Prompt:
such ancient times. such a glow to it all. the ruins bake in the mid-day sun and tell the travelers their secrets.-Caridad Svich, playwright, translator, songwriter, lyricist and editor
Response:
An old, very tanned, very blonde, woman, TINA, in a bright yellow bikini sits in a beach chair far left. She holds a sun reflector to get more sun on her face.
Two young men, early twenties, STAN and PHIL, carrying bottles of beer, enter together stage right.
Stan stops when he sees Tina. Phil bumps into Stan and stops.
STAN
Dude! Isn’t that your grandmother? She looks ancient.
PHIL
She is ancient.
Tina puts down the reflector and opens her eyes, blinking against the light, and looks at the boys.
TINA
I may be ancient, but I ain’t deaf.
Stan and Phil look uncomfortable, then move toward Tina.
PHIL
Sorry, Grandma.
STAN
Yea. Sorry, Mrs. Jones.
TINA
It’s Ms. Jones.
STAN
Yes, ma’am.
TINA
And call me, Tina. You ma’am me one more time, little boy, and I won’t tell you my secret.
STAN
(curious)
Secret?
PHIL
(trying to stop Stan)
Stan, no...
STAN
What secret?
TINA
The secret of how to please me....
STAN
(embarrassed and horrified)
Mrs... I mean, Ms... I mean Tina, I, ugh...
TINA
Or any woman.
Stan stops.
Silence.
STAN
(curious again)
Any woman?
TINA
(doing her sexy best)
Any woman.
Stan starts to take another step toward Tina. Phil grabs him by the shoulder.
PHIL
Don’t do it, man.
STAN
(pulling away from Phil)
I gotta...
Stan goes to Tina and stands next to her.
TINA
Closer.
Stan leans over.
TINA
(insistent)
Closer.
Stan kneels down and leans an ear toward Tina. Tina cups her hand to whisper in Stan’s ear.
Tina smiles and winks at Phil.
TINA
(shouting in Stan’s ear)
Cash!
Stan falls back in pain and shakes his head.
Tina laughs hysterically.
TINA
(standing and leaning over the cringing Stan)
That’s right, moron! Money, moola, dinero! A woman wants to be taken care, pampered, showered with expensive gifts. Something you will never be able to do!
Curtain.
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