Monday, June 24, 2013

"Butch Gardens, Episode 6" by Mocha Tchokha Rose

ANNIE
Up ahead . . . I think I see a sign---

LONNIE
We’ve been walking forever---

ANNIE
A little exercise---

LONNIE
What does it say?

ANNIE
The leaves---

LONNIE
Honestly . . .

            (LONNIE brushes the leaves away.  There, in the peeled paint, glitzy letters call
            out, “Butch Gardens.”)

                  LONNIE (Continued)
“Butch Gardens”---?

ANNIE
My kind of place---

LONNIE
Honestly---

ANNIE
It’s like some kind of abandoned lesbian amusement park---

            (ELINOR RADLEY emerges from the shadows and curtsies low.)

ELINOR RADLEY
Abandoned no more.

            (ANNIE and LONNIE start.)

            END OF EPISODE 6.

 

Monday, June 17, 2013

"Butch Gardens, Episode 5" by Mocha Tchokha Rose

            (FOOFEE helps COUNTESS VAN DER CAVE climb down the pile of
            wreckage.)

FOOFEE
Here’s something odd, Countess.  It seems our plane crashed on top of another plane.

COUNTESS VAN DER CAVE
What are the chances---?

FOOFEE
Watch out!

            (FOOFEE throws the COUNTESS down onto a pile of tropical leaves.  Another
            plane crashes down upon the first two.)

                 FOOFEE (Continued)
Would you believe another plane?

COUNTESS VAN DER CAVE
Foofee.  You’re on top of me . . .

            (They remain still a moment.)

            END OF EPISODE 5.

Monday, June 10, 2013

"Butch Gardens, Episode 4" by Mocha Tchokha Rose

COUNTESS VAN DER CAVE
My glorious plane!

FOOFEE
My apologies, Countess.  It was like some force pulled the steering mechanism---

COUNTESS VAN DER CAVE
Foofee, my trusted womanservant, you survive?  But the plane---

FOOFEE
And what of Feefoo, your trusted manservant---?

COUNTESS VAN DER CAVE
Yes, what of him?

FOOFEE
Oh, dear.

            (FOOFEE opens the plane door.  Roasted meat.)

                  FOOFEE (Continued)
I’m afraid he didn’t make it.

COUNTESS VAN DER CAVE
I have a bad feeling about this, Foofee.  Close the door.

            (She makes several attempts and finally gets the plane shut up.)

            END OF EPISODE 4.

Monday, June 3, 2013

"Butch Gardens, Episode 3" by Mocha Tchokha Rose

            (The sound of a plane crashing.)

LONNIE
Another one?  ’Gives me the shakes.  I remember our crash.

ANNIE
I, for one, look forward to the wilderness.

LONNIE
You’re one for roughing it.  Should we go to the crash site?

ANNIE
Are you a doctor?  I’m not a doctor.

            (They keep walking.)

            END OF EPISODE 3.