The December People’s Choice goes to…..

The people  have spoken… The December’s People’s Choice Award goes to Misao McGregor for her short play, HELLOKITTY55, presented as a staged reading at Monday Night PlayGround on December 9 at the Broadwater Main Stage.  Congratulations, Misao!

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

HELLOKITTY55
by Misao McGregor

CHARACTERS

KIMI: Female. Early 20s. Japanese American. An annoyingly early-career, vivacious but impatient, artist. Ari’s sister.

ARI: Female. Late 20s. Japanese American. A gay lawyer who loves her mother’s ozoni (traditional Japanese New Year soup). Kimi’s sister.

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Kimi sits in her room, watching the screen of her laptop. She wears big glasses that keep sliding down her face as she furiously shoves them back up the bridge of her nose. A knock on the door.

ARI

​(Offstage) Kimi! Mom’s setting the ozoni – get down here! /

KIMI

Just a minute! /

ARI

Kimi —

Ari starts to open the door but Kimi leans her back against it to keep Ari at bay. Kimi is still holding and staring at her laptop.

KIMI

I said just a second! /

ARI

You better not be on your computer /

Ari hits the door.

KIMI

I’m not on my computer —

Kimi types.

ARI

I hear typing!! /

KIMI

It’s nothing! I — sneezed! Achooo! /

ARI

So your nasal passage sounds like a keyboard now? /

KIMI

So your nasal passage sounds like a keyboard now? /

ARI

You’re the worst liar /

KIMI

Maybe that’s cause I’m not lying — yesss!!!

Ari shoves the door open and Kimi stumbles forward looking at her laptop still.

ARI

Kimi! We said no technology while we were here at mom and dad’s /

KIMI

I know I know, but look!!

Kimi shoves the laptop in Ari’s face.

ARI

What am I looking at? /

KIMI

Read it /

ARI

Read what? /

KIMI

Right there, under the /

ARI

What – here? /

KIMI

Yeah, right /

ARI

Oh, here? /

KIMI

Oh my god – are you sure you’re a lawyer because you’re useless /

ARI

Who’s hellokitty55?

KIMI

Hellokitty55 is the first user at the top of the entire list of people who are all of my customers. 

ARI

Customers for what? /

KIMI

For the giveaway I’m doing! /

ARI

For your art thing? /

KIMI

For my Art Account on Instagram where I can showcase my art without having to suck a bunch of dicks to get into a gallery, yes my art thing! Don’t you listen to anything I say? /

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Join us on January 13 for the next Monday Night PlayGround! Click here for more info.