Here is a short 5 minute stage play I wrote when I was bored, lonely, angry, upset, sleepy and horny. (and for the record: yes I am a playwright)
LIVING INSIDE A BOX LIKE A DIRTY WHORE
a 5 Minute Play written by Sabina England
2008
CHARACTERS
Aisha
The Cowboy
TIME
Unknown.
PLACE
Unknown.
Light comes up.
The stage is bare, but looks like the inside of a large box. There is a man dressed like a cowboy, sitting on the floor, right next to a Muslim woman, who is sleeping. She wakes up and stretches her arms. She stares at the cowboy and then she looks around.
AISHA
Why am I in a box?
COWBOY
You're a whore. A dirty whore.
AISHA
I'm a whore? What kind?
COWBOY
A very dirty whore. One of a kind. A very bad dirty whore.
AISHA
Is that good or bad?
COWBOY
I don't know.
AISHA
And why are you here? You a whore, too?
COWBOY
No, I'm a lousy cowboy.
(Beat)
AISHA
Oh.
COWBOY
They say I'm no good enough to be a cowboy. apparently I can lasso a cow, but I can't lasso a chick!
AISHA
You mean a chicken, or you mean a woman?
COWBOY
Both.
(Beat)
AISHA
Oh. I see.
(Beat)
COWBOY
I think you're pretty.
AISHA
Thanks.
COWBOY
So uh, when did you first wake up to find yourself in this box?
AISHA
I just woke up.
COWBOY
You just woke up?
AISHA
Yeah.
COWBOY
Same here.
AISHA
Then how did you know that I'm stuck inside this box because I'm a dirty whore?
COWBOY
Because there's a sign on the wall behind you. Look.
(Aisha turns around. Sure enough there is a sign posted on the wall that reads: THIS WOMAN IS A DIRTY WHORE)
AISHA
But how do you know that being a dirty whore has landed me in this box?
COWBOY
Because I turned around to see what my sign said, and it called me a lousy cowboy.
AISHA
Yeah, I'm reading your sign right now. (reads out loud) THIS MAN IS A LOUSY COWBOY.
COWBOY
I'm not a lousy cowboy. I'm a passionate cowboy. Fuck.
AISHA
Who the fuck decided I’m a dirty whore? I take showers and I'm not a whore, I'm a lover and I love making love to men.
COWBOY
Making love? Or having sex?
AISHA
Both.
COWBOY
You wanna make love to me?
AISHA
No.
COWBOY
Why not?
AISHA
I barely know you.
(Beat)
COWBOY
Oh. Yeah, but we're both stuck in this box together, so we might as well make love to each other.
(Beat)
AISHA
Are we really in a box?
COWBOY
I don't know. It sure feels like it.
AISHA
(she taps the wall)
The wall is made from cardboard. Like out of a box.
COWBOY
I know.
AISHA
This is creepy. Who the fuck put us here in this box?
COWBOY
Allah did.
(Aisha turns to stare at him)
AISHA
Are you a Muslim?
COWBOY
No, but I could be one if you want me to be.
AISHA
I'm a Muslim.
COWBOY
I know.
AISHA
How did you know?
COWBOY
Because there's a Qur'an right next to you. On the floor.
(Aisha looks down. Sure enough there is a Qur'an on the floor. She bends down and picks it up)
AISHA
I'm not religious. I don't care about God or about religion.
COWBOY
Me neither.
AISHA
What are you?
COWBOY
I was born and raised a Catholic, but uh, I left the Church.
AISHA
I see.
COWBOY
I'm a Buddhist.
(Beat)
AISHA
Oh.
COWBOY
You got a problem with that?
AISHA
I didn’t know there are cowboys who practice Buddhism. So if you're a Buddhist, then maybe you can tell me your philosophy of why we're here in this box?
COWBOY
Maybe we died in a car accident and we woke up to find our souls trapped in this box.
AISHA
You mean like we're in Hell?
COWBOY
Maybe Hell doesn't even exist. Maybe people die and then when they wake up, their souls are trapped in a box.
AISHA
I don't like this.
COWBOY
Me neither. I'm scared.
AISHA
I didnt know cowboys can get scared.
COWBOY
Sure, cowboys can get scared.
(Beat)
AISHA
Oh.
COWBOY
So, do you wanna have sex?
AISHA
Yeah. Okay. Sure. I'm pretty bored.
COWBOY
Let's do it.
(Light fades out. Black-out)
(The End)
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I like yer style, and I like the idea that they're finding themselves defined by forces that are invisible but actually pretty weak (the cardboard)... very interesting, I dig it a lot lady!
Intriguing...I like how it points out the flaws in identifying men and women based on gender stereotypes. The cowboy isn't able to "lasso a chick," so he isn't masculine enough and, therefore, a lousy cowboy. The dirty whore is simply a woman who (gasp) enjoys sex. I love it. Absolutely genius.
Wait! According to another article here on feministing.com: "Please note that if a Woman says “YES! ” after you have repeatedly asked her, it doesn’t count." That is to say, this woman is about to be raped.
http://community.feministing.com/2008/08/dear-rapists.html
lalala trolls. i'm really beinging to think that the community blog doesn't have the same security that the main page feministing blog has.
anyways, to the op, i really like this!
*begining
I love this! It made my day :)
I really like this a lot. Like Megan, one of the most intriguing things for me is why do they just accept their fate instead of trying to get out? Especially when cardboard is the only thing holding them in. But I guess in the real world it's mostly ideas and beliefs that hold us captive, something just as easy to free ourselves from as a box.
hahahahaha
well thank you all :-D
check out my regular blog with short scripts:
http://DeadAmericanDream.blogspot.com