CHRISTMAS CHINA THAT CAN ONLY BE HANDWASHED
By Tara Meddaugh
It’s Christmas Night. Daphne and her partner, Jamie, have enjoyed a large Christmas dinner with family. Daphne has lovingly spent many hours preparing the meal she knows Jamie will enjoy, on the Christmas China she knows Jamie loves. But now it’s time for Daphne to feel a little love… and it just might take the shape of someone else hand-washing all those Christmas plates…
DETAILS:
Genre: Comedy/Christmas
Cast: Female
Age: 20s-50s
Running time: Around 1.5 minutes
Time period: Contemporary
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DAPHNE
(to her partner, Jamie)
You liked the Christmas ham I made, didn’t you? I mean, I saw you get a new plate and take seconds, so I hope that means you liked it. You know all I want to do is make you happy. That’s why I made the gingerbread cake this year. Your mom said it was your favorite as a kid, and I just wanted to bring back those warm childhood memories. That’s why after we opened presents with the dogs this morning, and you were watching Netflix or Hulu or whatever, I was here in the kitchen, for, I don’t know, maybe six hours, before your parents and brothers came over, making that sweet and sour sauce you love for the ham, and caramelizing ginger for the cake you love. I wanna, I don’t know, make things you love because, Jamie, I just love you so much.
(pause)
And that’s also why we got out the good Christmas China. Because you love—END OF EXCERPT
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