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The cast was as follows: “STEVE, LENDALL, RANDY. MAN Todd Cerri re ‘ORY, GINETTE GAYLE, HOPE. Finnerty Steves ES A nL DATE rane ENE NARVALIN, MARCI RHONDA Min Shor Lost MAINE . Pete ae ace i Ma Ser Se Sa seal man wr ck dee and the production stage manager was Myles C, Hatch, ‘The case was 2 follows: Al Larry Nathanson ETE, MAN, LENDALL, RANDY, MAN GINETTE, GLORY, GAYLE, HOPE ‘Wendy Stetson EAST, STEVE, CHAD, PHIL, DAVE Justin Hagan WOMAN, MARVALYN, MARCI, RHONDA, Ibi Janko ALMOST, MAINE was developed at the Cape Cod ‘Theatre Projet (Andy Polk, Artistic Director) in 2002. PLAYWRIGHT’S NOTES (On the text: Please read and consider the stage directions careflly. They are a part of the play and many ae crucial co teling the story. (On punctuation: er, Maine employs alt of very specific overlapping dialogue. SET ten sx i symbol: 1 Te wll appear inside x partir Yeates line Ie simply means tat che mere carats to speak Sek begin her line where the appear n the spech ofthe peter who i ctenly spiking. Sometimes tht ratoad REE metho hard vo work ouron the writen page, oyu wll ‘lose ths symbol: >. Te wl spear mid-entence at the end ofa ie orm hugh singly mea hac Aer speaking should dive through to the end ofthe thought, Sie Salinkonimuclinfher chances nex oe) On place: st, Maine is not a coastal rown. Its nowhere near the ocean, it doesnt exist. Ie is a mythical composite of several northern 1e towns. Were it £0 exist, Almost would be located in the remote heart of Aroostook (siy, “uh-ROO-stick”) County, the sparsely populated, northernmost county in Maine. Itwould accu Dy unorganized rervitory that is officially designated as Township ‘Thirceen, Range Seven, or T13-R7. T13-R7 is some seventy-five iiles northwest of the northern terminus of Interstate 95; some ‘wo hundred miles northwest of the ocean (at its closest); some three hundred miles north of Pordand, ME; and some four hun dred miles north of Boston, MA. Ics faraway from things. (See the map at che back of chs volume.) ‘Winters in Almost, Maine are long, cold, and snowy, It often feels like winter up there from October to May. The area’ average January temperature is nine degrees Fahrenheit; average annial snowfall is 115 inches. Winters can also be pretty bleak, because the days are short (less than nine hours ae che winter solstice), and ‘he town is in a tolling, empty land of wide open space and big sky. 5faams dominate 0 the east the expansive North Maing termes the west. Navional Geographic once printed some. sfc “They cll Montana ‘Big Sky Country Well seen Northern Maine.” : Poato Woods ching his. ‘they have (On the northern lights: liane, ribbonlke,other-wor “The nother fights are bri only de Fibvatighe Norhem Mains ae fortuna: They lve asin futher op of tng ding che 3 which oaths regula appeat. Growing up, I remember beng sac Ba iho alone sar ME a ee Tae aan ora bar sacaning eds te cari fe nme amen pea ie sh dc apie by nang tare aa ey omy the ile iets 2 Eases a es cou ed a enue the afeced some bee Mn ee dno, Malachy Soe smal they anol bat who hae bacon oy ce carordnary ocuenes On time: “The plot ofeach scene in Almas, Mine climaxes with some sor of “maga! moment." I have this noion that dhe magical moments in all ofthe sens are happening at exacly the same time — as the dlock tikes nine — and that the northern lights and these magi ‘moments are ving rs to one another. At ist, I thoughe ic might beneat ro have the northern lights appear as each magical moment ccc. But | didn't want eo dilute the climax ofeach scene ot mud- de the impact ofthe magical moments wich faney northern lights splays So I thought it might be beter to revise the northern lights in the transitions berwen each scene ofthe play. These “reisiings” willbe denoted 2s “transitional auroras inthe serie and will be ig- sgstedehoughou. They might help audiences understand thc each sent ler Manakin plc ath same ine, and cha hs ay allabour one ment in cme — what happens o people in On the people: “The people of Almost, Maine ae not simpltons, They are not Hak or rednecks. They ae not quaine, quirky eccentrics. They diet cat funny clothes and funny hats. They done ave funny ditt ccens, They are not "Down Eaters." They ate not Fisher ars fabwermen. They dont wear gaoshes and rain has, They dont ay “Ayu” “Thepeople of Almost, Maine are ordinary people They work har fore ing. They are extemely digniied. They ae honest and for hey ee not cynic They ae nox sarcastic, They are not lb fut dis does moc mean that theyre dumb. Theyte very smart ‘Fiky jus take time ro wonder about things. They speak simply, Fal erly and fom the here They are never precious about va they say oF do. On presenting Almost, Maine: Please keep in mind that “cute” will kill chis play. Almost, Mane is inten prey sweet. There it 0 need to senimenalize che material Just... let it be what itis —a play about real people who are really, cruly, honestly dealing withthe toughest ching there i to deal wich in life: love. If you are involved in a production of Almost, Maine, please refer othe notes section in the back of this volume.‘CASTING NOTES Alma, Maine's a play forfour actors. In my mind, these acon Should bein thet late ewentiesinco thee thirties. However, her seen the play done beautifully by four actors who were in their fre Almost, Maine is also a play for as many as nineteen actors, ‘The actor who plays the MAN in “Story of Hope” should be short or chin. Program Note: Fin your program or playbill you plan to include f eble of contents in which you lis cach scene, the hance ie tach scene, and the actors playing each character, please lst the waitress from “Sad and Glad” as WAITRESS; and please list the tman in “Story of Hope” as MAN. Please do not list SUZETTE from “Story of Hope” at all. SCENE BREAKDOWN PROLOGUE ACT ONE Scene I: HER HEART Scene 2: SAD AND GLAD. Scene 3: THIS HURTS Scene 4: GETTING IT BACK INTERLOGUE ACT TWO. Scene 5: THEY FELL Scene 6: WHERE IT WENT. Scene 7: STORY OF HOPE ‘Scene 8: SEEING THE THING EPILOGUECHARACTERS [ALMOST, MAINE ean be played by as Few s four and as many ay nineteen 305 PROLOGUE PETE and GINETTE, who have been dating for a lie whi HER HEART EAST, a eepaitman, and GLORY, a hiker. SAD AND GLAD JIMMY, a heating nd cooling guy: SANDRINE, his ex-gifien, silky WAITRESS. ‘THIS HURTS [MARVALYN, a woman who is very good at protecting herself, and STEVE, an open, kind fellow whose brother protects him, GETTING IT BACK GAYLE and LENDALL, longtime gitlfriend and boyfriend, INTERLOGUE PETE, from the "Prologue." EY FELL, County boys.” RANDY and CHAD, nwo. WHERE IT WENT. PHIL, a working man, and his hardworking wife, MARCI. STORY OF HOPE HOPE, who has taveled the world, and a MAN, who has not. SEEING THE THING RHONDA. ough woman, and DAVE, the norso-sough man EPILOGUE PETE and GINETTE, from the “Prologue, 0 PLACE ‘Various locales in Almost, Maine, a small town in northern Maine that docsit quite exist TIME “The present. Everything takes place at nine o'lock on aco, eat, inoonless slightly surreal Friday night in che middle of the deepest, fre of northern Maine wine.ALMOST, MAIN! PROLOGUE “Mase. slan Peer’ original core is highly commended.) ‘pis.a cold Friday night in the middle of winter ina small syeal woun in norbomn Maine called Almost, Maine. A Fold of ars — clear cold, moons nother night shy — esas the backdrop for teenie play Lighs upon Pe and ‘Gone sing on bench in Pet yard, ooking atthe ta. Soy are not siting cle to each ater a all. Pissing on ibe ge righ end ofthe bench Ginete, onthe age lef end of tte bench Ms fade. Long beat of Pete and Ginee looking nib nas. Gincte eps steling lances at Pe GINETTE, Pete, | — ... (Beat. Shes about to say “I love you) PETE, What? GINETTE. (She cant quite doit) 1 just —am having nice time, Pat PETE, I'm glad, Ginewe. GINETTE. always do with you. PETE, Um glad. (Pete and Ginette enjoy this moment together Theres nothing elie rsa 50. ack tothe sky.) GINETTE, (Sill cant say wht she realy wants to 14x) And the starr are just — 1 didnt know you knew all that stall! 7 Afterall, this time, [didn’t know you knew all thae! PETE, Wel, its not — Its just stuff my dad taught me (Beat. Ther: nothing ese 10550. back tothe stars. Bea. Ginette urns to Pete.) GINETTE, Pete — PETE. (Turning to Ginette.) Yeah? GINEITE, [ove you. (Beat. Pee just sares at Ginette, Beat. Pee looks away from Ginene. Beat. And docs not respond. Beat. Ginete B eetaksim Pas ton eles then Laks aoa fom bi, yng tars happened. We nw have to vey uncon Fi eed Chau ae ae pe ith Pe reponse — or lack hereof — to what he hae ge pw. Fnally thre nothing ee for Pe i ah which) PETE, I» love ou, 00 PETE TEL Oni (lage relief ee and inet fl JOY? Ginene Sine apt Kind afer) FEO ate you cold /! Wanna go inside? PINETTE, No, no. No. Ist wana st. Like this. Clos. (ae INEjnat ule cls teach other at all — bu ir tha sean close oyoutonight Is nice tobe cle tw you Fe he er cer hi. Beat) ls safe. (She gee ler im aga fe Ti ig dv ihe dis Ten an hak oe se it being lve vo you (Le, ex and they enjoy tht ne ms dig nk ty Fh sey hap he se id) ae hac not. Tike hs ge 0 Ths eof close. Right next to you. (Se eu even eae Ti a igh up apie im Beat.) Yo know ight now, hk Trabou as clon to you at Tan possibly be. (Shei vey comes) PETE, (Bert Honey dicevering) Well noe rely. GINETTE. What PETE. (Heissmply and uy igang thi out) Nox ely. men, Fyoashink bout icin a diferenc way, youre noel coe wo me al Yeute realy actualy about afar way from me as you cn ly be | mea yu think about it echnically — i yete ‘Sing th world sounds ikea ball, (Gaering sow mabe Saowbul or teas aval. This works prety well when lie dof ‘nw ee atached othe bench wit the snowball resting among te dbf ikea stata, the farthest away you can be from same teas ifyoure sing right exe them. Se, iT here one a place on the nba har represent him), and youte here (Punt nt «ple onthe smb tat repens be, adits igh text whim — pracy the same plac be jut pointed (0). he (Pe ow demote tht if you go avowed he world the OTHER ‘ay al he way around he worl the OTHER wy equatorial Inept poe] ~ that be and Ginete are aca ar ny om tach ter hey can poly be, Linke beat) that’ ft GINETTE. ter tis in What on ccrth des be mean’) Yeh (Bet Didarened Gincte mover nay fom Pre al the 0 “4 spe ashe en ofthe bench, She den fl lie beng “doe™ anymore) thet te Hs ineraing son sems to bve mated Mere asprin ina diecon be ated. Thon ong ae ving lope Bc now youre close. (Becwe ie 2 ey en dor SGNETTE. (Paszled) Yeah. (Perhaps hurt begets up and starts INE arcs thre de? Afi se aes bares or Pee eps ber with) te i loser. (Ginete tps. Sess and oka Pete then ‘turns back and starts to ia but, eee ee Fa in mtrrap ler sep with) And closer. (Ginter Ji Pe es and aks at Pte, then turns back and nat leave a ‘bus, as she docs so, Pete stops her with:) And closer ... (Ginette al at Pete gun: mar and aks ate ep OF a nd anther and another and another With ach ep the sr gn and cle and closer and cer and coer we rr abut tex, Cintestops. Shes ying rout eam what Pete i ayng She oaks at Pet se obs of ee ean: bok off fain and the leaves, taking sep ae tap. With evry sng eps kes, Pet cal to er eli her Fe ee bape tates * cr and cloer and ctr and ler al, eventual, Cine sgone extig sage with Pete ti Gling ts and. coer” ‘oth every ingle step the takes Wifanacy with every sp she aks, Cnet geting fer and fuersway fom Pee This nat nec what ete ended and is “aes ail off Music. Light fade on a tad confused. belpes ‘Dae He looks a bis snowball. What bas be done? And we beginACT ONE, swith Scene One, which is entitled HER HEART Music fdes, The light fide up ona woman sending in rant yard ofan od frmbowse in Amor, Mane! yet Fiuchng all ean paper gery bg Ber Gs ot Ss tooking up a the shy A porch ight comes om. We hea akg rt Ar et co Whar ttomen fora whe, He is wearing a big warm tas pled pajamas and pers or ied boots MAN. Hello WOMAN, (To him.) Hello. (Resumes loking to the ky) MAN, [thought I saw someone. Lite beat.) was about to go to bed. I sw you from my window ... (Beat) Can —?... Is thee something I can do for you? WOMAN. (Ts bin.) Oh, no. I'm just here to see the northern lights, (Back 0 the sy) MAN. Okay. Okay: It's just — ies awful late and youite in my rai WOMAN, Oh, hope you dont mind! only be her og Mere igh The northern lights. And hen Tbe oe 1 ope you dot mind — MAN. loting ees that your ent? (The tet should be 1b Eat end Gly not bythe aioe) WOMAN, Yes MAN, Youve phd a tent. > MOMAN. So have place wslep, > WOMAN wer MAN afer them, hope you dont min MAN, Well, ie’ not that !— a WOMAN: Do you ming? 6 4, doa mow ¥— MAN ho ik on min TN Moh, tw i nk WOMAN ydidn think — . You se, it says in your brochure > on brochure? MAN, NY sle from Maine wouldn't mind. Ie says rn ple fiom Maine OMAN, Lo nt Mae eri) hap (Pulling 2M Frerent, that they live life “the way life should be, Sin the tradition of their brethren in rural northern, Scandinavia,” that they'll let people who are complete fn i Ser sy hs and lesan ery camp se NS fr ig el oo ie Te ie = —— amd WOMAN, a Cm out. Cau Tim where I need 10 be 2 Cause | e to) Cau farthest ve ever traveled — I'm from a part of the This i 1's a little closer to things — never been this far north rs and did you know that Maine ithe only sae in Fo hed tly oe other sat oe Un a ting ashe pe par) Fete th end FAN i ae te cad che wer and hve ot Mhere to go. s0 I was counting on staying here unless is not tray [mca i tee? > MAN. Well — OMAN. Would you lee a hiker who was where she needed to be just camp our in your yard for fre? > MAN, Well — WOMAN, mean, ifa person really needed to, > MAN. Well — WOMAN. rellyreally needed ro? MAN. Well, ifs person really needed ro, sure, but — WOMAN, (Huge relief) Oh, Um s0 glad, hen! Thank you! (The woman goes tothe man, troses her arms open, and hugs him. In the Ing. the bag gets squished berween their bodies. When they part, the ‘man is holding the woman bag. The exchange of the bag iz almost imperceptible to both the man and the woman, and to the audience. i pal by gn he Way Li Shon “peace goo Man byt Wyk Oe a Faseit fe ging ae Ie ONY king ing sees et ny fia enna MAN. Ob- He i oc (The woman rete ooking te WOMAN, Te Olay — Okay. Bet) So yi a Se i om rere BE nu en i ap youre jug Mihov ely know if — . JO enol sce them. Because T'm in a good place, | Che BORA OF 2 ge ine So i an inorder And bop yukon a MAN, Used to bea potaro farm. gonna say — no ees inthe way. And is fag MAN. I was WOMAN Lae So —youtea fame Ted to be a farm, Pm a repairman, MAN. Fix chins. WOMAN, Ob. (Laugh) MAN. What? WOMAN. Youre nota lobster man, MAN. No AONAN, i guess] thoughe chat everyone from Maine wasa lob- aeomen and eked in that funny .. way lke they do in Maine, tnd you don lk chat way MIAN? Nope. Youte nor Down East. Youte up north, And this howe we all up noth, prety much, WOMAN. Oh. MAN. Plus oceans a couple hundred miles away, Be an awfl long ride o work f | was a lobsterman. WOMAN. (Eying hie) Yeah. Wel anyway, chank you. Tank you fo ling me ty. ve had shad enough time of things ely ‘oto be given abd time here — (Tie man, inexplicably dean fe a wma Wh thy ra he bag a hed ingen — the man ase And now we have 0 sunne MAN. Ob ‘ wi pet) OMAN. (ining fre ot what ju happened) Urn. WOMAN. Uni. MAN, Oh. by. MONiAN. Un sis AN. Rely WOM Se) Yah Ln ou om ny nda Hove [chink I love you. very nice — but here somethin T'm not here for that. : Gh no! I didee think you were! hereto pay my respects. To my husband. MAN. 7 My pnd treed ny pc = suse he died recently. On Tuesday, actually. And, see, the chien, a confer lights — did you know this? — che norher lights are sin ches dat te een departed cary wih them 50 rely nd thir way fo heaven, and see, aes tre days or fa ake es way home, 0 eaven, and hiss Fiday! This is 3 oe ay soy you see Lwil sce them, the northern lights, a ee in Hell be cateyng one ofthe torches. And, Se besa Jve things well with him, so was just hoping coud 1 did end sy goodbye ro him and nor be bothered buc what come are just asecond ago, that bothered me, think and lm yo eae so maybe Fskould go and find anther yard — ao Not No! Tin sorry ifT— fe behaved ina way thc 1 oul have — WOMAN. (Laaring) No Is think — MIAN, No! {cally done knov what happened WOMAN. Well, 7,1 know what happened! MAN. Tin aot che kind of pron who does ching ike hat. Please. Dene go, Just — do what you necd to do. I won't bother you Marbefuse- consider svat | did very warm Maine welcome OMAN. Gopping: charmed) Allright. Al ight. Bere) Tn — My name’ Glory MAN. Tin East, For Easton, Ie the name of the cown — ile seis that way where Iwas boon, Mesrup on the birth cert [xe "a son, Eston, born on this sath day of January, fet “epriat yer] in the town of Matthews, Maine” instead ofthe oer way around GLORY. (Ame) Av, sory > EAST. Naw GLORY. 80, (Referring othe place) Easton, > 9EAST. Yeah sed through near there on my GLORY. yeah! | : he way (earning the horizon.) where is “here EL here, ang ind ion my AP eran Um... Almost. GLORY. What? Seven. (lary sp.) Its not gonna be on your a Tecan actual town, echnical Your mapa ie What // do you mean — She tobe a fon OU gE BC OHANIZd, Ad ye ever Tatas ne a ary sn ho th. Bat. Glory nw deb i LOR sig her bag. She ws caching ito brea, he fey one Thies pet her 0 mach ta sons like °F and nn breathing) Ob! OF ‘Bt ey Bi we EAST, a ang owe retbing) My heard EAST, What A Ye ing-) My heare! EAST, cg tare hsb: pong EAST, What? ag: pointing tothe bag) EA Tu hve my bet fast =? AS ncaa isin hat bg! > EAST. Oh, TEORY. Pease give it back, // please! Its my heart. 1 ned i Pex FREE tay, okay aay (Heine er the ag) Eto, Thnk you. (er bring normals) EAST Toute wee (get wh comida wl be ha ‘aed sor il you sey that our hearin ha eta you ju si, ht! your ear — 2 Glow. ve EAST (Coie) Ws bey. GLORY. Ye EAST (Bet Why vi in hac bag? GLORY. is ow cary EAST. Why GLORY. I roe EAST. What aper? GLORY Westie i 20 our husband? EAST yeah. He went 2% ato can EA somone EAST OnE pn dd he my nl Gu vacdy what happened. I broke: hardened up ak. And thats 0 So bad, I had to goo the hospital, and cht the old me they wete gone have take it 7 the ok tout hey dropped on he los and Slate (Gently shakes the bag, which i ould Be 10 hm ear isthe sz of ts ower: ft] pees See nate er fe i nem hel Ret second, how do you how are you alive? GLORY. (Indicarng Reall fim is the heart thats now in her chest.) Arifcial ‘Cause my real one’s broken, EAST. Really GLORY. Yeah. ‘do you carry it around with you? "Then — why GLORY. les ny heart EAST. Buc it’s broken, GLORY. Yeah. EAST, ‘Cause your husband lefe you. GLORY. Yeah. EAST. Well, why are you paying your respects to him if he left you, GLORY. Because that's what you do when 2 person dies, you pay them respects — m EAST. But he left you, > GLORY. Yeah, but — EAST. and it seems to me thae a man who leaves some i teen om k webody doesn't GLORY. “(Deflecting.) Well, T just eee (Deflecring.) Well, 1 just didn't leave things well with EAST. (Prasing.) What do you mi GLORY. and I need to apologize to him, EAST. But he fff you! > GLORY. I know, but | —EAST. Why should you apologize? GLORY. Because! EAST. Because why? GLORY. Because I killed him! EAST. Oh. (This stops Eat e backs off abit.) GLORY. And Id like to apologize. (Beat. Then, adnision, fad come to visit me when I was in recovery from when gee © ny aril heat in — Pas almost ber La just abo oe rend he id he wanted me back, And Peet 20 home, 7 k.And I sid, “weet Pets new hear now Tm sory Ie dort want yen ‘And that just killed him. ‘You back EAST. (Hef) Oh. Buti did kl him, you did ki ee Sth touche pt a kin want hi back, hat he just tore outa the hospital, and. an se Tance chat was comin’ in from an emergency didnt see hin ante reac inl Fidhner e cn EAST. Glory — 7 EADRN, he woud have tor outta thee ke that,» EAST. Glo ALOR ad een jus taten ou ie, and oT ju fl hy, fee cnr the ight thing co dois — Cnespliceby Sau ae esis GoW he pls ay bebe ber Bear eae ‘eke ack) Pee dont do that anymore, EAST, Why? love you! Glow. Wel, de EAST. Why? GLORY. Because 1 wot be able o love you back 1 havea hea thacan pump my blood and thasall The one hat docs thee Sufis bloke dosnt work anymore Agi inespbealy dey 10 her Ear deliberly kises Clery Glory pul uy. Ea hase ‘heart again. Glory grabs it from him; East grabs it right back.) EAST Pease le ave hi GLORY. Deperrely ying get her heat back) Not Is min EAST. (Reng er bre) Vea fic GLORY. Ion know vant yout! EAST. Gloy—! GLORY. (Gong fer her bart) Bast please give tha ack ne EAST. (Reping er bert) But, its Broken,» GLORY. lene EAST [sno god ike this GLORY. Butts my hea East 2 po (Beat. East crouches, gently places the bag on the ground, and starts Fe hums gen hela op i righ peas nfoatof Oop ek i ered Gey Gaye wale MD ed) 1 1 ere, wot Oh, wow! Oh they bea (Remembering who they are.) Oh! Ob! — West! West! Goodbye! fm mc Oe nd enlace soe ey eh ten i ie repairing ber heart... as the light fade. Tamsitional aurona. End of tt tl chain bec bande Heart soe (This stops Glory. Beat.) SAD AND GLAD ‘Music fader. Light fade up on Jimmy sitting alone ata table ina back corner of Almost, Maine’ local hang-out, the Moose Paddy. Hl is nursing a couple of Buds. Sandrine enters, Shes coming from the ladies’ room and is cheerily beading back to Jer friends, who are up front. She passes Jimmy. Jimmy sees Sandrine, stops her JIMMY, Sandrine! SANDRINE. Hmm? (Beat. This is « bie awkward — awful, actu- ally Then, overcompensating:)Jimeny! Inia. Vig SANDRINE. Hot JIMMY, Hest SANDRINE. Hoyt JIMMYISANDRINE. (Jimmy bugr Sandrine. Sandvine doen reall tae the ug or hug him back.) Heyyy" ° JIMMY, How you doin’? . SANDRINE, Doin’ pretey good! How are you doin? 23JIMMY. I'm good, I'm good! How are ya? SANDRINE. I'm good, doin’ good, great! How are you? JIMMY. Great, great! How are ya? : SANDRINE. Great, // great! JIMMY. Oh, that's great! SANDRINE. Yeah! JIMMY. Thats great! SANDRINE. Yeah! JIMMY. That’ great! SANDRINE. Yeah JIMMY. That’ grea! SANDRINE. Yeu. JIMMY. You look great! SANDRINE. Oh... JIMMY. You look great. SANDRINE. Thanks. JIMMY. You do. You look so great SANDRINE. Thanks, Jimmy. JIMMY. So precy. So precy. SANDRINE. Thanks. (Beat) JIMMY. Here, have a sea. SANDRINE. Oh, Jimmy I ea't — JIMMY. Aw, come on, Thavenit seen you in SANDRINE. Yeah. JIMMY. ... and months and months and months and months and months and months and months, how does that happen? Live inthe same town as someone and never sce em? > SANDRINE. I dorit know JIMMY. I mean, I havent seen you since that night before that ‘moming when I woke up and you were just gone. SANDRINE. Yeah, I — WAITRESS. (Entering) Look at you two, tucked aay inthe coe ner over here, Lucky { found yal (Referring 20 Jimmy couple of Buds) Is the man and his lovely lady ready for another round? JIMMYISANDRINE. Well — / No! Were nor cogether. JIMMYISANDRINE, Well — / Were all set, thanks JIMMY/SANDRINE. Yeah — / All set JIMMY. Yeah WAITRESS, Okay. Well, holler if you need anything SANDRINE. Thanks. i WAITRESS. No realy — you gotta holler. Its busy upfront ‘well, months 4 exits) ean. Ol saa bing) 82-0 CEE he . ! We're in see Ne Were, uh — ... (Covering.) Girls’ night! We' SANDRA pT ad toe the iio om 0 1 sould et ae. a Fea etn an Thyra wii My 1 So, what’ been — here (Offering her a seat.) — 2 ot wha a > ‘hats been got! 08 Wal ee (it isn) Wal Ie aan ou kw that tok over Dad us USNDRINE. Yea ha great IMME. Lr i ov > QINDRUNE. Thea tha JIMMY, Tn uni’ > SANDRINE. Heard that JIMNY, rai che busines > SANDRINE. Conga» JIMMY. rani dhe whole show,» EANDRINE. ons, good for yu. god for you IMMA. the whole shebang. thanks yeah. We sil do eating and coaing > SANDRINE. Yate JIMMY. and weve expanded, t00, we do rugs now we shampoo SANDRINE. Oh, JIMMY, Wels wor. Alona work Tn on call lo: weckends Ina, ounane ce, you kon youre goes pope i SANDRINE, va IMMY. Yeh, Likes do"Thankspva' Cais, cause [lec the rte wok forme ke Eas hls wth rept sometne em have the day aff 0 chy can be with thet fais sine Tn ‘You here with anybody, or — allalone this year, SANDRINE Oh Yeah. (Driving the point h , LAMY Me. (Dining th point fame) Lely done have any feb symone rally My bother ander ot canned so they ee 25JIMMY, Mom and Dad cetired, headed south, SANDRINE, Yeah I heard thae JIMMY. Vermont. SANDRINE. Oh. JIMMY. Yeah, winters there area lot ease. and died on me * And then $56 wy SANDRINE. Oh, Jimmy, I dn know thae : JIMMY. Yeah. He was ol, ie was his time, he though, but, s, like I said, I really don’t have anya S% fish realy bt 20m, wat wonderin would ent, 2%, ‘over? Idd be fun! Catch up, hang out? "Tike t0 come SANDRINE. Oh — WAITRESS. (Enering) And | forgot to tll ya — don} Fry ight ec The Moos Taye Dea ho gt Seifoui oi 0 ovo itera ras coupla Buds of somethin, you jus lee me know, all ee SANDRINE. No, were ee JIMMY, Oy. WAITRESS. Olay (She evi) SANDRINE. (To waives.) Okay. Boat.) JIMMY, So whatea you say? Wanna come on over, fo fan SANDRINE. No, jimmy. I cant. I cant. (Gett bev relly gota get back wih the gis ee JIMMY. Naw — SANDRINE. (Forcfi, but kind) Yeah, Jimmy, ye “Gaus, sez sah gs ve been meri tol Joes while There a guy, Jimmy: ve gor a guy. JIMMY. (Plage blows But ei tough) Oh SANDRINE. Yeah JIMMY, Well... good for you. Gera" yourself out cher again. SENDRINE. ie 7° o - JIMMY. Movin on SANDRINE. Yeah, well, actully, Jimmy, ids more than me ust gettin’ myself out there and movin on, Um... chis is my». bac lore parry. (Beat. Then, of his blank lok) Ym geri’ maid JIMMY. (Piuger bow) Oh. SANDRINE. Yeah. JIMMY. Wow. SANDRINE. Yeah JIMMY. Wow. SANDRINE” Yeoh. 26 ook ou werent gonna NDR ia — Tht tol me iM rarried. Thought it ‘wasnt for : det INAS Cue in ke Ct i gS nF 8 it Th cover in Ashland. bi Te ange BO g IDRINE- ‘Yeah, yeahs ‘ Er INE Yo if re lost on a FANDRINE, Ye Legendary. | mean, if yout SDR Ye ad northern SANDRINE, Yer je Jost out there in this big b met es © 70 out there Ftc mb he wid find you. i (DRINE. Yeah. wi ' Jd you — I actually citing 1 never ld SANDRINE etna choir you would be Bed ash yell Tare be Welljou know peopel / SANDRINE, Wl Ying they Know yu dows wanna eas, chey sod ger 's thin’ I woulda want- Ne erbe hone. hrs no somet are) So when the big vee SpRINE. Un tomorow! IMME Ra SANDRINE Yul aR en. imy do it Bu and the esi = oe ‘he does so, his unburtoned sleeve ‘a, to get the waltres attention. As “Ties up bis arma litle, He bollers) HEN! SANDRINE. (Nor wanting Jimmy 40 draw attention to them.) What are you doin? JIMMY. (Going towards the front.) Gettin’ our waitress, she said hols, (Calling t soaitres,) HEY! (To Sandrine.) What's her name? SANDRINE. I dont know, she's new 1 here JIMMY. (To waitres.) HEY! SANDRINE. What are you doin’? JIMMY. We gotta celebrate! You got found! And you deserve ie! 7 esHes ait ae. SANDRINE. Aw Jimmy. TMM, Ando ERNDRINE. (That wu the nice thing a guy lie toe gil) Jimmy “ SIN, Cm red, blring twas.) HEYY SANDRINE” (Poteing) fim! (Then notice bg Sain inmate! Whats ee ek may JIMAR, (To Sandrine) What? QANDRINE, Tha (Rering tthe black marking on JNA Cer hee in i ther gm) spa te Sandrine) Ob, neti too, (a me SANDRINE. What?” (Fairs) ge JINN. (To Sandrine) Tato. (To wcives) HEY, SANDRINE. (lnrigued) Wht — When dd you ge JNM. (To Senden) Um. Af you ley, 5 eee ERNDRINE. Gnogue, ging fr bis arm.) Jims ge) BER i of, what’ it say? en whats HMAIY (16 Sendrin) Noth, ooh’ Ts wie HEY! (Sandrine, ga hs em) Nod eye. SANDRINE. (Se rol p bison and ches bet ashe {he de offre, in Big bold leer) "Vian aon “lan Rew IMM. vil SANDRINE. Who Vian? JIMMY, Videin, Ie supposed co say, “Vili,” SANDRINE. What JIMMY, Ks supposed rosy, “Vili SANDRINE. Welk ic des sy, “Vili.” Teas, “Villa JIMMY, Tso | spel it wrong —> SANDRINE. Whar? IMM. They spelled ic wrong. Ksays, “Villan” but ity payin a bus appt SANDRINE. Wel, why is ic supposed to sy “Vist? Sond you wanes eto that syoeVilai? nn JIM "Cause SANDRINE. ‘Case why? JIMMY Jus ‘case. SANDRINE. Js ease wy? JIMMY, Jus “cause. when a guy’ go a gi like you. We ju sik ha il He you, divi! a il ike you 2a > Simony cout, "9 28 didn'c drive me away — am ‘So I'd never have t0 g0 through IM panied! So | Du ss woul 3) agin. Can TK YOU? en. Ske hes ion on ROR trong bee) Yuan ecards you kno", (Bet) MY. Yeo = (She goes.) Fae et Em ctr he AIM Ye. Te ec found J i Bete ceding ack 00 fer bace- Tha bac ary We er his Sm, ni duck here, Mae eg bis cot of et one Al Bat) a fears Erin) He or ec ti bachelors wb ye epee yte ide pont sO ee Paar Ee fa andy Wn waa 8 ot of re Sedrine wet) BRIM Un (ead oking of " TM ee ee of sere Sandrine wet eth empty BS ee ager) Oh, pl Um Um ~ Nel Ct Ps, Moose Paddy special: Drinks are Be i re fat ell me youre sud and youll drink fee rae aie wor. Let ine knoe Cause kno rom sa et aS mene Sa (Ne reponse fom Jimmy. He jut aed ei ell ny name’ Villian, iryou need anything (ore hay et Vian The net lne ay Be used Ifyou fel you PTS uaa back, in se yo fe the fire meniion oe arnt heed rif the eudiené i to catch on Ure eit dont you dont — up 10 ou) Js ak fo Van (hee) AIM (eu Her mame regiter. He calle ober) Vila VILLIAN, (Sesto) Yeas TIMMY. VILLIAN, JIMMY. tia no jue would like another Bud MILIAN. All ght (She goo) fier Time 2 bir »MA ng you fund me VILLIAN. Aw ... Leeving. t herself) “Vn, SU fo fli ho a ag Tile glad. He sits back down, maybe deals wi in some way. Lights fade. Tianstional aurone Glad.” Afr the lighs have faded and begin Scene Three, which is entitled ‘THIS HURTS Mus fede Lights come up on «women fing ing ma cthes in the leur rns Ef. Baoding Howe in Alors. Mine Ae? Pal bench The cama sar folding th ne ite oh ing bu shink beter oft and td ee cds iin ry ake Sit {he deca, he buns lf on te EP yy WOMAN. Ov! Dammit (The man tater note ofthis and wring “ion ina homemade bok labled “Things That Can Flor Ye Meanie the woman bas exited o return the iron ois pape pee ‘She reuras to del with the ironing board, which ae wreak returned tits proper place — the same pce she just browgh the tom ‘Aer folding up the ironing board, she urns to ext and cede tellops he man inthe bead with the ironing board, knocking ham off the bench be ws sting on.) Oh, wo! nn sony! Tm sony! Oh ed didi se you ate you okay2? MAN. (Cnfaed) Yeah WOMAN. No youte not! I smashed you with the ironing boar I wasn even Joking! Are you hue? MAN. No. WOMAN. Oh, you mus be! I ust smashed you! Where did I gt you MAN. In the head come ere, are you Inthe head?! Oh, (Going t0 him. woman . Be bege weNiaN. Ne ‘ae you some ice. MAN, Awe, im gonna 60 ee MAN. No. cant feel ‘things like thar. won (Say, “JEE-zum CROW” — ith a te f on about not eee WOMAN. Wal, you cin be hurt and nor be bleding orb MAN. And my lst is prety relbl, ‘cause my brother Paul helping me make i and T can prove ito yous See, bet If ook ths ironing board ike this and hit you wih it, thc it wouldnt hart you (He smashes her inthe head with the ring board) se? {that dist hae WOMAN. OW! (Scrambling ge any frm him.) MAN. Oh! lair lie WOMAN. Ov! What the el was hae! Why dd you do tha? MAN. Okt Tim srry // Di that hare? WOMAN, God! sed — 31 Sanne see “ASisicieceiee ee evan ee i aee geMAN. Ob, ie id, dda ie WOMAN. Ow! MAN, Oh, I didn’ chink it would ‘aus, se, itn tot on my list of things thac can hut you, bog oo ba ed be omy i becae 7 OH Bh ae WOMAN. Wha ayo talkin’ abou? Thavea is of things tha can hue MAN. 2 hurt you, my brother helping me make it, and ironing boards arent on Pauli, NAN, Ya WOMAN. So you shuld adi o your i WON Neh owt ie add “ning bono bi op What Cin Har Yo.” He then pick Wf a book abd ie ng ‘Af OF 7 Sheu bai oF irning boas i Be ReMAN. Well if someone swings te your reset head and wally RANT Well snot —I ave lit of things o MAN ning bouds are noton this tener” 4 0 WOMAN. Well they should be, rally MAN OMAN. No, you shouldnt be fii of rnin be MAN. No? .. WOMAN, No, MAN. Bot the can ur ou. WOMAN, Yeh MAN. So shold be afi of them, WOMAN. Ne. MAN. Sol sul be afraid of them? WOMAN, Righe MAN, Bu hey an fur me. WOMAN: Well hoy used che way you used i ea MAN. Ohhh Shey kind filth opposite o Go ‘WOMAN. What? pee MAN. Wel ironing bouds can fur me; but [should be afd efthen, but God ty bother Pl sys, God won hat me Should eerhime : . : WOMAN, Tees MAN. Bay. isis gen very complica WovN whit = This snes of karning what hur what dos a hat tbe afi of what no tobe aia of 2 in’ on and se youre okay 1! yOu jus 6" wena 1 analgesia, he thinks. uc any SE sce, J have congenital 3 ona aezah, yeas . Lhd Me ele, Sean te * eee call it hereditary sensory, a ah ea woh! his head with the OMAN, ie won't hurt. See? (He bits his z RN, oa rt Sime ha book Comes aca 7D WOMAN. his bad gsi) Se WOMAN. iy bit bead asin) 1 Oe det a “PnP Con MAN ten hr bin wth tet Net MAN No nS WOMAN. NO a se to. Most pope dont Hime, Mos aa ret fray You caf go aways C005 oe ja when [ell them about myself. My brother re eT Rasahouldat rll people about myself, beause T scare age Meforing to is bok Labeled "Things 10 Be Afwuid Of” s0 be vee haw fer) so Tve actually recently put “myself” on my list of ‘tings to be afraid of, but — (Her curiosity getting the beter of er Be Boman comes up fom behind the man and wallops him on the bk ofthe eed withthe bok labeled “Things Thar Can Hurt You") WOMAN. Ob, my gosh! Tm sorry! / Oh, my gosh! I just clocked youl> NAN, You hice! Mont gop pay but you hit me! IAN. Thad tose (whar would happen}! But —are you okay? MAN. Yeuh dont el pint | WOMAN. ".. Don feel i people just go 2 ight, of course you're okay! — bur 33 ges SSeS saute au deeeden gaan ageMAN. Wal there any blood? WOMAN. No. MAN. Any discoloration? WOMAN. No. MAN, Thea In okay WOMAN. Wall buddy, you can be butt and not c¥en look ie AN, Bot sec a hing OMAN. Trust me. There ar things that hur you tha Meats and body and there ae things thc hare eae ont make you bruised and bloody and ... they all hurt (Beat “Then. giving him back the book labeled “Things That Can Hur You’) fim Marea. m MAN. Ti Sve lve onthe thin lor. Room Heven, MARVALYN. (Deflcting) I live with my Boyfiends Ec, Loe im very much. STEVE, Ye. We sw you move in MARVALYN, Yeah. Our coo callie from all the snow in December Wete just here unl we can get our feet back one = ther boarding house is. A place where people can live until they get Faire permenant ear oe Teta tatters AN erica at SHEE ovard Bc You and bang Wie ig low ou SR Soran Ste wine ARAL a lun Piel rela I dontt have fully develoy rain sensors. Theyte inmate, my baths dba dye 4 4 he know dae wb. How doe wie Oy eae snd bce he development 353 FN ae they immature, my develo STEVE, og soe ead Hem > ALN, Bet — NAR Acer me what urs toh MARVALYN: WH ysl Ihave co owe wha hts, 50 STEVE eae nd, Sos my mind can ell me when co be sc my by doc now wha being hurt 01 have inorize what might hurt. aR Olay « MARVALIN, hate joize what to be afaid of: Showing fee ae aro — an sy raRWALYN Prey i MARTA a inks het prety) Yah STEXE AA Wy should you De aad of prey gis? MARAE rune my brother Dal 5yp they ean hur you SEE lke you love chem, and hats something Tm sop- ta Lo too. love — but Paul says chat Lm really Feet prbably never have eo dal with love, Because 1 a Jeenis and no ey any eapaces as aes of th angel analgess Ae RVALYNT Wate what do you mean youre never gonna have teal with lave I why — SCE" Can Tm never gonna know wha ic fas ike, Paul says. MARVALYN. Wel, how docs he know tha? STEVE. “Cause ic hare MARVALYN eshouldse STEVE And, plas {havea lot of defences and not very many capacities MARVALYN. You know what, lo of people do (Sh hiss him ifs i ut Maroy Ksing See, bt tently Steve part ‘ite The Maroy ebay) Yn soy. Fin soy Tim 90 ‘re youll ight Are you okay? STEVE. (Dan ut now ot respon. He an earned abot thi Thon maybe flings Ups, and roatng to bis wa way of snwering th qction Wal hee any blood? MARVALYN. No 35