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An American Worker

Good, Deke. That’s about the most we’re...

Overview

Character
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult
Style
Dramatic
Act/Scene
Act 2, Scene 4
Time & Place
A small town in Pennsylvania
Length
Short
Time Period
Contemporary
Show Type
Musical
Age Guidance
Thirteen Plus (PG-13)

Context

Text

Good, Deke. That’s about the most we’re likely to get out of him right now. Been terrible hard on him since he lost his home. Was just a little place, too. Barely room for one person. I used to joke if I got an erection in his house I’d be crushed to death by the walls. So I invited him to come and stay with me, at least, as long as I can hang onto my humble abode. But, hey, when you can’t pay up, you ain’t no different than a bum on the street. No secure floor for anybody in this country. None at all. It’s like everybody’s walkin’ around in a room with an invisible trapdoor. Unless, of course, you’re a billionaire. Which none of us seems in immediate danger of becomin’. Gotta love dear old Deke, though. A fine, hard-workin’ man once, like all of us.

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