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LOURDES
TONY! TONY! FUCK YOU! YOU’RE GONNA GET IT! I KNOW
WHAT’S GOIN’ON! I hate you! I hate you and your stupid
friends! You fuckin’ each other! I know it, you
bastards! Fucks!
A "concerned" (nosey) CLINTON approaches her.
CLINTON
What’s going on LOURDES?
CHEE CHEE, MILLIE and CARMEN look on.
LOURDES (STARTLED)
Oh, shit! You again? What the fuck is it with you,
anyway? Whatcha hangin’ ’round here for. Always
creepin’ ’round. Get the fuck outta here!
CLINTON
Ah- sorry. I’m just wondering what got you so bent
out of shape and screaming and carrying on out here in
the street?
LOURDES
That mutha fuckin’ TONY! He’s up BOBBY V’s ass like a
fuckin’ suppository! Cono! Cono! Hay! He gonna pay.
Nobody fucks with me and make me look stupid. Yeah, I
know, I know. He always runs to BOBBY V’s house, but I
can never go. I betcha, I bet he fuckin’ his wife.
That’s right. He’s fuckin’ his wife. He gonna be sorry.
You wait! You just wait!
Realizing that she has drawn the attention of the
block she runs off SL leaving CLINTON alone.
The trials and tribulations of launching a play as the writer, producer and director. From auditions through the rehearsal process witness the evolution of this edgy, mystery thriller to the stage and beyond. The play ,written in the late 80's, was adapted into a screenplay, revised and set in 1993. It was mounted in 2010 Off Off Broadway, and remounted, by popular demand, and had a successful run Off Broadway in 2012! In production and hoping to wrap late 2016 or early 2017. Stay tuned.
ABOUT...
A Summer in 1993 in Spanish Harlem finally reveals the secret past of Cuban-American cardiac nurse Negra Centron. A childhood secret torments the life and stifles the growth of a beautiful woman. The ancient religion of the Yoruba people of Nigeria, known as Regla de Ocha and Santeria in the Diaspora, is the engine behind this supernatural mystery thriller. This African-evolved religion, with its magic, is the backdrop for this tale of love, hate, deceit, betrayal, obsession, forgiveness, acceptance, and hope. Magic, ritual, and destiny are the threads unraveling this gripping, edgy, mystery/thriller.
Pressured by a suspicious mother, a strange bed-fellow, and an amorous co-worker, Negra battles to keep a childhood secret from unraveling while a restless spirit and the African gods seek justice...
