The Barbecue Drama: A Petite Tragedy
A Play of Complete Fiction by Initial Reid Lastname
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Thor: Our hero. Prone to sadness these days, thanks to getting totally stressed out by the Gods.
Pippi: Thor's ex-girlfriend, who Thor, in spite of himself, finds himself getting all wistful over every now and then, mostly because she still is the only girlfriend Thor has ever had who actually treated him with kindness, appreciation and respect. The last thing in the world that Thor needs to be reminded of these days is Pippi. His stresses with the Gods just make him all vulnerable to opening of old wounds. Pippi is a character in this play, but does not appear in this play.
Ichabod: A casual acquaintance of Thor's, who used to hang out with Thor and Pippi when they were dating back in Valhalla, where they all used to live.
THE SCENE
A rooftop deck in the capital of Planet Earth. People are milling about and talking. None of the conversation has anything remotely to do with Pippi. Ichabod comes over and interrupts a conversation that Thor was having that didn't have anything remotely to do with Pippi.
ICHABOD: You know, I always used to have a crush on Pippi.DIRECTORS COMMENTARY
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THOR: Oh.
ICHABOD: Yeah, you were really lucky to be with her. She was really beautiful and wonderful and hilarious.
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ICHABOD: I thought she was really great.
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THOR: Yeah, me too.
I mean, seriously: was Ichabod trying to make Thor feel like shit?
4 comments:
Oh man, I am so staging that at the next No Shame Theatre in Asheville.
My guess is that it'll probably be met with the same stunned, confused silence that the other one got.
that's so not right.
Sorry to come to this so late. Google Reader only just today told me that you had new posts. That is sooo lame. I'd smack Ichabod for you, you know.
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