Tuesday, May 13, 2008

one act play

setting: city bus, spring evening, still light but only because it is so far north.
man on bus (tries to get off via back door, starts pounding back door): "back door! back door!"
crowd of people standing on bus (ripple from back to front, but escalating to a chant): "back door!"
bus driver points to sign: 'No use of back door after 7 pm.'
tall black woman with sunglass: "oh, no back door after 7 pm."
[pause]
backdoor then opens, and man hops off.
door closes, bus groans, jerks uphill.

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