All By Myself
by Brian E. Rochlin
(set to and inspired by Eric Carmens "All By Myself")
When I was young I never needed anyone And makin' love was just for fun Those days are gone Livin' alone I think of all the friends I've known But when I dial the telephone Nobody's home
All by myself Don't wanna be All by myself anymore All by myself Don't wanna live All by myself anymore
Hard to be sure Some times I feel so insecure And love so distant and obscure Remains the cure
All by myself Don't wanna be All by myself anymore All by myself Don't wanna live All by myself anymore
FADE MUSIC. |
MUSIC BEGINS LIGHTS FADE UP Joey is just finishing a phone call to a woman hes dated once. He paces, lonely, wondering what to do. He tries dialing again a couple of times, picking up the phone dialing, hanging up...
Finally, he calls again, leaves another message, shivers from the cold of lonliness.
From his jacket, Joey removes a monkey hand puppet. The puppet sings along to Joey.
Joey joins in. They sing together.
A tender moment begins between the puppet and Joey. Theres a spark.
The puppet moves in for a kiss, and they begin making out.
Joey pushes the puppet away, and slaps it...hard. He chokes the hand and removes the puppet, putting it on the table. He pulls pills and booze from his jacket. Downs both, and stuffs the puppet in his mouth to asphyxiate himself.
He writhes on the ground, choking, vomiting into his own mouth, twitching and dying. He lies motionless on the ground. |
(WITH JOEY ON THE GROUND, THE PHONE RINGS A COUPLE OF TIMES.)
(A BEEP AS THE ANSWERING MACHINE IS PICKED UP.)
A WOMAN'S VOICE
(sexy and somewhat sing-songy)
Hey Joey. Its me, Courtney. Sorry I missed your calls. Of course Id love to see you again. Call me back and well make plans. Im going to leave Saturday open. Love you.
(CLICK OF PHONE BEING HUNG UP)
LIGHTS FADE OUT
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Performed by Brian Rochlin. Directed by J.J. Hickey.
Performed by Brian Rochlin. Directed by J.J. Hickey.
Performed by Brian Rochlin. Directed by J.J. Hickey.
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Performed by Brian Rochlin.