Abstinence Only

By Jim Pangrazio

As a way to delay, if not prevent, the reporting of a robbery, two college students have been taped together, naked. She wants them to free themselves and avoid publicity because it might damage her post-graduate ambitions. He primarily wants to be freed from the awkward situation and is angered that Lori will not seek help when her friend arrives at the door and wishes to visit with her. To distract Jack as they continue their struggle for freedom, Lori commences a psychology discussion between the two psych majors. From Wilhem Reich to Witold Gombrowicz, Jack finally convinces Lori to make contact with her friend. But when her friend arrives to free them, a whole other issue presents itself.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jim Pangrazio
• Release date: Jun 15, 2015
• ISBN: 9781311011206

Jim Pangrazio

The general consensus is that change is urgent. Yet those claiming to work toward that end choose illusory paths that serve more as an impediment to the change they profess to seek. It is a closed loop -- a path that follows itself -- a safe at home tour rather than an expedition in search of wherever. My plays attempt to untangle the complex knots created by repeated trips to nowhere by focusing on the fearful simplicity of uncontaminated life where acceptance and rejection meet to hash out what's bothering them.

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ABSTINENCE

ONLY

Published by Jim Pangrazio at Smashwords

Copyright 2015 Jim Pangrazio

ISBN: 9781311011206

Cast: Lori – Young woman. Jack: Young man. Deb: Friend of Lori. All are college seniors.

(Typical apartment living room. Thieves have tied together, face-to-face, a naked couple. Taped upper body, wrist, mouth. Scene opens with couple struggling to free themselves. They move to center stage. In low light struggle appears to be standing sex. They move to side of stage in more light. Lori, who has already removed the tape from her mouth, bites tape that covers Jack's mouth and removes it.)

JACK: HELP!...HELLLLP!!!!....

LORI: (Swinging Jack around between each pause) Will you shut....the fuck....up?! Didn't I tell you we had to free ourselves first!

JACK: How long have we been struggling? A half hour...an hour? Don't you think we should try to get some fucking help?

LORI: Being displayed over the Internet is not what I call