I’m going to tell him the truth.

3 person drama scene from the one-act eplay Skylar, wherein Skylar reacts emotionally and physically over not finding his mother.

Featured Scene – Skylar


JEROME (to LENORA): His head is bleeding. Get me a wet cloth, please.

LENORA goes to the sink and wets a rag. She applies the rag to the back of SKYLARโ€™s head. JEROME watches Lenora affectionately.

JEROME:  (to SKYLAR) Hey buddy, youโ€™ve only knocked your head. Youโ€™re gonna be fine. Thatโ€™s it. Just relax, Sky.

SKYLAR: I feel safe.

JEROME: You are safe.

SKYLAR faints.

JEROME (to LENORA): Heโ€™s okay.

LENORA: How do you know?

JEROME: Heโ€™s got some form of epilepsyโ€ฆhe hasnโ€™t been properly diagnosed, but we think thatโ€™s what it is.

LENORA: Why not go to a doctor?

JEROME: No, no doctor. We donโ€™t like doctors.

LENORA: Why not? They save lives.

JEROME: Itโ€™s a thing, we have a thingโ€ฆlong story.

LENORA: I have a family doctor.

JEROME: You do?

LENORA: I could send for him.

JEROME: Lenora, I appreciate it, but we canโ€™t. Heโ€™s gonna be fine.

SKYLAR: Bed. Get me to bed.

JEROME: Help me take him to the bed, please.

SKYLAR surprisingly gets up on his own but not without the guidance of JEROME and LENORA.

SKYLAR: I can do itโ€ฆjust guide meโ€ฆjust guide meโ€ฆ

SKYLAR sits at the end of the bed. LENORA takes off his boots and begins massaging his ankles.

SKYLAR:  (to JEROME) What is she doing man?

LENORA: Circulating your blood.

SKYLAR (to JEROME): Tell her to stop.

JEROME: She means well. Lenoraโ€ฆ(shakes his head)

LENORA stands up.

Heโ€™s okay.

SKYLAR: Lenoraโ€ฆLenora, you gonna treat my boy right? Heโ€™s a good dude, this dude right here. Heโ€™s helping me find my mom. Sheโ€™s out there! Somewhere! Alive. Thatโ€™s good enough for me.

SKYLAR lays down and sleeps.

LENORA (to JEROME): Is he breathing?

JEROME: Hey, hey relax. Of course heโ€™s breathing. Itโ€™s his nature.

LENORA: Whereโ€™s his mother?

JEROME: Sheโ€™sโ€ฆweโ€™re trying to locate her.

LENORA: Where she gone?

JEROME: She abandoned Skylar when he was a child. Heโ€™s been trying to find her ever since. (whispering) But Sky, Sky doesnโ€™t know the truth.

LENORA: What truth?

JEROME: About his mother. (pause) Sheโ€™s gone.

LENORA: Gone?

JEROME: She passed away.

LENORA: You lie to him?

JEROME: โ€ฆYes, but when the time is right, Iโ€™m going to tell him the truth. Just not yet, โ€™cause I donโ€™t think he can handle finding outโ€ฆjust, Iโ€™m only protecting him right now, but Iโ€™ve known for quite some timeโ€ฆI donโ€™t want to see him lose it. Heโ€™s pretty fragile as it is, he, SOON..I wish to tell him soon.

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Scene Summary

In the one-act eplay Skylar, Skylar has been searching to locate his mother to no avail. ย While his friend Jerome has been helping him, Jerome has also found a woman named Lenora that he could be falling in love with.

  • Genre:ย Drama
  • Length: ~5 minute scene
  • Characters: 1 woman, 2 men
  • Themes: friendship
  • Best For:ย drama scenes

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Skylar is a drama play script by Joseph Arnone, 2026.

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