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Comedy 1 minute 2F or 1F, 1M 20's - 40's
A friendship reaches a turning point over a gooey dessert.
A one page comedy.
Production: Abydos: The Directors Theatre (San Francisco); Nailing the Kipper (West Hollywood, CA)
THE PLAY
AT RISE: J & K at a restaurant table. A dessert on a plate between them.
J: Ohmigod, this is - mmmm. Ohhh! Taste it.
K: No, thanks.
J: Ambrosia. Heaven. Cherubs are flying down, with this in their chubby little hands. You've got to try -
K: You know I can't.
J: God, I envy your self-control.
K: Two more sizes, that's eight more weeks, at least. I'm not blimping down that aisle.
J: He's not worth it. Not compared to this. Ohhh, what is that - I can't quite identify, some kind of tang - cinnamon? Allspice? You'll know in an instant, you're the expert.
K: I really can't.
J: It's like a little dart in the tongue - there, between the chocolate & the charlotte russe, some kind of -
K: Chipotle.
J: You're kidding. That's a chili.
K: Eight bucks a slice, it's probably chipotle. (beat) What do you mean, he's not worth it?
J: Joke.
K: No, it wasn't.
J: It's just, what's with this sudden obsession about your weight? Now you can't even taste a dessert? It's a party, for crying out loud, not a coronation.
K: It's only eight more weeks.
J: No, it isn't. It's your life. Your whole life. (beat) How are you cooking without tasting anything?
K: I haven't been cooking. Much. We've been too --
J: Oh God. My friend has been abducted by aliens, somebody left a pod by --
K: Fine. Thanks for your generous and unconditional support. It's appreciated. Now I have to --
J: Settle down. Christ on a bike, you're touchy these days.
K: Must be the fat cells. Calling for help. "I'm lonesome. I need some friends." (laugh) (beat)
J: You're sure. (beat) About the dessert, dummy.
K: You left a bite.
J: It's too rich for one person. When something is this good, it's wrong not to share it.
K: Yes, I'm sure.A beat -- K reaches out with her fork.
END OF PLAYCopyright 1996 Linda Eisenstein.
Contact the author about performance rights
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