CAST
WHITE A 17-year-old female character dressed in mainly stark bright white.
RED The same/similar female character at 17 ½ and wearing mainly dark maroon or blood red.
BLUE The same/similar female character at 18 and wearing mainly bright medium blue.
(This is an excerpt of a one-act play)
CHARACTERS
GLADYS, co-host and mother
ALICE, host
CHLOE, Gladys’ daughter, eight years old
Act One, Scene One
A bed sits stage right in a dimly lit room. CHLOE lies with the covers pulled tight under her chin. Her face is illuminated. A loud, deep rumbling sound, like a giant footstep is heard.
CHLOE Hello?
The sound becomes a loud slavering noise, like snorting and chewing, followed by another rumbling step.
CHLOE Hello? Who’s there? Mom?… Mom?
A horrible roar resounds. Lights out. (more…)