Race Relations: A One Act Play
Written by: Timotea
Starring:
Boy - a 30s white male
Sassy - an early 20s black female
Opening Scene:
Lights open on interior of interview room. Boy is interviewing Sassy for a low income job in the American South.
Boy: How do you spell your name Jalisa?
Sassy: J-A-L-I-S-comma up top-A.
Boy: Comma up...? Oh, you mean an apostrophe?
Sassy: Who anna trophy?
Boy: I think I got it Jalisa.
Sassy: It don't sound like dat. It go "jah-lee-ZAY".
Boy: Oh, yes. Because of the comma up top?
Sassy: Mmmmm-hmmm.
--Fade to Black--