Tag: 30s
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Just the Way I’m Wired (Heaven & Home)
THE SETUP Cian has just told his brother Vincent that their late friend Byron held on to an unrequited love for Vincent right up until his death, but didn’t share that with Vincent for fear it would drive Vincent away. (The full scene which includes this monologue is also available for viewing: “Part of My…
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My Whole Body Knows when Vince is in a Room (Heaven & Home)
THE SETUP Cian has just asked Byron what it’s like being around Vincent, Bryon’s best friend and unrequited love. (The larger scene this monologue is pulled from is also available for viewing: “Part of My Life that You Can’t Get At”) “My whole body knows when Vince is in a room.” BYRON My whole body…
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It’s a Sick Joke. God is Sick. (Heaven & Home)
THE SETUP Cian has just asked Vincent for his advice on the possibility of a relationship with Andrew, who’s clean now, but used to be a street hustler after he ran away from home. (The full scene which includes this monologue is also available for viewing: “Part of My Life that You Can’t Get At”)…
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You. Me. Movies in the Dark on my Bed (Heaven & Home)
THE SETUP Cian has come to Gabby for comfort – their traditional movie marathon routine which they pull whenever they want to retreat from the men in their lives – in this case, Cian is retreating from Andrew, and Gabby is retreating from Cian’s brother Vincent. But Gabby realizes that she’s not solving anything by…
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Jealous of Ghostly Visitations (Heaven & Home)
THE SETUP Vincent is lashing out at his younger brother Cian, who insists that their late friend Byron’s ghost is haunting him. (The full scene which includes this monologue is also available for viewing: “Fighting for Custody of the Ghost”) “There’s this huge chunk of my life now that’s gone completely out of focus.” VINCENT…
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Ticket to the Wedding (Heaven & Home)
THE SETUP Gabby and her boyfriend Vincent are visiting their mutual friend Byron in the hospital. Byron is unconscious. Gabby is sitting at Byron’s bedside and Vincent stands behind her, his hands on her shoulders. (The full scene which includes this monologue is also available for viewing: “Wishing On A Plane” – the longer 3-person…
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Call from the Hospital (Heaven & Home)
THE SETUP Vincent calls his girlfriend Gabby’s answering machine from a pay phone in the hallway of the local hospital, where their friend Byron is gravely ill. “…after wiping spit off Byron and listening to his relatives and doctors all day, I’m not sure I’d know how to speak to a real person anymore.” VINCENT…
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In a Box Underground Rotting (Heaven & Home)
THE SET UP Vincent is speaking to his girlfriend Gabby about his best friend Byron, who died of AIDS. Vincent’s faith has been shaken by his friend’s untimely death; Gabby’s faith has not. “I just don’t like thinking of him in a box underground, rotting.” VINCENT I just don’t like thinking of him in a…
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Three Words (Heaven & Home)
THE SETUP Cian has just asked Gabby if her boyfriend Vincent (Cian’s older brother) has said “I love you” yet. “It’s just — words. Three words. They don’t mean anything anymore.” GABBY It’s just — words. Three words. They don’t mean anything anymore. No one believes them anymore. I’m not even sure I’d believe them…
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Heaven & Home
(a haunted love story in two acts) Byron’s been dead nearly two years but Cian’s still having conversations with him. Cian’s brother, Vince, was Byron’s best friend in life. Haunted by fading memories of Byron, Vince is angered by the visits his brother is receiving, particularly because Vince was a constant presence at Byron’s hospital…