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| Snowbound and Outbound Copyright 1996 by Stan Peal - All Rights Reserved Characters: BUS DRIVER AMY- teenage girl MARK - newlywed man CINDY - newlywed woman CLAIRE - middle-aged woman WILL - adolescent boy CARL - older homeless German immigrant (The setting is a Minneapolis transit bus, the Monday after thanksgiving. Six people sit in silence. The bus driver briefly enters). BUS DRIVER. Sorry folks, this bus isn�t going anywhere. Even if I could get the engine started, we�re in this snow bank good. There�s no traction. We�ve got another bus on the way. If it makes it through the snow, it should be here in five to ten minutes. Maybe. Give or take. Just sit tight and stay warm. I�m gonna go out and start digging. WILL. Great. CLAIRE. Terrific. MARK. Nice driving. CINDY. It wasn�t his fault. Besides all the snow, it�s solid ice underneath. We shouldn�t even be out here. AMY. Wow. I�ve never been stuck on a bus. (Pause. She gets up and addresses everyone in the bus) Uh, hi. My name is Amy. I saw this movie once�where a bunch of people were stuck in a subway car, kind of like us. And�at first they didn�t want to talk to each other, but after awhile, they started getting along like they were all friends, and they started singing together. So when they were singing, the time passed really quickly and the train started up again and they were almost sad that they weren�t started up again and they were almost sad that they weren�t stuck any more. (Pause) So anyway, I thought that if we started singing, it would help pass the time. Christmas is coming up in a month, so why don�t we sing some Christmas songs? I�ll start (Sings) �We wish you a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year�(pause)�Good tidings.. (Stops singing) Okay. I guess it�s kind of hard to sing in public. I know. We just had Thanksgiving weekend, so why don�t we all go around and introduce ourselves and say something we�re thankful for. Okay, I�ll start. My name is Amy �oh, I said that already�And I�m thankful� CINDY. Um, honey, I don�t think anyone really wants to talk. Why don�t we all just sit and wait for the other bus. MARK. (To Cindy) That was a little cold, wasn�t it? CINDY. I was just telling her what everyone was thinking, but nobody would say. That�s all. MARK. How do you know what everyone�s thinking? CINDY. Well, I was just trying to be helpful. If you want to embarrass yourself, that�s fine. MARK. Hi, Amy, my name is Mark. One thing you can be thankful for is that you�re not married. (Cindy glares at him) Not that there�s anything wrong with marriage. Marriage is a wonderful thing. But right now you�ve got your freedom. You don�t have the pressures of bills, mortgages, property taxes, raising a family� CINDY. Communication problems, cleaning up day after day putting up with tantrums� MARK. Always having to wait, never being on time� CINDY. Having all your money spent on Nintendo, tools� CLAIRE. Listen to you two. How long have you been married? No, wait. Let me guess. Eight months. CINDY. Seven. MARK. You make it sound like a prison sentence. CINDY. Well you don�t sound like you�re having any fun either, do you. MARK. I have fun. Just�not all the time. CINDY. Oh, do you want me to be more fun? MARK. I want you to be you. It�s just� It�s different than when we were dating. I just need to get used to you. CINDY. Oh really. MARK. And you need to get used to me. I still love you, you know. I really do. CINDY. I know. I love you too. |