Wednesday, October 12, 2005

I Could Name A Few If Pressed...

The Superstarra-ville Community Theatre's
'Ville Vaudevillians
present an excerpt from:
Christie's Ongoing Adventures in Public Education



Scene 1
Superstarra-ville Elementary School Main Office. CHRISTIE sits at her desk, doing some blogging during school hours. The phone rings.

PHONE: RRrrRRRRrrrrRRring...
CHRISTIE: Good Afternoon, Superstarra-ville School. How may I help you?
MAN ON PHONE: Hi, do you have a G.A.L Club on your campus?
CHRISTIE: A G.A.L. Club?
MAN ON PHONE: Yes.

CHRISTIE pauses for a moment as she considers the clubs on campus. G.A.L...what the hell is a G.A.L Club? We don't have a P.T.A. We don't really have any clubs for that matter. School Site Council? Title I? Girl Scouts? That can't be it. G.A.L.? God, I hate acronyms. Well, I guess if I don't know what it is, we must not have it.

CHRISTIE: No, we don't.
MAN ON PHONE: You don't?
CHRISTIE: No.
MAN ON PHONE: Do you know what a G.A.L. Club is?
CHRISTIE: No.
MAN ON PHONE: Gay and Lesbian Club. You don't have one?
CHRISTIE: Sir, this is an elementary school. We don't have many 'out' students on campus.
MAN ON PHONE: Oh, okay, thanks.
CHRISTIE: Bye.

CHRISTIE hangs up the phone, shakes her head and returns to 'work'.