1 Forbidden Fruit Angle

Forbidden Fruit Angle

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A Short-Play

By Tommy James Green

1 CAST OF CHARACTERS

ADAM, a man.

EVE, a woman.

GOD, their landlord.

SATAN, a snake.

2 FORBIDDEN FRUIT ANGLE By Tommy James Green

A log upstage, and a few small boulders. The rest of the stage is furnished with trees and foliage.

EVE is brushing leaves around the stage. She peels a rogue strand of hair away from her eyes and sighs. ADAM enters stage-right, with a basket full of onions.

ADAM: Hey, baby.

EVE: Hey, Adam! How was your day?

ADAM: Yeah, good.

EVE: (noting the basket) What’s that - Oh, onions? (hiding disappointment) Onions. Interesting.

ADAM: What? Oh, I, uh - I just thought you said you were sick of potatoes. You remember I was doing potatoes for a bit?

EVE: No, onions are good! Onions are great.

ADAM: ... I’m still working out this hunting thing.

ADAM takes a big bite out of the raw onion. EVE sits down next to him.

EVE: Hey - it’s okay. We can work it out together... Hey, Adam?

ADAM: What’s up?

EVE: I thought maybe we could do something different tomorrow. Go somewhere. Like maybe a little holiday!

ADAM: Umm, yeah? We’re going to the mushroom cave.

EVE: Yeah, I was thinking somewhere special? You know, since it’s our anniversary. Rib day!

ADAM: I know. I just thought we’d do what we do every year for our anniversary - go to the mushroom cave and then play a game of rock-stick.

EVE: Urgh. I hate rock-stick, Adam.

ADAM: What? You said you loved rock-stick. What’s there not to love? Rock-stick’s great - you throw a stick between two rocks and you get points - it’s the best.

EVE: I don’t know. There’s got to be something more.

GOD enters, carrying an apple tree in a plastic pot.

GOD: Where’s the happy couple? There they are! Adam. Eve.

ADAM: Hey, mate.

EVE: Hey! God - how are you?

GOD: Oh, good - busy. I’ve got to finish all the marine life by Friday. You know, I could really use a day off.

EVE: (noticing the apples) Oh, wow, God - what are those?

GOD: Apples. They’re mine. There’s way too much sun upstairs and I need them in mint condition.

ADAM: (to EVE) Hey, well that’s something new and fun, maybe we could have apples tomorrow.

GOD: NO, ADAM! Don’t even think about it. I’m having a potluck dinner party with Poseidon and Ganesh –

EVE: (taking an interest) Oh!

GOD: … You don’t know them! Anyway. I’m making my famous apple pie. So I’ll be needing these apples. All of them... Every single one... So don’t touch them.

EVE: Sure.

ADAM: God, don’t even worry about it, big guy.

GOD: No, but seriously. I can melt you with my mind. It’s not even melting really, I can just wish you out of existence. Poof. Gone. So fucking easy... Well, alright-y. I’d better go grease the baking tray.

GOD goes to exit.

ADAM: Take it easy, God.

GOD: (pondering this)... Yeah.

GOD looks back, shrugs, and exits.

EVE: Man, I like God, but I’m sick of Him turning up without any notice.

ADAM: This stupid tree’s ruining my view of the poison ivy. What am I supposed to watch tonight?

EVE: Yeah. We’re supposed to babysit his tree and we can even try any of the fruit?

4 ADAM: Kind of a dick move.

The log upstage unfurls and reveals itself to be in fact SATAN in snake form, camouflaged. He stealthily joins the conversation. At first, neither ADAM nor EVE notice.

SATAN: Yeah. Selfish.

ADAM: Right?

SATAN: Typical.

ADAM: Bloody typical.

EVE: (spotting SATAN) Adam...

ADAM: (spotting SATAN) What the fuck!?

ADAM attempts to ward SATAN away from EVE, who picks up her broom and joins in.

EVE: Shoo! Shoo!

SATAN: Whoa, whoa, whoa –

ADAM: Hey, man - hey! No, thanks. Whatever you’re selling. River stones, waterfalls - we’re good!

EVE Ooh, we could use a new waterfall.

ADAM: I said I’ll fix it!

SATAN: Guys, relax. I’m a neighbor. I live downstairs.

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