Jack And Jill Plays - Part 3 - Snake

About Jack and Jill Plays:







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.







Snake

by Adam Szymkowicz



(JILL stands over a dead snake holding a shovel.  The snake is in two pieces.)



JILL

Jack!!  Ja-ack!



(JACK enters.)



JILL

I killed this snake.



JACK

I see.  Was it--



JILL

I didn't like how it was looking at me.  Is there a rattle?



JACK

It's a-- I think it's a garter snake.



JILL

It looks poisonous.



JACK

Maybe.  I don't know.  We can look it up.



JILL

You could make boots out of it.  Don't people make boots out of snakeskin?



JACK

I'm no cobbler.



JILL

Or like a fanny pack or something.



JACK

Sure.  Maybe.  Or maybe we just chuck it out back.



JILL

It's fresh.  We could eat it.  Wanna look up how to cook it?



JACK

No, I don't want to do that.  My brother was arrested.



JILL

Oh.



JACK

Again.  Drugs.



JILL

I'm sorry.



JACK

It's fine.  I'm going to go back inside.



JILL

Should I cook this?



JACK

Please don't.  I'll make pasta.



JILL

Okay.



JACK

Or something.  I'm glad the snake didn't hurt you.



JILL

Me too.



JACK

Come inside?



JILL

In a bit.



(JACK exits.  JILL looks at the snake.)



JILL

Not today, snake.  Not today.





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