He never took much of a liking to anyone but you.
A drama scene from the eplay Doll and the Dog, Irene shows up at Gregory’s apartment to learn that his girlfriend left him and his dog died.
Featured Scene – Doll and the Dog
IRENE: Where’s the blue-eyed doll?
GREGORY: She left me.
IRENE: Good.
GREGORY: Got any work for me?
IRENE: Why’d she leave you?
GREGORY: I hit her.
IRENE: How?
GREGORY: Smacked her…hard.
IRENE: Why?
GREGORY: Because I want her to hate me.
IRENE: Does she hate you?
GREGORY: No, but she got me back.
IRENE: Stuck a knife in you?
GREGORY: Yeah.
Gregory lifts up his shirt to reveal a bandage over his abdomen.
IRENE: Bound to happen. Where’d you find that nifty bandage?
GREGORY: Found it.
IRENE: Are you happy?
GREGORY: Don’t know.
IRENE: Why don’t you know?
GREGORY: I’m not at home with myself. I went far away and got lost, and I’ve been seeking something ever since. These are the troubles of my days. Coffee?
Gregory walks over to the coffeemaker.
IRENE: Go on then.
Gregory pours coffee into two different mugs.
Where’s Alan?
GREGORY: Dead.
IRENE: When?
GREGORY: Overnight.
IRENE: So the doll left you and your dog died?
GREGORY: Yeah.
Gregory hands Irene a coffee mug.
IRENE: Could be worse.
GREGORY: Maybe.
IRENE: What a pity. I liked Alan. How’d he die?
GREGORY: I don’t know. Found ’em stiff early this morning.
Gregory pulls a blanket off from the floor in the kitchen, to reveal Alan.
IRENE: The hell are you doing with him here?
GREGORY: I don’t know.
IRENE: You can’t leave him there.
GREGORY: I know.
IRENE: Cover him up!
Gregory places the blanket back over Alan.
GREGORY: I don’t know what to do. Um, I was thinking of wrapping him up in his favorite blanket – that one there – and putting him in a box.
Gregory gets a cardboard box from a corner of the room and sets it beside Alan.
Maybe we’ll put him on the bike and bury him in the cemetery where we used to walk together. Near his favorite tree. Can you put him in the box for me? I can’t seem to do it. Whenever I try to grab him, I can’t muster the strength to lift him. He’s been there all day, but I can’t take hold of him. Not like I used to. I think I’m frightened to the touch when I, I have a real difficult time. I’m sorry — please – the feeling I get from my fingers is too — if you can gently place him inside that box — carefully – I will forever be grateful to you —Irene. If not for my sake, then for Alan’s. Alan liked you; he did. He never took much of a liking to anyone but you.
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Scene Summary
In this one-act ePlay, Gregory’s dog died and his girlfriend left him. While his friend unexpectedly visits him, they form a deeper bond.
- Genre: Drama
- Length: ~5 minute scene
- Characters: 1 woman, 1 man
- Themes: friends, dating
- Best For: Drama Scenes
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Scene Source: Doll and the Dog
Doll and the Dog is a drama play script by Joseph Arnone, 2026.
