That's all I got. I know very little else about the Irish in general or St. Patrick's Day in particular. This is odd since I have been to Ireland, where they drive on the opposite side of the road and eat something called "blood pudding" that tastes as bad as it sounds. I attribute my ignorance in this area to sleeping through history class in high school, so I asked my husband who is a history buff and graduated from an excellent college I could not have gotten into. His answers inspired the following one-act play.
Saint Patrick's Day
by Andrea Rouda
Me
Tell me everything you know about St. Patrick's Day.
Mitch
All I know is that St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland, but I have no idea what that actually means.
Me
You must know more, come on.
Mitch
People are supposed to wear green, the official color of Ireland. It's an Irish affair.
Me
That's it? Think, man!
Mitch
They serve green beer in Irish bars. Some cities turn the nearby rivers green, like Chicago, I think. Not sure how they do it.
Me
So wearing green clothing and drinking green beer is how one properly celebrates the patron saint of Ireland?
Mitch
Yes. And something about leprechauns. And shamrocks.
Me
We're having corned beef and cabbage for dinner.
Mitch
Don't forget the potatoes. You know, the famine....
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