Tag: Heaven & Home
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Crush on the Bible School Counselor (Heaven & Home)
THE SETUP Cian, the guy Andrew very much wants to date, has just asked Andrew when he first knew he was gay. “He was a Bible school counselor. Don’t even remember his name, some college boy…” ANDREW When did I know I was gay? (pause, he considers) He was a Bible school counselor. Don’t even…
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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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Listening To Him Breathe (Heaven & Home)
THE SETUP Cian is sharing with his friend Gabby a memory of a time he and Byron shared the same bed, platonically. Cian remembers waking up next to Byron and watching him sleeping. “Listening to him breathe against the sounds of the morning.” CIAN I could have stayed there indefinitely. Just looking at him. Lying…
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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…