Jack And Jill Plays - Part 1 - Purpose

About Jack and Jill Plays:



Today is my 40th birthday.



I'm going to do something new.  Post a short play every day as long as I can.  This does not mean that I wrote this play today but I might have.  (My life is not always my own what with work and a 4 year old running around so maybe I wrote it today or maybe it was stockpiled in preparation for the days I can't get in writing.)  My goal is to do at least 100 of these or maybe more but probably 45 or 50 is the length of a full length play so even that would be good.  100 would be better.  300?  amazing.  500?  Does anyone want 500 of these plays?  Anyway, the goal is consecutive days.



The normal things about plays apply-- don't produce or reproduce this play without my permission.  I wrote it so I own it.  Etc.









Purpose

by Adam Szymkowicz



(JACK enters carrying a bucket.  He tries to hand it to JILL.)



JACK

Here you go.



JILL

What's that?



JACK

A pail.



JILL

A pail?



JACK

A bucket.



JILL

What's it for?



JACK

We could carry water in it.



JILL

For what?



JACK

I don't know.  Things.



JILL

I'm not going to drink water from your bucket.  I have water glasses.



JACK

Or we could keep things in it.



JILL

Like what?



JACK

All sorts of things.  Nuts and bolts.  Snakes.  Chains.  Water.



JILL

Okay.  Just put it somewhere I won't notice it.



JACK

It'll be really useful sometime.  I promise.



JILL

Yeah, okay.



JACK

What's wrong?



JILL

Do I have a purpose?



JACK

Sure.  Sure you do.



JILL

What is it?



JACK

Oh I bet there are lots of things you do every day.



JILL

Yeah but to what end?



JACK

Like a mission statement?



JILL

Or something.



JACK

We can come up with one.  Come with me.



JILL

Where?



JACK

Up the hill.  I want to fill up this bucket.  Make sure it doesn't leak.



JILL

Okay.  We'll find out what my purpose is.



JACK

Yeah, totally.  We'll both find our purpose.  Purposes.  Purposi.



JILL

No.



(They exit with bucket.)



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