| Here is the beginning of my one-man play (or monologue) called Romance is Dead. It has been published in my anthology The Twisted Mind of Daniel Guyton (Poetry and Plays in the Dark Comedy Vein). If you are interested in producing this piece, please contact me for the performance rights. All producers are required to include the author's name on any programs or advertising in which the title of the play appears. If you wish to use this, or portions of this for an audition, please give the author proper credit. Thanks, and I hope you enjoy the show!! :O) - Daniel Guyton Romance is Dead A One-Man Play by Daniel Guyton ©2004 Author holds all copyrights. For performance or production information, please contact author at: click here to email or www.danguyton.com. ---------------------- ROMANCE IS DEAD (DR. EDWARD BAINSBRIDGE sits, haggard, in a plain brown suit, handcuffed, in a jail cell with a reporter. He hasn't shaved in days) BAINSBRIDGE (Offended by a question) Sex with dead people? You know, you… put it like that, it sounds awful. But, it’s really not that bad. Of course, you… have to lubricate. But I think the biggest problem is the families. The families of the so-called dead. You’d think they’ d let their loved ones rest in peace. Enjoy the afterlife for a while. But no! Instead, they’ve got to go… passing all these laws. “Keep your fingers off my Suzie.” “Let my grandma rest in peace.” And Gerald! “Oh Gerald! You’ve defiled Gerald!” (Small pause) Please. I knew that man when he was alive. If any man deserved defiling, it was him. He had a... stick up his ass the day he was born. Ironically, when I... made love to him, it was the least rigid he had ever been. He finally allowed himself, in my arms, to just relax. They say the dead have left their body, but that man was still inside it, let me tell you. And he loved every minute of it! (Small pause) Gay? Am I? No. No, I wouldn’t say I am. There’s too much... stigma, I believe. Too much... baggage. In fact, I wouldn’t be caught dead with another man. (Giggling) Of course, Gerald would. (He claps perversely at his own joke) END OF SAMPLE. To Read More, please contact me at Dan Guyton. |
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