University of Pittsburgh - Owl Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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By Barb Thomas Characters Ginger03. young businesswoman in New York, graduate of '76 class; Rick-23. Resident's Assistant tor 19th floor Tower A playfully called The Zoo graduate student in the Chemistry Department-, louis IS. typical freshmen out for a good time, lives at the Zoo. THL TIME IS NOW. THL PLACE. OAKLAND SECTION OE PITTSBURGH. A WOMAN NERVOUSLY WAIKS INTO THL TOWERS LOBBY. SHI IS OBVI OUSLYOUTOE PLACE IN A BUSINESS SUIT I HI LOBBY IS FILLED WITH STUDENT TYPE SPECTATORS. FRATERNITIES LINED UP AGAINST THL WALL. SIX MALES ARE LOOKING UP PIZZA DELIVERY. THREE GIRLS ARE TALKING ON ONI PHONE. II IS EARLY EVENING. RAIN OPTIONAL THL WOMAN. GINGER. CRAl'l ES A CENTREX PHONE. HESTIATES. DIAL S. GINGER Rick, it's me Ginger. I've come back. Can you sign me in? SCENE II RICK'S ROOM HI IS IACKII Y DRESSED IN LOOSE COURDUROYIEVIS. AN I'M AN HONORARY VIRGIN ISIANDER TORN T SHIRT. HE IS SMOKING. HIS ROOM IS A DIM 1 BY 2' RECTANGULAR AREA WITH THREE BOOK SHELVES. A TYPEWRITER. TV. SET. STERLO. SMALL BROWN RE I RIGE R ATOR WITH A BOX OE HALE EMPTY COOKIES ON TOP OF IT. Rick You shouldn't have come. You should have stayed away. You graduated two terms ago. It can’t be the same. Ginger I know Ricky. But I kept remembering the good times we had. Pause) Besides. I was in Pittsburgh tor a realtors convention and I thought. why not ? Rick Well (OPENS REFRIGERATOR) Want a Strohs? Ginger- No thanks. Rick, do you have any scotch? Rick Scotch. God. you've changed. Ginger- I know, but beer's so filling. (PATS VESTEL' STOMACH). Rick She used to drain the kegs ami drink out of a bucket (NOl'S HEAL' SADLY) Ginger You know I got a job offer here. I was thinking of coming back just lor the night life. Rick No. no. you can't come back to this hole. Not now. I'll show you. SCENE III ADIMl Y LIT BAR. A LIVE BAND. THL SHIRTl ESS BASS PLAYER IS PICKING STRINGS WITH HIS TEETH TO AN ARROWSMITH HARD ROCKER. PI OPII DANCING. DRINKING. SMOKING. SIMILAR TO THE BARROOM SCENE IN STAR WARS ONLY REAL PEOPLE INSTEAD OE PUPPETS. THE AIR IS TOO SVLOKEY TO SEE ANY THING BUT GINGER COUGHING. RICK IS SMOKING AND TAPPING HIS HIT. ANOTHER COUPLE LIES PRONE ON A BENCH NEXT TO THEM. RICK LOOKS AT GINGER AND MOTIONS OUT. Rick See that. kid. is that what you want every Thursday. Friday and Sat urday night 7 Looking for fake I.D.'s. borrowing someone's driver's license and not getting in anyways because the bouncer thinks you're too young. Ginger- But. Rick. I'm twenty four. I have my L.C.B. card. Rick That's worse. What did we call non college clients? (HI HOLDS HER FACE TOWARDS HIM. Hi IS ANGRY. TEARS FOR HER OP TIONAL.) Ginger I don't want to say it. Townies. I think we used to call them Townies. Rick What else? Pick-ups. cruisers, disco bunnies. You want to become a disco bunny? (GINGER BECOMES VIOLENT. SPITS IN HIS FACE) Ginger I'll never disco dance. You know that we made a pact. Rick Sorry Baby, but I can Latin Hustle now. Play it. Sam. Ginger Oh. Rick, you've changed. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have left you. But I love you. we can be happy now. 30