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Act I
ACTI
Prologue
(Music Cue 1: PROLOGU
(Curtain. The DENMARK LIVING ROOM. The sun rises; morning
light slowly pours through the windows, illuminating the room.
We hear a God-like voice-over.)
SYLVIA. Talent! Where does it come from? Is it a product of
one’s environment ... something picked up from the street? Or is
talent something you're bom with? Something passed down from
generation to generation. Something in the blood, (Beat.) 1 wonder.
(The stage is now fully lit. JUDY DENMARK enters from the kitchen
carrying a tray, On it, a plate of toast, @ pot of coffee and a coffee
cup.) Meet Judy Denmark. (JUDY poses.) Pretty, isn’t she? (Over the
following dialogue, JUDY sits on the sofa, places the tray on the
coffee table and pours a cup of coffee.) A wife and mother leading an
idyllic suburban life. And, although Judy has absolutely no talent
whatsoever, her only child, her daughter, Tina, has been blessed with
a great deal of talent. Blessed, or dare I say ... cursed! (A crack of
thunder.) But I’m getting ahead of myself.
(Phone rings.)
Scene 1
The Denmark Living Room—Morning
(Music Cue 2: TINA’S MOTHER)
JUDY. 1°ll get it. (Phone rings again. JUDY answers.) 10 RUTHLESS!
HELLO?
YES, THIS IS TINA’S MOTHER
HELLO, MRS. PETERS
HOW'S THAT?
TINA BROUGHT YOU FLOWERS FROM OUR GARDEN?
YES, SHE'S A SPECLAL GIRL
WE'RE VERY PROUD OF HER
THANK YOU FOR CALLING
GOOD-BYE
(Hangs up. She starts back to the sofis. Phone rings.) VU get it. (She
answers.)
HELLO?
YES, THIS IS TINA’S MOTHER,
HELLO, MRS. MILLER
HOW’S THAT?
TINA HELPED YOU DO A LOAD OF LAUNDRY?
WELL, SHE'S SO FOND OF YOU
SHE LIKES YOUR HUSBAND TOO
THANK YOU FOR CALLING
GOOD-BYE
(Hangs up. Phone rings, She answers.)
TINA’S MOTHER HERE
HI, MRS. ADAMS
APARTY?
TLL TELL HER SHE'S INVITED
(Hangs up. Phone rings. She answers.)
TINA’S MOTHER HERE
SORRY, MRS. ADAMS
THATS SATURDAY AT FOUR?
PM SURE SHE’LL BE DELIGHTED
(Hangs up.)
BYE RUTHLESS! W
T COULD HAVE BEEN AN OFFICE GIRL.
A WIZARD AT DICTATION
WORKING FIFTY WEEKS A YEAR
TWO WEEKS PAID VACATION
1 COULD HAVE BEEN A TEACHER
TEACHING ONE THING OR ANOTHER
BUT I’M PROUD TO BE WHAT I AM
TINA'S MOTHER!
(Phone rings. She answers.)
HELLO?
YES, THIS IS TINA’S MOTHER
HELLO, MRS. FARMER
HOW'S THAT?
TINA SANG A SONG TO YOUR BLIND MOTHER?
SHE’S SO COMPASSIONATE
AND SO DARN TALENTED
AND THAT'S THE HALF OF IT
HER ROOM IS ALWAYS NEAT
1 THANK MY LUCKY STARS
SHE’S POSITIVELY HEAVEN-SENT
MY KID’S THE PERFECT EIGHT-YEAR-OLD
YES, SHE'S ENTHRALLING
THANK YOU FOR CALLING
GOOD-BYE
(Hangs up. Doorbell rings.) V'll get it. (Picks up phone.)
HELLO?
(Doorbell.)
HELLO?
(Doorbell,)
HEL -
(Realizing it's the doorbell, She hangs up the phone, floats to the door
and opens it. SYLVIA ST. CROIX stands in the doorway wearing
