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Crooks Monologue
Of Mice and Semi-men
Starring Brandon Zhu, Michael Roudbai, Yusuf Meghji, and Kenton Wu

GRIFFIN: Brandon Zhu
THESEUS: Kenton Wu
CROOKS: Yusuf Meghji
LENNIE: Michael Roudbai

Crooks and Griffin are sitting at a table with four chairs. Theseus and Lennie are on stage and are off to the side.

GRIFFIN
Give me the damn cards!

CROOKS
No, it ain’t fair how I am treated!

GRIFFIN
You do what I say, and that’s how it’ll be.

CROOKS
(Angry Why you treatin’ me like this? You ain’t got the right to that, racist!

Griffin then snatches the cards from Crooks. After about three minutes and leaving the room to think, Griffin returns. Griffin takes the cards and throws them at Crooks.

GRIFFIN
Fine, take the cards. Don’t talk to me again. …show more content…
CROOKS
Now why did ya do that? I ain’t done nothin’ to you. Why can’t we jus’ sit down and play some cards like normal people?

GRIFFIN
Well maybe because I’m white and you’re black. We just can’t play together.

THESEUS
Now young ones, what is the issue hither? Wherefore doth I findeth discord in a quiet lodging. why art thou creating this situation?

GRIFFIN
(Sarcastically) Old man, speak English. I can’t understand what thou art saying.

CROOKS
He’s sayin’ why are you messing with me and my cards? I just want to play some cards.

THESEUS
Ah, we are disputing over the game of cards, are we? Take time to pause; what be the predicament? Is there no solution?

GRIFFIN
Maybe you don’t see it but that guy over there is --

LENNIE
Hey, Crooks. Let's play some cards.

Everyone stops and looks at Lennie, confused.

LENNIE
Hey, why’d everybody get quiet all of a
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