But when did she meet the man of her dreams?

Comedic scene from the one-act play Midnight Sighs, wherein Dom learns that Kelly has met the man of her dreams and fled for the Caribbean.

Featured Scene – Midnight Sighs

DOM: Hey there, Elle.

ELLE: Dom, Dom.

DOM: Where’s Kelly?

ELLE: She’s moved to greener pastures.

DOM: Huh?

ELLE: Met the man of her dreams and took off with not much of a word.

DOM: When?

ELLE: Last night.

DOM: But when did she meet the man of her dreams?

ELLE: Last night.

DOM: But I saw her last night.

ELLE: When?

DOM: Last night.

ELLE: A fella by the name of Francisco.

DOM: And what?

ELLE: Eh?

DOM: Who’s Francisco?

ELLE: The fella she went off with.

DOM: But what’s the story?

ELLE: She’s gone, left. What ain’t you gettin’ about the story?

DOM: You don’t just pick up and leave your life without notice.

ELLE: I guess you do, ’cause that’s exactly what she did.

DOM: How?

ELLE: Eh?

DOM: How is that possible?

ELLE: Look Dom, you’re askin’ a lot of questions. Word has it that this fella named Francisco waltzed in here, dressed to the nines. Within a few minutes, she leaves with ’em.

DOM: Just like that?

ELLE: Just like that.

DOM: You were here?

ELLE: When?

DOM: Last night.

ELLE: Last night?

DOM: Yeah! Last f’ckin’ night, Elle.

ELLE: Who the hell do you think you are speaking to me that way?

DOM: I’m sorry, alright, but just please hear what I’m askin’.

ELLE: NO.

DOM: No, what?

ELLE: I wasn’t here last night.

DOM: You weren’t?

ELLE: Boyd was here. He saw the whole thing.

DOM: Boyd?

ELLE: That’s right.

DOM: Boyd is legally blind.

ELLE: I know.

DOM: How could he have seen anything?

ELLE: He was here…last night.

DOM: I don’t wanna know no more.

ELLE: What are you gettin’ so hot under the collar about?

DOM: Because.

ELLE: Eh?

DOM: You make it hard to understand what happened.

ELLE: It’s simple. In comes Francisco –

DOM: I know, waltzing in here doing the tango and he swiped Kelly off her feet, they fall in love and live happily ever after. But how does a stranger, assuming that he’s even a stranger, have the power to do that? To come in here and get a woman like Kelly to leave with him? Was he a complete stranger or not?

ELLE: The way Boyd described it to me was that the guy was suave, soft-spoken, and a first-time customer.

DOM: But did they know each other?

ELLE: No.

DOM: First time they met?

ELLE: That’s what I’ve been sayin’ Dom, that’s what I heard. And from what I know, she’s packed her shit up and left town with ’em. That’s what I’ve been sayin’. You don’t listen.

Enter Boyd with a white mobility cane.

BOYD: Hi ya Dom.

DOM: Hey Boyd.

BOYD: Why the long face?

DOM: How do you do that?

BOYD: What?

DOM: How do you see if you’re legally blind?

BOYD: I don’t see anything, I’m legally blind.

DOM: I understand that, but you talk as if you see.

BOYD: I use my other senses.

DOM: But you just walked in here and said, “Hi Dom” as if you could see me. How did you know I was even here?

BOYD: You have a distinct scent.

DOM: I do?

BOYD: Yeah, and when you said, “Hey Boyd,” you sounded miserable. Was I right? You miserable?

DOM: What happened last night with Kelly?

BOYD: She met the man of her dreams and left.

DOM: Left where?

BOYD: From what I heard, she’s gone to some island in the Caribbean with him.

DOM: When?

BOYD: Last night.

DOM: Last night, yesterday, as in Tuesday?

BOYD: That’s what I just said.

ELLE: Really not a good listener, Dom.

DOM: Okay, Boyd –

BOYD: Yeah?

DOM: Boyd, listen, please –

BOYD: Yeah –

DOM: A guy named Francisco enters the pub –

BOYD: Yeah –

DOM: He talks to Kelly, having never met her before, and she having never met him –

BOYD: Yeah –

DOM: And they f’ck off together to an island in the Caribbean –

BOYD: Last night.

DOM: I know, I know! For crying out loud! Just keep up with me here! This was last night, this is what happened, right?

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Scene Summary

In the one-act serio-comedy Midnight Sighs, Dom discovers that the woman he thinks he loves has gone off with a man she met for the first time to the Caribbean.

• Genre: Serio-Comedy
• Length: ~5 minute scene
• Characters: 1 woman, 2 men
• Themes: love
• Best For: serio-comedy scenes

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Scene Source: Midnight Sighs

Midnight Sighs is a serio-comedy play script by Joseph Arnone, 2026.