This is a link to my play written for the 24 hour play festival 2010 held at Northwestern State University
The Fletcher Estate (24 Hr Play Festival)
Saturday, November 6, 2010
"Its Over" Monologue
It’s over. And I blew it. There’s no way to get her back. God how could I be so blind, to just let her leave without saying how I felt. And now she’ll never know how I felt. Maybe this is how it’s supposed to be. She goes off and chases her dreams and I’m left here in this empty town to live alone and unloved. (to the air) We just couldn’t be together could we Taylor? I couldn't find the courage or strength or whatever I needed to tell you how… how perfect you were. The way you hair smelled like roses every time I hugged you, and the way when the sun glistened in your eyes, they sparkled. How every time I was with you I felt like I was worth something. You were everything I ever wanted to find, and I found you. And then I lost you…
Friday, November 5, 2010
"Slow But Fast Meant To Last" Poem/Spoken Word
Slow but fast, meant to last, though the dreaming ends a new day begins. Celebrate what’s come and gone and put aside what’s wished upon for another rainy day, for another day that’s grey. What is time but an illusion there for scorn, are we but meant to laugh, to scorn its meaning away into blissful reattachment of bits and pieces of long kept secrets torn to shred in its wake? Love is a splendid attempt at holding fast to the things in life which cannot last. To the people who in ages past have done or said something true, steadfast. Life is a trailing of thoughts strung together into a blissful remembrance of happiness and peace. Life is a storm of sadness brought to end our ease. But that’s the never ending trouble in which we find ourselves that men should continually fight to tell tales, to spin webs of deceitful lies of truths to the other fools to whom it rings true. Hues of color sprayed onto the pages of disaster create a facade of safety on the face of the living. The boldened from time or the weakened still heaving their rocks up the hill to an unknown answer waiting, at the top of an unclimbable mountain. All men try to make sense of an empty world, filling it up with questions needing answers begging for logical analysis to open up there budding blooms. And yet they float into a perfect void of emotion. Lost to our generation and taken in by those fools who follow after the passionate devotion. Wait until a day, shining bright and new, wanders its way home to you. This is the indeterminable answer to an unasked question. Why… well simply because. Who may ask such a simple question? What man can sit before a steeper passion, and see it as uniquely different. We are all but pawns in a real worlds fashion, forever stopped, forever damned, forever repeating on an endless bastion of faith and love and hate and above all else, evil notions of what makes life a viable solution. How much more can be said of desolation before the madness of it all crawls out of isolation? Slow but fast, meant to last, though the dreaming ends a new day begins. Celebrate what’s come and gone and put aside what’s wished upon for another rainy day.
"She's Old News" Scene
Samantha-Whats the matter
Brad-I dont wanna talk about it
S-Okay, Dont talk then, sing
B-what?
S-since you dont wanna talk, sing
B-im not gonna sing my problems to you
S-well i was fine with just talking but obviously you wanted to be difficult
B-okay fine, katie dumped me
S-what i thought yall had something going there
B-me too but she said something about wanting more than a physical relationship and...
S-and...
B-well i only went out with her to...
S-wait you only went out with katie to get some?
B-Yeah
S-wow your screwed up
B-why is it everytime i say that to someone they say the same thing?
S-because you are, your screwed up
B-yeah well its not like i didnt do other things for her
S-what do you mean
B-well i did give her rides places, and she NEVER gave me money for gas
S-SHES NOT SUPPOSED TO
B-Well she could have atleast picked up the check every once in a while
S-Wow there really is no hope for you
B-wait come back im not that bad go to dinner with me tonight and ill show you
S-what about katie
B-she old news
S-ha (fed up) goodbye brad (walks off)
B-No wait... oh god what was her name...
"A dream is a wish your heart makes" Monologue
A dream is a wish your heart makes when your fast asleep, baby that only tells you half the story. A dream is something you gotta work for. all my life Ive had to fight for what i wanted and look at me now, im a successful woman with three kids with some money in my pocket. i dont need the fancy house, i dont need the shiny jewelry all i need is right here with you baby. i can tell you how far wishin will get you, nowhere thats where. stand out on that ledge long enough and you'll catch a cold is all you'll get, but you spend your time workin and always giving your all in everything you do. you're gonna find your self way better off than the kids whose heads are still up in them clouds lookin for somethin that aint up there. I want you t'make somethin of yourself you here, dont ever settle for what people expect a you. you go out and show them that you's made of something mighty fine. When you go out there in that world you show them that with hard work you make your wishes come true.
"Whats the point" Monologue
David- Whats the point? im only going to keep feeling this way,theres nothing holding me here anymore. I dont feel the love that used to be here, theres nothing but regret and loss and pain in this now. So whats the point? theres nothing you could have done to stop this, because it was inevitable. I know now that its time to end this. its time to stop pretending theres still meaning, stop pretending theres hope. because there isn't, hope i mean. The End.
Change Me Monologue From "Unmistakably Me"
Sometimes I wonder at the monologue in my head, whether it’s real or fantasy. Sometimes it seems too real to be true and other times it’s as fake as can be. But the one thing my monologue is and will unmistakably one hundred percent of the time be, is me. I can’t change who I am, I wouldn't if I could. I can’t be someone else much as I try and hard as I yearn to be, it wouldn't do any good. I’m always going to be exactly the same as I was never going be, and that’s me. So try as you might, as hard as you can if you like, to change me from me. But you can’t do anything to change the am, who I am, because even the Me that is Me could not succeed.
Dreams Monologue From "Unmistakably Me"
Dreams…hmph. I love to look down at the river and dream. I dream of all sorts of things like my life and a career and maybe even a family. I feel safe in the ripples of the water some going this way some going that way. But all of them, every single ripple is going somewhere; somewhere unknown, uncharted, undiscovered. And here I am watching the river rush by me with nowhere to go. I want to call out to the ripples “where should I go what should I pursue.” But they keep on going paying no mind to me or my dreams by the river. How I wish I could just pick up and go to somewhere far away from here somewhere where everyone and everything is full of life and excitement, somewhere I could be free. But for now I have to sit and watch the ripples go by and bide my time until one day when the opportunity comes knocking I won’t be tied to this river I’ll be ridin on the next train outta here. And you’ll see my name on a billboard and my name in lights, and some kid will take my place on this river and dream of his life, and he’ll say “I love to look down at the river and dream”... dreams…hmph
Cast List, Bios, And Opening Scene Direction "Unmistakably Me"
Unmistakably Me
A play by Billy Applewhite
Cast List and Bio
Daniel (Danny) James Williams- The main character. Danny struggles with remaining true to who he is in the midst of his families growing number of problems. His whims are at the forefront of his days and lead him to writing profound thoughts about the world and his family’s problems. He escapes his world through his writing, and that is where we see the true character of Daniel.
Christopher Herbert Williams Jr. - Daniels older brother Christopher mirrors his father in every way strong and proud. His life is antithetical to Daniels in every way as Chris just wants to fit in any way he can. And in his case that means being the best at everything. As he begins to look into colleges he struggles with choosing a path to follow, following in his father’s footsteps, or making his own.
Marie Janette Williams- Marie is the mother of these two boys and stays at home to watch over them. She is caring and affectionate but worries over her son Charlie almost to the point of obsession. She and Mr. Williams are planning on divorcing and while she wants nothing more than to tell the children she cannot bring herself to do so, leading to even more stress.
Christopher Herbert Williams Sr. - Mr. Williams is a strict man and an even stricter father. His need to control everything is not only the reason for his divorce; it also tears at his relationship with his two sons. He is set in his morals and is a man who does not take no for an answer. Even though the divorce is imminent Mr. Williams plans to continue trying to steer his family straight as best as he knows how.
Nanette Worthing- While blissfully unaware of many things she recognizes the beuty of Daniels mind more than anyone else. She is a perfect example of the blonde stereotype even though her hair is black as can be. She is Daniels only friend and spends much of her time at the Williams household. Her desire is to show Daniel that being like other people isn’t as bad as he may think it is.
Act 1 scene 1
The play begins in a room filled to the brim with knick knacks of many different varieties, but the chaos of knick knacks is an organized one. There is plenty of room to walk around and a clean bed and nightstand. There is a boy on the bed, Charlie. He is twelve years of age and hasn’t hit puberty yet though his voice cracks time to time, and the one thing he is committed to is being exactly who he is, that and collecting more things to express who he is and how he sees the world. He is a writer. And he keeps journals of his writing on the nightstand by his bed. He is truly and unmistakably one of a kind, and he enjoys the solitude which accompanies it.
A play by Billy Applewhite
Cast List and Bio
Daniel (Danny) James Williams- The main character. Danny struggles with remaining true to who he is in the midst of his families growing number of problems. His whims are at the forefront of his days and lead him to writing profound thoughts about the world and his family’s problems. He escapes his world through his writing, and that is where we see the true character of Daniel.
Christopher Herbert Williams Jr. - Daniels older brother Christopher mirrors his father in every way strong and proud. His life is antithetical to Daniels in every way as Chris just wants to fit in any way he can. And in his case that means being the best at everything. As he begins to look into colleges he struggles with choosing a path to follow, following in his father’s footsteps, or making his own.
Marie Janette Williams- Marie is the mother of these two boys and stays at home to watch over them. She is caring and affectionate but worries over her son Charlie almost to the point of obsession. She and Mr. Williams are planning on divorcing and while she wants nothing more than to tell the children she cannot bring herself to do so, leading to even more stress.
Christopher Herbert Williams Sr. - Mr. Williams is a strict man and an even stricter father. His need to control everything is not only the reason for his divorce; it also tears at his relationship with his two sons. He is set in his morals and is a man who does not take no for an answer. Even though the divorce is imminent Mr. Williams plans to continue trying to steer his family straight as best as he knows how.
Nanette Worthing- While blissfully unaware of many things she recognizes the beuty of Daniels mind more than anyone else. She is a perfect example of the blonde stereotype even though her hair is black as can be. She is Daniels only friend and spends much of her time at the Williams household. Her desire is to show Daniel that being like other people isn’t as bad as he may think it is.
Act 1 scene 1
The play begins in a room filled to the brim with knick knacks of many different varieties, but the chaos of knick knacks is an organized one. There is plenty of room to walk around and a clean bed and nightstand. There is a boy on the bed, Charlie. He is twelve years of age and hasn’t hit puberty yet though his voice cracks time to time, and the one thing he is committed to is being exactly who he is, that and collecting more things to express who he is and how he sees the world. He is a writer. And he keeps journals of his writing on the nightstand by his bed. He is truly and unmistakably one of a kind, and he enjoys the solitude which accompanies it.
Excerpt from "Unmistakably Me" by: Billy Applewhite
(Lights fade in from black, In the kitchen)
Chris Sr.- Look mary pretty soon were going to have to accept the fact that were over and start saying what we want to keep and what were willing to give up
Marie- I dont want to give you up
Chris Sr.- Im leaving mary
Marie- Please Chris dont please lets talk about it some more,
Chris Sr.- Im Done talking mary, Were getting a divorce now what do you want mary?
Marie-Please dont ask me that
Chris Sr.- What do you WANT Mary?
Marie- I only want you. I dont want the house or the car or money or anything, i just want you. do you remember back before the kids were born when we were still living in that little apartment in arizona? i remember like it was today, but not the house specifically, the little garden in front full of weeds. You said it was full of character, that the weeds had the same right to be there as any flower. And i let those weeds stay, against my better judgement, and all the flowers died. Withered away slowly until they became dust. Thats what has happened to us, we let the weeds grow thinking they were just giving us character. But they sucked us dry Chris, they have left us thirsty for what we had before, love. I know we can get that back Chris i just know it! we just have to pick the weeds growing in this garden.
Chris Sr.- What if i like those weeds?
Marie- Dont say that...
Chris Sr.- Well im gonna say that, Mary. Because i cant deal with this anymore. Were just to far gone. I have spent my life Working to provide for my family, And this isnt what ive worked for. (exit)
(to the door)
Marie- Oh Chris, Please if theirs any love left in your heart please come back to me. Please dont do this to us, dont do this to the kids . (crying) What can i say to the kids...
(Blackout)
Chris Sr.- Look mary pretty soon were going to have to accept the fact that were over and start saying what we want to keep and what were willing to give up
Marie- I dont want to give you up
Chris Sr.- Im leaving mary
Marie- Please Chris dont please lets talk about it some more,
Chris Sr.- Im Done talking mary, Were getting a divorce now what do you want mary?
Marie-Please dont ask me that
Chris Sr.- What do you WANT Mary?
Marie- I only want you. I dont want the house or the car or money or anything, i just want you. do you remember back before the kids were born when we were still living in that little apartment in arizona? i remember like it was today, but not the house specifically, the little garden in front full of weeds. You said it was full of character, that the weeds had the same right to be there as any flower. And i let those weeds stay, against my better judgement, and all the flowers died. Withered away slowly until they became dust. Thats what has happened to us, we let the weeds grow thinking they were just giving us character. But they sucked us dry Chris, they have left us thirsty for what we had before, love. I know we can get that back Chris i just know it! we just have to pick the weeds growing in this garden.
Chris Sr.- What if i like those weeds?
Marie- Dont say that...
Chris Sr.- Well im gonna say that, Mary. Because i cant deal with this anymore. Were just to far gone. I have spent my life Working to provide for my family, And this isnt what ive worked for. (exit)
(to the door)
Marie- Oh Chris, Please if theirs any love left in your heart please come back to me. Please dont do this to us, dont do this to the kids . (crying) What can i say to the kids...
(Blackout)
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