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Brick

This one-act play tells the story of Eric and Abby, who are saying goodbye as someone they care about leaves. Eric wishes he could go with them, but knows he needs to stay with Abby. Abby comforts Eric and says they will be okay. She understands Eric's feelings of love being like "a brick in your chest" when the person is gone. At the end of the play, Eric tosses a loose brick at the setting sun as a symbolic gesture of his feelings, before going inside with Abby.

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40 views6 pages

Brick

This one-act play tells the story of Eric and Abby, who are saying goodbye as someone they care about leaves. Eric wishes he could go with them, but knows he needs to stay with Abby. Abby comforts Eric and says they will be okay. She understands Eric's feelings of love being like "a brick in your chest" when the person is gone. At the end of the play, Eric tosses a loose brick at the setting sun as a symbolic gesture of his feelings, before going inside with Abby.

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Joe Frost
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Play # 31

Brick

__________________________

By Joseph Frost

Originally written for the 2019 "31 Plays in 31 Days" challenge

Contact:
Joseph Frost
710 Newland St
Jackson MS 39211
[email protected]
A front porch.

Eric stands on the steps. He waves.

A few moments later, Abby comes out of the


door.

ABBY
It’s hard to watch them go.

ERIC
Wish they weren’t.

ABBY
I know.

ERIC
She said she’d come back. Soon.

ABBY
I know she did.

ERIC
I believe she meant it, too.

ABBY
So do I.

Eric walks down the steps to the ground.

ERIC
I wish I could go.

ABBY
I can’t be without you.

ERIC
I know.

ABBY
Thank you for staying.
2.

ERIC
I wouldn’t ever go.
(beat)
I just want to go.

ABBY
Sometimes I do, myself.

ERIC
Yeah?

ABBY
For certain. Far away places.

ERIC
Thought you loved this house.

ABBY
It ain’t one or the other.

ERIC
There’s being here and there ain’t.

ABBY
It’s one or the other.

ERIC
And right now... she ain’t.

A moment.

ABBY
Got some washing up to do before supper.

ERIC
They should have stuck around for some food.

ABBY
Packed them some sandwiches. They’ll be fine.

ERIC
They will.

ABBY
And so will we.
3.

ERIC
Yeah.

ABBY
We will, you know.

Abby walks down the stairs to Eric.

She grabs hold of Eric’s hand.

ABBY
You cared enough to let her go without you. It’s what she wanted.
(beat)
It’s what she needed.

ERIC
She didn’t do the same.

ABBY
The same?

ERIC
For me.

ABBY
No. She didn’t.

ERIC
Does that mean...

ABBY
Can’t say. But I wouldn’t blame you if that’s how you felt.

ERIC
No?

ABBY
No.

They exhale. The car is now out of sight.

Abby pats Eric’s hand and heads back up the


steps.

ERIC
Abby.
4.

ABBY
Yeah.

ERIC
You ever love someone.

ABBY
Yeah.

ERIC
I don’t like it.

ABBY
No. It’s a hard feeling, love. Like a brick in your chest. And any time I’ve ever felt it,
it’s when that person’s gone. They leave and then there’s a dusty brick inside your ribs,
just pressing on everything. Ain’t supposed to be there. Feeling the weight of something
that’s gone. Don’t make no sense at all. Don’t need it. Don’t care for it. Wish it
weren’t.

ERIC
Yeah.

ABBY
Supper’s gonna be on soon.

ERIC
Yeah.

ABBY
You coming?

ERIC
Yeah.

ABBY
Don’t stare off at that sun too long. It’ll set and never come back.

ERIC
You think so.

ABBY
I know so.

ERIC
How.
5.

ABBY
I stare at it almost every night.

Abby goes inside.

Eric reaches down by the porch, and finds a


loose brick. He picks it up.

Eric lightly tosses the brick into the air a few


times.

He looks off at the horizon.

Eric throws the brick at the sun.

Eric turns and goes into the house.

Lights down.

End.

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