Theme: Betraying friends
Story: A story of betrayal:
2 best friends talking at school about guys
they are dating, are approached
by a third who reveals that she has
heard a secret about one of
these girls. One of the best friends, who
was the only one the other had
told a secret to, has told this secret to
someone else, who in turn has
spread it around the school. The betrayed
friend leaves, hurt and angry.
Cast: three females; Julie (the
betrayed), Deana (the betrayer), Pat (the busibody)
Props: small table with 2 chairs,
school books and stuff
Lighting: General stage lighting
(Lights up, Deana is sitting
at the table, working on school work)
Julie: (Julie enters and sits
at the table beside Deana) Hey girl!
Deana: (looks up happy to see
Julie) Deana...how's it going....what are you doing out of class?
Julie: (putting down books)
Ms. Stevens let us early because the VCR she was going to use
didn't work...
Deana: (sacastically) Oh, you
poor baby! You didn't get to see your video...I bet it was about the 3
branches of government... "the
exectutive, the legislative,
the ......" what is it?
Julie: (pretends disgust) "The
judicial"...see, I do do my homework....sometimes! Anyway, Ben told Ms.
Stevens he could fix the VCR
after school if she wanted him
to. You know, he really is a pretty neat guy! (acts shy)
Deana: (suddenly very interested,
leans forward) So it's Ben now, huh? You have one date with the guy, and
he's Mr. Wonderful!
Julie: (leans forward, frightened)
Shhh! Would you be quiet! Somebody might hear!....Besides, it wasn't really
a date,...(sits back
defensively) We just got together
at his parents house to go over some stuff for the Yearbook
Deana: (folds arms, sits back)
Yeah, right!
Julie: It was, it really was!
(sits forward) You know that Jack and I are still dating...and he is a
terriffic guy!
(pause, Deana just looks at
Julie, bobs her head up and down, not believing her)
Julie: Deana! It was not a date!
I told you yesterday what he and I were going to do, and that's exactly
what we did!!!
Deana: (mischieviously) What
do you think Jack would say about this?
Julie: (surprized) Deana, you're
really starting to scare me!
Deana: (laughing, relaxing)
Okay, okay, I'm just playing around. Nobody knows about this but me and
you, okay?
Julie: Okay....just please don't
play with me this way...it really does scare me! (Pat approaches the table,
looking around to see if anyone is watching)
Deana: Alright, I won't do it
anymore....(reaches into her stuff, trying to find pictures) Look, I've
got some pictures from the party last
weekend (passes pictures to
Julie)
Pat: (standing at one side,
acting cocky) Oh, I see you've got pictures. Pretty bold, don't you think?
Julie: (a little disgusted,
not looking at Pat) Hello, Pat. It's nice to see you today, too! (glances
at Deana, shakes her head)
Pat: (to julie) Are they pictures
of you and your new boyfriend?
Julie: (snaps her head around
to Pat, looks very shocked) WHAT? WHAT DID YOU SAY!
Pat: Oh, nothing really...I
just heard that you were dropping Jack for Ben...
(While Pat talks, Julie slowly,
dramatically sits up straight and slowly turns her head to face Deana,
who is slowly sliding back in her chair, also with a shocked face)
Pat: (continuing) ...and everybody's
talking about it. Marcy and Colleen just told me...(she slowly begins leaving
and talks as she goes)...it always seems that I'm the last to know about
these things....(exits stage)
(There's silence as Julie glares
at Deana, Julie's anger is rising and she begins to lean forward toward
Deana)
Julie: Deana, you told Marcy
and Colleen about my "date" with Ben didn't you?
Deana: No, no, I didn't tell
them. I haven't even seen them this week!
Julie: So you told someone else?
Deana: Yeah, but I didn't mean
to,...it just kind of slipped out, I mean, you know how that can happen...right?
Julie: I can't believe you did
this to me! You know what this will do to Jack and me.
Deana: Julie, I...I didn't actually
say you went on a date...It's like you said...it was...a...a meeting to
work on the Yearbook!
Julie: (stands, voice rising)
That's not what you called it a minute ago...you said it was a date! (Looks
around, growing angrier by the
second) Deana, you're supposed
to be my best friend, or at least you were!!
Deana: (helplessly) Julie, please,
I'm really sorry!
Julie: (not listening, gesturing)
I really trusted you, Deana...and look what you've done! Jack will probably
never speak to me again...(looks directly at Deana) and that's exactly
what I'm going to do to you...(picks up her stuff angrily and walks off)
Don't bother calling me anymore...just leave me alone!!!! (Pause while
Julie leaves; Deana watches Julie leave...Deana is alone on
stage, pondering silently what
has happened) (She slow stands and gathers her things, then walks toward
the audience,
head lowered)
Deana: (looks up and speaks
to the audience) The only person I told was Paula...(pause)...if only Paula
had kept her mouth shut, none of this would have happened....
(Lights fade out)
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