MISSED THE PAINTING BY JEFFREY LO
(DOWNLOAD PDF HERE)
SEAN, a museum employee, is behind the front desk going about his closing routine.
SEAN is very excited to be done for the day.
Suddenly JENNIFER runs in from outside in a panic.
JENNIFER: Excuse me! Excuse me! Excuse me!
SEAN: Yes!
JENNIFER: There’s an emergency!
SEAN: Oh god! What is it? Should I call 911?
JENNIFER: What? No!
SEAN: Oh.
JENNIFER: Not 911!
SEAN: Ok. What’s the matter?
JENNIFER: The Rothko!
SEAN: The Rothko!?
JENNIFER: The Rothko!
SEAN: Oh god! What happened to the Rothko!?
JENNIFER: Nothing
SEAN: Then what’s the emergency?
JENNIFER: Well here’s the thing.
Pause.
SEAN: Ok…
JENNIFER: I came into the museum.
SEAN: Ok.
JENNIFER: Enjoyed the museum.
SEAN: Ok.
JENNIFER: Left the museum.
SEAN: Yeah.
JENNIFER: Then as I left, I saw out on the window that you all have a new Rothko!
SEAN: Yes.
JENNIFER: And I didn’t see the Rothko. And I wanted to see the Rothko. Clarification. I NEEDED to see the Rothko. So I ran back in here because my god! What a tragic moment it would be if I came here and left here and didn’t get to see the Rothko. Am I right?
Silence.
Beat.
SEAN: I’m sorry miss the museum is closed.
JENNIFER: But the Rothk –
SEAN: Goodbye.
JENNIFER: But –
SEAN: SECURITY!
JENNIFER: GOODBYE!
JENNIFER runs away.
END OF PLAY.