Quarantine the play will be posted on here for public feedback and review as Euginia writes for the next few weeks.
The Google Doc can also be accessed here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eKNAeAFOjgluewXPGfNissWO6meg5p6VKgsfFxZq_pk/edit?usp=sharing
Quarantine
A daughter attempts to negotiate a murder on her mother during their time of quarantine.
Mother
Daughter
Scene 1
A hyper clean, contained, air-conditioned room. White surfaces. Almost like a lab space.
No windows are open.
Mother and daughter are occupying the room. Each seemingly have their own tasks at hand to do. They are both wearing white, and it is spotless also on their clothes.
They meticulously keep the place clean, to a fault.
Daughter stands up to take a drink. Mother switches on a radio at the loudest volume.
Daughter: (suddenly slamming cup) I’ve had it with that!
Mother notices the spilled liquid from the cup. She rushes over.
Mother: Shhh! Why are you spilling things everywhere?
Daughter: Turn it down, will you?
Mother continues to clean., ignores daughter.
Daughter: I said. Turn it down!
The mess is cleared. The radio is still not switched off. Volume remains the same.
Mother: There. Better.
Daughter: Did you hear what I said?
Mother continues listening to the radio at full blast.
Daughter walks over and switches the radio off.
Mother: What…
Daughter: And keep it that way!
Mother: How am I supposed to know what’s going on out there then?
Daughter: You don’t have to know everything, all the damn time!
Beat.
Mother: We’re in a crisis. I do need to know. Or how would we survive?
Daughter: Just… Will you just….
Daughter attempts to leave the room. Immediately, as she steps out, guards appear and push her back into the room.
(to be continued)
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