Sonya & Adanne

Here are two random scenes I have between Sonya & Adanne. They might not make their way into the play, but it shows what kind of relationship they have as friends. Also, they've been thinking a lot about what it means to be "sexually liberated", too. Check em out:

First Scene

SONYA. i cant believe that is still there.

ADANNE. leave it alone. my mom gave it to me,and im not gonna get rid of it. it's just a-

SONYA. statue, i know. you've said that before. and she's just a white woman, right?

ADANNE. ...what?

SONYA. the woman you're seeing. she's just a harmless white-

ADANNE. who said i was dating a white woman?

SONYA. honey, i am your closest of friends. and i happen to know that you only wear that cardigan when you're around whitey and you only wear that perfume when you are trying to get some booty. (slight pause) not to mention there was a long blonde hair in the bathroom-

ADANNE. snooping around/ my house?

SONYA. sink, and last time i checked, washing your hands isn't snooping, okay? so since all signs point to yes, i just wanna know... why didn't you tell me sooner?

ADANNE. i... didn't tell you...

SONYA. uh huh.

ADANNE. because..

SONYA. what? it can't be that bad. is the girl a distant relative of cousin it or something? spill it, girl.

ADANNE. .. i didn't wanna make it seem more serious than it is.

SONYA. what more serious?

ADANNE. we're not dating. (slight pause) we're just casually seeing each other.

SONYA. mm hmm, casually seeing each other naked.

ADANNE. sonya! seriously-

SONYA. i know you and your little venus in pisces self. i've seen all the other white biddies you've paraded through your life. i know the signs of you getting serious.. like the fact that your house is clean for once.. and there are fresh flowers on the table- wait, is she..?

ADANNE. what?

SONYA. she's coming over tonight, isn't she.

ADANNE. ..maybe.

SONYA. i knew it! well then, i guess i'm gonna have to stick around a little longer than i had thought

ADANNE. no, sonya, she's gonna be here pretty soon-

SONYA. good. hold up- she's not one of those hippy dippy white women who don 't shave and dont wear deodorant, right?

ADANNE. hey- i remember some black woman artist who decided that a razor was designed to oppress-

SONYA. yeah but my body hair doesn't grow that long-

ADANNE. and that deodorant was optional-

SONYA. okay, but i have since let that phase of my life go.


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Second Scene

ADANNE. in this book you lent me, it says that if mamy were to be sexual, she would be the white mistresses worst nightmare. because of the white man's inherent attraction-

SONYA. or obsession-

ADANNE. right, mammy complx thing. because of that, the white woman would be threatened. but who is to say that if she was sexual, she would go for him?

SONYA. right. who ever asked if she wanted to be with him?

ADANNE. exactly! who decided that this mammy was straight? maybe mammy wants the mistress-

SONYA. id ont think that's exactly what i was trying to get at but-

ADANNE. or even better, the mistress wants her.

SONYA. why, cuz you got your own white woman you think every black woman is looking for one?

ADANNE. oh, please. that's not even what i said.

SONYA. but it's what you were implying. look- if mammy had a sex drive, there's no shame in her wanting some black dick.

ADANNE. tch-

SONYA. -or some black pussy.

ADANNE. of cours there's nothing wrong with it-

SONYA. but i think ultimately, she has to want herself. be able to look at herself int h miror and see her own self worth. that's why shes not sexual.t hats why she allows these white people to own her identity because-

ADANNE. yeah, but we're talking about a slave here. so

SONYA. no, we're talking about a fictional character. a woman who was made out of the wet dreams of white america.

(paus)

ADANNE. so do you think aunt jemima and uncle ben are knocking boots?

SONYA. what?

ADANNE. or do you think she'd be more into the guy on the cream of wheat box?

SONYA. (laughs) girl you are so crazy.... (playfully) but your aunt jemima is all up in mrs butterworth's bottle.

ADANNE. hey!

SONYA. all this talk about food is making me hungry. what you got in her to eat?

ADANNE. nothing. but- oh shit! claire's taking me to meet her parents.

SONYA. oh really? it's gotten that serious, huh?

ADANNE. well, her dad and his wife are in town and so

SONYA. his wife?

ADANNE. claire's mom walked off when she was pretty young.