Inteligencia

Dirty Laundry
By Eric Stapleton
Summary:
Two women meet in a Laundromat. One is joyful the other downtrodden. The conversation that ensues invites the audience to reflect that God’s grace andmercy extend to his fallen children as well.
Cast
Tanya
Nancy
Script
(Scene: A Laundromat. A woman (NANCY) is folding her laundry while humming a recognizable hymn or spiritual chorus. Anotherwoman enters (TANYA) and starts to sort her clothes in her laundry basket.)
TANYA: (starts to look at NANCY quizzically) I know you, don’t I?
NANCY: Wha?
TANYA: I recognize you from somewhere.NANCY: I don’t remember meeting you, but my name is Nancy, Nancy Thomas, nice to meet you (offers hand).
TANYA: (oblivious to offer of hand) No, that doesn’t ring a bell. (goes back to sorting herlaundry)
NANCY: (little befuddled goes back to folding her laundry and humming that still familiar tune)
TANYA: (loudly) That’s it!
NANCY: (startled) That’s what?
TANYA: I remember where Irecognize you from. I recognize you from Church. I recognized that tune you were humming.
NANCY: Oh, you mean (insert favorite hymn). Yes, that’s one of my favorites. What’s your favorite?
TANYA: Oh,well I really don’t sing except for on Sunday like everyone else.
NANCY: Yeah, I’m no Judy Garland myself. I’m so glad that I can worship Him besides singing, aren’t you?
TANYA: (not really gettingit) Yeah, like I said, I’m there Sunday like everyone else.
NANCY: (a little starry eyed) Isn’t it a beautiful day?
TANYA: (pause, looks at NANCY, looks out the window) It’s raining.
NANCY:(same cheerful disposition) Yeah. Isn’t it great?
TANYA: Sure. (whatever)

NANCY: Hallelujah! (as she shows off a whiter than white, white) Will you look at how white that is!
TANYA: Yeah, it sureis.
NANCY: You know what it reminds me of?
TANYA: No, what?
NANCY: Well…God…you know?
TANYA: You mean because it’s white?
NANCY: Remember the song? “White as snow, white as snow, now I’m...