HERE WE GO!!!

Please read the note at the top of the cast list!! It's super important. :) I'm excited to get started rehearsing this week! Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. :) Also, Please be excited no matter what parts you got! Especially because if you turned in a reflection, I almost always gave you what you requested and if you didn't, you can't complain! ;) Here we go!

Cast List

Rehearsal Schedule

Updated Script

EXTRAORDINARY LIVES DISCLAIMER

This is the first DRAFT of the Extraordinary Lives script. As it is a draft, it is subject to change. In fact, it will definitely change because I haven't switched out names yet. :) I tried many formats but ultimately took inspiration from Jayden Blanch's group's tableau of someone telling stories to children. So that is how it is currently structured! For the majority of the script, two stories are happening at once on two sides of the stage. So one side will start and then freeze, then the other side will start then freeze, switching back and forth until both stories are told. It is a way to allow time to pass within the stories themselves. 

Also note that we had a LOT of monologues with good stories but I didn't want the whole show to be talking heads so with the help of my sister we took several of the monologues and made them scenes. If you are the writer of the original monologue and have any problems with the scene version please let me know.  I still want you to have ownership! 

Finally, I only received about 10 reflections and there are 26 of you! If you send me your reflection by the end of the day today I will try to take your feedback into account but I would like to edit the script and finalize the cast list this weekend so we can hit the ground running on Monday.  We perform April 28th so we have a little less than three weeks to put this show together and I know you all have a lot going on so we need to be as efficient with our time as possible. 

Thanks for all your hard work! Please email me any feedback you have after perusing the script. 
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-Mrs. Brandley

Extraordinary Lives Draft

Below are the assignments, due dates, and email subject lines for every day this week. Send all emails to [email protected]. Don't share MW documents or google documents, copy the actual text into the email! If you edit previously submitted scenes/monoluges use the same subject line with EDITED in front of it. (e.g. EDITED monologue 4)
​Thanks! -Mrs. Brandley

Monday

Due: Monologue 1 and Scene 1
Send two emails with subject lines: "Monologue 1" and "Scene 1"

Tuesday

Due: Monologue 2 and Scene 2
Send two emails with subject lines: "Monologue 2" and "Scene 2"

Wednesday

Due: Monologue 3 and Scene 3 and Historical/Cultural Analysis Assignment
Send two emails with subject lines: "Monologue 3" and "Scene 3"
Print the Historical/Cultural Analysis Assignment and turn it in the box.

Historical/Cultural Analysis Assignment

1. In what year, (or about what year), did the story take place?
2. What major events were happening in the world at that time? In the country? In the state?
3. What social class did the character belong to? How was that social class viewed/treated at the time?
4. What gender is the character? How was that gender viewed/treated at that time?
5. What race is the character? How was that race viewed/treated at the time?
6. Are there any other important things to note about the time period or cultural environment the story took place in? What are they?
7. How do you think all of this might affect the character as a person and how might it affect their action in this particular scene/monologue?

Thursday

Due: Monologue 4 and Scene 4
Send two emails with subject lines: "Monologue 4" and "Scene 4"

Friday

Due: Monologue 5 and Scene 5 and your personal reflection
Send three emails with subject lines: "Monologue 5" and "Scene 5" and "Reflection"

Personal Reflection

1. Describe the experience you had when interviewing. Did you learn anything new? Get any advice? Or have your eyes opened in any way?
2. Why do you think that the theme of our play is important to share with an audience?
3. We started this journey by wanting to “tell the untold story”. Do you think this is an important function of theatre? Why or why not?
4. Do you believe this is a worthwhile experience? Why or why not?
5. Do you have any ideas you want to contribute to the play that have not yet been shared/documented? What are they?
6. Is there a particular story you are passionate about playing a part in telling? What is it and why?

DAY 1

Window Shopping.
Doctor:  Yeah i know we need to do something about this but we haven't found any records on him and i don't even know who he is. Has anyone come to claim his body? No, well hmm I mean you know i own this cafe a few blocks down not anything nice and all but just something small, it's a hobby i like doing it. I have run it for a few years now so most of the people that come there know me pretty well and a lot of people stop by there a lot. Also it's in a pretty good location so we have a lot of people walk by all the time. We could just get the body ready and we can put him up my old chair in the window seal and there is gotta be somebody that knows him and if they do they can claim him and then we will go from there.(puts body in window)
Doctor: alright now that that's taken care of we just have to wait, oh look here comes someone already. See i told you my idea would work i always know what i'm talking about.
Doctor:Hello sir are you here about the body in the window, oh you are well that's just wonderful we were hoping that someone would be able to recognize him and tell us who he is. Wait you're with the health department? What do you mean you're taking my license away, you can't do that i worked way to hard for this and it was just one small mistake it's not even that bad its like just a see through coffin that's above ground and on the side of a building but it’s fine i followed all procedures perfectly! (Inspector takes doctors license).

Grace, Monologue Heartbreak.
Mont got sick.
I took care of him for a long time.
Then he was in the hospital for 13 days, he wanted to come home
So I took him home.
it was January the snow was deep.
My one son was with the ambulance.
And I had to stop and get some oxygen.
So I got him home and jim, had put him to bed.

He Liked Tang, he liked it hot.
That’s what he drank in the hospital.
But those people in that hospital tried to keep him there
he wasn’t staying, he was coming home.
I got home.  And got him some tang,
I got a stand for him. So he had something for him to put his drink on.
And it was sittin there and he was beside me and he turned around
He Looked at me and said you know i’ve loved all your life?
And all of the Sudden I went cold.  as cold as cold.
Because was Sittin and I thought.
DO IT.
I turned fast and stuck my legs out like this (stick legs straight out in front of you.)
And I hit the Floor, Laying out straight.
he come down on top of me.
I had to Protect him, from getting hurt.
for me it didn’t matter.
And we called the ambulance, they took him to the hospital
And He was Dead.

Proposal Monologue
Richard: She said she’ll think about it?  That means no.  She’s going to say no.  I know I shouldn’t have put it in the glovebox.  I should’ve listened to all my friends and done something big to guilt her into saying yes.  I’m an idiot.  I spent almost my life savings on that ring and I shove it in the glovebox?!  She knew it was there.  Even when I pulled up to her house and locked the car she was suspicious.  I never lock the car.  But on account of having a diamond ring in the glovebox of course I’m going to lock it!  Then when I told her to check the glovebox so she’d find the ring, she said, “no thanks,”?.  She knew it was there and she didn’t want to find it because she didn’t want to say no so she just said she’d think about it.  That’s it.  It’s over.  I’m never going to see her again.  Oh shoot she’s coming for our family party tomorrow!  I doubt she’ll come.  Why would she want to marry me anyway?  She’s lived a life where everything is handed to her.  A life with me would be work.  I don’t have a ton of money to offer her, or a ton of land.  She would have to give up so much.  She wouldn’t be able to ride horses ever again probably.  And who is Jill is she can’t have her horses?  Yeah, I wouldn’t want to marry me either.

The “New” Tire Scene
Norm: Come on Daryl! We gotta hurry before traffic picks up.
Daryl: Aw Norm I just ate though.
Norm: I don’t care if you just ate this is gonna be good!
Daryl: Did you remember to sneak some paper from your moma’s wrapping stash?
Nom: Of course I did. Now start looking for a tire. And make sure it’s a nasty one!
(They rummage around the junkyard for a few minutes until Daryl finds the perfect tire)
Daryl: Norm! Norm! I found one and I think it might be just right!
Norm: Well let’s see it!
(Norm and Daryl run to each other and meet in the middle of the junkyard. Daryl is rolling a tire that is  almost completely bald.)
Norm: It’s perfect! We gotta get it over to the side of the road and wrap it right quick!
(They go to the side of the road and begin wrapping the tire.)
Daryl: Oh Norm this is the biggest darn rush I’ve had in years! Do you think we’ll get in trouble? With like the police or something?

Norm: If we get in any trouble it will be with your moma!
Daryl: Is this wrapped enough?
Norm: Yeah it’s good enough. Do you have the wire?
Daryl: Right here!
Norm: Alright let’s get this thing tied on up and get in that ditch!
(The boys tie the wire around the tire and hold onto it while running to hide in the ditch. They wait and watch for a car to come.)
Daryl: Oh look Norm here one comes! Oh this is gonna be good!
Norm: You shut your mouth! They can’t be hearing us!
Daryl: (quietly). Oh right, sorry.
(A car pulls over to the side of the road. A man  gets out and looks at the tire. He  picks it up and the boys pull the tire back.)

Daryl: Normy that really got him!
Norm: Daryl be quiet! He’s gonna hear you!
(The man notices the wire and follows it to the ditch while the boys are bickering.)
Man: What in heaven’s name are you two doing?!
(The man is a police officer. The bickering stops immediately.)
Norm: Uhh well… Um.. you see… we were
Man: You two are out here pulling pranks on poor, innocent people.
Daryl: (crying) Are you gonna put us in jail?
Man: Well I oughta! But how bout you two just turn around and go home ya hear?
Norm: (stuttering) Yes sir we will sir.
(The boys run away freaking out.)
Man: (chuckling.) Oh what a classic.

The Short Tailed Grouse Proposal Scene

Carol: Oh, it’s so cold today!

Juan: Yes, but it will be worth it to see these Grouse dance.

Carol: That’s true, we will just have to huddle close together to stay warm while we watch the Grouse.

(The Grouse start to come and dance right in front of them while they are huddled together)

Juan: Okay…. Oh look! Here they come. They are so beautiful aren’t they?

Carol: Yes, look at them dance, they are so majestic and beautiful like you said! I can’t believe that we have been able to do this in our lives.

Juan: It is really amazing! I’m so happy that we’ve been able to do this together.

(The birds start to scatter as they see a hawk above them)

Carol: Where are they going, you don’t think we scared them away do you?

Juan: I don’t think so.

(Juan looks around)

Juan: No, it wasn’t us, there is a hawk up there circling that’s making them scatter.

(While Carol responds he pulls the ring box out of his pocket)

Carol: Oh good, I didn’t want to be the cause of such fright!

(Juan hands her the box)

Juan: Try it on and see how it fits.

(Carol is shocked and is just looking at the box, then she takes it and puts the ring on but it doesn’t quite fit)

Carol: I would be so happy to marry you, but I’m afraid we will have to resize the ring.

Juan: Oh, okay, we will definitely do that.

Carol: We need to go tell my family as soon as possible, they will be so excited!

Juan: Alright, we will resize the ring and then go and tell your entire family about it.

(They both get up and clean up their stuff and start to head to the car so they can get the ring resized and then go and tell her family about the good news)
    
Scene 1
(Enter Sally and Laddy. Sally jumping on the bed)
Sally: Come on Laddy! Come jump with me!
Laddy: No, we always get in trouble when we jump on the bed.
Sally: But it’s so much fun! (Jumps off bed pulls Laddy up to the bed)
Laddy: Okay, but just for a minute.
(Jump on bed, enter mom)
Mom: What are you two doing?
(Sally and Laddy stop jumping)
Sally and Laddy simultaneously: Nothing.
Mom: Get off the bed and stop jumping. How many times do I have to tell you?
(Mom leaves, Sally continues jumping)
Laddy: Mom said to stop Sally! We’re going to get in trouble.
Sally: You’re only in trouble when you get caught.
Laddy: okay. (Hesitantly continues to jump on bed)
(Sally hears Mom coming and ducks under the covers, Laddy doesn’t realize what is going on. Enter mom)
Mom: Arthur Whalen! I thought I told you to stop. Get down right now.
(Laddy goes to Mom and she spanks him)
Laddy: Ow!
Mom: This hurts me more than it hurts you.
Laddy: (crying) I’m sorry Mom.
Mom: Now go to your room.
(Laddy and mom leave)
(Sally comes out from under the covers and starts laughing.)​

Monologue(ish) 1
(Sally enters)
Sally: I’m home!
(No answer, she starts to clean a pile of toys and clothes thrown around the room)
(Enter, Mr. Grant)
Mr. Grant: Hey honey, how was work? (kisses her on the cheek)
Sally: Fine.
Mr. Grant: What’s the matter?
Sally: I couldn’t focus on work today. I hate being away from our daughter.  I feel like I’m not her mother anymore. I know, that I’m not her real mother, but I’m the one who should be raising her. I get up and leave in the mornings and don’t come home until late evening. I can’t go a minute at work without worrying that she’s going to get in trouble. I know she’s old enough to stay at home by herself, but she is growing up without a mom. I can’t let that happen. But when I’m at home I can’t get my mind off of work. There’s so much to do there and I’m so behind. And we need the money. When you work outside the home and have such a demanding job it’s hard and it’s stressful. Why is it so hard for me to separate work life and home life? I’m stretching myself too far. I can’t handle this right now. I need a break. I’m responsible for so much here and at work. And I feel like I’m failing at all those responsibilities.
Mr. Grant: Don’t make yourself a martyr, Sally. Learn to forgive yourself.
Sally: But what if I can’t?
Mr. Grant: Please try. Please try for me and for our daughter. I know you can work this out. I’ve seen you do some pretty amazing things.
Africa Monologue
You would not believe the things I have seen
I have been all over the world and nothing,
Nothing I have seen can compare to the lives I’ve
Seen in Africa. The way people live there is
Unbeliveable. We have it so good here and we don’t
Realize that. A lot of times America has good
Intentions with helping other countries but that help
Becomes easily misdirected. We should be teaching
Them how to live.
Twenty of the twenty-five poorest nations in the world
Are in Africa and Chad is among the poorest of the
African nations. I had the privilege to live in Chad for
A year. Since Chad had gained it’s independance they
Have only had 6 years of peace. Or as peaceful as
country like Chad could be. Whenever I think of
Chad I remember how little they had. But everyone
Smiles, and chadian children are always happy. Even
Though orphans and begging children are a common sight.
The brave ones would come up to us and ask “Ce va?”.
“ How are you?”
The character of a nation is determined by the morals of
Its people. It can be easy to become frustrated and
Depressed when considering conditions in countries
Such as Chad. How can we simply put a band-aid
On a stubbed toe and not care for the broken leg.
Chad is full of strong people, people who want to live
And survive. We should be teaching them how to live.
The Werewolf Monologue
I used to dress up for fun as a werewolf for Halloween and I would use this glue called spirit-gum. And we sandy and I got married I went up to garland and these neighbor girls were having a sleep over a few houses down and I was all dressed and someone told me to go over and scare these girls to death. So I did, I went over and scared the crap out of these girls. Within just a few minutes the door came flyin’ open and these girls came screaming through the door into the my mother’s house. They were a screaming and a yelling: “There’s a monster in the neighborhood!!! You have to lock the door!!!!” and I was in the bathroom taking it all off. I’ve scared a lot of people with this costume including my wife. *Gives the audience and big old gin* She came home and I was in the front room, just lying on the couch, just lying there. She walked in took off her coat and draped it over the chair. She got halfway across the room and looked and saw me she instantly gave out a blood curdling scream, and off she went! And after we have been living in Willard for a couple years I still dressed up and my friend invited me to go and spook some people down at the Heritage Theater, and after doing that a couple times my other friend Richard Nailer who was a highway patrol officer in Willard and also lived in Willard came to me and told me: “We are doing this stuff at the Heritage theater and I know you are into that kind of stuff. In fact last week we were all kind of nervous because there was this guy dressed as a werewolf and he lifted me halfway up the wall! And we didn’t know who he was. But you really ought to come down and help us out.” I said alright but you’re going to have to pick me up. So he came to pick me up and when he got here I came around the back of the house behind his care all dressed up mind you. And he was looking at the front door waiting for me to come out. I snuck up behind him and opened up the door and got in and he gave out a little scream. Oh and I was the werewolf that lifted him up and that costume got me some good scares.
Monologue 1

(Hollis opens a card board package and retrieves binoculars and a letter)
“’Dear Hollis, picked these up off a German soldier who didn’t need them anymore. Thought you could use them.’”
(Picks up the binoculars and walks towards his cherry tree. He climbs the tree and fastens the binocular strap on a branch. He looks through them with excitement.)
“Nobody I know has ever seen this; it’s incredible how huge Jupiter is: so far away and yet I can still see it. And the moons! So small in comparison! This is the thing that Galileo discovered—the thing that changed the perspective of the entire world. I wonder what else could be out there. What else have they found? And what haven’t they found? I have to learn more—I have to keep looking. This is a search that will never end for me.”
Scene 1
Grete: You’re sure you can’t stay here in Denmark?
Hollis: I came here to serve my country. Now I’m needed in England.
Grete: Nods.
Hollis: Looks down at her, smiling. She is looking at the ground.
Grete: Looking up at him. Promise you’ll come back some day?
Hollis: Takes her hand. They stop walking. He’s nervous. Grete, of course I will. I love you. Gets down on one knee, pulls out a ring. Will you marry me?
Grete: Lets him put the ring on. She hugs with excitement. Yes!

    The War
    (enter Preston with papers, smiling)
    Preston: I just received my draft papers (gestures papers in hand) Me and a couple of the other teammates went down to the old courthouse, last week to get registered for the War. I had no idea they’d get back to me so fast. There’s been a lot of buzz about the war these days… That it’s our duty, as Americans, as men, to fight off the commies in Korea. I’m pretty excited to serve my country! Looks like I will have a lot of my friends by my side, too (smiles and fold papers into his back pocket) I’ll be graduating soon; this June in fact. Then, I’ll be heading over to Washington for basic training, which is neato. My pops will be proud of me, momma will probably snap her cap about the whole thing. But, after I serve I can go to college! I’m thinking about being a teacher for elementary; I like kids. My sister Anne is gonna be pretty sad to see me leave, too, I suppose… and Donna. I won’t see her for a long time, neither… She’s so beautiful with her brown hair, and pretty blue eyes. She’s got a good sense of humor, too, laughs at all my jokes! I think I love her. Maybe I could ask her to be my wife before I go to serve? Donna Keller… Yeah.

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DAY 2

Pop the Question
Leah and Forrest 2nd

(Enter Preston with Donna)

Preston:So… I got my draft, today.
Donna: (looking down) I know… I heard everyone talking about it. Are you happy? About the draft I mean.
Preston: I suppose… It’s kinda scary leaving and all. I’m gonna miss Mantua, my family… You.
Donna: (smiling) Yeah?
Preston: Yeah (smiling back)...Hey, Donna I have a question.
Donna: What is it?
Preston: (nervous)  Do you love me?
Donna: What? What do you mean?
Preston: Do you love me? Because, I love you and I wanna know if you feel the same ‘cause… I want to marry you, before I leave for the war. (on knee with ring) Will you marry me, Donna?
Donna: Of course I love you, Preston. Yes!! (hugs Preston) (they kiss and he puts ring on her)

Exit holding hands and smiling at one another

Scene 1:


(middle of the night, several kids +mom and Anita lay on the front porch giggling, trying to sleep)

Kid 1: I love the moon, it shines so big and yellow.
Kid 2: Look! There’s two more moons!
Kid 3: Those aren’t moons, silly, those are headlights!

Mom: I wonder who that could be…? (Stands, holding baby)
Uncle: (grimly) How you are you doing?
Mom: (confused) Pretty good.
Uncle: Curtis’s been shot.
Mom: (gasps and hands baby to Anita) Well, how bad is it?”
Uncle: He’s dead.
(Mother screams and faints, falling to the floor, Anita holds baby and other children begin to cry)

Monologue 1:
Anita: I was 15 when my father died...and well, it nearly killed me. My father was a police officer in Las Vegas. He worked the night shift. He was shot and murdered by a drunk man on June 15th, 1934. He was the first one ever in history to be killed on the police force in Las Vegas. He was the first one. The first one to fall. It was a big shocker for my whole family, for the whole town. My mother had eight kids counting me- we didn’t have any money, so I quit school and got a job washing dishes at a local diner. I made 25 cents an hour-  that was a lot of money for us then! My sister, who was just 13 months younger than me was real sick, so she had to quit school too.
...it was hard for me to quit school. It was a big sacrifice. (laughs) My whole life was a sacrifice.
There’s not a day I don’t think about my dad.

Monologue
Thomas: About 17 years ago my wife, Elaine, passed away. She had been sick with Type 2 Diabetes for a long time, and the medication she had been taking at the time, was hurting her more than it was helping her. I took care of her while she was sick, but I knew I couldn’t prevent the inevitable, her death. Even though I knew that, I still took care of her every single day. Just hoping some miracle would happen and she’d be cured, or just to stretch out what little time I had left with her. On long days that seemed like she wouldn’t make it, I always thought about when we were young. There was always one story that never failed to put a smile on my face. Back when she  was 16 and working in her parents’ diner, I always came in after school to get my usual milkshake. I started to take a liking to her, so obviously I tried for months to get her to notice me, but she was too into my brother to even give me a glance. I’ll never forget the day when she told me she thought I was too cocky and into myself for her to like me. I considered it a challenge from then on. Somewhere along the “friend” dates, milkshakes, and constant nagging...she said yes. I may not have been her first husband, but I was the one that counted. The one that stayed with her until the end, her end. Elaine passed away October 2. Our kids were adults by this time. John had been staying with us for a bit until he could find a new apartment, Brad was living in Salt Lake, and Heidi was mother to a 4 year old named Megan and a baby, not even a year old yet, named Sarah. Elaine loved knitting them blankets and sweaters whenever she had extra time. But it got to the point where she couldn’t even do that anymore because she was getting so sick. I woke up on the Morning of October 2, and went out to the kitchen. I heard John get up shortly after I did, then a few minutes later he came in and said “I don’t think Mom is breathing.” I rushed into the bedroom where she was supposed to be sleeping searching for a pulse, then I realized she had passed away during the night. There was no bringing her back at that point. No miracle was going to happen. I guess you could say I was trying to deny the fact that she was gone. I refused to let them perform an autopsy, and it even took me a whole year to take her clothes out of the closet and get rid of them. That was when it hit me. She was gone. I had a breakdown. I started getting really depressed and thought that self medicating myself was the only way to fix it. I stopped taking my own medication and spiraled into a deep schizophrenic state. So now not only was I a widowed husband, but a mental schizophrenic with a drinking problem as well. I was so far gone that there was no way I could be fixed. My daughter tried for years to help me. She got me out of any problem I was in, and followed through with any favor I asked for. Court case? Call Heidi. Need to go to the post office? Ask Heidi. Getting kicked out? Get Heidi. Deep down I knew this wasn’t normal. A normal dad wouldn’t blow all of his social security money on beer and he wouldn’t be putting his daughter in these sort of situations. But I also knew that whether I took the medication or not I would never fully be there, my mind would always be drifting off. Besides schizophrenic or not, my wife was gone. And she took part of me with her.

Monologue 2
G-ma: Mom i haven't asked for anything for too long so i was just wondering if you could get me a toy. It's not a very expensive toy and it will be the last thing i ask for, for a long time. I want a ouija board. Really you will get me one thank you so much mom i can't wait. Hey carol look what mom got us want to go and play it with me? Okay let's go into your bedroom to use it. Wait it's actually working or are you just pushing it? It really is that's creepy, moms coming maybe she will want to play to?(mom enters room) Hey mom look look it actually works wait its not working anymore thats dumb how come it stopped?( mom leaves room) let's try one more time i guess. Oh now it's working so i guess it just doesn't like working when mom is here with us.(next day she goes to get the ouija board and its not there.) Mom my game isn't there where is it? What do you mean it's all demons no it's just a game that doesn't really work. You painted a picture on it well maybe i can still play it when you aren't here just on top of the paint.

Scene 1
Marlene: Children!!! Get out here and help me kill the chickens for dinner.
rhonda: Mom can i go to the neighbors. She’s having a party and joe invited me to go with him.
Marlene: that's right it's her birthday i better get her a present. Then we all can go together. Todd will you chop that chicken's foot off and we can get her a lucky chicken foot.
Todd: mom what are we going to put the chicken foot in?
Marlene: i know i have a box from Neiman Marcus that is really pretty we can put it in. Rhonda go it the box from my room please.
(they walk to the next door neighbors)
Marlene: here i got you this present
Friend: oh thank you! You got me something from Neiman Marcus that is so kind.
Marlene: Just open the box.
Friend:(opens box and screams) AHHHHHH!!! What is this?!?
Marlene: it's a lucky chicken foot.
Friend: there is still blood coming out of the leg!
Marlene: It’s fresh we just barely cut it off.

The Skull

*Richard and Lynn with the human skull they found in a head.
Lynn: help me put the hoodie on.
*They slip a hoodie on to a human skull on top of a broom stick.
Richard: I call driving, you’re in the back seat!
*They position the skull in the passenger seat.  Richard puts his hand under the hoodie, holding on to the broom stick. And they start driving.
Lynn: here comes a stop light, get up right next to that guy on your right.
*Richard slows down right in aline with the car to his right. Then he slowly turns the skull so it is facing right at the person in the car. The lady screams. The boys laugh
Lynn: that was good!!! Do it again!
*Richard keeps driving, turning George the human skull toward unexpected drivers that pulled up next to them.
Richard: oh man. That's a cop right next to us. I have to do it.
*he slowly turns George so he's facing right at the cop.
Lynn: if we get pulled over because of you I swear...
*the cop just laughs and drives away.

The First Kiss Scene 2


(Larry and Sally are on stage and hanging up banners)
Larry: Who should I ask to the dance?
Sally: Well I heard that Carrie wants to go and hasn’t been asked.
Larry: Carrie Underwood?
Sally: Ya! She’s really cute and funny!
Larry: I think she is a little weird….
Sally: she is really nice when you get to know her.
( awkward moment of silence, Larry turns to Sally.)
Larry: Sally…..
( friends of sally come up and take her away, Sally waves good bye to larry)
(Sally is at her locker by herself and getting stuff out of her locker.Larry comes up to her.)
Larry: Sally I’ve been meaning to ask you something?
Sally: What Larry?
Larry: ( stuttering a little bit) Would you want to go to dance with me?
Sally: (with excitement) Definitely!
(then without warning Larry comes up to Sally and barley brushes her lips, then he runs away)
Sally: ( awe struck and a little creeped out) Did he just kiss me? Nice!


Monologue 2
AppleBottom: Sally you should find a new line of work, obviously this isn’t for you.
Sally: You know what? Why does it matter what your opinion of me is? I am more capable of this than you will ever know. You know that I don’t give up, I’ll work every second of the day, today, tomorrow, the next, and the next day. And I’ll keep working until I reach the top. And someday I’ll be out there and be doing something significant with my life and you’ll still be here criticizing someone else’s work.  When that happens I can’t wait to be the one to tell you “I told you so”. So you can leave me alone and stop acting like you own the world. Sorry to burst your bubble, but you don’t have the right to tell me who I am going to be, and what I am going to do.  So if you need me I’ll be doing something more relevant and more meaningful than being here and working for you.
Scene: The letter.
Setting: Richard’s family party, he just asked his girlfriend to marry him yesterday, she said she’d think about it.


Lavenna: Hey Richard, there’s a letter for you.  It’s from Jill.  
*she hands her son the neat envelope, with beautiful calligraphy spelling out his name on the front.
Richard: thanks mom
*he takes the letter into his room
Richard: this is a rejection letter.  I asked her to marry me, she said she’d think about it, and she sends a letter.  If her answer was yes she would have told me in person.  She couldn’t tell me no in person, she’s too nice.  I don’t even want to read this right now.  
*he leaves the letter in his room and goes back to his family party. He sees Jill who has joined the party.
Richard: Jill! What are you doing here?
Jill: Did you get my letter?
Richard: I did.. But I haven’t read it yet.
Jill: GO READ IT!
*Richard leaves Jill with his family and goes to his room and reads the letter, a big smile on his face.  He comes back to Jill and takes her into a different room, away from everyone.
Richard: Are you sure? You didn’t seem too sure when I asked you yesterday.  
Jill: I’m sure.  I want to marry you.
Richard: Your life is going to change forever.  I don’t have much money, I don’t have a house just ready for us to move into.  You’d be giving up the life you’ve known.
Jill:  I know.  But I’m willing to give it all up to be with you.
*they kiss (ew)

Funerals are Often a Family Reunion, Minus One

When I was younger my most prominent
Memories were with my grandfather,
Whom I called Daddy Pa. I loved my
Grandfather, he was so kind. He was like
A father to me because I was the oldest
Grandchild, and my uncle and I were only
6 months apart, we were basically brothers.
If he got anything, than I also got the same thing,
And vice versa. Every year we would all
Go fishing in the summer. We would camp
Out in a tent and fish all day. Something
I learned about him later was this,
Before he died he was in big political
Things, and because of that I was
Introduced to senators and governors
In Washington, D.C.
When we met they would always ask
If I was the grandchild of my grandfather,
That showed to me how big he actually
Was in the political world. I will always
Remember the day that I had returned
From my mission and worked at
Yellowstone, I was visiting with my
Grandfather and he had told me something
That I didn’t think needed to be said.
Later I realized this was why he said that,
When he was dying, the last words he said to me
Before he died were, “Be a good boy, son.”
I didn’t know at the time that those were the
Last words he would ever say to me.

Monologue 2
So when I was a little girl
we weren't aloud to wear pants out on the street.
So we were only allowed to wear pants in our yard.
Most of the time I had to wear a dress or a skirt.
Well one time my sister and I tried to sneak out of the house,
Out of the yard,
We wanted to go to the corner store and get some candy
So we snuck out
When we got to the street
My mother yelled,
Girls did you change your clothes?
But we had just wanted to go to the corner store to get a little thing
A stick of candy.
We always had to wear a dress and I could never wear pants.
Ever.
Well except for gym
we were lucky enough to wear shorts in gym.
I only had one pair of pants to work in.
Not like today….Huh?

Scene II


               Grete and Hollis stand and open a letter receiving their mission call… They both pause looking at the letter.
Hollis: in astonishment Ghana, West Africa.
Stage lights darken. Lights up and they are in a village in Ghana as they walk across miming the experience of their mission in a single walk across the stage with African drums or music in the background (with detailed additions and additional people). Stage darkens and lights up again as they are opening another mission call.
Grete: Beijing, China!
Stage darkens again and lights up as they repeat the same walk across the stage in china with Chinese cultured music in the background (with detailed additions and additional people). Stage darkens again and lights up as they are opening another mission call.
Hollis and Grete: Louisville Kentucky!
Stage darkens and lights up as they are eating chicken with Kentucky cultured music in the background (with detailed additions and additional people). Stage darkens and lights up as they are both resting on rocking chairs holding hands in their original home.


Monologue
               Hollis rushes on the stage to a desk setting down his backpacks and pulling out 4 books, a notebook, and a writing utensil. He sits looking at his notebook for a moment.
Mom: Hollis!! Suppers ready!!
Hollis: Mom I’ll be down in a minute I’ve gotta get this done!
Hollis takes a “Whoo” deep breath and moves his pencil back and forth. He puts his pencil to the book.
Hollis: how… can I write a book report… on three chemistry books? Starts writing. There are 94 elements currently known to man. Plutonium is synthesized by current scientists by bombarding Uranium-238 with deuterons. This is turning into a science report… It’s a good start! Continues writing
Mom: Hollis!!!!
Hollis: Alright I’m coming.
Just Beachy

(Enter Ruth with friends)

Janet: (laying towels down) So, Ruth, what about that Richard? I’ve seen you guys around together a lot, lately. Are you going steady?
Ruth: Oh, Janet! We’re just getting to know each other, right now; friends is all.
Janet: Well, you like him don’t you?
Ruth: Yes, I suppose I do...
Janet: Then what’s the fuss? He’s a real Sheik, ya’ know. A lot of the other girls seem to think he’s wonderful!
Ruth: (laughing and smiling at Janet) No fuss, I just want to take it easy, see where things go. Besides, we’re all finishing school, soon, Janet. Maybe, I’ll go over to Utah with my Mother’s family, or go to school or even find a real job! Maybe things just won’t work out…
Janet: Well, Ruth! You’ve got to give it a chance! Maybe those things could all happen, but maybe you’ll fall in love, get married and have a wonderful life together! Have you ever considered that? (Janet is looking at Ruth with genuine inquisition)
Ruth: I have. That is why I am still giving it a chance! What about you and Ronald? Are you still giving that a chance?
Janet: Heavens no! He was too much. He was always popping up unexpected to my doorstep, and he was awfully boring. As you would say “Things just didn’t work out”. (teasing)
Ruth: (playfully pushes Janet’s shoulder) Alright, alright.
(enter Susan from a distance) Susan: Hey! Would you two old fuddy-duddies stop bickering and come swim with me?
Janet: Yeah! Just give us a moment! Come on, Ruth, let’s go. (smiling)

(Exit all)
Scene 1:
Hazel visits Pete at work  

HAZEL: I usually made Pete a lunch every day, you know the little brown paper bag ones? I threw in some slices of apples, Bananas, and sometimes a sandwich. But one day I went to visit Pete for lunch, it went kinda like this.

HAZEL: (enters office) Pete? Look at this office, men are such messy creatures. And what is that smell? (Walk to a pile of brown paper bags, opens a bag) is that what I think it is? (Cleans up office) Pete!
SECRETARY: Hazel.. Is everything ok in here?
HAZEL: Yes, Pete left a mess behind him.  Let me get a waste basket.
SECRETARY: I'll grab one for you, I'll be right back. (Exits)
PETE: Hazel, hi honey.. Why- what are you doing here? I wasn't expecting you.
HAZEL: Pete, are these the lunches I made you?
PETE: Of course not, I'm experimenting- I um- I'm studying the decay- of uh- the um the decay in hair products. These are just my left overs.
HAZEL: These don't look like left overs Pete. (Grabs a bag) this one has a whole banana and a sandwich that hasn't been touched. Except by mold...
PETE: I'm just not very hungry
HAZEL: you have to be hungry. what have you been eating?
PETE: sometimes a cola, a bite of the banana you packed me. I just never have time to eat and when I do, I'm not really that hungry.
HAZEL: Do you not like my cooking?
PETE: no-no, I'm just so busy with clients or paperwork. It's hard to run a business. (Enter secretary with trash can)
HAZEL: not so hard that you couldn't get a soda. (Hazel starts throwing paper bags in trash)
PETE: Cmon Hazel. Let me help you out.  
HAZEL: so much wasted groceries, I want to know how much money is laying here to rot.
PETE: I'll make it up to you, I promise. Just calm down now. I'll make it up to you I swear.
HAZEL: how would you do that?
PETE: I'll take you out to that fancy restaurant you like.
HAZEL: so what you can order your frog legs again? You're so odd Pete.
PETE: it was water chicken Hazel
HAZEL: you and your frog legs
PETE: come here, Hazel.
(Hugs)

​

DAY 3

Scene: In Dorm Room after the dance sitting on the bed.
Margaret: Soo who was the big hunk you were dancing with Beth?
Beth: which one???
Jane: don't you remember? I introduced him to you, right after you help me get with Paul for the third dance! Apparently they are roommates over at Miami College!
Beth oh how could I forget, Joe!  He had the dreamiest eyes in the tri state area!
He almost made me reconsider my whole decision to come to an all girls college!
Margaret: wait, hold up!  It was your decision to come here???
Jane: (looking off into the distance.) I remember my first day here, I was crying as hard as a Hungry Newborn Baby!
And my father said, “ you will become a lady, even if i have to keep ya here your whole darn  life!”
And that was that.
Beth: hmm. Well! I came here because I wanted a good, upstanding education, with out all of these men stepping in my way! Boys in my home town, always got to do the best and most exciting stuff!  But not here! I’m here to shine, excell and be the best.
Margaret: what about Joe?
Beth: I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
New Job


(ruth is sitting on red rose floral print couch with parents discussing plans of getting a job at pacific telemark and telegraph)

Ruth: Mom, Dad, I think it’s time for me to get a new job, a REAL job. Babysitting these days just doesn’t cut it.  I mean babysitting is fun and all. It’s a real gas, and its pennies from heaven! But, i need something new, something that’ll get me that good lettuce after a long day of work! I think i want to go work for that new telegraph place down the street, ya know the one? Pacific telephone and telegraph? I think it’d be real neat! With this advance in technology I mean, what’s next?…. Really!?  I can!? Oh good golly gee, thank you mom! You’re always so supportive of me, I love you guys!  Wow, A telegraph…. This job sounds like the cat’s meow!

SCENE
Precursor: Carol Schoonmaker and Charles Groberg had been dating each other since Carol’s junior year of high school. He was only a year older than her. In 1964, after graduating high school, Charles, after earning money to help his parents, had left for the French East LDS mission. Carol had wrote him regularly, encouraging him to do his best. Eventually, she fell in love with the guy. After Charles came back from his mission, he didn’t want anything to do with Carol. He ignored her and even dated Carol’s best friend, Marilyn Crawford. He even asked Marilyn to marry him. She said “No, I think you should go back to Carol.” After Carol’s nieces nagged Charles to death, he decided to go back to Carol and in June of 1968, they got married.
Starts with Carol and Charles sitting on both sides of stage talking on the telephone.
Carol: “I’m so glad you’re home, I haven’t seen you in so long. How was Europe?”
Charles: “It was good.”
Carol: “Good. Hey, why don’t you come on down here? I want to see you.”
Charles: “Oh, I’m busy. I have to work on the yard with father.”
Carol: “Alright. Tomorrow?”
Charles: “Maybe. I have to go. Bye.”
Charles hangs up.
Carol: “Bye.”
Carol hangs up.
Both exit stage.
Charles comes back on with Marilyn. They’re laughing and having a good time.
Charles gets down on one knee and pulls out a ring.
Charles: “Marilyn, will you marry me?”
Marilyn: “Oh. Um. I’m flattered, really. But don’t you love Carol?”
Charles: “I don’t know.”

My True Love
(Julene and Cathy stand in the school hallway.)


Cathy: Hey, so there is this boy named Dennis that is going to come to your house after school today and you need to go on a date with him.


Julene: Why do I need to go with him?


Cathy: Because he has a really cool car and you just have to.


Julene: Alright, I will.


(They finish the school day and Julene goes home completely forgetting about the date. Dennis shows up at her house and her mom answers the door.)


Dennis: Hi, is Julene here?


Mom: Yes, let me go get her.


(Mom goes up to Julene’s room)


Mom: A boy is here for you.


Julene: Oh no! I completely forgot about him coming to take me on a date.


Mom: Well, you better get down there now.


(They both go downstairs and Julene exits the house with Dennis)


Julene: So, where are we going?


Dennis: We are going to go get a Lime Ricky.


Julene: That sounds like it will be great!


(They go get the Lime Ricky, when they finish he takes her home and that was the day that Julene met her first love)
A Revolution


(Juan is standing near Carol as she rushes around packing things into a suitcase)
Carol: I don’t like what the Ambassador said. ‘No present conflict to indicate a possible peril to inhabitants in N’Djamena’. Ha! I am going to pack now, just in case there is an evacuation.
Juan: I agree. But I think we will have at least a couple days until we will have an evacuation here. Something is going on, but we don’t know what or when or how fast it will happen…
Carol: You are not helping at all.
(Juan goes over to his desk and begins to rummage through papers, deciding which ones to pack just in case. From a 2-way radio, a voice comes through)
*ALL CALL! ALL CALL! There is a widespread shooting and looting activity in N’Djamena! Please report if there is any such activity in your area!*
(The noises outside become louder with yelling and random gunfire)
Juan: (violently whispers) Sheri! Carol! Don’t turn the lights on, both of you need to get in the living room now!
( Carol and Sheri come into the living room with Juan. Juan motions for them to keep quiet as they all lay down on the floor, huddled together. Various voices come over the 2-way radio.)
*Shots fired in this area. Find suitable protection* * Various lootings taking place* *Soldiers have now been deployed into your local area*
( Juan flinches as bullets hit against their house walls and roof)
*There are a dozen soldiers here! They’re pointing guns at me and they want my car! What should I do?*  *Give it to them!*
(Silence…..It begins to become lighter in the room, they all get up and Juan goes back to packing papers. More in a hurry this time.)
Juan: How much food and water should we try to take? Perhaps our best bet would try to make a dash to the AID compound and join the other families there.
( Loud banging at door, it’s the night guard)
NIght guard: (Yells through the door) Call the embassy. Why hasn’t the day guard come fro his shift yet?
Juan: I don’t think he’s coming! You should stay on duty!
Night Guard: They are selling rice at a good price outside, But, I don’t have money.
Juan: (Gives guard some money) You should remain on duty though. Don’t let anyone into the compound or into the house!
*Proceed immediately to the French school to be evacuated at 10:00 o’clock.  All persons will only be allowed one  piece of hand luggage. Arrive at the New gate, not the old gate*
(Sheri and Carol come in with their suitcases, both are shaken up about the previous events)
Juan: Hurry, into the car. Throw the bags in. We’re getting to the French School to be evacuated.
( They exit. Sounds of a car are heard getting further and further away.)

   New Job


(Ruth is sitting on couch with parents discussing plans of getting a job at pacific telemark and telegraph)

Ruth: Mom, Dad, I think it’s time for me to get a new job, a REAL job. Babysitting these days just doesn’t cut it.  I mean babysitting is fun and all. It’s a real gas, and its pennies from heaven! But, i need something new, something that’ll get me farther in life after graduation and a long day of work! I think i want to go work for that new telegraph place down on the west coast, ya know the one? Pacific telephone and telegraph? I think it’d be real neat! With this advance in technology I mean, what’s next?…. Really!?  You think so!? Oh wait till I tell Susan and Janet, thank you Mom & Dad! You’re always so supportive of me, I love you guys!  Wow, me, at a telephone company…Isn’t that the cat’s meow!

(Exit Ruth)

Monologue
we were both in provo, studying at different schools
My roommate invited Gerhard over for sunday dinner and to bring some friends.
He was from Col. Dublan, Mexico
and brought all his friends from there over for sunday dinner
I met Carl for the first time that night
I hadn't seen Carl for a couple of weeks
Until one day I invited gerhard and his Mexican friends to come ride horses
Gerhard brought Carl with him along with some others
To cottonwood for the horse ride and a cookout
I went to the field to catch the horses and Carl offered to go with me
I didn't need any help
After all most boys don't know the first thing about a horse
But Carl went with me
He caught that horse AND put the bridle on
THEN he swung on bareback to ride it home
Man was I impressed that he could do that
We became friends and started to date
But you know how he kissed me the first time?
He asked me if i knew how to whistle
Of course i said yes and puckered up to whistle
When he kissed me and ran off
I couldn't believe him but nonetheless
I was in the stars that night
and ALMOST every night since.

Scene
Jean: You say you want to go to mexico to live and farm? There is no way i'm going to a foreign country where I don't even.. (cut off by carl)
Carl:Jean listen I think it's what we need to do. My dad has a huge piece of land, he can help put us on our feet.
Jean: that isnt what im worried about I know you can farm, but what about me? What am I supposed to do?
Carl: Help me, that's what you are supposed to do we have two little girls that will occupy most of your time anyway.
Jean: Carl I don't know anyone there. I can't speak spanish. You will always be working so i’ll have to raise the kids by myself. And what about my horse?
Carl: My parents will be there to help you…. We will have to live with them for 6 or so months until we get on our feet...but (cut off by jean)
Jean: 6 or so months!?! You have a great family but I can't deal with your parents for that long, I do things different then them. I need my own house if we are moving there.
Carl: we can look at a little pioneer home to buy and fix up they are pretty cheap and will make a good home, but that will still take time. Honey please just work with me on this.
Jean: I will get homesick. How often will I be able to come to the states and see my family? And my Horses?
Carl: I don't know, but it will make me extremely happy to be back there doing what I love. Jean this is what we need to do I just know it.
Jean:.......I…. I don’t know.
Carl: I promise you that in mexico you will always have a horse, I will make sure of it. And if I don't keep my word we can move back to the states.
Jean: okay, I guess we are moving to mexico.

Scene:  
Inside classroom
Glade: (calling roll) Charlie T? Jack J?
You have got to be kidding me, they have been late to this class every single day.
(Slamming roll book down in frustration.)
(He starts walking outside, gets outside  and hears  a car coming. He hides behind a column.)
(*a car arrived and the tall handsome athlete got out of the front seat and opened the back door, then he fell to his knees as the boy climbed into his arms he lifted him up and walked him to the front door of the building,  as they reached the threshold of the door he gently set the boy down. The athlete then opened the door and let the disabled boy walk through.
Glade: (With tears in his eyes follows them)
Jack: ( moving very slow, only able to shuffle fifteen feet every 5-6 min.)
Charlie: Jack, this has gone on long enough, at least let me walk you too the classroom you will be able to get there ten minutes faster. No one will see I promise.
Jack: No.
Charlie: (moves ahead of Jack, walking much faster now and moves out of sight.)
Glade:
It was then that  I decided that I needed to stop focusing on just teaching the material I was given and really see and know who I was actually  teaching too.  After that day, I  then started memorizing name after name in my classes. So that by the time my class started I knew all of their names.  As their teacher I then could connect with my students on a more personal level, names have power. It was a small act, but it changed my career.
Each act and choice we make has power-- whether it's good or bad, whether it has an audience of hundreds or an audience of one.

Hollis: (Cutting out a newspaper clipping)
Mom: What are you doing?
Hollis: look at this! They've found (something science-y)
Mom: but why are you cutting it out of the paper?
Hollis: (pulls out a binder and shows her several other clippings, along with a few handwritten pages.) Just organizing my thoughts.
Mom: (takes it and reads a little) well, I approve. Seems like as good a way to spend your free time as any.
Hollis: (goes back to cutting)

DAY 4

Monologue 2
Vietnam War

Jill: I miss him.  Oh my gosh I miss him.  Right after we get married, he gets sent to the war.  That’s my luck.  No, come on Jill stay positive.  At least we’re married, at least we’re both safe, at least we still have each other.  This sucks.  This is not how I wanted this marriage to go, this isn’t what I wanted.  I wanted to get married, be a housewife, iron his shirts, make him dinner...have kids.  That’ll all just have to wait.  He told me that my life would be completely different, which I knew, but I didn’t expect this to happen.  Agh, I miss him.  Okay, Jill think positively.  At least you’re married, at least he’s safe, at least you get to see him soon… I hate this.  I miss him and I hate this.  I can’t wait to see him.

It wasn’t meant to be
(Ruth enters chaotic house with Janet and Mom on wedding day)                

Caterer #1:   Where do you want these plates, Ruth?
Caterer #2:   And how about all these flowers?
Caterer #3:   Where should this table go?


Ruth: Woah, woah, woah, one at a time, hold your horses! I know you’re all a couple of eager beavers, but I can only handle so much! I mean for crying out loud It’s my wedding day for peets sake! And where’s Richie at? Whats a bride to do without her groom? Susan have you seen Richard?

Susan: I hate to tell ya Ruthy, but last I saw him he was down at the ice-cream parlor with that sharecrop, Nancy and a couple of friends.

(Richard casually strolls into the house)

Ruth: Richie! Where have you been It’s our wedding day, and you were supposed to be helping me get everything in order! And I hear you’re just down at the parlor with Nancy,  again! Is that true?

Richard: Now, you hold on just a second, baby doll. Where did you hear that from?

Ruth: Susan! She told me you and that dumb dora, were havin’ a real gas over at the ice cream shop earlier! Don’t you lie to me Richie, I know you’ve carried a torch for her before. Do you...love her?

Richard: Ruth….  I…..

(ruth cuts him off in tears)

Ruth: That’s enough, Richie. I’ve heard enough. The wedding is off, Richard, I’m sorry I can’t go through with this, or be with someone who doesn’t care about how I feel.  I guess it just wasn’t meant to be...

(storms off in tears as Richard, Mom, Susan, and Janet, all chase after her)

Scene 2:

Anita: I hate it, Virgil. I miss my dad. I miss school. I miss my life.
Virgil: I know, Anita. Listen, I’ve been saving up my money from the CCC-
Anita: I don’t know how much longer I can do this, I think about him every single day and I just need someone to make it stop-
Virgil: Let’s get married



Anita: What…? (suddenly flustered) Virgil, I- I- I can’t, we’re too young, I mean I don’t know enough and-
Virgil: But I love you.
Anita: Okay.

Monologue 2:

We met at a party- Virgil and I. I almost didn’t go, but my cousin dragged me along. I remember meeting him and not really thinking anything of it.  I didn’t think I’d ever see him again... but the next day he was knocking on my door. I hadn’t been out with many boys, I didn’t know how to act even. My little brother didn’t like him. He used to throw tomatoes at him every time he came by...I think he was afraid I was trying to replace my Father with Virgil. He didn’t know any better. I was 16 when he asked me to marry him. I didn’t finally say yes until I was 17.  I was scared to death to marry him and everything was happening so quickly. I didn’t know hardly anything. I was so young.
But I loved him.
He was the only thing that made life easier to bear. He bought me this simple wedding band, but it was the most beautiful thing I’d ever owned. Virgil died years ago. But I’ve still never taken it off.

Scene 3
Virgil: (approaching doorstep, while Anita’s brother sits in the garden)
Hey, … how’s that garden coming? You a regular greenthumb yet?
Brother: Are you here for my sister?
Virgil: Uh...Yes, actually, I am.
Brother: I don’t like you.
Virgil: Excuse me?
Brother: I want you to stay away from my sister.
Virgil: Well, your sister and I are very fond of each other and I think-
Brother: I said, I don’t like you. (picks up tomato)
Virgil: Okay- put the tomato down … we can talk about this.
Brother: I said- STAY AWAY FROM MY SISTER! (Begins throwing tomatoes in rapid succession at Curtis)

We open on two teenagers on the shore of a lake getting ready to put the boat in the water. They have life jackets on.
Gary: Get in the boat and I’ll push it into the water.
Marj gets in the boat
Marj: it looks like there might be a storm maybe we should go boating another time.
Gary: Nah I want Our 2nd date to be a real gas
Gary pushed off the boat and hopped in turned on the motor. They take off soaring across the reservoir they get to the middle of the lake and turn off the motor.
Gary: Isn't it just Beautiful out here?
Gary tries to make a move on marj but is not successful because she starts talking
Marj: the wind is picking  up i think we should head back to land
Reluctantly gary goes to start the motor but it just sputters and dies. He tries again and again  
Gary:uh oh
Rain starts to pour down on them and the wind starts to blow.
Garry: the motor is broken!
Marj: WHAT?
Gary:Its okay i can used these paddles and row back to shore.
Four hours later they pull up on the shore Marj storms out of the boat angry as can be and yells
Marj:Never take me out on a date again!
Marj exits
Gary: thats my future wife right there. WAIT MARJ!
Garry runs off after her
Scene 3
Christmas Preparations
(Janzen, Brenton, Landon, Tyson are Richard and Jill’s sons)

Janzen: Hurry up guys! But. Be. Quiet!
The boys climbed one by one into the tree that sat in the backyard right outside of the woodshop.
Tyson: Can you see anything?
Brenton: No, Landon’s fat head is in the way!
Janzen: Shut up! You’re so loud!
Landon: I see something! Dad is making a bow and arrow it looks like? That is so mine.
Janzen: Yeah right loser.  It’s probably for me.
Tyson: Janzen, you can’t even make it when you throw trash into the garbage from 2 feet away.  That bow and arrow are obviously for me.

Richard: Jill I found the boys spying on me while I was making their Christmas presents.  They were up in the tree outside the window!  I’ll just have to close the blinds when I work.

Janzen: Are mom and dad gone?
Tyson: They just left.  You said you know where all the presents are?
Janzen: Yeah, up in the attic.
They all climb up into the attic to find their presents.
Brenton broke one of the presents on accident.

Richard:  BOYS!
Boys: Yeah dad?
Richard: WHO WAS IN THE ATTIC?!?
Boys: Uhhhh…
Brenton: He found it.
Boys: BRENTON!!!

Monologue and scene 1 (Jane Nelson's story)

To audience. I love the Japanese people. I love the elements of their rich and cultivating culture, and after the camps many of them came to Utah, specifically Kirin, where I grew up. This love of their culture started when I was small. The Japanese would leave cookies on grave sites to pay respect to the spirits, and when they would do this, i being very small at the time, would go around behind them, and eat the cookies! I thought it was funny how the little Japanese children would look behind them while I was hiding behind a headstone, and point to the empty plate of cookies, thinking the spirits had eaten them, when it was just me.



Three children are sitting in the kitchen eating breakfast. Two boys, 1 girl. The mom is cleaning up dishes. Two of the three kids pick up their stuff to go to school. Boy keeps rubbing his nose.
Mom “Okay kids, kiss Bartt goodbye before you go to school.
Little girl “I won’t kiss Bartty goodbye, he smells funny.”
Little boy “Yeah, Bartt smells weird!”
Mom “Your brother can’t go to school yet. He’s not old enough. He will be lonely. Kiss Bartt goodby please.”
Both kids “No.”
After the two other children left mom smells her son, wrinkles her nose, face reflects disgust. “Bartty needs a bath.” Boy stamps foot.
Later in the day boy is running around the house playing and laughing. Mom walks up. She plugs her nose and waves her hand in front of her face. “Bartt, what did you do to get so stinky?” Boy shrugs as he rubs his nose. The mom leans in and looks up his nose only to see a sponge.
“Why do you have a piece of sponge up your nose?!”
“Cause I put it there.”


The Brown Paper Bag

(Dennis comes and picks up Julene at her house, they start driving and end up at an engagement ring store)

Dennis: Look around and show me the rings that you like.

Julene: Alright.

(Julene looks at the rings and points out the ones she likes to Dennis)

Dennis: Okay, go wait in the car for a minute.

Julene: Okay.

(Julene goes to wait in the car and notices Dennis talking to the salesman. He goes to the back room with the salesman and when he comes back out he has a brown paper bag with him)

Dennis: Okay, I’m going to take you home now.

Julene: Alright…. So what’s in the bag?

Dennis: Oh nothing, I just had it in my jacket the whole time.

Julene: Oh.

(They go to her house and Dennis wordlessly hands her the brown paper bag, Julene looks inside and is not surprised to see the ring inside)

Julene: Yes, I would love to marry you!

Dennis: Okay, good, cool.

(Julene then goes inside and Dennis drives home)


Monologue
He didn't like the way women went about choosing their vegetables,
it wasn't his cup of tea.
But, You don’t want your husband miserable with a job at all,
because then you are  both miserable.
You'll worry about him, and he is not always comfortable.
It worked fine for joe,
Working at Thycal with procurement
I did not .know Joe as a veteran
I’d met him and figured out he was a veteran afterward
He just came into my school like anybody else
(haha) something about him,
Well, something about his eyes
He had large eyes I guess,
They expressed his true emotion when he could not.
He was tall.
I didn't care
mostly a boy, is usually taller than you.
When you are dating

Monologue #2
               I’m the mother of six children, five boys and one girl. They all got along fairly well and had a respectable age gap between them, except for the two oldest. Both are boys named, Dale and Reed. They were only a year apart, so obviously they would butt heads more often than not. Dale, being the oldest, would always end up dealing with his little brother Reed. Reed would follow Dale whenever he went out with his friends, and frankly Dale didn’t appreciate it too much. They’d come home fighting and yelling at each other, saying “Mom” this and “Mom” that and “Mom, tell him!” It’d get to the point that I would have to punish them.  So I came up with the wonderful idea of having them sit in the corner and hug each other for ten minutes. But the funny thing about it, is that back then we didn’t have “timeouts” that wasn’t a thing. I thought I had come up with that on my own, but apparently not…
Monologue 1:
           Pete: Me and my dad never really got along, truly I never really got along with anybody, I guess I just liked to make a fuss.
But there was one time it all ended
So this one afternoon I was down by the soda bucket and I was waitin on james my buddy, after he got there we sat and talked for a while and he had this hilarious idea, we would sneak in the drug store after hours and steal some pills his mom uses for her headaches, we waited a couple hours by the creek to pass the time,
I followed him up to the door as I watched head lights swing around the corner
I stood there star struck starring at the wall the lights had just passed over, I was speechless I didn’t warn james.
He crept in as I heard the car door shut
James walked in just as the owner did
By then it was done
Before I knew I was in the of the sheriffs squad car on my way home
I walked in the back door to see if I could sneak to my room before I saw him
He was waitin on me at kitchen table
All he did was say one thing to me
“get the hell out of this house, and get the hell away from me.”
So that’s exactly what I did I grabbed as much as I could stuff in my bag
And I walked out the door
15
Barely a boy
And I was gone.


Monologue 3
Wedding Day

Jill: Our wedding day was going to be magical.  I had pictured this day since I was a little girl.  It was supposed to be the best day of my life, which it was.  But on our wedding day, I lost my damn mind.  We were already running late because of bad planning, and maybe sleeping in.  Who knows, really.Then on our way down the Salt Lake City temple, I realized, that in the chaos of getting ready in a hurry, I had forgotten my temple recommend; the thing that I needed to get into the temple to get married.  So we had to turn around and get it.  And to make things worse, Richard’s uncle, who is pretty high up in the church, was the one performing the ceremony.  And we were 30 minutes behind.  So we get there and we run in to get changed.  My dress was gorgeous.  It was flowy with a daisy lace overlay.  And it was long, with a long train, with buttons going from the top to the bottom of the train.  We were so late that my mom started buttoning at the top and Richard’s mom started at the bottom.  When they met in the middle, they were off.  So they had to start over.  Needless to say, it wasn't how I expected the day to go, but it turned out to be the best day of my life.


Monologue 3
When I was growing, my life as a women was planned out for me. I didn’t have much of a choice. But I wanted to do something with my life, so I branched out with my initiative and acceptance that I can do this, even when someone else said I can’t. And I went form the lowest point of work to one of the most highest. And my advice to you is this, do not ever accept anybody saying to you, that you cannot do anything. That you are limited in any way. Because you are anything, do not accept anything limited, into your thinking. And apply it to yourself. Open up your thoughts that it is out there, say to yourself, I can do it, if I want to do it, and I’ll find out how to do it, and then I’ll see to it that I will do it.




Scene 3  
Sister: What do you want to do Sally?
Sally: I’m not sure, I’m soooooo bored!
(they both sit there for a moment pondering, then Sis gets an idea)
Sis: I know what to do!
Sally: What?
Sis: We should get our laundry bags and wear them as clothes! It would be so much fun!
Sally: We would look so weird!
Sis: That’s the point…
Sally: Well ok.
( They both go to their rooms and get out their laundry bags. They cut out holes to put their heads in and arms they prance around doing model posses)
Sis: I’m a magical princess waiting for charming prince! (she walks around pretending like she is floating)
Sally: (talks in a muscular voice) My little princess! I have found you!
Sis:  ( runs over to sally then she stops and looks up) Oh no! The fire breathing dragon! Help me!
Sally:  I’ll save you!
(sally pretends to fight then she takes out a “sword” and “kills” the dragon)
Sis: My hero! (she runs over to sally) let me kiss you!
Sally: (stops her) Stop, I don’t love you that much.

The Proposal

(On the phone with his girlfriend.)
Pat: So what are you’re plans tonight?
Velda: Well nothing really. I was thinking about maybe going out and getting shakes with the girls but if you’d have something in mind.

Pat: You stay right there.
(Pat goes to Velda’s house with a ring in his pocket. He knocks on the door.)
Velda: Pat what are you doin here?
Pat: (pulls out ring) What do ya say we go to Wendover?
Velda: Right now?!
Pat: Right now.
Velda: Well I mean.. Oh my… Well yes!
Pat: Then let’s get a move on!
(Velda giggles as she pulls the door shut. Her and Pat get in the car and leave for Wendover.)






Bumpy Bus Ride

Val: Alright boys, here’s your stop.
Norm: Thanks Val!
Daryl: Yeah thank you!
Val: Don’t go putting those blocks under my bus again, ya hear?!
Norm: Why on earth would we do that?
Val: Very funny Norman. You better watch that attitude or I’ll have a good talking with your mother.

Norm: Alright we’ll see ya Val.
Daryl: Bye Val!
Val: See ya in the morning boys.
( Daryl and Norm get off the bus and walk towards the rear.)
Daryl: Normy please tell me we ain’t gonna put those blocks under the tires again.
Norm: Of course we are Daryl! That old man is too uptight. He needs a little joke once in awhile. Now come on. Help me move these blocks.

(Daryl and Norm start to move big wooden blocks underneath the back wheels of the bus. The bus tries to move forward but the blocks create a struggle.)

Norm: Come on! We gotta get the next ones up before he gets over these blocks!
Daryl: Oh isn’t one enough?
Norm: Daryl, of the five years I’ve known you have you not learned anything? Stop being a baby! Come on!

(Daryl whines as they place more blocks in front of the tires. As the bus gets over the first set of blocks, it reaches the second.)

Norm: Come on Daryl! One more set!
Daryl: Ah fine.
(Daryl and Norm move one more set of blocks in front of the bus wheels. Val stops the bus and gets out.)

Val: What did I tell you boys about movin them blocks?!
Norm: Aw come on Val we were just havin a little fun!
Val: I don’t care about your fun! Now don’t you two be expecting me to pick you up again any time soon!

Daryl: It was Norm’s idea! Not mine! Please don’t do this Val!
Val: I don’t care whose idea it was! It ain’t happenin!
Norm: Come on Val please let us ride the bus!
Val: No I will not allow it! Now you boys get home now. I’ll be over to talk to your mamas soon.
(Val gets back in the bus and the boys immediately regret their decision.)
Daryl: Nice goin Norm.
Norm: Shut your mouth Daryl.


Monologue:
You know? I’ve grown old and being here and looking back on life, I’ve realized something. Human nature hardly ever changes. Which amazes me as to why we never learn from history. In everything. In politics, in running schools, running churches, running the country, in love, in life. We all make mistakes and that’s okay. But why we don’t learn from our mistakes is beyond me. We are given this beautiful opportunity called life to do something extraordinary. But we waste it. We look to the past and we wonder, “How could they have done that? How did they not know it was wrong?” Why aren’t we asking ourselves the same questions? We are so caught up in criticizing what’s past help that we forget about what we can do to help now. Life is beautiful, we shouldn’t waste it making the same unnecessary mistakes that we could have learned from. We could grow, we could learn, we could love, we could truly live.


Monologue:
A true gentleman will help with the cleaning. A true gentleman will help with the kids. A true gentleman will help with the cooking. In my opinion there should be a split of responsibilities in the home. If a man is not willing to help you clean, cook, or babysit the kids, run. Run as far as you can. You better be really careful who you marry. Don’t just swallow over yourself because it’s the first guy to pay attention to you or the first person whoever said I love you, because you will regret that if you do. Get to know your husband. Get to know him before you marry him. Watch and see how he treats his mother, how he treats his siblings, how he treats animals. Observe how he interacts with people. Those things are all good things to know about someone and if you find yourself saying, “Oh I love him anyways” believe me physical attraction will last just so long, if that’s what it’s based on. And it’s not going to last forty or fifty years.
Monologue 4
Hollis: Mom, where’s Pearl Harbor? Everyone’s saying they bombed us at Pearl Harbor, but I’ve never heard of Pearl Harbor. And now everyone’s signing up to go to war...did you see the line? All the way down the block and around the corner, and it was the same yesterday. Why did they bomb us, anyway? We weren’t in the war, so...what? Because they were worried wemight join in? So they attacked us? Mom, that doesn’t make sense. ...Yeah, I guess they took out a lot of our ships, but...that just seems so wrong. Mom, they killed people. You don’t kill people because of something they might do. That’s why everyone wants to fight, huh? That’s why everyone’s so mad…

Korea

(Enter Preston writing on ground, in uniform, exhausted)

Preston: ...Dear Donna, I’m sorry that I wasn’t able to write you, yesterday. Two days ago our base was attacked, we have a lot wounded, killed. I’ve never seen so much red in my life… I’m in good health, though; don’t worry. I miss you, so much. I miss home; Mantua. I miss the fresh air, the breeze, and my dad’s farm. Over here the air is thick with the scent of gunfire, you don’t feel a breeze often, and any inkling of a farm...well, aren’t farms, anymore. How’re you, though? How’re my parents doing? Your’s? I can’t wait to come and visit, to be with you. Maybe, we can start a family when I get back? Like we always talked about. (smiling) That would be grand. Korea’s not home, but it has some good things, too, I suppose. The Southern Koreans are helpful, and loyal. The trees are nice. It rains a lot... I got your picture, of you and Ann! You’re so beautiful, Donna, and Ann, too. Tell her I miss her, and love her; tell my family I miss them, too, please. I love you, Donna. I will write, again, as soon as possible.
Yours, Preston

P.S. Send more pictures, when you can. It makes everything more bearable.

Scene #2
(Background: Fay and Morris had been going to the dances in Malad in the same friend group for years. Both Fay and Morris had a significant other. Both end up breaking up with that significant other.)
Scene: Fay’s house
Fay: (hangs up the phone, speaking to herself) Who am I supposed to go with to the dances now that I don’t have a boyfriend? (Frustrated) Thanks a lot Steve!
(phone rings)
Fay: (answers phone) Hello? Oh, hey Morris.
Morris: Hi Fay. So I was thinking, would you want to go to the dance tonight?
Fay: I’d love to, but I have no one to go with.
Morris: No, I mean would you like to go with me?
Fay: With you? But what about your girlfriend, Betty?
Morris: Oh her? Betty moved to Salt Lake City, so we broke up.
Fay: Oh I’m sorry
Morris: It’s alright, so would you want to go? If it’s okay with Steve that is.
Fay: Oh well Steve and I broke up.
Morris: Oh you did?
Fay: Yeah
Morris: Oh…
Fay:…..So about the dance tonight. I’d love to go with you.
Morris: Really?! Okay well I’ll come pick you up in an hour or so.
Fay: Alright see ya then!
Morris: See ya!
(Fay hangs up the phone, smiles, and hugs it)
Monologue 4

(Ruth sitting on a bench at the park with husband and kids)

Ruth: Daniel, be careful! Bruce, watch your brother, make sure he doesn’t get hurt!
Ohhh my word, I can’t believe it. Bruce is already 7, Daniel’s going to be turning 5 in 3 days. It seems like only yesterday I was changing diapers. I’ve always wanted to be a wife and a mother, now I’m both! I sure do love those little ankle biters. They make my world, those kids. And my sweet Morris. I love him so much, and he’s so good to me! I have a nice husband and beautiful children. I knew the time would come when I could finally settle down and enjoy life, but never, in a million years, did I think it would come so soon! I’m only 33 years old, and at this point nothing could be better.

monologue 3
The Dentist

Dude 1: AHHHH hun my tooth hurts really bad. No i can't wait till morning i won't even be able to go back to sleep. Alright well i'm going to start walking to the dentist i'll be back in the morning. I have about an hour walk i don't know if i'll be able to stand this pain for so long, i should stop at the nearest grocery store. I need some beer so i can try to numb out this pain. Hey dentist are you able to work on me today. Yeah i'm sorry i woke you up but this is really killing me. Ah thanks you're a lifesaver doc. Yeah i have been drinking it keeps the pain down, oh well yeah you can have a drink of it too.(dentist pulls tooth) Well thanks doc i owe you one.(back at the house) AHHHHH my tooth still hurts, wait that stupid dentist pulled the wrong tooth.

​

DAY 5

Simple Love

Velda: You best know that I do love your step daddy. All too much as a matter of fact. You know as well as I do that there wasn’t a big wedding or romantic proposal. We went to Velko, or was it Wendover? It was Wendover. Golly it was beautiful though. It was just me and him. All that really matters right? I remember looking into those brown eyes and just knowing that it didn’t matter that I wasn’t wearing a big white dress and he wasn’t in a tux. What matters is that I was there with someone who loved me. And just for me. Someone who would never hurt me with intention. A man that would work hard to support us. A genuine man. Nothin like that man that was your father. You know as well as I do that he was something rotten. But golly. How lucky are we to have someone like Pat?


Monologue 3
Reed: I always loved their bicycles. Uh- the neighbor boys. Especially because me and my little brothers- we never had one, we just- couldn’t afford it. One day, we went across the street because they were riding them, and we were always drawn over there when we saw them riding around. When we got over there, one of the boys brought out a quart of gasoline to clean his bicycle. Gasoline has the funniest smell. Their mother wasn’t home, so the younger one pulled out a match. They all thought it was real funny. I kept thinking what a bad idea it was, but I really wanted to ride of the bikes and if I left- I might not get the chance. Then he lit, it, the fire just fumed up-so fast. Searing pain went up my leg before I could even look. The burnt leg wasn’t really worth the bicycle ride, I guess.

Monologue
Hi, my name is Fay. I love to swim and dance, I lead a pretty normal life except for one thing I'm adopted, but not in the way you think. When my Mother was pregnant with me, oh but first I should get something straight. I refer to my birth parents as Mother and Father, and the people that raised me, I call Ma and Pa. So anyways Mother was pregnant with me I was her 5th baby, and her last. Mother had something wrong with her lymph nodes. You know those things in your throat? Any way, they were swollen, but they couldn't operate on her because she was pregnant with me. By the time I was born and they could operate on my mother, her lymph nodes were so swollen that she couldn't talk and could barely breathe. She went in the operation room, and she never left the operation table. Father tried to raise all five of us by himself, but I guess it was one child too many. Ma and Pa came to Father and said that they could adopt me and raise me, at first Father refused. He wanted to raise all of his children, but he knew if he wanted to give me my best life Mom & Dad were my best chance. So Ma and Pa adopted me, I love them more than I could tell you, but there will always be a special place in my heart for Mother and Father.


Monologue 3

You kids have it rough today.
You’ll never have the feeling of a good life.
I remember it was the good life, because everyone
Was in the same boat. Everyone understood each
Other. We were there for each other.
You, don’t really have that today. People are always
Running around and taking care of themselves.
I wish you could have had a feeling of what the
Good life was like. We helped each other out, we were
There to support each other in times of need. I’m not
saying that we don’t do that today still, I just don’t
See the same feeling. The same compassion and
Caring for one another.
What are the truly important things in life? Money?
Your career? How big your house is? No. Isn’t it our
Relationship with others? The golden rule; “Do unto
Others as you would have them do”. Have we forgotten
The principle of this?
We can have that good life again. I know we can.
I guess that it’s the simple things that will always hold
Us back from having the good life.

Monologue 5

When I was in the 7th grade there was this
Boy in the 8th grade that asked me to the
School dance, and of course I accepted.
Of course he wasn’t old enough to drive
And so his parents would drive us to the
Dance, take us to dinner, and then take us
Home. Well, we went to the dance and had a
Great time, we danced a lot and were pretty
Tired afterwards. Then we went to dinner and
That was a really good meal. Then it was time for
Them to drop me off at home, well he got out and
Walked me to the door. When we got there he
Just kissed me! I was young then and I thought
That it was just the grossest thing ever! I couldn’t
Believe he had done that, and that it was so
Horrible and gross! That was my first kiss,
And it did not go at all like it goes in the movies.

Slithery Sneaky Snakes

Velda: (coming home with groceries) Mark are you home?
Mark: Yeah Ma! I’m just headin out to feed the horses.
Velda: Alright dear.
(Mark leaves to go feed the horses and Velda set groceries on the counter. She starts humming and goes to put groceries in the pantry. She goes to put the groceries in the fridge. There is a snake wrapped around the door handle.)

Velda: (screaming) Mark! You get back in here right now!
(2 more snakes slither out of the pantry. Velda is in a panic. Mark comes inside.)
Mark: Ma what is it? (He sees the snakes.) Oh I see you found my pets!
Velda: There is no way on God’s green earth that those things are staying in my house! You get them out of here right now!

Mark: Whatever you say. (Mark takes the snakes outside and lets them free.)


Scariest Story (From Sandys Perspective)
We came home for the weekend from San Diego, and Dianna was just a baby and she wasn’t old enough to have solid food. I didn’t nurse her, we had to have milk. But you couldn’t come across the desert with milk with no way to cool it and feed a baby. So we would buy some across and mix the formula and do whatever when we got across, I don’t remember, I do remember that we didn’t have milk for her. And out south between Mesquite and Las Vegas there is a hill and our car overheated and Keith got out, lifted the hood up and the radiator blew up, and he was burned with antifreeze and coolant all down the side of his face and chest he still has scars, it went down inside of his ear. It threw him back about ten feet into the embankment. I didn’t know if he was alive or not, he was terribly hurt, of course the car wouldn’t start, I had no milk for the baby. Then these people stopped, he finally got the military T-Shirt off and it was keeping the heat in and when he took it off I’m sure some skin came with it. Those people stopped and they had oil and water jugs and they put oil and water in our car and followed us to Mesquite to make sure we made it and we did but by the time we got there Dianna was balling but she survived. We went up to those people who helped us and we wanted to pay them for everything, at least the oil. They said: “No, Just go and do something for someone else, pass it along and tell them the same”.
Scene 2
Port-a-potty tips over and crashes on to ground. Kids stumble back plugging their noses, but laughing as well. They are wearing 1950s attire, and the truck is old, from the 1940s.
Boy walks in. (Randal) “Stop laughing guys. It looks like our evening might be coming to an end. The truck is out of gas.”
Girl complains. “It CAN’T be out of gas. We’ll get caught! My parents would be furious if they found out the way I’ve be acting. Like a heathen they’ll say.”
Group mutters in agreement. “Well, what do you want ME to do? It’s not like we can walk to one of our houses and get a can of gas. Plus, it would be stupid to leave the truck behind. If it gets stolen, my dad will kill me.
Girl steps up from behind the group. “What else can we do? Bobby’s house isn’t too far away. Don’t worry, we won’t be gone very long, we just need gas to leave the mess we created here.
Group leaves stage and rushes back onstage with a gas can. “Do you have the filter thing-y?” Man nodds.“Have any of you ever done this before?” Group shakes head saying no. Whiny girl nods saying yes.“Okay, here you go.”
Girl nervously starts to pour gas in the truck. She leans under pipe to make sure the gas is getting in. She stumbles backwards spitting and crying.
Bobby “What is it? What’s wrong?!”
Girls continues crying, but manages to say “I got gas in my mouth!” She holds her stomach and leans over by the weeds to puke, but nothing comes out.
Other girl “We gotta get her out of here. I can’t imagine gas is healthy for the human body.”
Scene changes. Whiny girl is laying on the bed with a cloth on her forehead. Everyone is standing around her looking nervous.
“If she’s sick, we’ll have to tell our parents what we were doing tonight. I think I’d rather die.”
“Stop it Randal. She drank gas, she could die.”
“I highly doubt it will be that dramatic.”
“Let’s say a prayer”
All friends kneel around the bed and offer a prayer. Whiny girl’s eyes open. “I think I feel a little better.”

Hollis opens a letter.
Hollis: Denmark.
Mom: Denmark?
Hollis: Denmark.
Mom: Excited. Denmark! Oh, Hollis...Denmark!
Hollis: Laughing. I think we’ve agreed it’s Denmark, Mom.
Mom: Yes, yes. What area? You’ll be speaking Danish, right?
Hollis: Copenhagen (this is a filler--I’m not sure where he really went). Yeah, it’s Danish speaking.
Dad: Nodding. Denmark. It’s a good mission.
Hollis: Isn’t every mission a good mission?
Dad: Theoretically…
Hollis: Laughs.

Monologue 4
As I was reorganizing and dusting one
Of my book shelves. I found one of my
Old yearbooks from high school.
I began to flip through the pages,
Memories of my friends and classmates
Came back to me in an instant as I looked at
The photographs. I began to wonder, “Where
Are they now?” And “ How much have they
Changed since I last saw them?”.
I finally found a picture of a girl who was one
Of the prettiest girls in my school. She was
Always happy, always smiling, and going out
Of her way to help others and make new friends.
As I looked at her photo, I thought she looked
rather...plain. Not as pretty as I remembered from
School.  You see, I realize now that it wasn’t her
Looks that made her pretty, it was her behavior
Towards others and how she treated them. She
Showed genuine concern for others and that made
her Beautiful to all of us.
I came to the conclusion that true beauty isn't skin deep.
It comes from within us, and when we let that inner
Beauty on the outside, we can all be seen as beautiful.
Today, everyone is so concerned about their appearance,
A beauty that is only skin deep. Now, I am trying to
Develop this inner beauty that I have, and hopefully
We all can as well.

Monologue
I don’t remember much about the Vietnam War, but I do remember it was a bad situation to be in. I was trying to raise my children Brett, Melanie, Bartt, and Brian. They had always been good kids, full of hope, and life. What I do remember about it was many of my neighbors went to war, many of them didn’t make it. I remember seeing the list of the dead, the list of the living, and the list of the soldiers missing in action from our tiny community. I knew it was bad, but I was too focused on my kids to know a whole lot about it. Why focus on the bad when you can focus on the good?



Friday, April 01, 2016 9:35 AM
Monologue 4
Anita: We never got much groceries. Gas was 10 cents a gallon, and we didn’t have enough to buy gas for the car. Most of all, we didn’t have enough to buy bread. My mother would make bread for us every other day, seven loaves to feed all of us kids, but it just wasn’t the same as the bread in the store. I remember walking down main street one day with my family and looking in one of the grocery store windows, and there it was: Wonder bread. I don’t really know what made it so appealing. Maybe it was the red, blue, and yellow polka dots on the plastic bag. The way it was sitting on the shelf in the clean window, or maybe it was just because it cost money, and that was exactly what we didn’t have, so I wanted it. My little sister pulled on my mother’s dress, and asked if we could buy just one loaf. I was afraid my mother would get upset, or just say no, like she always did. Instead, she just said: “Sure, why not?” I don’t know if I had been more excited about a purchase in my life. My mother and little sister went inside, and I watched with the little ones as they pulled a perfect loaf off that perfect shelf. When they came out, we opened the bag right there on the sidewalk and ate. We sat on the curb and ate the whole bag, just savoring every bite. It was-cake to us. It tasted so good, that bread was so good, that day was just-so good.

Monologue 4
Meeting her

When I met Jill, my heart stopped.  It was one of those moments when it feels like a movie; the moment when you see a person and instantly fall in love with them.  It was like she was the only girl in the room.  But then I quickly remembered that I was indeed on a date with her college roommate. I had been dating Betty for a few months by then, and we had grown very fond of each other.  But I had forgotten all about her in that moment.  All I saw was Jill.  The next day I broke up with Betty.  It wasn’t fair to her or me to stay with her.  Then came the time to ask Jill out.  I was nervous because I had just broken up with her college roommate.  Finally I threw caution of Betty’s feelings to the wind and went to their college dorm.  Betty answered and I had to ask for Jill.  It was one of the most uncomfortable moment of my life.  Jill and I then proceeded to go on our first date.  It went so well, we went on a second date.  And a third, fourth, fifth, and so on… Until I finally tricked her into marrying me.  After she said “I’ll think about it,” when I proposed.

Scene 2
(after class at the beauty parlor)
(bell rings)
Hazel: OK folks, see ya, Don't forget your payment is due Monday!
Pete: Hey um.. Hazel, can i talk to you for a minute?
Hazel: Sure. What do you need?
Pete: Well i kinda got transferred to a different base a week ago anyway that doesn’t matter and well me and the boys were planning on celebrating
maybe going to the movies tomorrow night
I wasn't really sure what to do
Or who to take
cause i don't know nobody
Then Travis said why not hazel
And i just stopped cause well
I don't know, cause i was nervous
So then i put if off for a couple days but now it's too late
So anyway do you wanna--
Hazel: Of course, well i see you soon i get to my friends they’re waitin on me.

Monologue
We had great music from my era. My favorite, like many people of my time, loved The Beatles. They were music magicians that almost every girl fawned over. They were so good, they almost replaced Elvis Presley. The Beatles gave us this new type of music. It was no longer about formed swing dances. We let ourselves loose and enjoyed the music. We didn’t memorize steps anymore. We kissed sock hops goodbye and eagerly welcomed the new music with open arms and excitement. I remember they had a cartoon, music videos, and they had this rebellious dashing look about them that everyone enjoyed, except for some parents of course. I knew I would always love The Beatles, and I do to this day.

Monologue
Jean: I remember Cottonwood.
I remember the creek running through the back yard,
The countless summer days we spent swimming there
The taste of the trout from fishing all day.
I remember the rolling hills that turned into mountains towering over us.
The horse rides through those canyons
The spring breeze rustling the quakies
I remember my first horse
The time I spent begging for that horse
The hours I spent caring for my horse
I remember my sisters
The years between us meant nothing
The imaginations we had took us everywhere.
I remember being young
I remember cottonwood.   

Hollis:
Mom,
I proposed to her on the dock. I was about to leave for England, and I asked her to marry me. I think she was excited. I think she likes me. I’m in England now, but eventually we’ll move to America and set up a life there.
I never thought I could miss someone so much. I never knew I could love someone so much. I ache for home, but even more I ache for her...and now I sound like a sappy romance novel or something.
I have to go. Pretty busy here.

Love,
  Hollis
Scene 4
(Anita dries dishes while finishing a day at work as Virgil saunters in)
Virgil: Hey Anita! How you doin’?
Anita: My feet are a little sore.
Virgil:  I have a cure for that.
Anita: A foot massage?
Virgil: (embarrassed) No, ice cream!
Anita: (a little breathless) Ice cream?
Virgil: And a movie!
Anita: (trying to hide her excitement)  A movie?
Virgil: Yes! What do ya say?
Anita: Let me just grab my bag and- (sudden realization) Oh, I promised Mother I’d take care of Daisy today. Maybe some other-(starts to leave)
Virgil: No, wait, Anita! Daisy can come too.
Anita: Oh, Virgil, I couldn’t impose on you like that!
Virgil: It’s no imposition- Look! I have a whole 50 cents saved, just for this occasion! That’s plenty enough for three.
(Both look at each other for a moment)
Anita: (trying to think of an argument before giving in)  I-I-I’ve never had ice cream.
Virgil: (smiling as he takes Anita’s hand) Come on, let’s go get Daisy.
Anita: (suddenly) Thank you.
Virgil: For ice cream? It’s nothing.
Anita: No, for- for everything.
Virgil: I haven’t done anything... yet. (leans down and kisses Anita)

Monologue 6
When I was younger, I wanted to become a
Medical doctor, specifically a surgeon. But then
I wrecked my hand in high school. It was during
The night and me and some of my buds went to
The chem lab, because it was open, and tried to
Make laughing gas. And that’s when a glass  
rod went through my hand. So anyways, I became
Wildlife biologist because I was always interested
In animals. I didn’t know it at the time, but this accident
Shaped my life and blessed me in many ways.
Because of my studies, I was able to meet my wife.
I had the opportunity to travel to over 100 countries,
And live in over 11 states. I studied rats in India, found
More rhino populations of an endangered species,
studied different Species of prairie dogs in Utah,
and even got to spend My travels with my family.
I’ve learnt things from my
Travels and have gained experiences that I couldn’t
Have otherwise. I gained an understanding of the
Importance of each life, and how people are placed
In our paths to help us or teach us for our own
Benefit. Whether we see it or not.
There are no ordinary people, each of us is unique.
Because of that uniqueness, our lives present a story
That may inspire others, either for good or ill, or
Both. I think all of us have a story we should share
With others.

Monologue 5
Pat: I cant believe im getting a divorce i have been with this woman my whole life i don't know what to do. I guess i can't do much i just have to try and get through this and move on in life. Maybe i should go talk to some old friends, i remember i old childhood friend velda maybe she will want to talk and could help me get through this. Hey velda i am going through some hard times right now can we meet up ok great thank you i'll see you in a few. Hey yeah things are bad, i got divorced so i don't really know what to do. Really you got a divorce to how long ago, oh wow 3 weeks so it hasn't been too long at all. Well hey maybe we can help each other get through this. ( drops her off) wow i don't know but after today something just clicked with her i kind of really like her. I might ask her to marry me,  but i am scared to do a huge wedding again cause that just went so well with my last wife. Yeah ill just take her to wendover and we will get married fast that way if it doesn't last it will not cost me a fortune. Hey velda i have a question i know we have been talking for a while now and let's just go to wendover and get married okay? Oh awesome i'm glad you feel the same way.

                        Scene 4
Carol: what is there to do today?
Charlotte: we could always go outside and run around?
Velda:no that's way lame, we could go buy candy cigarettes?
Carol: i don't have any money so we can't do that.
Charlotte: well remember that ouija bored we had?
Carol: yeah but remember mom got rid of it?
Charlotte: well yeah she did but we could always try the stuff they do in the movies you know where they out there fingers on the table and it lifts up?
Velda: i don't know if we should do that, it sounds really scary. And doesn't that have to do with like a bunch of ghosts and evil spirits and stuff?
Carol: oh come on you can't tell me you are actually believe of ghosts?
Velda: Yeah well of course they are real i promise you i mean there was this one time i was home alone and i heard a really loud noise upstairs and when i went to check it out NO ONE was there.
Carol: Well dont you want to know if that really was a ghost? We can find out by trying this.
Velda: yeah i guess we can
Charlotte: sweet lets do this!
Carol: up table UP
Velda: up table UP
Charlotte: up table UP
(table starts getting up)
Velda: see i told you, i told you ghosts are real, i'm leaving
(velda runs out of the house)
Carol: okay this is really freaky let's go outside.
Charlotte: Okay that sounds good to me i don't wanna stay here.