Play 246: Not Much

CHARACTERS
MICHAEL, early 20s
LISA, early 20s

(They sit at a table eating dinner.)

MICHAEL
How was your day?

LISA
Fine.

(Beat.)

How about yours?

MICHAEL
Fine.

(Pause.)

MICHAEL
Anything new?

(Beat.)

LISA
No.

(Beat.)

LISA
You?

MICHAEL
No.

(Pause.)

LISA
Jen called.

(Beat.)

MICHAEL
Oh?

LISA
Yeah.

(Beat.)

MICHAEL
What’d she say?

LISA
Not much.

(Beat.)

MICHAEL
Oh.

(Long pause.)

MICHAEL
The food’s good.

LISA
Yeah.

(Beat.)

MICHAEL
Where’d you get it?

LISA
New place.

(Beat.)

MICHAEL
It’s good.

(Beat.)

LISA
Yeah.

(Pause.)

LISA
The rice.

MICHAEL
What?

(Beat.)

LISA
Could you pass it?

MICHAEL
Sure.

(Pause.)

LISA
You want some?

MICHAEL
Of what?

LISA
Mine.

(Beat.)

MICHAEL
No thanks.

(Beat.)

LISA
You sure?

MICHAEL
Yeah.

(Beat.)

LISA
It’s good.

MICHAEL
I’m fine.

(Pause.)

(Blackout.)