Act 2, Scene 8 Flashcards
(1) Connie: How was lunch?
Connie, I’m tellin’ you that man was almost… human. He listens to the Beach Boys for chrissakes.
(2) Connie: … You bring back fries? Pixie?
I’d pass by their office, maybe I’d be having a rough day? [To Ronda and Emily.] Hey, y’all!
(3) Emily: It’d be soooo cool.
I don’t know, sugar. May-be…
(4) Christians: [singing] Are you washed in the blood of the lamb?
[To audience.] Well, I finally went to church with them just to make that child happy. You know kids…
(5) Christian Man: Ronda’s told us so much about you.
She did?
(6) Christian Woman 2: Can you stay for Bible Study?
Well -
(7) Emily: I made you another picture -
“Help Miss Norma come to Jesus… and to quit smoking… and stop killin’ babies.” [To Connie:] Do you believe this? [Sit.] It’s like… they don’t even care ‘bout Jane Roe. They care about Norma McCorvey. You know I always been a spiritual person, Connie… But I was in church last night? And I felt something swooshy inside, like something flew right through me. I felt the Holy Spirit and I started crying like a baby.
(8) Connie: … I’m glad for you, Pixie.
Sugar, I been looking for something like this my whole life. Someone to love me. Someone to take care of me. Someone to wipe out all the awful shit I’ve done and the shit that’s been done to me.
(9) Connie: Well, Pixie, I try to -
And I realize now - Jesus Christ is the only one who could do that. I’m gonna get baptized, Connie. I’m gonna accept Jesus Christ as my savior.
(10) Connie: … Well, if that’s what feels right in your heart…
Come to church with me?
(11) Flip: Amen.
Y’all, this is my -
(12) Ronda: Norma’s good friend -
Connie Gonzalez.
(13) Connie: Thanks.
Flip, this is -
(14) Flip: Welcome, Miss Connie!
And of course she’s coming to my baptism.
(15) Ronda: … wear a bra, Miss Norma -
Girl, I haven’t worn a bra in 30 years!
(16) Flip: … I’d like to buy you a drink.
Say what?
(17) Flip: … “All things are possible to him that believes.”
It’s a miracle all right.
(18) Flip: … That’s somethin’.
Well, she’s Catholic you know.
(19) Flip: … And I say, “Course I understand!”
Okay…
(20) Flip: … I have lust -
Oh, yeah?
(21) … And it’s the same with baptism.
[Stand - look to Connie’s area.] Look - Connie’s my best friend in this world. And that ain’t gonna change. That’s 24 years. She’s stuck with me through everything. Maybe we’re more roommates than anything else at this point… But we share a life, a home…
(22) Flip: … Two friends putting the love of Christ before all else. Right?
[Sit.] I guess you could say…
(23) Flip: … the press has gotten wind of your baptism and we’re getting calls.
Shit! (Quickly.) Sorry. Well, know what we should do? We should do a preemptive strike. There’s a reporter at ABC, Peggy somethin’ - Christian - she kept calling for a statement when y’all moved in. We should let her do an exclusive.
(24) Flip: … And I don’t want them using you.
[Stand.] Not this time. This is about Norma McCorvey. Not Jane Roe. This is my day.
