Good Mother Elise Sharron Full [2021] Verified Script -

I’m on it after the kids leave. (looks at Mason) Hey, kiddo, you still building that rocket?

However, the story takes a dark and heart-wrenching turn. The mother reveals that Jamie has stopped talking and has been separated from her for eleven months, two weeks, and three days. The monologue suggests that Jamie has been the victim of child molestation, a discovery that has shattered their family and led to the mother's separation from her son. The piece explores her anguish, her desperate attempts to reach her son, and the terrible secret that now defines her life.

Lights dim to a single spotlight on ELise, who stands alone, holding Lila’s drawing. good mother elise sharron full verified script

(softly) I don’t always. Some days I feel like I’m holding the world on a string. But when I see you both—your dreams, your smiles—I know it’s worth every sleepless night.

Where the script succeeds is its unflinching look at . Elise Sharron volunteers at school, bakes for fundraisers, and knows every teacher's name—all while emotionally neglecting her children. The script asks: I’m on it after the kids leave

(Softening) Mom.

(softly, to herself) Tomorrow will be another sunrise, another lesson, another love. And I’ll be here. The mother reveals that Jamie has stopped talking

Yeah.