Prompt:
Ask for Something Easy
At the beginning of your lunch hour, leave a small little note somewhere it can be found. Taped to the back of a stall in a bathroom, ask someone to walk down to the first floor and drop a penny on the floor and then pick it up. Then go eat lunch somewhere you can watch and see if you get your show. Even if no one does, you will still get a show as you watch and wait to see if it happens.-Greg Romero, playwright/theatre artist
My Response:
A MAN and a WOMAN sit a cafe table with glasses of ice water and silverware in front of them.
MAN
(slightly irritated)
How come nobody is doing it?
WOMAN
Because it’s stupid.
MAN
I know it’s stupid. People do lots of stupid things.
WOMAN
Not because of a note taped to the back of a stall door in a public restroom.
MAN
People send money to Nigeria scammers everyday.
WOMAN
No one tapes the emails to the toilet stall.
MAN
Maybe they should.
WOMAN
You’re an idiot.
Silence.
The Man stares out into the audience. His eyes brighten. He nudges the Woman.
MAN
(whispering excitedly)
Look! Look! That lady’s gonna do it!
Both stare intently out into the audience.
MAN
What’s she waiting for?!
WOMAN
She’s looking this way.
They duck their heads.
After a moment, the Man peeks.
MAN
She’s not looking.
The Woman peeks.
WOMAN
What’s she doing?
MAN
She’s smiling...
WOMAN
She’s reaching into her pocket...
The Man looks stunned.
MAN
She’s got a gun!
The Man ducks under the table. The Woman follows quickly.
A shot rings out.
The Man finally peaks out.
MAN
(horrified)
She... she...
The Woman stands and looks out over the audience.
WOMAN
She killed herself.
Curtain.
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