The Leisure Society
[2004] (Talonbooks, Vancouver: 2006) 15,95$
Traducteur(s) Bobby Theodore (Auteur masculin) Nombre de personnages 4 Personnage(s), 2 Femme(s), 2 Homme(s), 4 Acteur(s) |  |
Résumé
The play explores the crisis of a 30 something couple who appear to have everything—love, careers, a beautiful house, a child as well a plan to adopt another—yet they find their lives in an emotional crisis during the course of a highly charged dinner party. The play is laced with dry and biting humour.
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- Décor: 1. Something that evokes a living room. Or a sitting room. A low table, two sofas. A grand piano. It is well-decorated. Maybe too beautiful to be real. There are doors or openings that lead to the bedrooms, the kitchen, and the dining room.
On one of the pieces of furniture is a baby monitor. At present, we can clearly hear the baby crying. Mary is seated at the piano. Her head is hanging . She casually hits low notes on the keyboard. This could last for some time.
- Caractéristiques des personnages: Characters
MARY & PETER
A married couple with a young child
PAULA & MARK
Fuck friends
All characters are around 35 years old, except for Paula who is 21
They are well-off, good-looking, chic, and well-groomed.
Extrait
« MARY: We don't feel bad! We just don't want to see you anymore! That's what you need to understand: we don't want to see you anymore! We don't want to see you anymore! / MARK: Listen: I agree. I completely agree. You have no idea how much I agree! / PETER, surprised: You agree? Just like that? / MARK: It'll be better this way. »
