A Play A Day #298

Sexy Crutches

Cast:
Man1
Woman1
Woman3
Woman5
Man2
Woman2
Woman4
Woman6
Woman7
Man3
Man4

Setting: Public park, signified by a lush, open bare stage.


Scene 1

(Lights up)

(Man1 enters, he is limping, in pain, about halfway across the stage Woman1 enters from opposite side, sees Man1 and moves to him. Ad lib comforting sounds and small expressions between the two, Woman1 ducks under Man1's arm, helps him offstage. Man2 has seen this last bit, sees Woman2 walk on, and commences to limp. Woman2 goes to him to comfort and help, ad libs and Woman2 helps Man2 offstage.)

(Lights down)


Scene 2

(Lights up)

(Same as before, but Man1 is using crutches this time, same result, except Woman1 and Woman3 both tend to him and help him offstage, Man2 observes, darts offstage, comes back with some crutches, same as before, except Woman2 and Woman4 both tend to him and help him offstage.)

(Lights down)


Scene 3

(Lights up)

(Same as before, except Man1 is now in a wheelchair, fake cast on one leg and one arm, this time Woman1, 3 and 5 all come out and see him, then rush to help him ad libbing all the way. They stay on stage and Man2 observes, rushes offstage, we hear an eldery woman's screams and struggle, then man comes back in a wheelchair with one arm and one leg in a cast, this time Woman2, 4 and 6 enter and rush to Man2 to help. All is smiles and loving concern. Ad libbing continues while a truly stunning woman - Woman7 - slowly walks in front of both groups, passing Man2 last. Man2 stares at Woman7, then at audience.)

(Lights down)


Scene 4

(Lights up)

(Same as scene 3, but ten seconds later. Woman2, 4, and 6 sit stunned by the now empty wheelchair and discarded fake casts of Man2. They pick up the casts, walk to the other three women by Man1 and point out what happened, using brief ad libs and motions. All six women, positively miffed, turn toward Man1, who is trying his best to back away, as soon as he mistakenly puts his "broken" leg on the ground to push, all six women jump him, tearing at his casts and generally abusing him as they push him offstage.)

(Lights down)


Scene 5

(Lights up)

(Woman1 enters dejectedly, eventually she sits in the remaining wheelchair. Almost immediately, Man3 and Man4, both very handsome, enter from opposite sides of the stage, see Woman1 and converge on her, general helpful words and ad libbing, Woman1 is suddenly quite elated by this turn of events. Eventually both men start exchanging words with each other and then start fighting over Woman1, who tries desperately to stop them as they go at with increasing ferocity and violence, eventually fatally shooting each other at the same time, Woman1 screams with shock, gradually calms down, then realizes what happened, and slowly gets out of the wheelchair, glances around and attempts to look nonchalant while she vacates the scene, as if walking on eggshells.)

(Lights down)

(end)