scene one, the kitchen, mid-morning. DOROTHY is sitting at the table finishing a massive slab of cheesecake, and ROSE is standing at the open refrigerator, looking for something to eat.

DOROTHY

rose, will you shut that damn door? we're not paying to air condition the kitchen.

ROSE

i know, dorothy, because you're such a cheap bitch. my crack is sweating!

dorothy looks at the camera and rolls her eyes as BLANCHE enters the room. she holds for applause, but there is none, so she continues the scene.

BLANCHE

morning, ladies! god, what a beautiful day!

ROSE

morning, blanche! how did you sleep?

BLANCHE

sleep? honey, i just got in! big daddy is in town and we was out clubbin' all night. we took some E, went to a missy elliot concert on south beach and saw a drag show down at butchies nightclub.

DOROTHY

did you tell your brother i said hi?

BLANCHE

oh, shut the hell up, maude. i mean, dorothy.

ROSE (closing refrigerator door)

oh, why bother? sophia spends all our grocery money down at the Male Train anyway. i'm so hungry i could eat a cow! that reminds me of that time in st. olef when...

DOROTHY (chucking her empty plate at rose's head. her aim is perfect, and ROSE goes down.)

shut up, rose!

BLANCHE

good shot, dorothy! hey, listen, can i ask you a favor?

DOROTHY

i'm not raising another ethiopian baby if that's what you mean.

BLANCHE

no, it's nothing like that, although, how is edwardo anyway?

DOROTHY

he's...delicious. did you have any of the stew i made last night?

BLACNHE

huh? oh, anyway, dorothy, look, i'm in a pickle and i need your help.

DOROTHY

that's ironic. the pickles are usually in you.

BLANCHE

don't be so foul! look, im serious, dorothy. i thought we were friends!

DOROTHY

ha! we're only nice to you so we don't have to pay rent.

BLANCHE

well, i never knew! but now i do! is that true, rose?

ROSE (picking herself up off the floor)

sorry, i must've slipped on the sweat leaking from my depends. it's so hot!

DOROTHY

what did you expect, we're in south florida.

ROSE

no, we're on a sound stage in chicago.

BLANCHE

i can't believe you two hussies! i honestly thought we were all real good friends!

ROSE

well blanche, you're just a stupid southerner, what can i say?

BLANCHE (indignant)

who you calling stupid? why don't you take your two brain cells, rub 'em together and try to start a fire?

DOROTHY

maybe she could send smoke signals to the mothership.

BLANCHE

and, dorothy, i am sick of you sitting around the house all day like some vast slug. get out! get a life, a job, a hobby, something! you both make me sick!

she runs, crying, from the room, just as SOPHIA enters.

SOPHIA

what was scarlett o'hara bawling about?

ROSE

she thinks we don't like her.

SOPHIA

we don't. we're just nice to her so we dont have to pay rent.

ROSE

i like ham!

scene ends. break for commercials.

scene two. the living room, mid-afternoon. DOROTHY and SOPHIA are sitting on the couch, watching tv.

SOPHIA

well, pussycat, there you go. we've watched all thirty-seven girls gone wild tapes. christ, i'm bored. want some cheesecake?

DOROTHY

i ate it all for breakfast, ma.

SOPHIA

what?! we had sixteen, we got them at costco's!

DOROTHY

have you seen the size of me lately, ma? i'm a fucking ogre.

SOPHIA

you got that right, pussycat. then again, you were always a big girl. hell, i'm still stretched out from the delivery.

DOROTHY

well, there's still some of that pie big daddy brought down from the plantation. why don't you have some of that? you love mamy's pecan pies.

SOPHIA

i would, but i saw rose poking her disgusting fingers in it earlier. i think i'll just have some cheesecake.

DOROTHY

ma, are you high? i just told you i'd eaten it all.

SOPHIA

oh yeah. guess they never should have let me out of shady pines, huh?

DOROTHY

they didn't have a choice! you threatened that orderly with a coathanger.

SOPHIA

oh, boohoo. what's a little coathanger gonna do?

DOROTHY

she was pregnant!

BLANCHE enters from the kitchen. she notices DOROTHY, but ignores her.

BLANCHE (to SOPHIA)

well, hello sophia! how are you today?

SOPHIA

hungry! my gargantuan daughter ate all the cheesecake.

BLANCHE

some people have no control, sophia. why, look at me! i've managed to retain my slim, girlish figure through diet and exercise. i like to do things naturally.

SOPHIA

that must be why your prices are so high.

BLANCHE

anyway, sophia, i was just on my way to pick up big daddy from the mall. he was going to stop at victoria's secret.

SOPHIA

i didn't know your brother was in town!

BLANCHE (shaking her head)

they never should've let you leave shady pines.

SOPHIA

they didn't have a choice! i was brandishing a cheesecake.

DOROTHY

a coat hanger, ma, a coat hanger.

SOPHIA

oh yeah, why do i keep saying cheesecake? i must be stuck in a k-hole.

BLANCHE leaves. SOPHIA goes into the kitchen just as ROSE is coming out from the back porch.

ROSE

oh, dorothy, i'm so glad you're here.

DOROTHY

i'm always here, rose, i'm seven feet tall and have teeth like a yeti. where would i be?

ROSE

the circus?

DOROTHY

what do you want, rose?

ROSE (sitting next to DOROTHY on the sofa)

well, it's kind of a private matter, so i trust you won't say anything to anyone.

DOROTHY

who would i tell? everytime i leave the house someone shoots me with a tranquelizer gun and i wake up next to that horny panda at metro zoo.

ROSE

well, dorothy, the thing is, i've been seeing this really great guy named miles. and things are starting to get serious! in fact...a few weeks ago...we...we...

DOROTHY

what, made love?

ROSE

heavens no! we held hands at the senior center.

DOROTHY

that explains why he lost that basketball game.

ROSE

but, dorothy, he wants to take it to the next level. i think he does want to make love to me!

DOROTHY

i see what you're getting at, rose. the man is obviously not playing with a full deck.

ROSE

what should i do, dorothy? i really like him, but i'm not ready to sleep with anyone just yet.

DOROTHY

tell him you're a nun.

ROSE

but i already gave him a BJ!

DOROTHY

then you ARE a nun?

ROSE

oh, dorothy, you're no help at all! why am i taking sex advice from a woman who's only ever had sex with stan?

DOROTHY

for your information, rose, stan is a very passionate lover. i used to scream for hours at a time.

ROSE

hmm. i can't remember the last time i screamed for hours at a time.

DOROTHY

it was when we went to that mariah carrey concert, remember?

ROSE (shuddering)

oh yeah. i started having flashbacks from vietnam!

scene ends. cut to commercial.

scene three, the kitchen, early evening. DOROTHY, ROSE, and SOPHIA are sitting at the table. DOROTHY and SOPHIA are drinking water and eating plain pieces of bread, while ROSE enjoys a complete mess of a pecan pie.

SOPHIA

i can't believe there's not a scrap of food in the entire house. it's like i'm back in italy, except there's no food.

ROSE

are you sure you don't want some pie? it's delicious!

SOPHIA

i would, rose, but i had a piece earlier and ended up with one of your pubic hairs in my teeth. that's the second time that's happened this week.

DOROTHY

when was the first?

SOPHIA

say, how bout those giants?

ROSE (nodding toward DOROTHY)

she's sitting right there, sophia.

DOROTHY (exasperated)

jesus, rose, how are you still alive?

ROSE

it must be the prunes. they keep you regular, you know.

BLANCHE comes in from the living room. she ignores the rest of the women, who fall silent when she enters. she walks to the refrigerator, looks inside, and then slams it shut in disgust.

BLANCHE

oh, goddamn!

she glares at her housemates sitting awkwardly at the table, looking at their hands.

BLANCHE

i've been thinking long and hard about what you said this morning, ladies. i talked to big daddy about it, and we've decided that we want you all gone by the end of the week. do you understand me?

SOPHIA

you lost me after "long and hard".

ROSE (standing up)

blanche, please! can't we just sit down and talk about this?

BLANCHE

and how do you expect me to do that, rose? there are only three chairs at the table so we don't block the camera.

SOPHIA

well, i was planning on tuning you out anyway, so i'll just get on up to bed. man, i could go for some cheesecake.

DOROTHY

they sure were delicious.

the other three women give her stony looks. SOPHIA exits.

BLANCHE (sitting)

look, my mind is made up. i want y'all out of my house.

ROSE

oh, blanche! don't you remember all those great times we had here? remember that other time when we all sat around remembering those other times we'd sat around?

BLANCHE

those were some good times.

DOROTHY

they sure were.

ROSE

oh, come on blanche, can't you give us another chance?

BLANCHE (smiling)

oh...well..i supp-

DOROTHY

fuck it, rose. i'm sick of living here anyway. maybe when we're gone blanche can open up a brothel and have the men come to her.

ROSE

yeah! fuck this, fuck miles, and fuck blanche! let's go back to saint olef!

DOROTHY (standing up)

yeah! come one, rose, we can get packing.

ROSE (following DOROTHY)

should we take sophia?

DOROTHY

let's just kill her.

they exit.

BLANCHE (to herself)

oh, well. maybe now i can-

her eyes widen, and she clutches her chest.

BLANCHE (gasping)

my heart!

she collapses to the floor, dead.

SOPHIA (offstage)

hey pussycat, what are you doing with that gun?

BANG BANG

THUMP

scene ends.

the end.