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Her Kissin’ Cousin By Patricia Clapp greenroompress.com Copyright Notice CAUTION: Professionals and amateurs are hereby warned that this Work is subject to a royalty. This Work is fully protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America and all countries with which the United States has reciprocal copyright relations, whether through bilateral or multilateral treaties or otherwise, and including, but not limited to, all countries covered by the Pan-American Copyright Convention, the Universal Copyright Convention and the Berne Convention. RIGHTS RESERVED: All rights to this Work are strictly reserved, including professional and amateur stage performance rights. 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COPYING: Any unauthorized copying of this Work or excerpts from this Work is strictly forbidden by law. No part of this Work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, by any means now known or yet to be invented, including photocopying or scanning, without prior permission from Green Room Press. Copyright © Green Room Press Printed in the United States of America All Rights Reserved HER KISSIN’ COUSIN By Patricia Clapp 2 HER KISSIN’ COUSIN HER KISSIN’ COUSIN By Patricia Clapp SYNOPSIS: It was going to be such a fun summer! Jodie Armstrong and Bruce Bartlett were going out, Mollie Farrell and Harry Ames were arm-in- arm. Of course, Jennifer Desmond wasn’t dating, but only because she didn’t want to and Tom Jackson wasn’t, but he really wasn’t the type. Tom wasn’t interested in dancing or tennis or clothes or any of the other things that absorbed his friends. But Tom was happy and the summer stretched ahead. Then, along came Lucy Lee Saunders, Mollie’s cousin, a little southern morsel from Tugboat, South Carolina. It didn’t take Lucy Lee more than a couple of eyelash flutters and a honeyed “y’all” to distract Bruce and Harry, thoroughly antagonize Mollie, Jodie, and Jennifer and leave poor inexperienced Tom hanging on the ropes. With a little help from the girls, Tom learns in one night how to ask a girl on a date, what to wear, where to go, and most importantly, who to ask. One interior set. CAST OF CHARACTERS (4 female, 4 male) JENNIFER DESMOND ................. An attractive seventeen year-old girl with a sort of “no nonsense” attitude. Dresses nicely. (241 lines) JODIE ARMSTRONG ................... A high school friend of Jennifer’s, a little more impudent and lively. (240 lines) MOLLIE FARRELL ....................... Another friend of Jennifer’s, cut from the same pattern. (179 lines) LUCY LEE SAUNDERS ............... Mollie’s cousin and guest. About seventeen, she is every inch a girl. She is curled, perfumed, manicured, dainty, dimpled, smiling, charming and oh, so very Southern! She is impeccably groomed but tends toward the ultra feminine in clothes, in marked contrast to the other girls. She clings to anything masculine and is, in general, the kind of girl other girls dislike on sight, and boys This perusal script is for reading purposes only. No performance or photocopy rights are conveyed. PATRICIA CLAPP 3 make fools of themselves over. (143 lines) BRUCE BARTLETT ...................... Jodie’s boyfriend, about eighteen. He is smooth, but certainly not in the “wolf” class. (93 lines) HARRY AMES .............................. Mollie’s boyfriend , about eighteen. (69 lines) TOM JACKSON ............................. The same age as the others, he is shy and presents a most unprepossessing appearance in the opening scenes. His clothes are wrinkled and carelessly worn. His hair is a mess and he walks a little round-shouldered, as though trying to be as inconspicuous as possible. His manner, his vice and his smile are engaging, and there is something very likable about him. (230 lines) RANDOLPH FITZHUGH .............. Perhaps a year or so older than the others and extremely good-looking. He is subtly different from the other boys, a little more courtly in his manner, much less casual in his clothes. His accent is just as deep-south as Lucy Lee’s and he has a way of looking directly into the eyes of the person to whom he is speaking which the girls find most delightful. (70 lines) This perusal script is for reading purposes only. No performance or photocopy rights are conveyed. 4 HER KISSIN’ COUSIN HAND PROPERTIES ACT ONE Jigsaw puzzle, spread out on card table Plate of cookies, with extra cookies off right Cushions on bench and sofa Record player Records Pencil and paper—shelves down right Tennis racquet—Jenni Tennis balls—on shelves Glass of water—off right for Bruce ACT TWO Plate of sandwiches—off right for Jodie Three girls’ bathing suits, towels, caps, etcenter Tennis balls Tennis racquet ACT THREE Tennis racquet—Tom SOUND EFFECTS Doorbell; Loud sound of car starting (an electric vacuum cleaner is placed inside a wooden barrel or large box); Door opening and closing SET Set circa 1960. The entire action takes place in Jennifer Desmond’s living room. SYNOPSIS OF SCENES ACT ONE:A late June afternoon. ACT TWO:Late morning, five days later. ACT THREE:The following morning. This perusal script is for reading purposes only. No performance or photocopy rights are conveyed. PATRICIA CLAPP 5 ACT ONE Setting: Jennifer Desmond’s living room. A door down left leads to a hallway which leads to the front door, as well as to the upstairs, and other parts of the house. There is a large window, or two small ones, center back, which has drapes or Venetian blinds. Up right is a door to the kitchen. Down right is a section of shelves or bookcase. Down right from the bookcase is an easy chair with hassock. There is a folding card table, with three chairs to the left of this, but these are removed and not used for ACT TWO/ACT THREE. Up center is a long bench with colorful cushions. Occasional chairs are on either side of the bench. A small, round table may be used on the left wall. Down left center is a sofa with end table and down left of that, is another occasional chair, right. The shelves/bookcase should be large enough to hold a record player, tennis racquet, boxes of games, knick-knacks, etc. At Rise: Jennifer Desmond, Jodie Armstrong and Bruce Bartlett are working on a puzzle, which is spread out on the card table. JENNI: (Picking up a piece of the puzzle.) I think I found her nose. BRUCE: Try it here. (He indicates a spot in the puzzle.) JODIE: (Watching.) That can’t be right; it doesn’t fit. Are you sure it’s her nose, Jenni? JENNI: Looks like a nose to me. BRUCE: Here, let me see. (He takes the piece from Jennifer and tries it around the puzzle.) No, this is a piece of the cow’s tail! There. (He fits it into place.) See? JENNI: (Unconcerned.) Nose—tail—what’s the difference? I just got the wrong end. BRUCE: It might not make a difference to you, but it’s pretty important to the cow. JODIE: The cow shouldn’t be so sensitive. JENNI: (Reaching to a small table down right for a plate of cookies.) Anyone want another cookie? Jodie? (She offers the plate.) JODIE: (Taking one.) Thanks. These are heavenly. Did your mother make them? This perusal script is for reading purposes only. No performance or photocopy rights are conveyed. 6 HER KISSIN’ COUSIN JENNI: I’ll have you know that I made them! Bruce? (Offers him the plate.) BRUCE: Thanks. (Taking a handful.) I’ll probably die of food poisoning but they taste pretty good. JENNI: I’m flattered, I think. JODIE: That’s what you said when you tasted the fudge I made for you last week. BRUCE: No, that tasted more like shoe polish. JODIE: Remind me never to make anything for you again, Bruce Bartlett. You’re horrible! BRUCE: And you love me dearly. I know. JENNI: Speaking of happy couples, who are we going to find to take out Mollie’s cousin this summer? JODIE: What about this cousin anyway? When is she getting here? JENNI: I don’t know, she was supposed to get here this morning.

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