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Monologue Mania Day # 1502 Charade by Janet S. Tiger (c) March 27, 2018
Charade
Scene from a play by Janet S. Tiger
© 2018 all rights reserved
(Two sisters are seen, one is just finished talking, the other is
shaking her head)
S1 - Let me understand this - you want me to pretend that you went over to Mom's house and picked up the presents for Tom's birthday - - and that you brought them over to ...to hospice, where Tom is sleeping for twenty hours a day, and say that you gave him the presents, which he liked.....and now you are going to tell Mom he liked the presents......did I get that right?
S2 - Perfect!
S1 - And you expect me to be a part of this .....charade?
S2 - Of course - why not? After all, it's a close race who is going to kick it first - your husband, or our mother!
S1 - Please don't forget honorable brother - who is taking care of mom!
S2 - Oh he didn't look so bad - I don't think he'll go first.
S 1 - Really? With his high blood pressure? And no sleep?
S2 - That would be me....
S 1 - Oh, yeah......
S2 - Why are you so worried- you don't have to do anything except not say anything that will make mom suspicious....
S1 - But....but..... you want me to remember this incredible story.....James Bond would have trouble getting this straight!
S 2- We don't have to worry about him - he's not a member of our family!
S1 - Thank God!
S2 - So we're all set?
S1 - Wait a minute - what about the actual presents? Are you going to have brother throw them out?
S2 - No problem - Eddie is gonna hide them from mom in the garage - she'll never find them, and in a few days, I actually will go and pick them up....and bring them to Tom....
S1 - Who doesn't need them!
S2 - How do you know? Maybe they're nice....
S1 - Do you remember the Christmas gifts? Chocolate from years ago - it had mold on it!
S2 - You're so picky! And it's not very nice to say my presents were moldy ....
S1 They weren't your presents!
S2 - Originally they were - I gave her those Whitman samplers five years ago.
S1 - (Horrified) How did we ever get to this!
S2 - One step at a time, dear sister, one step at a time.....
(She goes to sister and puts an arm around her)
S1 - I'm all right
S2 - Sure you are, you just put hubby into hospice, you're doing great.
S1 - It's just for a few days.....until I have a chance to rest....
S2 - Right.........he's gonna be fine.....
S1 - I know....just like the chocolate.....
(They hug, end of scene)
S1 - Let me understand this - you want me to pretend that you went over to Mom's house and picked up the presents for Tom's birthday - - and that you brought them over to ...to hospice, where Tom is sleeping for twenty hours a day, and say that you gave him the presents, which he liked.....and now you are going to tell Mom he liked the presents......did I get that right?
S2 - Perfect!
S1 - And you expect me to be a part of this .....charade?
S2 - Of course - why not? After all, it's a close race who is going to kick it first - your husband, or our mother!
S1 - Please don't forget honorable brother - who is taking care of mom!
S2 - Oh he didn't look so bad - I don't think he'll go first.
S 1 - Really? With his high blood pressure? And no sleep?
S2 - That would be me....
S 1 - Oh, yeah......
S2 - Why are you so worried- you don't have to do anything except not say anything that will make mom suspicious....
S1 - But....but..... you want me to remember this incredible story.....James Bond would have trouble getting this straight!
S 2- We don't have to worry about him - he's not a member of our family!
S1 - Thank God!
S2 - So we're all set?
S1 - Wait a minute - what about the actual presents? Are you going to have brother throw them out?
S2 - No problem - Eddie is gonna hide them from mom in the garage - she'll never find them, and in a few days, I actually will go and pick them up....and bring them to Tom....
S1 - Who doesn't need them!
S2 - How do you know? Maybe they're nice....
S1 - Do you remember the Christmas gifts? Chocolate from years ago - it had mold on it!
S2 - You're so picky! And it's not very nice to say my presents were moldy ....
S1 They weren't your presents!
S2 - Originally they were - I gave her those Whitman samplers five years ago.
S1 - (Horrified) How did we ever get to this!
S2 - One step at a time, dear sister, one step at a time.....
(She goes to sister and puts an arm around her)
S1 - I'm all right
S2 - Sure you are, you just put hubby into hospice, you're doing great.
S1 - It's just for a few days.....until I have a chance to rest....
S2 - Right.........he's gonna be fine.....
S1 - I know....just like the chocolate.....
(They hug, end of scene)
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Life is a charade...it's how we keep going!
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