THEATER WORDS
The Tie a short piece for two young men.
THE TIE
CAST: 2 males
INTENT: Pacing.
Careful use of understatement.
Introduction to a dramatic and emotional role for young men.
STAGING: Paul - seated. Mike - standing.
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Mike: Are you all right?
Paul: Yeh, sure.
Mike: Are they gone?
Paul: Yeh.
Mike: I was going to come back right away, but I thought I should wait until they had left.
Paul: They've been gone for a long time.
Mike: It's only been since seven. They were here pretty fast.
Paul:Seems like forever.
Mike:Did you make the call?
Paul:Yeh.
Mike: How's your mom?
Paul: She's in the kitchen.
Mike: Do you have to go over there now?
Paul: No, why?
Mike: Well, you have a shirt and tie...
Paul: Oh, I was going to the movies with Katie.
Mike: Oh yeh, I forgot. Did you call her?
Paul: Yeh, she knows.
Mike: What she say?
Paul: Nothing really. What could she say?
Paul takes out a pack of cigarettes.
Paul: I've been waiting to see that movie, too.
Mike: What are you doing with them?
Paul: Plans have a way of breaking up.
Mike:Paul, where'd you get them?
Paul: I went for a walk.
Mike: To buy cigarettes? If your father...
Paul: Yeh, so.
Mike: I can't see you smoking.
Paul: Why not? You do.
Mike: Yeh, but that's different.
Paul: What's different about it?
Mike: My old man doesn't care.
Paul: Doesn't care if you drink either, does he?
Mike: What's that supposed to mean?
Paul: He gives you beer.
Mike: Yeh, but...
Paul: I've been at your house when he pops a bottle for each of you from the refrigerator.
Mike: Yeh, but that's different. We're at home, watching the game,.... you know.
Paul: My dad never drank anything. Don't even have a bottle of beer in the house.
Mike: So?
Paul: That's why Im wearing this tie.
Mike:: What are you talking about? .
Paul: You know why I've got this tie on?
You know why?
Because I'm not allowed out of the house on a date unless I have a tie on and either a
jacket or sweater.
Do you have any matches?
Mike:Come on Paul. Not today.
Paul:Why not? Do you have a match or not?
Mike: Here's a lighter.
Paul: Pretty cool. Where'd you get this?
Mike: My old man gave it to me.
Paul: You know, he's a pretty cool guy, your father.
Mike: Yeh, he's all right. At least when he's not martinied up.
Paul: Did you ever get drunk with him?
Mike: Nah, why would I do that?
Paul: cause he's your dad.
Mike: So what, your dad doesn't even drink.
Paul: I know that. That's what I mean.
He didn't drink. He didn't smoke.
He made me wear this tie.
Mike:Whets the tie got to do with anything?
Paul: Why couldn't he have shared a beer?
Why couldn't he give me a smoke?
Why did he leave me like this?
What kind of a man was he
To leave me alone
Leave me with nothing
(He rips off the tie)
This is all I got.
I'll smoke my lungs out if I want to.
I'll get so drunk I'll spit up my guts.
I'll make myself a man.
I don't need him to do it.
I don't need him.
CAST: 2 males
INTENT: Pacing.
Careful use of understatement.
Introduction to a dramatic and emotional role for young men.
STAGING: Paul - seated. Mike - standing.
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Mike: Are you all right?
Paul: Yeh, sure.
Mike: Are they gone?
Paul: Yeh.
Mike: I was going to come back right away, but I thought I should wait until they had left.
Paul: They've been gone for a long time.
Mike: It's only been since seven. They were here pretty fast.
Paul:Seems like forever.
Mike:Did you make the call?
Paul:Yeh.
Mike: How's your mom?
Paul: She's in the kitchen.
Mike: Do you have to go over there now?
Paul: No, why?
Mike: Well, you have a shirt and tie...
Paul: Oh, I was going to the movies with Katie.
Mike: Oh yeh, I forgot. Did you call her?
Paul: Yeh, she knows.
Mike: What she say?
Paul: Nothing really. What could she say?
Paul takes out a pack of cigarettes.
Paul: I've been waiting to see that movie, too.
Mike: What are you doing with them?
Paul: Plans have a way of breaking up.
Mike:Paul, where'd you get them?
Paul: I went for a walk.
Mike: To buy cigarettes? If your father...
Paul: Yeh, so.
Mike: I can't see you smoking.
Paul: Why not? You do.
Mike: Yeh, but that's different.
Paul: What's different about it?
Mike: My old man doesn't care.
Paul: Doesn't care if you drink either, does he?
Mike: What's that supposed to mean?
Paul: He gives you beer.
Mike: Yeh, but...
Paul: I've been at your house when he pops a bottle for each of you from the refrigerator.
Mike: Yeh, but that's different. We're at home, watching the game,.... you know.
Paul: My dad never drank anything. Don't even have a bottle of beer in the house.
Mike: So?
Paul: That's why Im wearing this tie.
Mike:: What are you talking about? .
Paul: You know why I've got this tie on?
You know why?
Because I'm not allowed out of the house on a date unless I have a tie on and either a
jacket or sweater.
Do you have any matches?
Mike:Come on Paul. Not today.
Paul:Why not? Do you have a match or not?
Mike: Here's a lighter.
Paul: Pretty cool. Where'd you get this?
Mike: My old man gave it to me.
Paul: You know, he's a pretty cool guy, your father.
Mike: Yeh, he's all right. At least when he's not martinied up.
Paul: Did you ever get drunk with him?
Mike: Nah, why would I do that?
Paul: cause he's your dad.
Mike: So what, your dad doesn't even drink.
Paul: I know that. That's what I mean.
He didn't drink. He didn't smoke.
He made me wear this tie.
Mike:Whets the tie got to do with anything?
Paul: Why couldn't he have shared a beer?
Why couldn't he give me a smoke?
Why did he leave me like this?
What kind of a man was he
To leave me alone
Leave me with nothing
(He rips off the tie)
This is all I got.
I'll smoke my lungs out if I want to.
I'll get so drunk I'll spit up my guts.
I'll make myself a man.
I don't need him to do it.
I don't need him.