"LOOKS GET IN THE WAY" by D. M. Larson from Freedrama.net TONY Copyright (c) 2011 All Rights Reserved I've gotta go. Uh... I just wanted to tell you that Tony can't make it. There is a nice restaurant with a bit of a romantic atmosphere. A woman in a little old lady mask (Sidney) is sitting at the down center (Tony leaves. Sidney does her regular voice.) table sitting across from an empty chair. A man, Tony, walks up to the table. He stops and gives a funny look at Sidney. SIDNEY See you later, loser. TONY Uh... I think I have the wrong table? (A waitress (or waiter) brings Sidney an appetizer. Sidney eats it through the mouth hole in the mask. Next Phil enters. He is a nerdy (Sidney speaks in an old lady voice.) looking guy in glasses and has some old flowers in his hand. The waitress shows him to Sidney's table. Phil is so nervous he doesn't SIDNEY even look at Sidney and sits. He shields himself with his flowers.) Who you looking for, honey? PHIL TONY Hey, there, Sidney. I'm early. I mean I'm Phil and I'm early. I am Sidney. glad you're early too, well, sort of. I was hoping to beat you and get used to the room first. I get nervous in new places. And with new SIDNEY people. I get nervous a lot. I brought you flowers. That's me. (Phil sticks the flowers in the middle of the table to it blocks Sidney TONY from view and himself as well. Sidney tries to get a good look at What? Phil.) SIDNEY PHIL (CONT.) I'm Sidney. The flowers are a little wilted. They were pretty. I mean there is this wonderful flower shop but I didn't have time to go there today TONY but I did a few days ago and I wanted those flowers. I don't get a Is this a joke? date every day you know and I wanted this to be special, so I got the best flowers I know of but I want this to be great. You know what I SIDNEY mean. Are you Tony? You're late. I thought you'd be here at 5. (Sidney grabs and flowers and smells them. In her old lady voice she says)
"LOOKS GET IN THE WAY" by D. M. Larson from Freedrama.net Copyright (c) 2011 All Rights Reserved There is a nice restaurant with a bit of a romantic atmosphere. A woman in a little old lady mask (Sidney) is sitting at the down center table sitting across from an empty chair. A man, Tony, walks up to the table. He stops and gives a funny look at Sidney. TONY Uh... I think I have the wrong table? (Sidney speaks in an old lady voice.) SIDNEY Who you looking for, honey? TONY Sidney. SIDNEY That's me. TONY What? SIDNEY I'm Sidney. TONY Is this a joke? SIDNEY Are you Tony? You're late. I thought you'd be here at 5. TONY I've gotta go. Uh... I just wanted to tell you that Tony can't make it. (Tony leaves. Sidney does her regular voice.) SIDNEY See you later, loser. (A waitress (or waiter) brings Sidney an appetizer. Sidney eats it through the mouth hole in the mask. Next Phil enters. He is a nerdy looking guy in glasses and has some old flowers in his hand. The waitress shows him to Sidney's table. Phil is so nervous he doesn't even look at Sidney and sits. He shields himself with his flowers.) PHIL Hey, there, Sidney. I'm early. I mean I'm Phil and I'm early. I am glad you're early too, well, sort of. I was hoping to beat you and get used to the room first. I get nervous in new places. And with new people. I get nervous a lot. I brought you flowers. (Phil sticks the flowers in the middle of the table to it blocks Sidney from view and himself as well. Sidney tries to get a good look at Phil.) PHIL (CONT.) The flowers are a little wilted. They were pretty. I mean there is this wonderful flower shop but I didn't have time to go there today but I did a few days ago and I wanted those flowers. I don't get a date every day you know and I wanted this to be special, so I got the best flowers I know of but I want this to be great. You know what I mean. (Sidney grabs and flowers and smells them. In her old lady voice she says)