The March People’s Choice goes to…..

Posted by on March 12, 2019

The March People’s Choice Award Goes to…..

The people have spoken… The March People’s Choice Award goes to Desireé York for her short play, FLOATING, presented as a staged reading at Monday Night PlayGround on March 11th at the Broadwater Main Stage. Congratulations, Desireé !

Courtesy of Ms. York, we’re pleased to share the first two pages from the award-winning script. Enjoy!

Floating
by
Desireé York

Characters:

AMARA: A Latina in her mid to late thirties.

OCELOT SPIRIT: A sleek, graceful man of any race with a soulful voice.

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AMARA is in the desert dragging a small, battered dingy under a night sky, with only the stars lighting her way. SHE drinks the last drops of an empty water jug. SHE looks at her cell phone.

AMARA

Six percent left. Oh, where is the wall? They said I would clearly see it.

She looks around, sets the dingy down and climbs into, gazing up at the stars

AMARA

Oh momma, if you can hear me, if you are even still alive, please, please help me. Guide me. I’m coming. Coming to find you. I’ve never forgotten though you abandoned me. I remember. I remember our song.

She sings the song ESTA NINA LINDA

AMARA

Esta nina linda

Que nacio de noche

Quiere que la lleven

A pasear en coche

Campanita de oro

Torre de marfil

Cantenle a mi nina

She starts drifting off to sleep and then is suddenly awoken by a shift in the boat

AMARA

Who is it?

The OCELOT SPIRIT reveals itself

OCELOT SPIRIT

It is me.

AMARA

What are you…wait. You can talk?

OCELOT SPIRIT

You can understand me?

AMARA

Yes. Please, please don’t hurt me.

OCELOT SPIRIT

I promise I won’t bite.

AMARA

I don’t have any food or water to give you.

OCELOT SPIRIT

I am beyond those earthly things now.

AMARA

Beyond? What is this? Am I, am I dead?

OCELOT SPIRIT

Not yet.

AMARA

Then where am I?

OCELOT SPIRIT

It’s the in between.

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