SUMMARY:

Gray Matter is a high school drama written by a high school student for high school students (power to the people). A treatise on love lost, the meaning of life and the reason that people wear old dirty hats. The story is a memory play told by the main character, Thomas, who uses his love experiences in his formative years to shape the rest of his life.

CAST:

5 Men, 4 Women.

LENGTH:

Two Acts.

MONOLOGUES:

PURCHASE:

An electronic (PDF) copy of Gray Matter can be purchased and downloaded for $7.00.

PAUL: It is with "noble" intentions like [mocking] love that we commit the bloodiest acts upon each other.

SETH: [softly] Who said that?

[PAUL points violently at himself; enter THOMAS]

THOMAS: Hey, guys. What's going on? Is Cindy here?

PAUL: No, she just left.

THOMAS: Good. [beat] Did she leave my book?

PAUL: [picking book up] This book?

THOMAS: Yeah.

PAUL: [reading] Love Story. [pause] Are you gay?

THOMAS: I know you'd like me to be. Now give me my book back.