Curtains
Setting: Central Park, with a lake directly behind the character Giselle, who is sitting on a large rock.
Characters:
Giselle (G): A pretty redhead, who lives in a fantasy world, believing she is a princess.
Frog (F): A frog Giselle hears talking somewhere near the rock.
Dialogue:
F: Hey, Miss, why are you sitting on a rock?
G: What’s that? Who’s there? I heard somebody talk.
F: I’m down here, Miss, admiring your frock of pink and blue.
G: Oh my! It’s you? But you’re a frog. A frog I’m talking to?
F: Yes, but truly I’m a prince. A spell was put on me.
G: Oh my. I know your story and what will set you free.
F: You say you know my story? Whoever might you be?
G: I’m a princess searching for my prince, but nobody believes me.
F: Well, get this. Every time I talk, people think I’m croaking.
G: Wow! I hear you clearly. They’ve got to be joking.
F: You’re as pretty as a princess. It’s fate that we should meet.
G: You recognize who I am. Dear frog, you are so sweet.
F: Yes, Dear. I am a prince. You know what you must do.
G: Yes, I know what I must do to have a love that’s true.
F: Please pick me up, my darling, and give me true love’s kiss.
G: Oh, my prince. Our life will be filled with so much bliss. (she leans down to pick up the frog).
Epilogue: Caught immediately upon kissing the frog, Giselle is whisked off by her father to the mental institution from which she had fled.
Copyright © Andrea Dietrich | Year Posted 2024
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