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Kill Me Now
About this book
Kill Me Now is a black comedy about Jake who has sacrificed his career as a writer to care for his teenage son Joey. Both are keeping secrets - Jake about his love life and Joey about his plans for the future. But when disaster strikes, they are forced to ask who's really looking after who. Bittersweet, fast-paced, ricocheting between the comedy and tragedy of disability, Kill Me Now is a funny and moving play about how we care for the people we love.
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DARKNESS. THE SOUND OF WATER RUNNING. LIGHTS RISE ON A LARGE TUB FILLED WITH WATER. JAKE IS BATHING JOEY.
| JAKE: | Not too hot? |
| JOEY: | Nuh. (No.) |
| JAKE: | You’re sure? |
| JOEY: | Yuh! |
| JAKE: | Deep enough? |
| JOEY: | Yuh. |
| JAKE: | Okay then. |
| JAKE TURNS THE WATER OFF. | |
| JAKE: | Soap. Shampoo. Wash cloth. |
| JOEY: | Nuh sampuh. (No shampoo.) |
| JAKE: | Okay. It’s clean enough. How was school? |
| JOEY: | Nukuh (Okay.) |
| JAKE: | Did you get into any trouble? |
| JOEY: | Nuh. |
| JAKE: | You didn’t push Daisy? |
| JOEY: | See spih uh muh. (She spit on me.) |
| JAKE: | Why? |
| JOEY: | Ah nuh nuh. (I don’t know.) |
| JAKE: | Joey. |
| JOEY: | See uh how. (She’s a whore.) |
| JAKE: | Joey! |
| JOEY: | See sah ah hungy. (She said I’m ugly.) |
| JAKE: | Why would she say that? |
| JOEY: | See uh how. |
| JAKE: | Buddy please. |
| JOEY: | Ah guh mah. (I get mad.) |
| JAKE: | You have to be careful Joey. You’re too big to get mad like that. It scares people. |
| JOEY: | Ah hungy. |
| JAKE: | No. |
| JOEY: | Flee. (Freak.) |
| JAKE: | You’re a nice guy. You have to let people see that. Especially the girls. |
| JOEY: | Noh Dezzy see fah ad soopuh. (Not Daisy she’s fat and stupid.) |
| JAKE: | What people say doesn’t matter. You know that. |
| JOEY: | Muh buh hud. (My butt hurts.) |
| JAKE: | Have you been wiping it properly? |
| JOEY: | Ah tah. (I try.) |
| JAKE: | I’ll put some cream on it after we wash. |
| JOEY: | Sanks. (Thanks.) |
| JAKE: | Remember get as much toilet paper around your fingers as you can. |
| JOEY: | Ah cand gid id owv avda. (I can’t get it off after.) |
| JAKE: | Then get Phillip to do it. He’s at school to help you. |
| JOEY: | Ah duh luh kih. (I don’t like it.) |
| JAKE: | You’re okay with me doing it. |
| JOEY: | Yuh muh dah. (You’re my dad.) |
| JAKE: | Yes I am. |
| JOEY: | Ooh duh thik ah hungy. (You don’t think I’m ugly.) |
| JAKE: | I think you’re a very handsome boy. |
| JOEY: | Yuh shih. (You’re sick.) |
| JAKE: | I am. Hold still so I can clean your ears. |
| JOEY: | Dah! |
| JAKE RINSES JOEY. | |
| JAKE: | That’s not so bad. Hold on just a bit more there. |
| JOEY: | Kehn. (Clean.) |
| JAKE: | Yes and – uh – excited. |
| JOEY: | Bonuh. (Boner.) |
| JAKE: | Yeah. |
| JOEY: | Suruh. (Sorry.) |
| JAKE: | No it’s – don’t... |
Table of contents
- Cover
- Cast
- Creative Team
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- On Characters and Casting
- Characters
- Kill Me Now
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