THE PORTRAIT OF THE VIRGIN MARY FEEDING THE DINOSAURS BY JEFF
GOODE IS COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL, AND MAY NOT BE PERFORMED,
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(sound of human footsteps approaching)
(spot up on Lisa, weeping. She collapses to her knees. She crosses
herself and tries to pray.)
LISA
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art-- Blessed art thou--
Please help me. Please, oh please help me. I don't know what to do. Everything I do turns to
shit. Why does everything happen to me? Please help me, please tell me what to do.
(enter Mary in all her heavenly glory)
Lisa's Prayer is Answered
Mother Mary! Oh bless you, bless you. Oh God, thank you. You've got to help me. What
do I do?
(Mary sees that there is blood running from Lisa's
wrists)
MARY
What have you done??
LISA
I can't stand it anymore. My life is hell. I wanted to paint, but all I can see whenever I try to
paint is him coming after me. Making me do things I did that night, but I didn't want to. I didn't
want to. It's not my fault. It's not my fault. It's not! But it is my fault. God, it's all my
fault. I don't want to be this way. Help me. Tell me what to do. I cut myself. I hate my life so
much. Please help me!
MARY
Lisa! Lisa! I can't help you.
LISA
Mary, Virgin Mary, you have to help me! God sent you.
MARY
I can't help you. I'm not real. I am a mythical figure!
LISA
No, no, you're real! Look at you, you're real!
MARY
I'm real, but this...
(she throws her heavenly glory on the floor)
This isn't real. I'm just a woman, like you.
LISA
No!
(she tries to put Mary's heavenly glory back on
her)
No, Virgin Mary. You're Virgin Mary.
MARY
Listen to me. I'm not what you think I am. I'm not even a virgin. Jesus had brothers. Jesus had
brothers!
LISA
Help me.
MARY
I am only as real as you are, and I cannot help you.
LISA
No.
MARY
Yes!
LISA
What am I gonna do?
MARY
What are you gonna do?
(no response)
LISA!... What are you gonna do??
(pause)
(Lisa has stopped crying)
(the lights change color several times.
BLACKOUT)
