| John Cosper, Jr.
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Synopsis: What do an aspiring actress, a two-timing ex-boyfriend, a broken hearted girl, a nosy mother, and an eccentric movie director have in common? Their lives collide in this True Love Waits themed play. Borrowing the time-jump style that typified Pulp Fiction, this collection of stories will communicate themes of abstinence, the lie of safe sex, STD's, singleness, and waiting for true love that comes from God. The scene below takes place after the prom, as a teenage girl realizes the mistake she has made by giving her virginity away...
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The Present
What do an aspiring actress, a two-timing ex-boyfriend, a broken hearted girl, a nosy mother, and an eccentric movie director have in common? Their lives collide in this True Love Waits themed play. Borrowing the time-jump style that typified Pulp Fiction, this collection of stories will communicate themes of abstinence, the lie of safe sex, STD's, singleness, and waiting for true love that comes from God. The scene below takes place after the prom, as a teenage girl realizes the mistake she has made by giving her virginity away...
| (Spot on Greg and Joanie, far stage left, sitting in a "car"-two chairs. He has on a tuxedo and boutonniere, she has her prom dress, a corsage, and a ring. A cassette tape and the blue and white package from Scene 2 are on the floor between seats. Each has a prom flower. Joanie is staring off, angry.) | |
| GREG | Here she comes now. Time to get out. |
| JOANIE | Where are you going? |
| GREG | Don't worry about it. |
| JOANIE | I can't help but worry about it. I love you. |
| GREG | I'm not your concern any more. |
| JOANIE | Can't we talk about this some more? |
| GREG | We've been talking about it for two hours. What do you think you're going to accomplish? |
| JOANIE | I want to make things work out. |
| GREG | I don't think we can. |
| JOANIE | Is it because you think we won't work out... or because you don't want it to work out? |
| GREG | Does it matter? |
| JOANIE | Yes, it matters. |
| GREG | (shrugs) I don't know. |
| JOANIE | Gosh, give me something solid to hold on to. Tell me you're in love with some one else. Tell me you don't love me. If you still care about me, you'll at least do me that courtesy. |
| GREG | Do you a courtesy? What happened to you and you're "I just want you to be happy"? If breaking up is what makes me happy, why are you fighting it? |
| JOANIE | (disgusted, giving up) Fine. You wanna scrap this relationship, be my guest. But know this: I was willing to make it work. You're the one who gave up. |
| GREG | Fine. I broke it off. |
| JOANIE | (takes off corsage) Take your flowers. |
| GREG | (takes off boutonniere) You take yours. |
| (Joanie takes off her necklace.) | |
| GREG | What are you doing? |
| JOANIE | Giving you your necklace back. |
| GREG | It's not my necklace. |
| JOANIE | (holds it out) Take it. |
| GREG | I'll just give it to someone else. |
| JOANIE | I don't care what you do with it. |
| GREG | Get your CD's out of here too. |
| JOANIE | Gladly. (grabs up CD's between the seats) Where's the Stones CD? |
| GREG | At my house. I'll bring it to school Monday. |
| JOANIE | (points to the wrapped box) That's mine too, isn't it? |
| GREG | (snatches the package) Uhh, it was. |
| JOANIE | I'd like it back, please. |
| GREG | I can't give it back. |
| JOANIE | Why not? |
| (Greg tucks the box in his pocket.) | |
| JOANIE | Greg, that's the most expensive thing I gave you. |
| GREG | And it will always be dear to me for that very reason. |
| JOANIE | Look... (hands him the CD's and flower) You can keep all this. But I have to have that back! |
| GREG | You don't understand, do you? This is no longer yours. |
| JOANIE | You broke up with me. That's a gift for the man who doesn't give up. The one I'll spend the rest of my life with. |
| GREG | Maybe you should have thought about that before you gave it away. |
| JOANIE | (trying hard not to cry, whispers to self) What have I done? |
| GREG | Don't be so high and mighty about it. I don't have mine, either. I gave it away a long time ago. |
| JOANIE | So mine meant nothing to you, did it? |
| GREG | No more than any of the others I've collected. |
| JOANIE | (frustrated and angry) Gosh, why did I ever fall for you? |
| GREG | I'm beginning to wonder the same thing. I thought you were something really special. You've turned out to be a lot more trouble than you were worth. |
| (Joanie slaps Greg.) | |
| GREG | (after a beat, leans over Joanie, opens the car door) Get out of my car. |
| (Joanie gets out of the car, closes the door, and walks away from the car. Blackout.) | |
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