Arpita's Radio Plays

Radio Play 1 "Ah, Nessy"

Characters:
-Fay
-Ananda
-Pony
-Nia

(splashing sounds, people talking, footsteps on a dock)
Ananda: You're a beautiful woman. You don't have to worry so much. Just take your clothes off and jump in. Nobody cares.
Fay: I can 'know' that all day and it won't make a bit of difference. I'm insecure. The yoga book on marriage says that the biggest weakness of Woman is her insecurities. So, I'm embracing them. I won't skinny dip.
Pony: (laughs) Come on, everyone wants to see you! (laughs again)
Fay: Ha! That's the problem! If everyone would turn around, I'd be fine.
Ananda: Well, no one knows you here, so it doesn't matter.
Fay: I'm not wearing my contacts, so I'll have to trust you on that one. If Pony turns around, I could do it really quick.
Pony: (laughs) Fine, see ya in the water. (footsteps on the dock, then a splash as he jumps in)
Ananda: Okay, Fay, I'll race you.
(sounds of clothing rustling and falling on the ground, footsteps, two splashes)
Fay: (breathless, treading water) I did it! I did it! (a pause) Some of those guys along the dock looked familiar.
Ananda: Yeah, I think they're here for the Retreat.
Fay: So we know them?? I think I've worked with some of them before! They were looking us up and down like crazy!
Ananda: Oh well, like I said, you're beautiful! (laughs) It doesn't matter, come on, let's swim.
(swimming sounds)
Fay: Hi Nia! I didn't see you out here!
Nia: Hey, Fay, yeah, I'm chillin'. Sonaton just showed me a great synchronized swimming move. Do you two wanna guess what it is? (splashing sounds and faint grunting)
Ananda: ...Nessy? Is it Nessy from Loch Ness?
(hysterical laughter from Nia and Fay, then Ananda. Hysterical laughter continues for a long time then gradually starts to die down)
Nia: (gasping) Ha... ha... wow, what a good laugh. It's not Nessy --
(hysterical laughter starts again and continues)
Nia: (gasping) ... It's... a duck!
Fay: A wounded duck!
(hysterical laughter)
Pony: (yelling from the dock) You people are crazy! What's so funny?
Ananda: Does it matter? (gurgles on last word because her mouth goes underwater)
(hysterical laughter)
Fay: We're laughing about Nessy! I think...
(laughing)
Nia: What a great night! (laughs) This is what life is all about.

Radio Play 2 "Manifesting a Ride"

Characters:
Fay
Poni
Ananda
Driver

Ananda: That was a great hike, eh?
Fay: yeah, I feel full of sunshine.
Poni: You're sunburnt! (laughs)
Fay: well, I also feel sunny on the inside. It's so nice to be with nature, to walk through ferns, climb rocks, gaze at a beautiful ocean view, doze under trees... I feel replenished.
Ananda: God's Creation is perfect. It's up to us to realize that.
(pause, then a sigh from Fay) (sounds of their footsteps on a gravel road)
Poni: What time is it?
Ananda: 5:20.
Poni: I hope a car comes soon. Dinner is at 6:15.
Ananda: It's God's Will.
Fay: But we are God. Let's manifest a ride.
(sounds of their footsteps on the gravel road)
Poni: Still no ride. (laughs) what time is it now?
Ananda: 5:50.
Fay: Come on, manifest harder!
(laughter)
Poni: We're gonna be late. The food will be gone by the time we get there. And it's getting dark, not to be a downer or anything. (laughs)
Ananda: It won't get cold though. It's summer.
Fay: And we have water. We'll be fine.
Poni: Okay (as if shrugging shoulders), live in the moment.
(sounds of footsteps on gravel, crickets, sweet breeze)
Fay: that breeze smelled like mint.
Ananda: It's beautiful out.
Fay: There are Fairies everywhere. I can feel it.
Poni: We should sing to them. (laughs)
(They start singing a Sanskrit song: Om jai shri Ganesh, shri Ganesha Jaia... singing goes into background with crickets and gravel. They start walking to the beat of the music. Laughter.)
Fay: Look, a car!
Poni: Put out your thumbs! He'll stop for some pretty girls.
(laughter) (sound of car coming to a stop on a gravel road. Car door opens.)
Driver: Hi, where're you headed?
Poni: Salt Spring Centre of Yoga, or you could drop us at Blackburn Road.
Driver: Sounds good to me. Hop in.
(sounds of people getting into the car, door closing, car driving off.)
Driver: So what are you three up to on this fine evening?
Ananda: We finished a hike, and now we're on our way back for dinner.
Poni: What time is it?
Fay: (whispering) Time for you to get a watch. (laughs)
Ananda: It's 6:14.
Poni: Oh well, missed dinner.
Driver: Don't worry about it! I just got back from the lake. I have some fresh fish. You can join me and my wife for dinner if you want.
Poni: Wow, that would be great!
Ananda: God provides!
Fay: I guess manifesting things can only get us so far. The will of the Universe wins, and it'll always be exactly what's supposed to happen.
Poni: We're just along for the ride.