An Old "Play" (2011)
I wrote this 11 years ago and I actually remember it quite fondly. It's based on a real experience my family had at Nunzi's in Erie (which has since closed). I don't reflect on much of my older writing with fondness so this is always fun to revisit. And I wanted to preserve this in here ... so see below. :) THE WAITRESS SCENE: RESTAURANT There are three people at a restaurant. A middle-aged man, a middle-aged woman, and a teenaged daughter. They are at an Italian restaurant with laminated menus. They have never been here before. The restaurant has a very cozy, 1950s-ish feel about it. THE MAN: Wow, the lambchops on this menu sound great. THE WOMAN: We’re at an Italian restaurant and you want to order lampchops? THE MAN: What’s wrong with that? Everyone knows if you want real Italian, you go to the Olive Garden. THE WOMAN: *looks at her daughter and shakes her head* THE DAUGHTER: *holds menu up above her face and doesn’t acknowledge anything* All of a sudden, the Wa
