Party Dress

BRUCE, spoken: Oh, no you don't—t-shirt off

Look, you've messed this up already. Where's your barrette?

SMALL ALISON, spoken: Ow!

BRUCE, spoken: Sneakers

SMALL ALISON, spoken: Why?

BRUCE, spoken: Because you're going to a party! Here

SMALL ALISON, spoken: I don't want to wear those!

BRUCE, spoken: Oh, tough titty

SMALL ALISON: I despise this dress.

What's the matter with boy shirts and pants?

BRUCE, spoken: You're a girl

SMALL ALISON: This dress makes me feel like a clown

I hate it!

BRUCE, spoken: That's enough, we're late

SMALL ALISON, spoken: You're wearing a girl color!

BRUCE, spoken: Every other girl at this party is going to be wearing her prettiest dress and you're going to put on what?

What? Your jean jacket? Trousers?

That's all right with me. You understand—you'll be the only girl there not wearing a dress, right?

Is that what you want? You want people talking about you behind your back?

It's alright with me... Change your clothes. Well?

Go ahead... Are you going to change?

SMALL ALISON: Maybe not right now

Maybe not right now

MEDIUM ALISON, spoken: Dear Mom and Dad

(BRUCE, spoken: Good)

I'm trying to tell you something (SMALL ALISON, sung: La la la la)

and I'm having a hard time (La la la la)

because it's kind of a big deal.

It's not that big of a deal!

It might be a big deal!

I don't know...

MEDIUM ALLISON, sung: I want, I want, I want, I...—am a lesbian!

Dear Mom and Dad, I'm a lesbian!

ALISON, spoken: "Went to a meeting at the Gay Union tonight. I was petrified.

A lot of political talk, almost too much, but ultimately a reasonable amount."

—What does that mean?

"I signed up to help organize a 'Take Back the Night' march.

I don't know why I did it; I don't know what that is."

—Oh my God