Forbidden Love
By
Azana Reed
CHARACTERS
LATRELL- Late twenties. Shy and
easily flustered by compliments. Neills’ husband for a year. A computer
technician for Apple. Nerdy.
NEILL- Early thirties. Outgoing
and dominate. Latrell’s’ husband for a year. A stock broker. Nerdy.
STAGE MANAGER- Reads all stage
directions.
SETTING
An apartment building in the country of Alabama. The
apartment building is a safe haven for gay’s to let loose and not be afraid of
being caught loving each other.
TIME
In the year 2015 after President Obama’s assassination by an
ISIS advocate. Joe Biden revoked gay rights after he took office. Anyone caught
or suspected of gay activities will be persecuted and put on death row without
trial. Takes place of a Friday afternoon preferably around nine o’clock pm.
(Lights come on the
stage as LATRELL and NEILL are on the couch breathless after an intense make
out session they just had.)
LATRELL
Wow. Umm… that was just… wow. Why don’t we do this more
often?
NEILL
Because somebody is always watching Game of Thrones, or
playing video games. That’s why when I see you bored I just wing it. Any way’s
do you want a drink or something while I’m up? (Neill gets up and walks to the kitchen to fix himself a drink and to
stretch his legs.)
LATRELL
Ha very funny. But yes, a glass of red wine please. But, can
I put on the news on for a second? Since you so bluntly insulted me I shouldn’t
even be asking you but, since you are pouring me wine then I’ll ask you I
guess.
NEILL
Look who’s trying to be a comedian now. (Neill walks back to the couch with a glass of wine for Latrell and
tumbler of Scotch for himself. He hands the glass to Latrell and they both
toast to each other.) Yes you may turn on the news if you must.
(As the news blares
from the television there is noise out in the hallway. Latrell and Neill
investigate and comes face to face with the police. They are arresting one of
the gay couples that lived next to them. Neill closes the door impossibly fast
and locks the door.)
LATRELL
They’re at it again. How many couples have been taken from
here?
NEILL
Too many. Somebody needs to do something about this
inequality.
LATRELL
What can we do Neill? When everyone is scared to actually
fight for what was taken from them.
NEILL
What can we do if we do fight? Die and hope the next
generation actually does something about it, huh? We are never going to have
the feeling of security we had last year. It’s never going to happen again
they’ll make sure of it. We are the enemy now not them. All the protesting and
killing going on in the world today is an example of what happens in the real
world. This isn’t a game no more. Innocent people are dying every day because
of sexual preference.
LATRELL
Then we’ll do something about then. We’ll be the sacrifice
of people who are scared to sacrifice themselves. We’ll fight for them.
NEILL
You don’t understand do you?
LATRELL
What I don’t understand?
NEILL
I miss you dammit! I miss you so much it hurts. I miss how
we’d hold hands and kiss in public. I miss the dinner dates and the movies
dates. I miss your gentle caresses when I would smile or laugh at your jokes. I
miss being able to walk to our apartment without being paranoid that a police
officer will be at our door to persecute us. I miss being able to make love
without a care in the world. But, now all of that changed. We can’t even walk
too close to one another without being suspected of being called sick minded.
We can’t even make love without the fear of someone catching us with us being
too loud. I just miss you. No, I need you baby and I want everything to work
with us without the paranoia and the hate surrounding us. I love you too much to
let something come in between us. And, I need you to be strong for me- no us or
else we won’t survive in this cruel world.
LATRELL
I do love you and I do need you. And, I will be strong for
us.
NEILL
Then show me baby. Show me.
(Latrell and Neill
come together for a passionate kiss. The scene ends as they enter their
bedroom.)
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