The Ecphorizer
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THE STAGE IS DARK. A WOMAN'S VOICE IS HEARD OFF-STAGE, LEFT. Mommy: Time to get up son, your breakfast's getting cold and you'll be late for school. Tommy: Momma, I don't feel so good. I think I'm gettin' a cold! A TIGHT, SHARP SPOTLIGHT FADES SLOWLY IN ON A YOUNG BOY IN BED, STAGE LEFT, LUXURIATING IN HIS LAST FEW MINUTES OF FREEDOM. TIME PASSES. Mommy: Son, get dressed and get down here right now - Tommy: But Mom, I had the most terrible dream last night. There were - MOMMY APPEARS IN A SPOT A FEW FEET LEFT OF THE BED. SHE IS DRESSED IN A BLUE BATHROBE. Mommy: I don't CARE what you saw, you're going to school! TOMMY GETS OUT OF BED AND IS CLOTHED IN SCHOOL CLOTHES. MOMMY REMOVES THE BATHROBE TO REVEAL A DRESS. AS THIS HAPPENS, THEIR SPOTS SLOWLY FADE AND THE LIGHTS COME UP STAGE RIGHT TO REVEAL A BARE-FRAME DOORWAY CENTER STAGE AND A FLAG, BLACKBOARD AND STUDENT DESK STAGE RIGHT. TOMMY MOVES THROUGH THE DOORWAY WHILE MOMMY CROSSES BEHIND IT. TOMMY TAKES HIS SEAT. Mommy: Good morning, Tommy. Tommy: Good morning, Mrs. Evans. Mommy: Tommy, will you lead us in the flag salute this morning. TOMMY RISES. Both: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and - BLACKOUT, FOLLOWED A FEW SECONDS LATER BY A BRIGHT RED FLASH AND THE AMPLIFIED SOUND OF A LIGHTBULB POPPING. THE RED GLARE REVEALS THE CHARACTERS ARE GONE. THE RED GLOW SLOWLY FADES TO BLACK. A WOMAN'S VOICE IS HEARD OFFSTAGE, LEFT. Mommy: Time to get up son, your breakfast's getting cold and you'll be late for school. Tommy: Momma, I don't feel so good. I think I'm gettin' a cold. TIME PASSES. Mommy: Son, get dressed and get down here right now - Tommy: But Mom, I had the most terrible dream last night. There were people with only two legs and - BLACKOUT FOLLOWED BY A BRIGHT GREEN FLASH AND THE AMPLIFIED SOUND OF A LIGHTBULB POPPING. THE GREEN GLARE REVEALS AN EMPTY STAGE AND THEN SLOWLY FADES. ©1982 Brad Anderson He calls himself "a defrocked dental student." Now a general practice attorney, his motto is "Suits pressed while you wait." More Articles by Brad Anderson |
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