Jessica Cooperstock

Jennifer Barclay
Playwriting I
10/18/15
Ex 13: Overheard Dialogue
Overheard from a neighboring booth at a Dennys. Pretty sure this a couple
and their child (father (?) is A, mother (?) is B and daughter (?) is C). They didnt
sound really irritated with each other through this, more like a repeated routine that
theyre all used to.

A
Did you know that this was on inside out?
B
No I didnt notice anything //was on
C
What was on //inside out
B
Inside out.
C
What was on inside out?
B
Whats funny is that you wereyou are the person to notice that out of
everyone in this room. Thats //pretty funny
C
Wait what are you talking about?
Silence
Whatwhat are you talking about?
More silence
C
(plaintive)
Whats on inside out?
Even more silence. Starting feel a bit bad for this girl.
Or not, okay.
B laughs. C laughs, a bit awkwardly.
B
Did you not see it?
C

No!
B
Really?
C
I dont know what youre talking about.
B
(a bit annoyed)
My sweater. //The one you just walked past.
C
(getting progressively higher-pitched)
Oh your sweater wasI thought you were talking about the //movie
B
I knew, I knew that you didnt care. I knew I was like, why would I even
need to tell her? She doesnt care. //And I was right.
C
No, I didntI thought you were talking about the movie.
B
I knew what I wasnot answering for a reason.
C
(trailing of)
Oh, Im sorry, //Im sorry
B
Why am I wasting myhey, why are all the, why are all the salts gone?
END