Scene 4 – Adult Life

Scene 4 – Adult life                 

Set: The home of Allison and Tommy. The living room.  Contemporary décor sofas, coffee table photo albums

Scene: After the Funeral for her father Allison returns home.

Tommy enters the room on cruthes.

Joan “What a beautiful service. He was such a good man.”

Allison Still flushed from tears “He was.”

Joan looking at Tommy “What did you do now?”

Tommy “Basketball. I tore every ligament in my ankle except the Achilles”.

He lays down his crutches and sits down on the sofa,

They start going through the old photo albums.

Cue the music

Allison seated starts to sing.

Behind her is a montage representing the photo albums and her memories.

Wedding ,childbirth, childhood years, settling into the routine of life.

 

 

Song-Life goes on

 

Crying yourself to sleep really doesn’t help ease the pain.

And dreams that don’t come easy are the ones that drive you insane.

I can’t and won’t accept defeat. How dare you just give in.

No pain that cannot be soothed if you fight it            from within.

Chorus

You’ve got to be strong. You’re not alone.

Though it cuts so deep that you feel you can’t go on.

You’ve got to be strong. You know life must go on.

First you feel it, then the pain will be gone.

And life goes on.

Everybody feels it but you always feel alone.

That hurting helpless feeling that you think is just your own.

Don’t hide within your feelings, turn to the people that you love.

Their help will make you see that together you can rise above

 Chorus