Gwendolen: she is a forty five year old woman in prison in the 90’s. She is accused of killing all
her husbands and boyfriends. She is a former beauty queen from the middle of nowhere. After
being married once, she ended up moving to L.A. to pursue acting and modeling. She is of a
very fragile mind and is extremely vain. She is also very good at portraying who people want to
see.
GWENDOLEN
Laying on the floor of her cell and humming an old tune. In her mind, she thinks someone has
come into her cell to interview her about her life. She gets up to grab a spoon hiding
somewhere, and then she sits with her legs crossed like a child. She looks at her distorted
reflection in the spoon.
Looking good, Winnie.
Blows her reflection a kiss.
(to the interviewer)
Most women look like their grandmamas by the time they hit middle age.
Life’s a cycle, just like a washing machine. The babies become the mamas who then become
the grandmamas who are just waiting to die because they no longer look desirable. Then it
starts all over. It’s a shitty cycle. (to her reflection in the spoon)
But forty five looks good on you
Winnie.
Giggles to herself. Getting a dazed look in her eye.
Shhhh. Lower your voice. No one can know how old you are. If they do then…
Lowers the spoon. Tucks a piece of hair behind her ear.
(to no one)
“Get your hair out of your face Gwendolen Elizabeth Carter. I didn’t spend hours
pushing out your big head just so you can hide that pretty face I gave you. That pretty face is all
you got, girl.”
Shakes her head and puts her hands over her ears. Her eyes get a little clearer and she
lowers her hands. She looks back at the spoon.
(to her reflection)
It doesn’t matter because you don’t look a day over twenty nine. (to the
interviewer
) That’s what the love of my life said to me once. Danny… gosh I miss him. He had
the prettiest eyes. Like two clear pools of sky blue. They always twinkled when he looked at me.
He may have been my second husband, but he was definitely the best out of the bunch. He was
perfect…
Lowers the spoon, looking dazed and a little sad into the distance.
