Opening scene

*everyone standing in darkness on (chairs)*

*lights blue*
*water sound on*

*spotlight on Tiffany*

Bell

Rose: Tiffany Connolly, 15, 22nd February 1996

Bell

*Tiffany jumps*

*spotlight on diane*

Annie : Diane young, 16, 24th October 1996

Bell

*diane jumps*

*spotlight on rose*

Tiffany: Rose black, 16, 4th august 1996

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*rose jumps*

Diane: Annie Robinson, 17, 19th march 1996

Bell
*Annie jumps*

X2 bells
*you will be found instrumental begins to play*

*all walk to the front (tableau) bell, then look to audience*

Scene 1

*light come on slowly as for forever instrumental plays*

*chairs are now all in the middle, anna is sitting on the chair*

*shaking leg, checking watch*

*Tiffany enters, sits down, awkward smile at Anna*

Rose: *quietly* I’ve been here for 10 minutes

Tiffany: sorry, what?

Rose: I’ve been here for 10 minutes

Tiffany: oh, I just got here

*diane enters, pulls chair away and sits down*

*annie enters*

Diane: not her again

* Annie drops book*

*rose helps pick up Annie’s book and hands it back to her*

Rose: are you ok?

Annie: yeah, I’m just a klutz

Annie: hi, I’m Annie

Rose: I’m rose

*both go and sit down*

Diane : give me a break

Tiffany: what’s her problem?

Annie : I’m used to it by now

Annie: how many of these support groups have you guys been too?

Rose: this is my second

Tiffany: its my 3rd

Annie: right Diane, 4th time lucky! Maybe this will fix us

Diane: I doubt it

Tiffany: I take it you two know each other?

Diane : unfortunately

Rose: how did you two end up here?

Diane: trust me, it wasn’t up to us

Annie: right that’s enough of trip down memory lane for today, let’s
get started!

*everyone stands up*

Everyone: god grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot
change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the
difference. Living one day at a time; enjoying one moment at a time;
accepting hardship as the pathway to peace; taking, as he did, this
sinful world as it is, I would have it; trusting that he will make all
things right if I surrender to his will; that I may be reasonably happy
with him forever in the next. Amen.

*everyone is sitting down again*

Tiffany: I’m Tiffany by the way

Rose: so Tiffany, what’s your story?

Tiffany: I have this problem, an addiction even. I thought I had it

under control

Scene 2

*everyone is sitting around table, eating dinner*

Mother: how was your day Tiffany?

Jack: Tiffany, are you not going to answer her. She’s asked you a
question *hits evie*

Tiffany: what?

*father drinks from glass and slams on table, anna jumps*

Father: so jack, when are you getting this so called job?

*saskia ignores and continues playing with food*

Father: will you stop playing with your food and answer me

Jack: I don’t know dad, I told you I’m working on it

Mother: he’s working on it

*saskia sighs*

Father: did you just sigh at your mother?

Jack: yes, I’m just so sick of being the only one in the wrong in this
house

Jack: Tiffany, are you going to tell them what I found in your room or
am I?

Tiffany: jack please don’t

Jack: Tiffanys been taking pills again

*everyone freezes, evie stands up*

Tiffany: I really have been trying, I went to rehab, I did everything I

could but it didn’t help. There’s just this black hole that constantly
follows me around, I do one thing wrong and I get sucked back in
again. Just one little pill and I get sucked back into it. Then there’s my
dad the biggest hypocrite I know, he hates me because we’re so
alike. And my mum she lives in constant fear, having to watch her
every move waiting for him to snap. And jack he doesn’t care about
me either, he doesn’t care about anything really.

Mother: are you serious?

Father: tiffany, you told us you had this under control, I warned you
what would happen if you did this again.
*father stands up*
*mother holds tiffany hands*

Mother: you know what this means, your going to have to go back to
rehab

Tiffany: mum please, mum I cant go back there

Father: no, no rehab. We’re not responsible for you anymore. I’m not
having an addict in my house

Tiffany: I’m sorry dad , nothings working

Father: *slowly getting louder, approaching her*: get out, get out…

Tiffany: dad I said I’m sorry,

Father: get out

Tiffany: dad you don’t mean it

Mother:please just leave it

Father: Get out!

*everyone is off stage and tiffany comes running on*

*blue lights*
*heartbeat sound playing*

Tiffany: *breathing heavily paces about the stage*

*reaches into pocket and pulls out pills tub, opens and pours
Into hand but there empty*
*heartbeat stops*
*water sound plays*
Tiffany: no no no, what am I supposed to do, I need more, I cant do
without them

Tiffany: * throws pills tub away* * continue breathing heavy*

*everyone else comes on stage stands inn a row and breathes heavy*
*begin to circle evie*

All: *act as voices in Tiffany’s head, urging her to jump.*

Tiffany: STOP!!!!

*light’s go black*

Scene 3
*everyone in square*

*news music plays, strips before reporter 1 speaks*

Reporter 1: reporting live from Los Angeles California, between 1990

and 1994 there where 154,000 deaths by suicide. Remember every
time that you call out you’re a little less alone

Reporter 2: reporting live from Sydney australia. last year australia

hit a peak, suicides reached numbers of around 100,000 deaths.
remember when you don’t feel strong enough to stand you can
reach out your hand.

Reporter 3: reporting live from Belfast Northern Ireland, this year in

1998 there was 2388 suicides. Let that lonely feeling wash away,
maybe there’s a reason to believe you’ll be ok.

Reporter 4: there were 5,486 registered deaths by suicide in England

and Wales, equating to an average of 18 suicides per day in the
country. Suicide is the single biggest killer of men under the age of 45
in the country. You will be found

Scene 4

*annie enters first, opening door and welcoming in rose and tiffany*

Annie: hi rose nice to see you again!

Rose: hi

*Tiffany enters and smiles at Annie*

*As Diane tries to enter Annie slams door in her face, they laugh but
stop as Diane walks in*

Diane: I’ve had enough of you

Annie: sorry Diane I didn’t see you there

There’s no need to be so mad

Diane: cut it with the goody goody act, do you want me to tell them
the type of friend you really are

Annie: what are you talking about

Diane: oh You know

Annie: your not so perfect yourself

Diane: get out of my face

Annie: or what

Tiffany: there’s no need for violence

*Rose now breathing heavy, head to her knees. Tiffany and Annie sit
beside her.*

Tiffany: it’s ok

Annie: This is all your fault Diane!!!!

*Diane runs out*

Annie: are you ok rose?

Rose: yeah I’m fine, I don’t know what’s wrong with me

Annie: I can’t believe she did this, she’s always starting stuff

Tiffany: Diane starting stuff

Annie: what was that

Tiffany: nothing

*Tiffany exits awkward silence between Rose and Annie*

Annie:ugh I’m so sick of her, she always has someone running to her
defence when she’s clearly in the wrong

Rose: why do you hate each other so much

Annie: forget about it she’s not worth my anger

Annie: are you ok?

Rose and Annie freeze, Tiffany runs on to find Diane sitting outside

Tiffany: Diane! Are you ok

(Lights comes back up on Rose aswell as Diane)
Rose and Diane: I’m fine

Tiffany : non of that was your fault

(Lights go down on Diane and Tiffany back up on rose and Annie)

Annie: your clearly not is this why you’re here?

Rose: partly

Annie: it’s ok you can trust me

Rose: ive struggled with it my whole life, but this one day I had
enough

Scene 5
*All now in class room*

Over speaker: good Morning pupils, today we are going to be

presenting our presentation, can I have a volunteer? *everyone puts
hand up* Rose, come on you can’t hide forever

*Rose ignores*

Everyone (apart from Rose): rose!

*Rose smiles awkwardly, stands up and slowly walks to centre

stage*

Rose: hi, my names, my names rose…

Annie: aha what did she say her name was again
Rose: and today, today.. I’m going to be talking about umm
Talking about *continues to mumble, classmates laugh*

(Spotlight on Rose , everyone else exits)

*Rose breathing heavy, panicking, then running off past Diane and
Tiffany *

Tiffany: non of that was your fault by the way

Diane: it seems like it always is, ever since we were kids

Tiffany: what happened between both of you

Scene 6
*choreographed routine begins*
*puppeteer music plays*
*starting with Diane and Annie sitting on floor as children playing tic-
tac-toe, man enters, routine continues*
*ending with Diane and Annie separated*
*puppeteer music ends*

*Diane and rose on bridge*

*lights blue*
*water sound plays*
Diane: *pre recorded voice* You can imagine, that’s what pushed me
over the edge

Rose: I felt like it was my only option

Together: that’s why I’m here

Scene 7

*normal lights*
*everyone in support group*
*already half way through*

All laughing

Annie: and then I told him…

*Diane walks in*

*everyone looks at Diane*

Diane: I just wanted to say I’m sorry for the way I’ve acted, I
shouldn’t of lashed out on you like that Annie, I need to move on
from the past

Annie: *under her breath* whatever

Rose: its ok we get it, we’re all in the same boat here you can trust
us.

*Rose Stands up and hugs Diane*

Annie: *looking annoyed* I forgot to say I have to leave early

*Annie gets up and leaves*

Rose and Tiffany: bye Annie see you next week

*Annie leaves*

*lights go down*

*with you from ghost plays*

*spotlight follows Annie*

*Annie walks into house, mum is standing with back to audience*

Mum: how was your session today love

Annie: it was good mum

Mum: dinner will be ready soon, I made your favourite

Annie: thanks mum

*lights go red*

*Annie walks off*

*door shuts sound effects*

*with you from ghost ends*

Silence

Mum: Annie, dinners ready

Silence

Mum: Annie?

Scene 8

*back in support group, everyone is there except from Annie*

Diane: I’ve never had friends like you guys, Im so glad I was forced to
come here

Tiffany: im proud of you for finally opening up to us

Rose: this is so unlike Annie

Tiffany: what is?

Rose: she left 14 minutes early last week and we’re 58 minutes into
todays session and she’s still not here

Diane: it’s probably my fault

Tiffany: you need to stop blaming yourself

Rose: ok guys, its time to go. Ill see you next week
*lights go dark*

Scene 8

*lights come up*

*rose and tiffany sitting in support group*

Tiffany: We’re early today

Rose: yeah 10 minutes

*both laugh*

*Diane enters sitting facing front*

Tiffany: Diane what is it? What’s wrong?

Diane: its Annie, her parents gave me this, I haven’t had the courage
to open it. Will one of you do it.

Rose: I’ll do it

*who lives who dies who tells your story instrumental begins to play*

Rose: If your reading this the guilt finally took over… I live every day
plagued with the trauma and guilt of escaping my past and leaving
Diane to suffer, the memories still haunt and affect me everyday and
i don’t believe i can ever move on.
I hated Diane for reminding me of what happened and i can’t change
that and i cant be helped or go on living like this each day.
I appreciate each of the girls from our support group for making me
believe i had a chance at recovery and trying to save me.
i cant do this anymore and i hope you can forgive me for giving up.

*lights go out*

Scene 9

*lights come up on bridge the 3 remaining girls are standing, they are
close to each other but aren’t talking. There is a long silence*

* you will be found instrumental begins to play*

*annie is in the background only her silhouette is visible*

Diane:: I never thought I’d be able to stand on a bridge and not want
to jump.

*tiffany and rose laugh quietly*

Diane: I have you guys to thank for That. I feel like I’ve really got a
chance to be happy now

Tiffany: me too. I haven’t even thought about.. the pills since I

started talking to you guys

Rose: and i don’t feel so alone anymore.

Diane: I just wish Annie was here, I wish she could say stand with us
and say she’s getting better.
Rose: she is with us. Especially you. She gave you her strength when
she died. Now we all have to keep fighting for her
*tiffany rose and Diane freeze looking down at the water*
*annie walks forwards from behind the girls a blue light is on her*
*she walks to the edge and looks back towards the girls (smiling) she
jumps*

*Lights go out*
*you will be found instrumental finishes*

All: Annie Robinson 18 4th December 1997

*lights come up*
* Tiffany Diane and Rose walk away from the edge and off stage*

Scene 10

*Years later Lights come up on Diane taking notes as a therapist*

*3 new girls come in for group therapy*
*they all take their seats, they are all quite and don’t speak*

Diane: welcome to your first session ! I hope that through these

sessions we can all make significant progress and get to know
eachother! Maybe you will even make some new life long
friendships.

*One of the girls scoff*

Girl 1: this is insane. I don’t need therepy? What do you know? I
don’t want to make friends. I already have friends.
Girl 2: she’s just doing her job calm down.

Diane: don’t worry. it’s okay I understand how you feel. Believe it or
not, I’ve been in the same exact situation as you guys.

Diane: let me tell you a story.

*lights go out*