The Neo Show Week #611: A Hair Raising Hair Cut :: A Conceptual Reenactment
A Hair Raising Hair Cut :: A Conceptual Reenactment
© 2017 Shelton Lindsay
Shelton is wearing a wig made out of torn newspaper. Nessa drapes a black trash back around Shelton like its the hair cutting bib. and then begins the task of cutting the newspaper wig as they have their exchange. by the end of the play the newspaper wig should be cut up and in tatters on the floor. lines in quotes are delivered to each other, lines not in quotes are delivered expressly to the audience.
Shelton: So I went and got my hair cut at the mall. And as this beautiful woman began sculpting my hair I thought, ‘Ahhhh, a faggot in the wilds of upstate new york can always trust a hair stylist.’ In the time honored tradition of hair cuts everywhere, she assessed my du, picked up her shears, looked into the mirror, caught my eyes and opened with.
Nessa: "2016 was an awful year, i hope 2017 is better, I need it to be better.“
Shelton: And I was all "I KNOOOOWWWW, what the Fu-u-dge happened, the world is ruined. I can’t believe whats happening in Washington.”
Nessa: (cocks her head to the side) "What sort of Political opinions do you have.”
Shelton: ”Why I’m a pretty devoted sort of extreme lefty liberal type.“
Nessa: “So you voted for Obama… you know we don’t even known where he was born…”
Shelton: This was not exactly what I was expecting her to say.
Nessa: ”I had this liberal kid come for a hair cut last week and I said I voted for Trump, and he got up and ran out of the Salon. can you BELIEVE that. Hair half cut, So Rude.”
Shelton: This was exactly what I had been planning on doing. But realizing just how awful and rude that would be I stayed put. We talked honestly. And kindly, mostly about politics for 30 minutes. Towards the end of our conversation and in what felt like a last ditch attempt to validate her actions she looked at me and said:
Nessa: “The real reason I voted for him, I mean I think he’s crazy, like real crazy, and I don’t like him at all, but the real reason is because I trust a crazy man, more then a crazy woman. Know what I mean.”
Shelton: I could not hide the sorrow from my face. Through the mirror I watched as her face broke and changed, seeking stability. “I don’t think that way…”
Nessa: “You know… I feel bad for you liberals… you have the right ideas. you want people to be free to be themselves.”
Shelton: “Yes, that’s what I want.”
Nessa: “But they make so much fun of you in the news.”
Shelton: “Depends what news you watch.”
Nessa: “Well they make fun of you on the news I like.”
Shelton: And I don’t have an answer for that. Watch different news, like different things, stop acting like you’re in high school. I don’t know. What are the answers, is it too late for answers? I fear I understand nothing.
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