These Walls Can Talk by Erin Mallon

Author:Erin Mallon [Mallon, Erin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B089112GRB
Published: 2020-05-19T23:00:00+00:00

Scene NINE

The coffee shop.

Neil: Hey, uh, the tuna melt? The tuna melt coming? (quick beat) Ok great. (under his breath) How long can a fuckin’ tuna melt take?

Neil puts his hand to his heart.

Doesn’t like what he feels.

He starts that heartbeat-like drumming on the take-out counter in front of him with one hand while keeping the other hand against his heart.

Buh-bum. Buh-bum. Buh-bum.

Getting there, getting there…

Buh-bum. Buh-bum. Buh-bum.

Booyah!

He goes into a quiet, but festive drumming sequence on the take-out counter.

Cameron: You ok, man?

Neil: Yeah, I got this heart thing. The drumming helps.

Cameron: Ok cool, because it’s not bothering the people who are trying to work here at all.

Neil: Great. Good. Wait. Was that sarcasm? I said I have a heart condition, man. Damn you’re cold, huh?

Cameron: Sorry. You’re right. I’m – (quick beat) Continue drumming.

Neil: Oh you like drumming?

Cameron: Well, I didn’t say I-

Neil: Wah-pisht!

Neil slaps a postcard in Cameron’s hand.

Come see my show! It’s next month at Housing Works Bookstore downtown.

Cameron: My god, what the hell is this?

Neil: I work with spoken word artists – mostly female - to create rhythmic, ecstatic celebrations of sound and sensuality. (quick beat) I drum while the poets poet. Everyone “applauds” by snapping their fingers.

Cameron: Yeah, I can’t see myself attending something like that.

Neil: FINE!

Neil goes to grab the card back.

Cameron stops him and checks the card again.

Cameron: Actually! It’s an… open mic situation?

Neil: Yes…

Cameron: And anyone can participate?

Neil: I know! It can be awful, but it can also be transcendent when-

Cameron: I’ll be there.

Beat.

Neil: Really?

Cameron: See you next month, man. I hope the heart thing improves for ya.

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