Act 2
(A bed is put on stage with Jill in it. Her mom and dad by the side of the
bed her head is hung and a doctor is on the other side)
Mom: Why Jill? Why?
Jill: I couldn't take it anymore. I thought it hurt living a lie but I was
wrong it hurts more when it's all out.
Dad: Living a lie? What are you talking about?
Jill: Mom? Dad? I'm a lesbian. That's why I didn't go to the prom or hang
out with Britt or Sam anymore. They found out and they wanted nothing to do
with me.
Mom: I think we need to get you help. (Lights dim enough so u can still see
the people. Doctor and parents leave. Spot light on Jill. During her
speech people set up some chair in a half circle facing the audience on the
other side of the stage 7 chairs.)
Jill: They didn't talk about it again. They just shipped me off to a
shrink. With much of my mom's pushing I did start school that fall. (Jill
swings her legs over the side of the bed and gets off; the bed is pulled
off the stage. Jill pulls off the hospital gown she was wearing to reveal
the normal clothes she had on before) I went to Stanton. I had this
roommate that went to all these kinds of meetings like Anti-Hate, you know
against racial discrimination and class discrimination and other stuff I
really knew nothing about. I never told her I was a lesbian because I
didn't want to frighten her off. I didn't know much about Anti-Hate and she
pushed me into going to one of the meetings. (Lights come back on and a
girl run's onto the stage)
Laura: Come on! Jill we're going to be late! You'll totally love this
meeting, I promise. (Laura pulls Jill's arms to the seats. Jill sits in the
last one Laura next to her. People start filling in)
Matt: Welcome! We have a new comer. Laura brought her roommate Jill. (Sits
in the middle Rebecca sits next to him and 3 boys take up the rest)
(Jill waves) Ok lets explain to Jill what we do and introduce your self.
Rebecca: Hi I'm Rebecca and Anti-Hate is just that against hatred towards
others. We try to stop others putting a person down because of their race,
sex, sexual preference.
(Jill interrupts)
Jill: What do you mean sexual preference?
Rebecca: You know if a person is gay, lesbian, or bisexual. You're lucky
because this week is National Coming Out Day. It's the day where lesbians,
gays and bisexuals who were afraid to come out of the closet are openly
welcomed to come out.
Jill: With out being judged or thrown aside?
Rebecca: Oh no!
Jill: When is it?
Rebecca: Friday. Friday night we're having a gathering. A lot of others
will be there. We're inviting people to speak. Anyone here want to
volunteer?
(Jill's hand shoots up)
Matt: Great! We would love to hear you views Jill. I know Rebecca and Laura
are speaking like always. (One of the guy's hands rises) Great Mark. Well I
think that's it. We'll meet early next week to set up the order we go in.
(Everyone gets up and takes their chairs with them off stage, Laura takes
Jill's and Jill goes to the middle of the stage.)
Jill: I rushed back to my dorm got a notebook and started writing. Those
words coming out of me again felt like a release! It was great. I wondered
what would happen when I voice them. I spent all week writing that paper.
Friday soon came and I was nervous. So nervous I almost backed out at the
last minute but then I thought about how it needed to be said. (Lights turn
up and Laura walks towards Jill in a hurry.)
Laura: Jill! We need your help setting up chairs! (Three or four rows of
chairs going back towards stage right 2-3 in each row then a podium at
stage right. People soon fill in the chairs and Matt gets up to speak)
Matt: Ok I would like to thank all that came! We have a new comer to the
group speaking. This is her first time so be nice. Jill would you come up.
(She gets up to the podium and takes out a piece of paper and looks around.
Lights go out and spot lights back on.)
Jill: It has to be said. It has to be said. (Lights back on).
My name is Jillian Smith. I come from a small town in which most of the
people are the same and mostly all hate anything different. I was a normal
18-year-old girl when my secret came out. It was forced out. My ex-friends
read my diary and found IT out. My world was shattered and I lost them.
They wanted nothing to do with me and even more they wouldn't come near me.
Soon most of the town knew. My parents heard stuff but only brushed it off
as an ex-boyfriend spreading horrible rumors. During the month of August
this past summer I decided something that would change my life forever. I
would end it. I would commit suicide. I over-dosed on my mothers
painkillers. I stole them from my parent's room and went up to my room.
There I swallowed about 27 of them, soon after I was unconscious. My dad
found me a few minutes later, I think. He heard me fall because there is no
carpet in my room and I guess my body dropping dead would make a loud
deafening noise. I woke up in the hospital the next day. I knew I had to
tell my parents and I did but they acted as if they didn't hear me and we
have never spoken of it again. They also sent me see a shrink to get my
self-straightened out. After all this I was still pushed into attending
school here, at Stanton, this passed fall. Thankfully I met Laura here, my
roommate. Unknowing of what she was doing she helped me more then anyone
else ever has. She pushed me into attending this Anti-Hate meeting and they
talked about National Coming Out Day and I felt I had to do this. I had to
come out and tell everyone I am a lesbian. All I've ever known about being
a lesbian is being thrown aside, forgotten and hated. I never knew it could
mean more. And I hope to learn what it really means. This is my first step
into having a better life. I am coming out. Thank you. (Lights dim Jill
walks off the Podium and faces the audience spotlight on her rest of the
lights go out)
Jill: I did it. Everyone came up to me after ward and said how brave I was
about coming out after all that had happened. Laura ran up to me and hugged
me and said, "I love you! Your such an amazing person" I think I really
needed to hear that. Laura was my first real friend. To this day we're
still very close, 4 years later. Laura became a lawyer for gay and lesbian
couples who want to adopt. I know what you are thinking. You think Laura
and I hooked up right? Wrong! You know that girl Rebecca, the girl from the
meeting that talked about National Coming Out Day? She's a lesbian too and
we've been going out since that day. She came up to me and told me about
how she came out 2 years before. I love her dearly. After college we
decided to complete our family and adopt a little 5-year-old named Sarah.
(Lights back up the bench are back with her journal. Jill goes down to sit
takes the journal up and goes into her ordinal position)
Rebecca: Jill! (Rebecca comes running out and sits next to Jill)
Jill: What's up, love?
Rebecca: Laura won! We can adopt Sarah! (Laura runs out with papers)
Laura: I did it! I did it! Sarah is yours!
Rebecca: This time tomorrow we'll be a complete family.
Jill: Laura. Will you be her godmother?
Laura: I would love to! (Jill gets up)
Jill: There's someone I need to visit. (Lights go out. Bench and people are
removed and Jill faces the audience. Spotlight on her) I have to confront
the past. So here we go. (She walks out stage spotlight following her. They
set up a bed with Britt on it and a chair next to it.)
(Knocking, lights are still out)
Britt: Come in. (Lights come on as Jill enters. Britt is shocked.) What are
you doing here? How did you know I was here?
Jill: I'm confronting the past. I called your mother she said after you got
out of the hospital you've been living with her. May I sit down?
Britt: Yeah. (Jill sits.)
Jill: I know this is a bit of a shock and I know you wanted nothing to do
with me but I just wanted to know how you really were.
Britt: I'm fine. My mom's helping me get better.
Jill: I also wanted to tell you I came out. If you guys didn't read my
diary I might be living a lie to this day.
Britt: When did you come out?
Jill: Four years ago on Nation Coming Out Day.
Britt: Have you talked to Sam yet?
Jill: Not yet.
Britt: Okay.
Jill: I guess I'll let you rest. Good-bye. (Jill gets up to leave and walks
a little bit away.)
Britt: I'm sorry. (Britt calls out)
Jill: It's okay. I understand.
Britt: No it's really not ok. You needed us and we abandoned you, just like
Sam abandoned me. I now know how it feels. (Jill walks over to Britt and
hugs her.) Are you really going to go visit Sam? I don't think she deserves
it. I didn't even deserve it.
Jill: I told you I am confronting my past. But I don't think I'll go visit
Sam anytime soon your right she doesn't deserve to see me again. I won't
visit Sam until it is time. Come on out of this bed you have to meet
Rebecca and Laura.
Britt: Who?
Jill: My girlfriend and our best friend. You'll met Sarah as well. Tomorrow
Rebecca and I are going to adopt her I would like you to be there.
Britt: I won't abandon this time (Lights go out)
THE END
Author Note: This is dedicated to every person that has had a crappy life
because they were just being them selves and to all who have had the
strength to fight back