Synopsis:

Aliens: 3 Miles, Turn Left


   Aliens! 3 Miles, Turn Left
   © 1995 Stephen A. Schrum
   Comic Monologue 
   Approximate length: 15 minutes
   Setting: A farmhouse living room, 1995
   Cast: 1 M
   Special requirement: alien (mannequin) dressed in cycling outfit
   and helmet.

   Synopsis: A man is sitting at home, watching the Tonight Show. He complains
   about seeing the same guests all the time. Then he realizes that soon, when
   his plans work out, he'll be a guest on the talk shows, like-like Oprah! And
   he imagines being interviewed by Oprah, talking about his life, and marriage
   and job, all pretty tame-until they came. One night, while driving home from
   his weekly poker game, he saw lights in the field, and went to investigate.
   He found aliens, panicked and shot them. Then he realized: he could have
   them stuffed, and put them and their ship on display, like a roadside
   museum. He gets all the souvenirs--I Saw the Aliens t-shirts, caps, mugs,
   keychains, everything. He's ready for the opening this weekend. He will make
   lots of money, then his wife (who left him in all this craziness) will come
   back to him. He goes to the kitchen to get another beer before bed. While he
   is out of the room, strange lights appear, the electricity goes off. When
   the power returns, he finds the stuffed alien in the living room is gone. 

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