in.... I hate to just throw stuff on the ground. Maybe that snake will show me where I can get a....what would I call it.....a garbage pail. That's a good name....I just love knowing things......what a great tree!
(She pulls another apple out of her skimpy outfit as Adam runs onstage, worried)
ADAM - Put that down! I told you to hide! We’re gonna be in big trouble, the least you can do is hide the evidence….
EVE - Mmmm,mmmmm,mmmm, this is good. I just love these, I don't care what he calls them, I think I'm giving it my own name.......John, Peter, Paul...Mack...that's good, a Mack apple. Juicy and delicious.
(She chomps down, finishes and throws the core away)
EVE - I wish we had something to put garbage in.... I hate to just throw stuff on the ground. Maybe that snake will show me where I can get a....what would I call it.....a garbage pail. That's a good name....I just love knowing things......what a great tree!
(She pulls another apple out of her skimpy outfit as Adam runs onstage, worried)
ADAM - Put that down! I told you to hide! We’re gonna be in big trouble, the least you can do is hide the evidence….
(He takes a good
look at Eve, very appreciative)
ADAM - Where’d
you get that?
EVE – (Happy)
This old thing?
ADAM - (Pulls
himself back to reality) Look, are you paying attention? Did you hear
anything I said?
EVE - If you
don’t listen to me, I don’t have to listen to you - a guy who’s short a
rib! Ooh, I
think we’re having our first fight…..maybe I
should post it on Facebook….of course with no one else around, how could a
change in status make a lot of difference?
ADAM – (Pulling his
hair) Oh, my God! (Looks up) Sorry……Why did I have to eat that
apple!
EVE - And stop
complaining! Daddy won’t notice a few apples, there’s plenty! And
that
snaky guy sure was nice. Okay, his skin
was a little slimy, but I'm sure that's just
adolescence. And I don't care what everyone says, I trust him. I
mean, why do I have to listen to some faceless voice? What
did the snake call it when you hear voices? Schizo! I don't
wanna be that. Nope, we did the right thing eating these apples.....I
mean, what could possibly go wrong when you put your mouth on something that
tastes so good.....I have no regrets! Except I look like Daisy May
in this outfit, but hey, maybe there's a Nordstrom Tree Rack
around here someplace.....
(She is about to take a bite, when a voice is heard, they drop down, start trying to sneak off)
(She is about to take a bite, when a voice is heard, they drop down, start trying to sneak off)
ADAM -.Our
father! Now we're in for it.......I betcha we get grounded!
EVE - Daddy'll never kick us out.....he just couldn't! Come on, I know a great place to
EVE - Daddy'll never kick us out.....he just couldn't! Come on, I know a great place to
hide…..under the boardwalk..….and the snake
had some other great ideas……..
(They exit, Adam looking back and
shaking his head. We hear sounds of oohing
and aahing, and Adam returns,
smiling, he is really a man now! Then he runs
off, grabs a big package and walks off,
sweating but singing. We now see Eve,
walking slowly. She is now wrapped up a bit better and carrying a big pile of
stuff
– she stumbles and she is very annoyed)
EVE - I can't
believe he did it! He thinks he's so big and powerful, ok, I get
it! But I
mean, who woulda thought? That he'd
actually follow through! On his own
children! Who does
that? And such a stupid thing, to eat an apple and get kicked out! I mean it wasn't like LSD or
anything serious! Boy, one tiny, little
mistake....okay we
disobeyed, but hey, nobody's perfect, right?
(She looks around)
(She looks around)
EVE - And where the
hell is Adam? How come I get to carry all this stuff? I hope
this
walking behind
dragging everything is not gonna be a trend, because I don't like it.....
(She sets down the baggage and her coat falls open to show she is pregnant. She
(She sets down the baggage and her coat falls open to show she is pregnant. She
rubs her belly)
EVE - And this is no
great delight either.....I wonder how it happened….another
mystery….well, whatever is in there is kicking
up a storm......none of this was my fault....if I'd
had a good soap opera to watch or maybe some HBO, I never would been having a
latte with that stupid snake. Well, I'll know better for next time.
(She looks around)
EVE – Where is that man? I’ll bet he forgot to take out the garbage before we left….I
guess the garbage is no big deal, it’s a big
world, plenty of room for
garbage…..What could
possibly go wrong if we just throw the garbage wherever we want?........(She
grabs her stomach) Well, I'd better
catch up with Adam, maybe he'll know what to do about whatever's happening in here.......maybe
some Pepto Bismol will help......
(She grabs her stomach, almost falls to her knees)
(She grabs her stomach, almost falls to her knees)
EVE - Whoa, that was no kick.......that was......painful.......What a sensation! .But it also felt
like, the beginning of
something ......amazing........
(She struggles to her feet, taking a few of the items with her)
EVE -.......what should I call it this .....I cain't think of the word....CAIN, now that sounds
(She struggles to her feet, taking a few of the items with her)
EVE -.......what should I call it this .....I cain't think of the word....CAIN, now that sounds
interesting....
(She turns to leave, stops, looks back)
(She turns to leave, stops, looks back)
EVE ......maybe I'll
be able to get through this after all......Able......
(She walks off slowly. When she returns, she has a baby carriage)
(She walks off slowly. When she returns, she has a baby carriage)
EVE - I know you told me that it would hurt to have these babies, but.....I didn't believe
you. How much pain could it be? I
watched the other animals, they give birth
quickly, and, ok, maybe mine took a little longer, but it wasn't so bad.
And the result! These
beautiful little beings, made in our image! I felt ……just like you
must
have felt! Only.....a little more messy.
(She gets up, goes and starts collecting something off the ground. Rocks.
Which she holds in one hand
throughout the next)
EVE - And the joy when they grow, all right, some annoyance. They do not listen, they want
to do what they want
to do.......I'm sure you can understand that!
Then they pick a profession. I wanted Cain to be a doctor, but he picked farming, ok,
Then they pick a profession. I wanted Cain to be a doctor, but he picked farming, ok,
like his father. We couldn't complain. I
mean we did, but he pointed out that becoming a
doctor was going to take centuries before there were any good schools, and the
interest on the loans would just be prohibitive. So, a farmer he is.
And Abel, with those stupid, smelly
sheep. Okay, they make nice warm clothes, but that constant 'baah,
baah....... humbug! It gets to you after awhile..........Oh, well, at least
neither one of them went into politics!
(Adam now enters, and watches as she puts the
carriage aside, and takes out a dark head covering, now bowing her head with
Adam, who can be heard doing the Mourners Kaddish. She is bereft, lifts her head to the
sky)
EVE - Raising
children was no picnic – who knew? But
the surprise was......(she chokes
up).......where the pain really comes from in childbirth...it
ain't in the giving birth.....it's.....how much it hurts when one of them.......
dies!
You let us find out for ourselves....... interesting plot twist.......
(She takes some dust from the ground and puts it by the grave)
You let us find out for ourselves....... interesting plot twist.......
(She takes some dust from the ground and puts it by the grave)
EVE - When I put dust on this grave, it just blows away. Ashes to ashes…..
(Adam hands her some rocks from his
pocket)
ADAM - I saw that was a problem, so….here, try these
rocks. They might last longer......
(She
takes the rocks and places them the grave)
EVE – Thank you, it’s
a good idea. You have some good
ideas. You know, I may complain
sometimes….
ADAM – (Under his
breath) Sometimes?
EVE - (She chooses to ignore this) But I appreciate how you think about things,
and try to solve
them….and the rocks may be better than dust….(
a little choked up) but there is no way those rocks will last longer than my love.....
(They hug, and then Adam looks
around)
ADAM – I don’t think
you should stay here anymore….you might become a…(thinks)..a
pillar of salt…
EVE- What the
hell is that?
ADAM - What is
what? Oh the pillar thing….I got it from this….
(He pulls a book out of
his pocket, shows it to her)
EVE –
(Suspicious) Where’d you get that?
ADAM – It was in the
nightstand next to the bed……but look, it’s all about us….and the
future! There
are some wonderful stories……
(Eve looks, shakes her head)
ADAM – But it’s a best
seller!
EVE - It’s no
Harry Potter…….
ADAM - But it
has great wisdom ….something for everyone…..
EVE - That’s a
lotta pages…..I think I’ll wait for the movie…..
ADAM- That’s
gonna be a few years….from what Daddy told us, we’re not gonna live
forever anymore….
EVE - Oh, Daddy,
he’s a lotta talk, but I know he’ll change his mind sooner or later….and
show us how to splice
genes and do DNA stuff so we can live forever
again….
ADAM - Maybe
down the road, but for now….we still have one child left….maybe we
should focus on that….
EVE - That
bum! That murderous bum!
ADAM - But he’s OUR murderous bum!
EVE - How can you wanna hang around him? I mean after what he did…..he’s….
ADAM – (Talks over
her) Still our son! He’s all we have…..one chance to
get it
right….so he can marry his sisters…hmm, what
could possibly go wrong with that?…..but with some grandchildren, we can get this whole story moving again…..
come on honey, let’s go…back to the future….
EVE – Now there’s a
good title!
ADAM - You’re
right….if I can just find my iphone, I’ll write it down…
EVE - iphone?
What the hell is THAT?
ADAM - I’ll show
you, there’s this great store……and what is this ‘hell’ you keep talking
about?
EVE – I dunno, the
word just keeps popping up, I think I got it from the snake…..
ADAM – Still talking
about the snake…..if you hadn’t listened to that snake….
(They start to exit, still arguing)
EVE - If I
hadn’t listened? What about you, Mr. Still Forgets to Take Out the
Garbage?
ADAM - Will you
ever let that go?
(She stops for a moment, looks back at the grave, runs to touch it)
EVE - (A little
teary) Maybe never……
ADAM - I
understand...
(They hug, and Eve smiles)
ADAM- Wow, maybe
I have learned a little about the opposite sex.....?
(They look at each other and shake
their heads)
TOGETHER -
Nah....
ADAM - Whatever! But it
has been interesting....we've had an unusual run......we were the very first, that's good for
something....
EVE -
Maybe ….. some folks will name their kids after us.....
ADAM -
Maybe.....
EVE - And we
were the first at just about everything....the first people......the first refugees!
ADAM - the first
parents....
(They look back at the grave)
EVE - The first
to bury our child...
ADAM - The first
to have grandchildren!
(He pulls out a wallet with a long
string of photos)
EVE – (Smiling)
They are worth it!
(He holds out his hand to her, and she comes to take it)
EVE - But it’s
been a good life……
ADAM - Not just good, but the beginning……
EVE – Of…. A
wonderful life……
(They exit holding hands as we hear)
ADAM - Now
that’s an interesting title…..It’s a Wonderful Life…….
(They exit to….. a wonderful future)
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An earlier version was on Day # 670 Dec. 13, 2015
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Janet S. Tiger 858-736-6315 CaregiversAnon.org
Member Dramatists Guild since 1983
Playwright-in-Residence
Swedenborg Hall 2006-8
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