We Contain Multitudes
Younng Playwrights National Programme 2023
Younng Playwrights National Programme 2023
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Even-Odd<br />
By Eimear Sheehan<br />
The scene opens in a quiet corner shop by the sea. It is a Tuesday morning in late<br />
June and the owner - PETER, is training two girls to work in the shop. Peter is in his<br />
mid forties and the girls are both sixteen.<br />
When the curtain lifts up Peter is in the middle of showing AOIFE and MARIYA how<br />
to work the ice cream machine.<br />
PETER<br />
Right now, this would be a small 99, ok? Make sure it's not too much bigger<br />
than this.<br />
He turns around to give it to AOIFE, she takes it and starts eating very loudly.<br />
Now I'll show you the large 99, So<br />
PETER<br />
MARIYA<br />
What about medium?<br />
What?<br />
PETER<br />
MARIYA<br />
Medium, you did a small and now you're doing a large 99, how big should we<br />
make the medium ones?<br />
Oh yes, we don't do medium 99s.<br />
PETER<br />
MARIYA<br />
How come?<br />
AOIFE<br />
Ok, maybe we could make this process go a little faster if we don't keep asking<br />
questions.<br />
AOIFE crunches down the last piece of her cone and then wipes her handles on her<br />
t-shirt. MARIYA gives her a disgusted look. By this point Peter has finished off the<br />
large 99 and handed it to MARIYA<br />
No thank you.<br />
MARIYA<br />
17
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