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The Sign by Jasmine Lomax

CHARACTERS

Woman—20-30’s, been homeless for quite some time. Street smart.

Man—25-35, newly homeless in a town he doesn’t know. Injury on leg.

Crew—3 to 4 stagehands adorned with a sweater or beanie when present on stage, used as filler, no text/speech.

SETTING Outskirts of large metropolitan city, USA.

SCENE ONE

(Lights up on a man, he carries a large pack on his back. His stride looks painful, long, and weary. It is raining. He shivers until he finds himself under a large neon sign that is sheltering him, there is a girl there. She pulls out a wet pack of cigarettes and struggles to light one, eventually getting so frustrated she throws it.)

WOMAN: Think anything could get any worse?

MAN: Do you think it can get any better?

(He pulls out his pack and hands her a cigarette. She shakes pretty violently as she lights it.)

WOMAN: The only things I can think of to make this any better is a hit and some good dick.

MAN: You holding?

WOMAN: You a cop?

MAN: With how your night is going, would you be surprised?

WOMAN: (Smiles.) Oh… kind and funny

MAN: Still charming even with all this scruff?

WOMAN: (Sarcastically.) If you were a cop, you definitely would have fooled me.

MAN: (He lights a cigarette of his own.) Where are you from?

WOMAN: Nowhere.

MAN: What are you doing here?

WOMAN: Nothing.

MAN: Where is your –

WOMAN: Do you always ask this many questions?

MAN: I just find it amazing that we are conveniently in the same situation…

WOMAN: Heh, and what is so convenient about it? Is there something so convenient about being stuck in the rain? Freezing to death? Listening to nothing but the sounds of the rain and my stomach growling?

MAN: I didn’t mean to –

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