CHARACTERS:
RACHEL - a simple girl, 18-20 years old
YOUTH- a young, spirited girl, about 8 or 9
AMBITION- she is dressed smartly. She is educated and independent.
DESIRE- the classic "bad boy" type of person. He doesn't care about anything except things he wants
DREAM- a complete psychopath. He has wide staring eyes and an absent, creepy voice.
REALITY- she is an uptight, yet caring, woman.
ADULTHOOD- a complete realist. He is always laid back
DOCTOR

[RACHEL stands in the middle of the stage, with a single spotlight on her.]

RACHEL: Where am I?

[looks around, rest of stage is still black]

[ a soft chuckle is heard off stage]

RACHEL: who...who's there?

[pauses]

RACHEL: Hello?

[pauses]

RACHEL: Please! Someone! Where am I?

[spotlight next to her on the right turns on. YOUTH walks into the light and giggles]

[ RACHEL turns around suddenly]

RACHEL: Who...who are you?

[YOUTH giggles again]

YOUTH: Do you really want to know? Do you?

[RACHEL nods]

YOUTH: [playfully] Well, I'm not telling you!

RACHEL: Can you at least tell me where I am?

YOUTH: Your mind.

RACHEL: My... Mind?

YOUTH: yup! And I bet you didn't expect to find me here!

RACHEL: [confused] well, if it is my mind, I didn't really expect to find anyone here.

YOUTH: Rachel, you forgot about me! How could you?
RACHEL: I don't even know who you are!

YOUTH: [rolls eyes] I'm your youth, Rachel! You completely left me a few years ago!

RACHEL: My youth?

YOUTH: Duh! I just said that! But you don't care anyways. Don't you?

RACHEL: well, um...

YOUTH: exactly! Good bye Rachel!

[stomps off stage like an angry child]
RACHEL: wait!

[YOUTH'S spotlight goes dark]

RACHEL: come back!

[stares at the darkness around her. She starts to step out of the spot light, but a sharp voice startles her]

AMBITION: you shouldn't have done it, you know...

[RACHEL feverishly looks around]

RACHEL: he-hello? Youth? Is that you?

[spotlight to the left of RACHEL goes up, with AMBITION standing in it]

AMBITION: nope, it's me.

RACHEL: who are you?

AMBITION: Your ambition. You could've been a great surgeon, Rachel, why did you do it?

[spotlight goes up on the right of RACHEL, DESIRE is standing in it]

DESIRE: Cause she wanted to! [to RACHEL] Babe, I'm proud of you![Swings his arm around her shoulder] Taking the drugs just cause you wanted to! Sleeping with all those men! You made me so happy!

AMBITION: don't listen to him. He's the one who made you who you are, after all.

RACHEL: who...is he?

AMBITION: Desire. But he's just full of empty pleas and joys.

DESIRE: aw, c'mon. I'm not that bad!

AMBITION: yes, you are.

DESIRE: No! Rachel, come with me! You could be queen! Have anything you want! Do anything you want!

AMBITION: come with me! You could save lives, you could be smart!

DESIRE: No, me!

AMBITION: Me!

[RACHEL holds her head. DESIRE and AMBITION's voices and spotlights slowly fade out]

RACHEL: I need to get out of here!

[DREAM creeps up to her. RACHEL turns around and shrieks]

DREAM: or you could just stay in here with me.

[REALITY creeps up on the other side]

REALITY: or you could come back to me.

DREAM: you idiot! [pushes REALITY out of the spotlight] don't listen to Reality! She's a worthless piece of disappointing junk! She's not worth living for!

[REALITY pushes DREAM out of the spotlight and grabs RACHEL's hand]

REALITY: don't listen to dream! You'd go crazy living with him! Look at him! He's a complete psychopath!

RACHEL: Guys, wait! I don't want to live with either of you!

[DREAM steps into the spotlight]

DREAM and REALITY: why?

RACHEL: neither of you are sane, first of all.

DREAM: so you'd rather live in this empty hole?

[ADULTHOOD walks in]

ADULTHOOD: it's a good choice, Rachel. I suck.

RACHEL:and you are...?

ADULTHOOD: Adulthood. don't go back. It's complete chaos either way. Nothing's better then too much.

RACHEL: wait, guys, I have to clear my head.

REALITY: no, you have to decide right now. Who is it? You should come to me!

DREAM: No! Me!

ADULTHOOD: no, come with me!

[red lights come up, as everyone else comes on stage, saying "come with me!" "No, me!" "Me!" Etc.]

RACHEL: STOP!

[lights flash off, and she is left with her spotlight. She sinks into a fetal position. Regular lights slowly fade on. DOCTOR walks in.]

DOCTOR: had a nice nap, I see?

RACHEL: Where am I?

DOCTOR: you're at the mental hospital.

RACHEL: mental hospital?

DOCTOR: yes. Do you need anything?

RACHEL: no...

[DOCTOR exits. Everyone else surrounds RACHEL and leads her off stage.]

[blackout]