My Play

Mom (Yvette): The mom has long blonde hair down to her waist. She has blue eyes and full red lips. She puts other people’s needs before her own and is always trying to help. She get’s frustrated when people don’t listen to her or consider her ideas.

Dad (Kevin): The dad has short hair that is black and gray. He has hazel eyes and facial hair. He too puts others people’s needs before his own. He doesn’t listen well and doesn’t change his mind once he’s made his choice.

Son (Carlos): Carlos has short black hair with pretty blue eyes. He has his right ear pierced and wears his clothes baggy. He doesn’t voice out his opinions very often, but when he does their usually honest. He see’s the good but more importantly the bad that could come out of any situation.

Daughter (Gabriella): Gabriella has long brown hair that is naturally curly. She has big hazel eyes and is only 5 feet tall. Like her mother, she cares about other people and considers how her actions would affect other people. She does well in school but thinks she should start to experience the joys of life, even though she’s only 15, because life is too short.

Stage Directions: The family is sitting in a large sized dining room that is round. The table is made of wood and is oak colored with four matching the chairs. The walls are a light dark red color with a picture frame of a beach against one wall, and candle holders hanging up on another. On the table top, there are four clear bowls, four glass cups, four forks and four spoons. In the center of the table is a big glass bowl of chili with a big white spoon inside of it. Inside the four bowls is chili and the cups are filled about half way with Pepsi. Above the table is a lamp that is dimmed, which hangs down about half way from the white ceiling. The lamp is a beige color with red designs on it. Also in the middle of the table is another clear bowl filled with cheddar cheese and another filled with chili crackers. The mom (Yvette) is wearing a pink t-shirt and blue jeans. The dad (Kevin) is wearing a long sleeve white shirt with blue jeans also. Carlos is wearing blue jeans and a blue sweatshirt and Gabriella is wearing jeans with a long sleeve green shirt.


Dialogue:
Mom: -walks to table and set’s clear bowl of chili onto center of the table – Enjoy!
Dad: Wow that smells good.
Mom: Thank you. So kids, how was school today?
Carlos: Boring like always.
Dad: Of course. Gabby, how was your day?
Gabriella: Good! I got an A on my Spanish test and a B on my English test.
Mom: Well that’s good.
Gabriella: Yeah, but I was sort of wondering if I could ask you guys something.
Dad: -sarcastically- No!
Gabriella: –laughs- You don’t even know what I was going to ask!
Dad: But I’m sure I’m going to say no.
Gabriella: Well, just hear me out.
Mom: Then ask.
Gabriella: Okay, well this summer my friend is going to Florida with her brother and boyfriend and I was kind of wondering if you’d let me go with them.
Dad: What friend?
Gabriella: Vanessa.
Mom: How are they getting there?
Gabriella: Well her brother is 18 and her boyfriend is also, so he was just going to drive down there to see some family.
Carlos: Drive, All the way to Florida? Don’t you know that the majority of car crashes are from teen drivers that drive long distances?
Gabriella: Be quiet, you’re not helping.
Carlos: Yeah I am, look at the danger that could come from that.
Dad: He’s right. Four teenagers shouldn’t drive all the way down to Florida by themselves.
Gabriella: But dad! We’ll be okay. Her boyfriend drove down there by himself once before and he’s okay.
Mom: Yeah because he was alone and nobody was there distracting him. But now there will be you, Vanessa and her brother.
Carlos: And you know you guys won’t be quiet the whole way there.
Gabriella: Well no but –
Dad: But you’re not going.
Gabriella: Dad! Think about it. Im half way through high school and I haven’t been to any other state except Pennsylvania and that wasn’t too fun.
Mom: Well what if Vanessa’s parents went with you?
Dad: Yvette, I said no.
Mom: Oh okay, because you have all the say in this now?
Dad: No, but our daughter is talking about driving to the other side of the country with two teenage boys and one teenage girl. Don’t you see a problem there?
Mom: Of course I do.
Gabriella: Mom!
Mom: No. I agree with your dad honey. I’d love to let you go to Florida but I just don’t think it’d be a good idea to have four teenagers driving all the way down there, alone.
Carlos: Especially at night. And don’t you see all those movies where the friends go on a road trip and someone ends up stalking them?
Gabriella: Shut up!
Dad: -laughs- Carlos, those movies usually happen somewhere in the desert.
Gabriella: Okay back to me... Can you guys please let me go?
Dad: Sorry Gabby, but the answer is no.
Mom: We don’t want to loose our little girl at such a young age.
Dad: Yeah, children should be the ones burying their parents, not the other way around.
Gabriella: But if you guys don't let me go, Vanessa's parents probably won't let her go with just two boys, even if it is her brother.
Mom: Well then it wasn't meant to be for you guys to go. It's not safe.
Gabriella: But she'll be so mad at me...
Dad: She'll get over it eventually. You're not going, and thats the end of it.
Gabriella: Ugh, fine. Can I go when I get older?
Dad: We’ll see.