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Annual
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"Number
1 GI"
JOE
DIEN CAI DAU EXPRESS
Winner
of National Endowment for the Arts Playwriting Fellowship.
ArtReach
Received
a Standing Ovation at AATE*
Annual
Conference!
"Number
1 GI"
JOE
DIEN CAI DAU EXPRESS
Winner
of an AATE unpublished play award.
Winner
of five Ohio Arts Council Playwriting Awards.
One
Act Plays and Scripts for Young
Audiences (TYA), Middle and High Schools, Teenagers, Kids!
"Welcome
Home was extraordinary. Our students were involved, it led to much
discussion afterward."
Amelia
Middle School
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WELCOME
HOME
CAST
LIST
Running
Time: About 50 minutes
Cast
of 3, 2 Male, 1 Female
(NOTE:
The play is written for 3 performers who play many parts, coming and
going from the past to the present. These parts can be broken
out and the play performed by a cast of about 10 or more.)
RON:
A Vietnam Veteran (M)
BEV's
husband and ERIC's father.
BEV:
RON's wife, ERIC's Mother (F)
Also
plays roles which represent Viet Cong, Protestors, U.S. Soldiers.
ERIC:
Teenage son of RON and BEV (M)
Also
plays BILLY, RON's best buddy in Vietnam.
WELCOME
HOME
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in High School One Act Play Contests, Drama and Thespian Speech and
Theatre Competitions.
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rarely take place on your own stage! These One Act Plays have
been designed to travel to the Contest Host Theatre on that important
competition day. All have easy staging, simple sets & costumes,
minimal props, flexible tech for a mainstage or gym/open facility
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When you license any of our One Act Plays you have permission to cut,
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adapt a play to your students' needs!
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"Welcome
Home was extraordinary."
 
ArtReach
Touring Theatre, Amelia Middle School, Cincinnati
WELCOME
HOME
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In
the One Act Play, Welcome Home, a Vietnam vet finally tells his son
what he experienced years ago in the war. Always wise cracking
and joking MASH style, soldiers Billy and Ron, forge a deep
friendship in Vietnam... |
ERIC/BILLY:
Hey, hey, hey. Look what we've got here, another patriotic son, a
brand new fearless warrior...
RON:
Hi, I'm Ron.
BILLY:
Come to fight for our country and protect the American Way.
RON:
Yeah, well, hi guys. (HE moves to unpack.)
BILLY:
So where you from. Rod?
RON:
Ohio. It's, uh, Ron.
BILLY:
Ohio? What part of Ohio, Bob?
RON:
It's Ron.
BILLY:
Like I say. Rick, you from Cleveland or that other city? Whaddaya
call it? Begins with a C.
RON:
Cincinnati and it's Ron.
BILLY:
Yeah, yeah, Columbus, Ohio. What a happening town. How long you live
there, Joe?
(RON
grabs BILLY by the collar.)
RON:
What's a matter with you? You got some gripe with me? The name's
Ron. Use it. (Lets HIM go.)
I figure this whole Vietnam routine is going to be tough enough on
its own. I came here to fight the Viet Cong. Not you. So knock it off.
BILLY:
Okay, okay. Geez. A guy makes one little mistake. (Thinks.)
Ohio.
RON:
Ohio, what?
BILLY:
I'll just call you Ohio if that's all right with you. I'm having a
little trouble remembering that other name. So what do you say, Ohio?
RON:
(Tired of it.)
Fine, fine. And I'll call you Mississippi.
BILLY:
I'm Big Bad Bill. (Shows his hat,
"Big Bad Bill" written on the band.)
See, it says so right there.
RON:
Well, Big Bad Bill, I hope your mouth doesn't always run on
automatic like this. I'm the strong and silent type, you know
what I mean?
BILLY:
Oh, you'll get over that soon enough. You need every buddy you can
get in Vietnam, man. Plus, you got a lot to learn.
RON:
About what?
BILLY:
Peanut butter, for one.
RON:
Peanut butter?
BILLY:
It's one of Charlie's favorite magic tricks. Charlie's our pet name
for the Viet Cong. He puts insect repellent in a small can of peanut
butter - booby trap. Now you see the GI, now you don't.
RON:
I guess you guys don't eat too much peanut butter.
BILLY:
Clean lost my appetite for peanut butter. I wanna grow old, if you
know what I mean. Hey, want to see something? (Takes
pictures from inside of his hat.) Is
that the most beautiful girl in the world, or what?
RON:
She's hot.
BILLY:
One gorgeous babe. Linda, Linda, Linda. (Kisses
picture.) I know, I know what you're
thinking. How did somebody with a mug like mine rate a chick that is
100% prime time gorgeous like her.
RON:
(Laughs.) I was wondering.
BILLY:
She loves me for my mind.
RON:
Oh, man, get outta here.
BILLY:
Hey, it just happens that I got a very high I.Q.
RON:
Yeah, right.
BILLY:
Hey, I was a brain surgeon before I got drafted.
Later
in Welcome home, Billy is sure that Ron will be the first to get
hit, but that's not how it goes down...
(The
sound of choppers. BEV/NURSE, wearing a medivac hat and carrying a
bandage, enters with BILLY. HE is wearing a bloody version of his
fatigue jacket. THEY move down center. BILLY is writhing and calling
out in pain.)
BILLY:
I surrender! I surrender! Oh God, I surrender!
BEV/NURSE:
Hold on, soldier, calm down.
(SHE
seats him on a stool.)
BILLY:
What happened? (To HER as if she's RON.)
Ohio! What happened? Oh, God, I can't feel my arm. My arm! Hey, Ohio,
you'll help me, won't you? Oh, no, Ohio, oh no, oh no. Help me, help me...
NURSE:
Yes, yes, we're going to do everything we can, private. Try to relax.
BILLY:
Don't leave me. I surrender.
NURSE:
No, of course we won't leave you. Lay still now.
(SHE
tries to bandage HIM.)
BILLY:
Oh God. Oh God. I think I got it pretty bad. Pretty bad. I said I
surrender. Did you hear me? I said I surrender. I know, I know what
your thinking. I'll do anything to get attention. Hey, Ohio, Ohio!
Tell me how bad it is. How about my feet? Have I still got two? Huh?
Can I still break dance?
NURSE:
Get me a bird, I said! This guy's losing a lot of blood!
BILLY:
Aaahhh! Ohio!
NURSE:
We'll find him now.
NURSE: (Calling.)
Anybody around here know a guy called Ohio? (To
HIM.) You've got to calm down. Just lie
easy there. Good. Good. (Over her shoulder.)
What is the hold up, here? Get that bird over here now!
BILLY:
Ohio! Hey, Ohio, is it good enough to go home, you think? You think
this is good enough to go home on? Man, I'll tell you, I didn't
really want a purple heart, you know? Purple hearts are real bummers, man.
(NURSE
tries to move away.)
BILLY:
No! Don't leave me!
NURSE: (Over
shoulder.) Will you move it? Over here!
BILLY:
Write Linda for me, will ya? Tell her... tell her what happened. I
don't think I'm going to be writing a lot of letters till my arm gets
better, you know?
NURSE: (SHE
moves as if putting BILLY on stretcher. SHE gives orders.) Careful,
there. Yeah, be careful of his head. Okay, good. (To
BILLY.) Just rest easy, big guy. We're
gonna fly you out of this garbage pit.
(SHE
stops.)
BILLY:
Hey, Ohio, you jerk, can I have my lucky hat back now?
(NURSE
and BILLY freeze. RON runs into scene. MUSIC CUE #8. Intense
percussion sounds.)
RON: BILLEEEEE!
BEV: (Removing
hat, present, to audience.) That's when it happened.
ERIC: (Removing
jacket, present, to audience.) What
happened, Dad?
RON:
They killed my buddy, man. They killed Billy... they killed Billy...
ERIC:
What did you do, Dad?
BEV:
He went berserk.
RON:
I don't know, man. I was crying. I couldn't help it. I was choking
and crying. I couldn't see for the tears...
BEV:
He lost control.
RON:
They killed my buddy, man. Now somebody is going to pay. Somebody is
going to pay, man. This is not funny anymore, you know what I mean? I
mean, the joke is over, you comedians!
(RON
quickly exits to grab gun, re-enters.)
BEV:
He grabbed the gunner's M-60 and took off.
RON:
I'm going to find you, you jokers. Ain't no place you can hide but
I'll find you. Ain't no place you can run. Run! Run! Ha! You better run!
BEV:
There was a tiny village nearby...
RON:
I got my lucky hat, man...
Note:
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