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Play Nice

  Play Nice K.R. Schneider   [Two chairs. Dennis and Madeline sit as if in a car. Madeline remains frozen while Dennis speaks to the audience.] Dennis: They say you don't really know a person until you live with them. In the case of Madeline and I, you don't really know a person until they spend the entire fifth year of marriage trying to hit you in the face with a hairdryer. Or...toaster. Or that one time my flat screen. She’s a whack job. And she hates me. So this marriage is gonna' take the swan dive; that much is clear. Unfortunately, I'm not really up for breaking the news to my parents over family Christmas. Call me spineless, call me whatever you like. More than likely Madeline's already beat you to it. Fortunately enough for me, she's not big on confrontation with my parents either, so we've decided to wait until after the holidays and just tell them...via email. Needless to say the four hour car ride alone with my demented wife has not been the hig...