A very short play by Tbinns

(Scene is in a park . Bill is sitting on the bench reading a book. It’s a bright beautiful spring afternoon, the birds are singing , the sun is warm and welcoming. A young thin, well dressed blonde girl, Becky comes and sits on the Bench. Bill stares a moment while she checks her make up)

BILL: Excuse me, you look familiar…

BECKY: Yeah I get that all the time. I’m a professional Paris Hilton impersonator.

BILL: I’m sorry, you’re a what now?

BECKY: A professional Paris Hilton impersonator. You know at parties and special events…that sort of thing.

BILL: So you make money…

BECKY: Yes…

BILL: Doing an impression of someone

BECKY: Uh huh

BILL: Who makes money…

BECKY: Yes…

BILL: …for doing nothing.

BECKY: That about sums it up, yes.

(Bill sighs and stands up)

BILL: Well, I’m going to go stick my face in a belt sander until the sweet blessed relief of death comes and washes the stain of North American culture from my deadened soul.

BECKY: OK, have fun, I’m going to watch the Bachelorette on my Ipod..

(Bill leaves, R.E.M’s “The End of the World as We Know It” plays as the lights go down. Curtain.)

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