“Orphan in Church” by Pascal-Adolphe-Jean Dagnan-Bouveret (1852-1929)
Holy Orders
(a play in One act)
Act I
Scene I
Union City, New Jersey. Central Avenue, Saint Anthony of Padua Church. Morning.
Stage Black.
(Lights up. Church empty. Sitting alone. After Mass. Slight chill. Lighting dim, brighter at altar.)
ME: (out loud, but in a low volume, slightly louder than a whisper) So God, what is it you want me to do today?
GOD: (very matter of fact, almost as if with a shrug) Love…just love.
Stage to black.
Curtain.
—Howard Hain
(April/2016)
The Victor's Place 