The December People’s Choice goes to…..
The people have spoken… The December’s People’s Choice Award goes to Tom Bruett for his short play, CHRISTMAS EVITA, presented as a staged reading at Monday Night PlayGround on December 16th 2019, at Berkeley. Congratulations, Tom!
Courtesy of Mr. Bruett, we’re pleased to share the first two pages from the award-winning script. Enjoy!
CHRISTMAS EVITA
by Tom Bruett
CHARACTERS
EDGAR, 30s-40s, gay, male, Argentinian/American. He’s trying to fill the void by doing good. Sweet, but can dish it out when he needs to. It’s the first holiday season without his partner.
GEORGE, 70s-80s, gay, male, any ethnicity. The Scrooge of the nursing home, and just like Scrooge he has a heart inside somewhere. It’s the first holiday season without his partner.
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EDGAR is bringing a tray of food into GEORGE’S room. They are at a gay senior nursing home. EDGAR sets the tray down on a table near GEORGE’S chair.
EDGAR
You hungry, George?
GEORGE
What’s it to you?
EDGAR
The nurses said you were crotchety
GEORGE
The nurses can come and suck my crotchety cock. Tell them that for me.
EDGAR
No. I’m not going to tell them that. But thanks for the image. Really appreciate that.
GEORGE
Turn you on?
EDGAR
Those wouldn’t be the words I’d use. No.
GEORGE
Are you Mexican?
EDGAR
Are you racist?
GEORGE
You look Mexican.
EDGAR
I’m Argentinian. I’m American. My family is from Argentina.
GEORGE
Like Evita?
EDGAR
Don’t cry for me.
GEORGE
I saw the original production. In New York. With Patti Lupone. She was excellent.
EDGAR
I’m jealous. I’ve only seen her at Musical Mondays.
GEORGE
What’s Musical Mondays?
EDGAR
At the Edge, you know, the bar in the Castro?
GEORGE
Oh honey, it’s been years since I’ve been out in the Castro.
EDGAR
They play clips from musicals all night long. It’s really fun.
GEORGE
More like really gay.
EDGAR
You like theater?
GEORGE
I love musicals. The big, old splashy ones. Samuel and I would go to New York every spring and see all the new musicals.
EDGAR
Was Samuel your husband?
GEORGE
Why are you so nosy?
EDGAR
We don’t have to talk about him, if you don’t want.
GEORGE
He’s dead. It doesn’t matter.
EDGAR
Sorry for your loss.
GEORGE
Here’s a tip. Don’t get old. Everybody dies.
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