Fairely Speaking
By Steve Strangio

Fairely Speaking is a ten-minute play in which Sean invites his girlfriend, Liz, to the Renaissance Faire for a fun date - but the outing turns into a lovers' quarrel with a bizarre twist. This play has been produced as part of three different one-act play festivals in New York city.

SEAN

The very first time that I saw you, I thought to myself, Damn, now there's a woman that would never go out with me. I hovered around you so many times, trying to find a way to ask you out. You just seemed so unattainable. I mean, look at you. You're just so damned beautiful. I never thought that someone as gorgeous as you would ever even consider a regular guy like me. I was about to give up, then, out of nowhere, you just started talking to me. Then, you found ways to spend time with me. I mean, we actually started dating. You were with me. You and I were in a relationship. We were making love. Honest truth here? We're being honest, right? You once said that I never talked to you? Never found a way to communicate? What could I say? How could I say it? The most amazing woman I've ever seen in this world would be beside me, in my bed, just right there, but I couldn't find the words to tell her how much I needed her in my life.

I never talk to you? I couldn't use words to tell you how much I cared for you.

I couldn't find the words. There are no words.

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