The official title of this work is, "The Taming of the San Francisco Dominatrix," which was more than 35 characters, so had to be altered in the title. This play is a parody of William Shakespeare's farcical comedy, "The Taming of the Shrew." It was written specifically for Literotica's 2024 April Fool's Day contest, and is chock full of humor, deception, and plenty of disguises! Please vote and comment on the story. Enjoy!
© 2024 by Roy Eldorado
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ACT 1, SCENE 1
(LUTHER and TRAVIS, two 20-something bachelors from Seattle hoping to sow their wild oats, arrive in San Francisco. Both men are lean and attractive, and have similar looks -- brown floppy hair, brown eyes, pearly-white smiles.)
LUTHER: So this is it. San Francisco. Wow. Isn't it amazing, Travis? We have the bay, and the Golden Gate Bridge, and all of this wonderful art and culture.
TRAVIS: And the homeless people.
LUTHER: Yes, and the homeless people.
TRAVIS: And the crime. Did you leave the windows rolled down in the car? To let the heroin addicts know that we don't have anything worth stealing?
LUTHER: I did not leave the windows rolled down. That's ridiculous.
TRAVIS: Well, that pretty much guarantees your car will be broken into when we get back.
LUTHER: Nonsense. My car will be fine. This is San Francisco, a truly welcoming community! It's the home of fetish and sexual exploration! I love it! I want to explore! Let's ride a trolley! Let's take a cable car into town!
(They take a cable car into the city. They get off outside a BDSM club called The Riding Crop, a San Francisco fetish club that also features an oxygen bar. There is a small gathering of people outside. There appears to be an argument or disagreement happening.)
(LUTHER and TRAVIS stand to the side.)
(BARTHOLOMEW, the flamboyant manager of The Riding Crop, enters with two BDSM escorts named KINSLEY, who is a dominatrix, and BOBI, who is a submissive. Two potential clients named HARVEY and GEORGE also enter the scene. HARVEY is in his early 30s, slender, nerdy, and wears glasses. GEORGE is in his late 60s, a wealthy gray-haired widower who takes Viagra.)
BARTHOLOMEW: Gentlemen, please. You need to calm down. We've been over this a hundred times: no one can do a session with Bobi until I find a play partner for Kinsley. If either of you want to strike up a conversation with Kinsley, you can rent a playroom in the club for half price.
GEORGE: Strike up a conversation? I'd just as well stick heroin needles in my eyes.
KINSLEY (to BARTHOLOMEW): Are you trying to embarrass me in front of these two morons? I don't need your help finding a client.
HARVEY: Morons? That's no way to do business, insulting us like this. That's why nobody wants to play with you. Your reputation speaks for itself: you're rude, and crude, and you need to learn some manners.
KINSLEY: I need to learn manners? Ha! I don't think so. I'm not looking for clients right now, anyway! But even if I was, I wouldn't want to dominate you! Unless I wanted to black your eyes with my fists, or tie you up and crush your balls in a vice grip!
HARVEY (covering his genitals): Ouch. I'll stay clear of you, then.
GEORGE: This woman is bat-shit crazy.
TRAVIS (speaking to LUTHER): Hide the family jewels, good friend. That wench is a few cards short of a full deck. Not bad looking, but a lunatic just the same. You gotta love San Francisco.
LUTHER (speaking to TRAVIS): But the other girl is absolutely stunning, Travis! So sexy and mild-mannered! I'd love to tie her up!
BARTHOLOMEW (to HARVEY and GEORGE): So that's the deal. These are the rules of the club. No one can top Bobi until I find a bottom for Kinsley. All escorts must have an equal number of clients -- call it equity, if you will. Plus, Kinsley has worked at the club much longer. Bobi, go inside and continue practicing your rope-tying. You're not going to be a submissive your whole life.
HARVEY: I can't believe these ridiculous club rules. Equity my ass. Our money is just as green as anyone else's.
GEORGE: Yeah, this is quite frustrating. Why keep Bobi from everybody and force us all to deal with the dominatrix from hell? You know I heard that during one of her play sessions, she actually put a guy's testicles in a vice-grip.
HARVEY: Unthinkable.
GEORGE: It's the truth.
BARTHOLOMEW: Okay, gentleman. Enough of this. I made the rules clear. I need to get back inside, I have a fetish club to run. If either of you know of anybody who would like to hire Kinsley, let me know. You have full permission to do a session with her. Oh yes, and I almost forgot. I'm looking for instructors in the BDSM community who are experienced in flogging and rope-tying. Kinsley and Bobi need to brush up on their skills. It's not easy running a fetish club in San Francisco. So many perverts, so little talent. Good day, gentlemen.
(He exits).
GEORGE: Well, that's a bummer. Bobi is so beautiful and obedient -- a wonderful submissive. I bet I could get her off with a good paddling, even at my age. I don't know about you, but I'm going to check around the city and see if I can't find someone to teach the girls flogging and rope-tying. Seriously. This might be a good way to get in with Bartholomew.
HARVEY: That's a great idea. The best way to get a session with Bobi is by keeping Bartholomew happy. But there's something else I'd like to do as well.
GEORGE: What's that?
HARVEY: We need to find a play partner for Kinsley. That should come first. We should put aside our differences and work together to get her a client.
GEORGE: Huh? Are you serious? Who in the world would want to do a session with that lunatic?
HARVEY: I don't know, but we'll find somebody. We have to. If not, having a play session with Bobi is out of the question. What do you say, George? Work together to find her a partner?
GEORGE: It's a deal. Let's find someone to woo her, screw her, and rid the club of her!
(HARVEY and GEORGE exit).
TRAVIS (to LUTHER): No, I don't believe it. You've fallen for this chick, haven't you?
LUTHER: I burn, I pine, I perish, Travis, if I achieve not this modest young girl! She's the most beautiful woman I've ever seen! Her sapphire blue eyes and long, golden blond hair! Oh how I long to handcuff her to the bed!
TRAVIS: Yes, she's beautiful, I agree. But has love made you completely blind and deaf? Did you not hear Bartholomew explaining the club rules? Bobi is off limits.
LUTHER: Did you not hear Bartholomew say he was looking for BDSM teachers for the girls?
TRAVIS: Oh my god! I know what you're thinking!
LUTHER: What am I thinking?
TRAVIS: You will become a BDSM teacher, and offer to be their instructor?
LUTHER: Yes! Here's the plan: I'm going to disguise myself as a fetish tutor -- put on a bunch of leather and spikes and whatnot -- and offer myself as a rope-tying instructor. At the same time, you are going to pretend to be me. Here. Take my Seattle Supersonics cap. (TRAVIS takes the hat and puts it on.) I need you to go to Bartholomew and request a session with Bobi, and get my name on her client list.
TRAVIS: Her client list?
LUTHER: Yes, her list. Because once she is free to take on clients again, I want to officially be in line to have a session with her. You're going to have to advocate for me with Bartholomew. There are already two other guys trying to have a session with her, and I can't risk missing out. Just do as I tell you, okay? Don't ask questions.
TRAVIS: Okay. No problem.
LUTHER: Great. This should be a lot of fun.
(They exit).
ACT 1, SCENE 2
(PHILIBERT, who just inherited a large sum of money from his recently deceased father, arrives in San Francisco from Los Angles. He's a masculine, burly man with a thick head of brown wavy hair, and a heavy beard.)
PHILIBERT: Hello, San Francisco! You're not quite Los Angeles, but you'll have to do! Ah, the shoplifters! The feces on the sidewalks! The heroin addicts exchanging needles! Now that I've inherited my beloved father's money and land, I'm traveling the country in search of the ultimate BDSM partner. Preferably, one who can bring Philibert, son of the great Archibald Van Ginkel, to his limits. But first, I must visit my good friend Harvey. I sure hope he's at home.
(PHILIBERT knocks on HARVEY'S door.)
HARVEY: Philibert! Oh my, it's so good to see you! What are you doing in San Francisco?
PHILIBERT: Well, my good friend, I'm on a mission to see the country, and to find the ultimate BDSM partner. My father Archibald just passed away, and I've inherited his penis pump fortune. It's a great time to be alive, isn't it? And to be here, in San Francisco, with all the fetish clubs and glorious immoral behavior -- the dog collars and rectal fisting and such. Yes sir. You gotta love it, Harvey my boy. Did someone take a dump on your sidewalk?
HARVEY (looking outside through the doorway): Probably, yeah. I'll get the hose in a minute. But did I hear you just say you are looking for a BDSM partner?
PHILIBERT: The ultimate BDSM partner, yes. One that can push my limits. I'm talking flogging, suffocation, cock-and-ball torture. All of it! And face-sitting, too. I love it when a chick smothers my face with her big fat ass! My father just died, Harvey. I'm a rich man now. Life is short. It's time to get down to business.
HARVEY: This is amazing. I don't believe it.
PHILIBERT: What? What is it?
HARVEY: I know just the woman for you.
PHILIBERT: Here? In San Francisco? You're kidding!
HARVEY: I'm serious. Right here in town. She works at The Riding Crop. Decent looking woman, long black hair and brown eyes, curvy body with big breasts, olive complexion, with lots of tattoos and piercings.
PHILIBERT: Does she have a clit ring? Tell me she has a clit ring!
HARVEY: She has a lip and eyebrow ring, I know that. And a nose ring. You'll have to find out yourself about the clit ring. If I were a betting man, however, I'd say she has one. Definitely. But there's just one thing: she's crazy.
PHILIBERT: What do you mean, crazy?