Beginnerโs Meeting, A Play
Scene 1: A church basement. An odd looking assortment of people are sitting on metal folding chairs arranged in a circle. In the corner is a table with coffee and donuts.
Characters:
Charles: Middle aged man, about 40 dressed in a plaid sweater. He is the group leader.
Pete: a.k.a. Pervert Pete, a graying man of about 60 dressed in a raincoat.
Bob: A fidgety man of about 35 who continually clutches an inflatable sheep.
Alan: Middle aged man of about 48 dressed casually in jeans and a dress shirt.
Carrie: Middle aged woman, about 45 dressed rather scantily. Looks sort of like a cross between a transvestite hooker and a hooker.
Gwen: A โlittle personโ she is dressed in a leather dominatrix outfit.
Act 1, Scene 1:
Charles: Welcome to the Parlin, New Jersey Beginnerโs meeting of Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous. My name is Charles. I am a sex addict.
Group: Hi Charles, welcome.
Charles: I will be your group leader tonight. I want to welcome any new members. I also want to say that Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous is a self-sufficient non-profit organization that depends on your donations. I will pass the collection basket around as I continue the introduction. I would like to remind you again that we accept coins and currency but peep show tokens are not considered currency. Did you hear that Pete?
Pete: Ah, yea.
Charles: (passes around basket) Also, I would like to say that there is coffee and donuts on the table for your enjoyment. I have been getting complaints about someone fucking the holes in the donuts. Did you hear me Pete?
Carrie: Did someone say fuck, I wanna fuck!
Charles: Did you hear me Pete?
Pete: Ah, yea.
Charles: OK, does anyone have any announcements before we start the meeting?
(Silence)
Charles: OK, Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous is a 12-step group designed to help people with sex addictions. We were all in need once but now we are helping each other...
Carrie: I'm in need!
Charles: We are helping each other through support and service to others still suffering with sex addiction. We will start by going around the room and introducing ourselves and briefly talk about how our week went. Um, Pete.
Pete: Hi. My name is Pete, I'm a sex addict.
Group: Hi Pete. Welcome.
Charles: Um, Pete. Put the donut down.
Bob: Hey that's my donut! I was saving that for Sheepy-Poo!
Pete: Ah, sorry. Um, letโs see. I came here because they threw me out of the local peep show house because they said I was too creepy and something about being bad for business. Then after my third offense for flashing schoolgirls, my parole officer suggested I come to this place. I think it has helped my a lot though. Really.
Charles: That's good to hear Pete. How has it helped?
Pete: Well, I went into the local video store the other day and usually I get four or five videos at a time but this time I only got two, 'Transgendered Midgets Golden Watersports Spectacular Part 3' and 'Barnyard Fist-Fuck Part 7'.