Boulevard

In short drama eScript, “Boulevard”, Mother is fed up with seeing her daughter staying home writing all of the time. 

Boulevard

FADE IN.

KELLY writes in her notebook. Her MOTHER enters.

MOTHER:  When you gonna stop all that nonsense and get yourself on a path to success?

KELLY: What are you talking about?

Gesturing to her daughter’s notebooks.

MOTHER:  That! All that stuff. Where is it going?

KELLY:  I don’t know.

MOTHER:  You’re old enough to get a job and start helping us. Your father’s been out of work for two months and not once have you offered to help out. Even a part-time job. Instead, you lock yourself up in this room dabbling or doodling or whatever the hell it is that you do.

KELLY:  Writing, Mom.

MOTHER:  Writing. Writing doesn’t pay the bills around here. Starting tomorrow I want you hitting the boulevard and finding some sort of work. Get a job. You’ve lived stress free for sixteen years. I’ve had it.

KELLY:  I’ll see about getting something at the sandwich shop. Frida has a job there, maybe she can get me something a couple days a week.

MOTHER:  Good. That’s reality, child. Living in your room—

KELLY:  I said, I’ll get a job, alright? You don’t have to keep going–

MOTHER:  I will keep going for as long as I desire.

KELLY:  Hate when you get like this.

MOTHER:  Then don’t give me a reason.

KELLY:  I’m not! I’m alone in my room. I wasn’t bothering you.

MOTHER:  You don’t have to do anything to bother me, which is what bothers me.

KELLY:  I’m in the middle of writing some- thing and I already said I’ll go out to find a job.

MOTHER:  WHEN?

KELLY:  Tomorrow, alright? What more do you want from my life?

MOTHER:  I want you to think! I want you to look ahead. Stop being so self-absorbed and wasting your time. I don’t see no hunger, no ambition in you. I don’t see you going out and doing anything with your life.

KELLY:  I am! What do you think I’m doing by writing?

MOTHER:  Do you even know how to make any money from it?

KELLY:  No.

MOTHER:  So why bother?

KELLY:  Cause it’s what I like doing. Why can’t I do stuff I like doing?

MOTHER:  I liked dancing when I was your age. Didn’t mean I was going to be a ballerina!

KELLY:  Leave me alone.

MOTHER:  I’ve read your stuff, by the way.

KELLY:  You what?

MOTHER:  Your so called writing. I’ve read it. I don’t like it.

KELLY:  Why did you read my work?

MOTHER:  Work? What, work?

KELLY:  My writing work!

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Boulevard by Joseph ArnoneDrama script, “Boulevard” is about a Mother who isn’t pleased with her daughter Kelly being home all the time writing, instead of participating in life and contributing to their family.  2 Women. Drama.

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