MARK I’ll meet you at the show. I’ll try and convince Roger to go. (MARK exits) ANGEL Alone at last… COLLINS He’ll be back, I guarantee. ANGEL I’ve been hearing violins all night! COLLINS Anything to do with me? Are we a thing? ANGEL Darling… we’re everything! Live in my house I’ll be your shelter…
(The Street.) ANGEL New York City — MARK Uh huh ANGEL Center of the universe COLLINS Sing it girl — ANGEL Times are shitty But I’m pretty sure they can’t get worse MARK I hear you ANGEL It’s a comfort to know When you’re singing the hit-the-road blues That anywhere else you could possibly go…
THREE HOMELESS PEOPLE Christmas bells are ringing Christmas bells are ringing Christmas bells are ringing — Out of town Santa Fe SQUEEGEEMAN Honest living, man! (He recoils as though he’s almost been run over by a car.) Feliz Navidad! (Three POLICE OFFICERS, in full riot gear, enter and approach sleeping BLANKET PERSON. The FIRST OFFICER…
(Various locations) STEVE Will I lose my dignity Will someone care Will I wake tomorrow From this nightmare? GROUP #1 Will I lose my dignity Will someone care Will I wake tomorrow From this nightmare? GROUP #2 Will I lose my dignity Will someone care Will I wake tomorrow From this nightmare? GROUP #3 Will…
(The loft. MIMI plants a huge kiss on ROGER, who recoils.) ROGER Who do you think you are? Barging in on me and my guitar Little girl — hey The door is that way You better go you know The fire’s out anyway Take your powder — take your candle Your sweet whisper I just…
(Mimi’s apartment) MIMI What’s the time? Well it’s gotta be close to midnight My body’s talking to me It says, “Time for danger” It says “I wanna commit a crime Wanna be the cause of a fight Wanna put on a tight skirt and flirt With a stranger” I’ve had a knack from way back…
(ANGEL and COLLINS attend an AIDS Life Support group. PAUL, the support leader, sits on the downstage railing above. GORDON, one of the members of the group, is standing downstage left, facing the audience. As the members enter, they introduce themselves and form a semicircle. Note: The names of the support group members should change every…
TANGO: MAUREEN (The lot. JOANNE is reexamining the cable connections for the umpteenth time.) MARK And so into the abyss…The lot. Where a small stage is partially set up. JOANNE (playing with some wires) “Line in”… I went to Harvard for this? MARK Close on Mark’s nose dive. JOANNE “Line out”… MARK Will he get…
YOU’LL SEE (BENNY enters.) BENNY Joy to the world– Hey, you bum — yeah, you, move over Get your ass off that range rover MARK That attitude toward the homeless is just what Maureen is protesting tonight. (Holding camera up to BENNY) Close up: Benjamin Coffin the third, our ex-roommate who married Alison Grey, of…
Mark: enter, tom collins, computer genius, teacher, vagabond anarchist who ran naked through the parthenon. Mark and Collins: bustelo-marlboro banana by the bunch a box of captain crunch will taste so good Collins: and firewood Mark: look it’s santa clause Collins: hold your applause. Roger: oh hi Collins: “oh hi” after seven months? Roger: sorry…