© 1986 Madeleine St. Romain. Permission of the author is required before use.***The third line from the last is a link to one of the paintings used as slides in the performances mounted by ACME Theatre. ***
Mommy, Mommy.(This piece was written to be performed by four adult actresses as a radio play or on stage in similar neutral costumes.)
#1: Mommy. Mommy.
#2: Mommy's busy.
#1: Mommy. Mommy.
#3: That's not my baby.
#1: Wanna drinka water.
#2: I just gave you a drink of water.
#1: Wanna drinka water.
#2: All right. Here.
#3: This is my baby. My baby's a good baby. My baby's a nice baby.
#1: Mommy. Mommy.
#2: Mommy's painting. She'll be finished soon. Go play with your blocks.
#1: Don' wanna play blocks.
#2: Go play with your fire engine.
#1: Mary broke it.
#2: Go play with your elephant.
#1: Can't find it.
#2: Mommy's busy right now. She'll look for it later.
#1: I'm hungry.
#3: My baby's only three years old, and she can already read. My baby plays the viloin. She has her own computer.
#1: Mommy. Mommy.
#3: My baby's a good baby.
#2: You've got paint all over you. That's all the cobalt I've got!
#3: My baby's learning Russian.
#1: Mommy.
#3: My baby's a sweet baby.
(#2 shrieks.)
#4: No. No. That's not right.
#2: What?
#4: Hit the baby.
#2: What?!
#4: Hit the baby.
#1: You're nasty.
#4: So?
#1: I don't like you.
#3: I don't like you either.
#4: But I'm your baby.
#3: I only thought you were my baby. You're not my baby. I don't have a baby.
#4: Mommy. Mommy.
#1: Nobody wants to play with you now.
#3: (to #1) You can be my baby.
#1: (to #3) You can be my baby.
#2: (to #1) You can be my baby.
#4: Mommy. Mommy.
#1: There aren't any mommies here.
#4: Mommy. Mommy.
#2: The mommies all moved to the Yucatan.
#4: Mommy. Mommy.
#1, #2, #3: Go out and feed yourself!
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