Letters and Texts / by Jeffrey Lo

LETTERS AND TEXTS BY JEFFREY LO (DOWNLOAD PDF HERE)

CASSIDY and JOY on two separate sides of the stage.

They are isolated from each other by light.

CASSIDY: A

JOY: Are we still on for tomorrow?

CASSIDY: B

JOY: BART is delayed! Sorry I’ll be late.

CASSIDY: C

JOY: Can you believe how fun last night was?

CASSIDY: D

JOY: Do you wanna come inside?

CASSIDY: E

JOY: Excited for the next time I see you!

CASSIDY: F

JOY: Fuck?

CASSIDY: G

JOY: Glam rock or R&B playlist for dinner tonight?

CASSIDY: H

JOY: How’s your day going?

CASSIDY: I

JOY: I love you…

CASSIDY: J

JOY: … just kidding!

CASSIDY: K

JOY: Keep on ignoring me… sure…

CASSIDY: L

JOY: Loser.

CASSIDY: M

JOY: Men are all the same.

CASSIDY: N

JOY: Now I see how you really are.

CASSIDY: O

JOY: On Tuesday, you better come and get all of your things.

CASSIDY: P

JOY: Please, can we actually talk?

CASSIDY: Q

JOY: Question. When do you plan to be an adult?

CASSIDY: R

JOY: Rest assured that won’t happen again.

CASSIDY: S

JOY: So… about last night.

CASSIDY: T

JOY: Tomorrow night, good?

CASSIDY: U

JOY: Ugh…. I can’t get enough of you.

CASSIDY: V

JOY: Very funny…

CASSIDY: W

JOY: What is happening to me?

CASSIDY: X

JOY: X-Ray tomorrow?

CASSIDY: Y

JOY: You and me are having a…

CASSIDY: Z

JOY looks at CASSIDY.

JOY: We are having a child.

CASSIDY: Z.

JOY: You and me…

CASSIDY: Z

JOY: A child.

Blackout.

END OF PLAY.