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Voices
CHARACTERS:
RACHEL - a simple girl, 18-20 years old
YOUTH- a young, spirited girl, about 8 or 9
AMBITION- she is dressed smartly. She is educated and independent.
DESIRE- the classic "bad boy" type of person. He doesn't care about anything except things he wants
DREAM- a complete psychopath. He has wide staring eyes and an absent, creepy voice.
REALITY- she is an uptight, yet caring, woman.
ADULTHOOD- a complete realist. He is always laid back
DOCTOR
[RACHEL stands in the middle of the stage, with a single spotlight on her.]
RACHEL: Where am I?
[looks around, rest of stage is still black]
[ a soft chuckle is heard off stage]
RACHEL: who...who's there?
[pauses]
RACHEL: Hello?
[pauses]
RACHEL: Please! Someone! Where am I?
[spotlight next to her on the right turns on. YOUTH walks into the light and giggles]
[ RACHEL turns around suddenly]
RACHEL: Who...who are you?
[YOUTH giggles again]
YOUTH: Do you really want to know? Do you?
[RACHEL nods]
YOUTH: [playfully] Well, I'm not telling you!
RACHEL: Can you at least tell me where I am?
YOUTH: Your mind.
RACHEL: My... Mind?
YOUTH: yup! And I bet you didn't expect to find me here!
RACHEL: [confused] well, if it is my mind, I didn't really expect to find anyone here.
YOUTH: Rachel, you forgot about me! How could you?
RACHEL: I don't even know who you are!
YOUTH: [rolls eyes] I'm your youth, Rachel! You completely left me a few years ago!
RACHEL: My youth?
YOUTH: Duh! I just said that! But you don't care anyways. Don't you?
RACHEL: well, um...
YOUTH: exactly! Good bye Rachel!
[stomps off stage like an angry child]
RACHEL: wait!
[YOUTH'S spotlight goes dark]
RACHEL: come back!
[stares at the darkness around her. She starts to step out of the spot light, but a sharp voice startles her]
AMBITION: you shouldn't have done it, you know...
[RACHEL feverishly looks around]
RACHEL: he-hello? Youth? Is that you?
[spotlight to the left of RACHEL goes up, with AMBITION standing in it]
AMBITION: nope, it's me.
RACHEL: who are you?
AMBITION: Your ambition. You could've been a great surgeon, Rachel, why did you do it?
[spotlight goes up on the right of RACHEL, DESIRE is standing in it]
DESIRE: Cause she wanted to! [to RACHEL] Babe, I'm proud of you![Swings his arm around her shoulder] Taking the drugs just cause you wanted to! Sleeping with all those men! You made me so happy!
AMBITION: don't listen to him. He's the one who made you who you are, after all.
RACHEL: who...is he?
AMBITION: Desire. But he's just full of empty pleas and joys.
DESIRE: aw, c'mon. I'm not that bad!
AMBITION: yes, you are.
DESIRE: No! Rachel, come with me! You could be queen! Have anything you want! Do anything you want!
AMBITION: come with me! You could save lives, you could be smart!
DESIRE: No, me!
AMBITION: Me!
[RACHEL holds her head. DESIRE and AMBITION's voices and spotlights slowly fade out]
RACHEL: I need to get out of here!
[DREAM creeps up to her. RACHEL turns around and shrieks]
DREAM: or you could just stay in here with me.
[REALITY creeps up on the other side]
REALITY: or you could come back to me.
DREAM: you idiot! [pushes REALITY out of the spotlight] don't listen to Reality! She's a worthless piece of disappointing junk! She's not worth living for!
[REALITY pushes DREAM out of the spotlight and grabs RACHEL's hand]
REALITY: don't listen to dream! You'd go crazy living with him! Look at him! He's a complete psychopath!
RACHEL: Guys, wait! I don't want to live with either of you!
[DREAM steps into the spotlight]
DREAM and REALITY: why?
RACHEL: neither of you are sane, first of all.
DREAM: so you'd rather live in this empty hole?
[ADULTHOOD walks in]
ADULTHOOD: it's a good choice, Rachel. I suck.
RACHEL:and you are...?
ADULTHOOD: Adulthood. don't go back. It's complete chaos either way. Nothing's better then too much.
RACHEL: wait, guys, I have to clear my head.
REALITY: no, you have to decide right now. Who is it? You should come to me!
DREAM: No! Me!
ADULTHOOD: no, come with me!
[red lights come up, as everyone else comes on stage, saying "come with me!" "No, me!" "Me!" Etc.]
RACHEL: STOP!
[lights flash off, and she is left with her spotlight. She sinks into a fetal position. Regular lights slowly fade on. DOCTOR walks in.]
DOCTOR: had a nice nap, I see?
RACHEL: Where am I?
DOCTOR: you're at the mental hospital.
RACHEL: mental hospital?
DOCTOR: yes. Do you need anything?
RACHEL: no...
[DOCTOR exits. Everyone else surrounds RACHEL and leads her off stage.]
[blackout]
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