My New Black Magazine - NYU Black Renaissance Noire BRN-FALL-206 ISSUE RELEASE | Page 156

Scene 2

Night. In the apartment.

roy: (from a distance off stage)
Hoodie Hoooooooooo!
sara:
Got damn it, Roy. I’m working fast
as I can.
the pocket roll call and the mayor
glide into chuck brown’s “your lips
are like bright ruby cherries”
roy:
Hoodie Hooooooo!
the mayor:
We got Roy in the house, y’all!
roy walks into the apartment and gets
inside large metal basin. roy stands
with his back to the audience.
sara puts the lid back on the jar,
lowers it back into the ground, covers
the hole with dirt, spits on the ground,
takes a stick and marks something
there. She races past the mayor,
practically tripping over his feet, as the
music plays on.

sara enters the apartment through
the door.
the door
Slam!
roy peoples continues standing
inside a metal tub with his back to the
audience. sara stoops over a plastic
bucket, mixing a spiritual bath with
her hands.
sara:
I said you gotta stand still, Roy!
Damn. You moving around like
a three year old! Focus. You should
be praying while I get this ready.
Get your intentions right.
roy:
What you gonna do, Sara?
sara:
Man, you gonna let me do what you
asked for or you gonna ask me
questions? You need t