SYNOPSIS: Melinda can't get a date to the prom, other than with the guy she doesn't want to go with. Maybe she can skip it. But when her father suggests she just stay home, she realizes, absolutely not! Will she go with someone she likes, or someone who looks good on her? This monologue explores and explodes all the politics of picking the right date, being picked by the right date, or being one of those fortunate few who don’t go and don’t care.