Theatre – Alysse Aallyn

Woman Into Wolf: the play

(Scene 9. Lights up on PERSEY House set where ROY & JAROD wrestle by firelight while the hot tub smokes suggestively and the eyes in the portrait track their movements. NED & PERSEY at the door. WOLF SPIRITS gather around and on top of the house, eyes blinking on & off. NED beckons JAROD aside,…
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Woman Into Wolf: the play

Act 3 Scene 8(The forest outside JAROD’s house. PERSEY is dragging DIGGER along by his collar.) PERSEY DIGGER! I need you!What the heck is your problem? (DIGGER is doing everything he can to stall and resist. TREES surge, rustle, threaten. WOLVES howl.) Are you scared of coyotes?I thought they were your friends. (DIGGER covers his…
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Woman Into Wolf: the play

(NED the cop exits; having to push vines aside. DIGGER runs out between his legs to dance with his friends. PERSEY throws herself on sofa, dials phone. Cell phone rings on BISH making his way through audience. Ring tone is Strangers In Paradise.) BISHPersey! You’re just the person! (He leans on an audience chair arm,…
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Woman Into Wolf: the play

Scene 7(Later. PERSEY’s house. She wears cleaning overall and carries duster & spray can. NED the cop in plain clothes knocks at the door. She’s surprised to see him.) NED(Very relaxed, strides in carrying folders)Some place you’ve got here.Looks like your help has help. PERSEYWe’re do-it-yourselfers.Um…how can I assist? NEDReady to work?(Shakes the folders at…
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Woman Into Wolf: the play

(PERSEY & BISH finish their yoga with a good gossip when – unexpectedly – ROY, PERSEY’S husband – who hates BISH – comes home) BISHBut I have no playmateAs you cruelly point out.(Sighs) PERSEYSorry.(Offstage, ROY’s voice) ROYCupcake! I’m home!Where the hellz is my baby? (PERSEY & BISH galvanize. He picks up scattered clothes and rushes,…
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Woman Into Wolf: the play

Scene 6(PERSEY’s house. She & BISH, dressed in yoga clothes, go through a series of poses together in choreographed movement. BISH adjusts PERSEY every now and then. DIGGER imitates & riffs off them doggie style.) BISHYour breath!Where’s your breath, Persey? PERSEY(Gasping)Sorry. I’m afraid my pigeon’sBeen…shot. BISHBut your sleeping swan’sA thing of beauty andA joy forever.…
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Woman Into Wolf: the play

Scene 4(PERSEY turns out the light and the women exit. Firelight spreads across the room, lighting glittering eyes of the portrait – the eyes move, watching the women leave. DIGGER’s Dance with the WOLVES: Sniffs wolves suspiciously; they are wild and strange, he is home-raised and scared but envious of their freedom and “cool.” Threat…
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Woman Into Wolf: the play

Scene 3 – Persey’s big house (BABE, (Persey’s mother-in-law) a commanding, magnificent, scary older woman strides into the yard, holding a blanket and calling,) BABEPersey! Persey, where are you? (PERSEY & DIGGER emerge from the forest, both looking dirty, scratched and sheepish)Oh, my goodness, poor PERSEY! What happened to you! PERSEYEr – Hello – Mother.…
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Cuck’d: a play

Talent Show – Emily’s Poem: Stage apron – (Oscar slumped in a wheelchair wearing stained sweats. Darla feeding him from a baby food jar – Emily dressed in camouflage holding rigid military pose – arms locked behind her – Rocky on drums, Victor on tambourine – all in pseudo-military gear) DarlaCome on, babyOpen up!Here comes…
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Cuck’d: a play

Girls Locker Room. (Pop & girly posters – lots of leg & boob. Darla changing out of cheerleader outfit into camisole and ruffled underpants outside highly decorated pink girly locker. Enter Oscar.) OscarHello, babe. Darla (Starts to cover up, confused) Honey! You can’tCome in here! (Looks around anxiously) Oscar (looming over her) Got my bros…
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