YESTERDAY
ONCE MORE
JACKSON
sits alone in thought on the edge of the stage. AJA enters after a
moment.
AJA
Hi Tiger.
JACKSON
Hey.
AJA and
JACKSON hug.
AJA
It's been
way too long huh.
JACKSON
What are
you doing here?
AJA
I teach
here. What are you doing here?
JACKSON
Just needed
to be somewhere happy.
AJA
What's
wrong, did you and Vandella break-up. (pause) Oh no, you and Vandella
broke up?
JACKSON
It's a
little more complicated than that.
AJA
I'm sorry.
Do you want to tell me about it.
AJA
sits next to JACKSON.
JACKSON
College, it
changes people.
AJA
It really
does.
Pause.
JACKSON
Hey, how's
your brother doing?
AJA
Brian? He's
off at New York, making his dreams come true.
JACKSON
Hey, you
wanted stardom? Why are you still here?
AJA
I can't
seem to leave. I love teaching theater. I love the looks on these
kids faces. They want what we wanted when we were in our High School
musical. To just have a good time and leave all of the crap of High
School behind. We all got lost in shows like West Side Story, Grease,
The Wiz...
JACKSON
Awww, The
Wiz. I loved that show.
AJA
You were
the best Scarecrow.
JACKSON
And Diana
Ross had nothing on your Dorothy.
AJA
Yeah, but
original cast member Stephanie Mills did.
Laughter.
Pause.
JACKSON
It's good
to see you again.
AJA gets
up.
AJA
Look, I'm
grabbing something to eat for lunch, would you like to join me?
JACKSON
I'm sorry.
I can't. As awesome as that would be.
AJA
I
understand.
AJA
starts to walk away. She then turns around and...
AJA
Hey, if you
wanted to know, Brian will be visiting tomorrow.
JACKSON
Yeah?
AJA
Yeah.
JACKSON
Thank you.
AJA
Anything
for a friend.
JACKSON
It will be
real good to see him.
AJA
I realize
that.
AJA
exits. Pause. JACKSON smiles, jumps up on his feet and happily exits.
END
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