A LURE OF THE DRAGON
© 2004 Paddy Gillard-Bentley
Surreal
3m/1f
1hr. 45 min.
God, a little Woody Allenesque is in a
bit of a slump. The Devil, as usual,
smooth as silk, vie for the
souls of two punk/goth
rockers. The bait is heroin, Snake’s own special
brand, much of the action
dissolves into two Salvador Dali Paintings, and
the wager is eternal as the clock ticks for the unsuspecting
Madman and Yvette.
Very adult content!
An excerpt from the play…
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Yvette is
out cold. Snake has been eating maraschino
cherries dipped in chocolate from her body.
Her boyfriend watches helplessly, devoured by the drug. snake Death...the
abyss, random chaos of thought & conception…the death angels. Snake
eats the cherry on her lips without taking his lips from hers, kissing her
deeply. She rouses, kissing him
back. Her eyes open, and she struggles
to push him off her. She succeeds. YVETTE What
are you doing? SNAKE Taking
what you have given me permission to take....
(beat) Again. He
laughs. yvette You’re
a sick fuck. She
laughs. Snake Oh,
Yvette…I’m exactly what you want me to be…sleepy head. Come to me. YVETTE No. snake Come! She tries
to crawl away, but the shackles hinder her. yvette While I was sleeping…well, I wasn’t…you know, really sleeping, I just couldn’t seem to move. I dreamed of you, but you looked different. I could feel your rancid breath scarring me, and your yellow rotting teeth. Snake
grabs her by the hair. yvette OUCH! LET GO, LET ME GO! SNAKE Lovely girl…screaming through a reticent haze of images diluted by an altered state. Illusion is such a clever trick. He turns
to Madman. snake While your reason is handcuffed to some fatuous idea this is what she desires. (beat) Always focus on the monster boy! Madman What? Snake You! In your mind you snatch images, evaporating slugs granule, needles, powder, tube, mesh, bars, nanosized activated powder drenching your mind in blood. It’s all inconsequential. He laughs
as he turns Madman’s head to look into his eyes. Hey, did you notice when her loins joined the
cacophony…without apology? MADMAn Fuck you. I’m not looking into your eyes again. Snake
drags Yvette over to the couch. Snake Bend over it. |
