De Amerikaanse toneelschrijver Christopher Durang werd geboren op 2 januari 1949 in Montclair, New Jersey. Zie ook mijn blog van 2 januari 2007 en ook mijn blog van 2 januari 2008 en ook mijn blog van 2 januari 2009 en ook mijn blog van 2 januari 2010.
Uit: Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You
„SISTER. But are you living properly?
ALOYSIUS. Yes.
SISTER. And you’re married?
ALOYSIUS. Yes.
SISTER. And you don’t use birth control?
ALOYSIUS. No.
SISTER. But you only have two children. Why is that? You’re not spilling your seed like Onan, are you? That’s a sin, you know.
ALOYSIUS. No. It’s just chance that we haven’t had more.
SISTER. And you go to mass once a week, and communion at least once a year, and confession at least once a year? Right?
ALOYSIUS. Yes.
SISTER. Well, I’m very pleased then.
ALOYSIUS. I am an alcoholic. And recently I’ve started to hit my wife. And I keep thinking about suicide.
SISTER. (thinks for a moment) Within bounds, all those things are venial sins. (to audience) At least one of my students turned out well. (to Aloysius) Of course, I don’t know how hard you’re hitting your wife; but with prayer and God’s grace …
ALOYSIUS. My wife is very unhappy.
SISTER. Yes, but eventually there’s death. And then everlasting happiness in heaven. (with real feeling) Some days I long for heaven. (to Gary) And you? Have you turned out all right?
GARY. I’m okay.
SISTER. And you don’t use birth control?
GARY. Definitely not.
SISTER. That’s good. (looks at him) What do you mean, “Definitely not”?
GARY. I … don’t use it.
SISTER. And you’re not married. Have you not found the right girl?
GARY. In a manner of speaking.
SISTER. (grim, choosing not to pursue it) Okay. (walks away, but can’t leave it, comes back to him) You do that thing that makes Jesus puke, don’t you?“
Christopher Durang (Montclair, 2 januari 1949)