A ee nsnessennee nes STOP KISS was produced by the New York Shkespeare Festal \ cast (George C. Wolfe, Producer; Rosemarie Ticker Artic Producers Mark Livin, Managing Directoy) in New York Cy on Cale — late 206 carly 30 December 6, 1998. Ie was directed by Jo Bonne, the see detign Sara mid-20et0ealy 308 was by Naele Sissons the lighting design war by Jane Goon ta 2c Vermeulen the sound design was by David Vin Tieghems te Peet mid does comume design was by Kaye Voyce, the production dramacin : ‘Mrs. Winsey — early 40s to ey 5s, was Mervin P. Antoni: and she production sage manager 9g ' Dacetne Coie ee ee ay Buzz Cohen. The cst was as flows NNure—late 30 to mid- 0s, Can be doubled with Mes Winey. CALLE an aoe vs Jes Hecht SARA Simecaoat Sandra Oh SETTING GEORGE "Kevin Caroll PETER Ride Holmes New York Ci. MRS. WINSLEVINURSE Sunda McClain DETECTIVE COLE wssonsnvnvvnsccnnnnnnnnnse Stl Stein TIME Now. Note: The as should reflect the ethnic diversity of New York City Stop Kis isan itcrmissioness play. Ik should be performed without intercupion.STOP KISS SCENE ONE Calis apartment. Cale patron CD. Something 7Osand rt dei ie The Ems “Bat of My Lve.™ She ‘eremoniousy clos all the Binds in ber aparemen, making sure each blade is turned over. She locks the font door and puts a piece of black sape over tbe pephole As the vols in Calle ip-sycs the 1g with te polish ofrmeone sl shen pris kaa oe The pane ing. ia urns ofthe CD like a buted teenager and picks xp the phone. CALE. Geetha a gh Scoming omy hes ie (Cli sets hr wath) ak Soe neti soe eee aes one Si Sineuieki mca alms eee at eects whecuhar aime torment atk ere nina op sheen oneet iene ec Sd — Ci ee att eral Sh cece a i Fine ia ao eee Teale We ty Se rE aren Snowe ee othe Shin — (eb epi hind “Sex Speci Nore on Song and Rearing on cpyigh as. 7Lean bei youre doing his. (Cale ature at he conch) CALLIE, Come in lee uh se — SARA, Some apne CALLE, Twas cleanin SARA. is huge and che neighborhood — (Ses om a pie of books) GALLE, You ar be comforable. SARA. Oban. CALLIE, Ave you sue? SARA. Ve CALLIE, Jus. et me get id ofthis suf, (Cal gabe an Coif of unk end beads towards her bedroom. Asoo sh urs Sov bac, Sees wp and alot lrg ey ing il of ear poiny Toad a candle fom under her a sent mouths” She Pere th bec to anther pat of te softcover them with fiver Jk paling ot te keto tha thy show — and make apace Sor Cale. Cae renters) Clie! KARA. would be great Listen, this is 0 nice of you — CALLIE, {was thinking about geving aca anyway. Oh my kept “hil hee sane mea ak SARA. Thats how Ife about New Yor CALLIE, (Sound familar) Ob yes. Sans bop wp and fllows Cale who heads ard thekichen) SARA, How long have you been bere CALLE, Eleven yeas SARA. Tve led in Se Louis my whole if, My pres ve ieifos hour awa. go chee for dinner when i at even anybody ‘day. Thing cre — its een i s0 — CALUIE. Easy? SARA, So cay. CALLE iad here, SARA. Gaod pra {can wa CALLIE, Yeah, you uh — what do you. do? SARA. Teach Thiel gade- CALLE, ‘Wal ic ont be had nding a job SARA, I aleady have one CALLE, ‘Where? SARA. BS, 32 in che Brom. CALLE, Whar wh sho ie dha ou came fom? SARA Soy oF ens Que coal (ile bs ino CH ot hi tm —_ ng At you rghing SARA 1s bvioaly— ih wey. by do ped wk he Err aes eran al SARA No mpodon Loos Pe) caitie Witte Ba Seti ae whe Ta ie Shea et Sioa Sie eerie Eli Tonle de my wh oe, SEE toon te) Chute Weald SARA. Byam a he on fellowship op in it a Satie owing ne eicma SARA Tw yes (Cale een fs Sr cfc mag end master tod me) — CAE Watton — tenance CALLIE, Best of luck — (Sana nods.) And ... if it gets wo rough — fotome (Caimi el bo ee) Sai “Whar tug ue Rew lors lic ido pre be nga ee sae eas dent ete a SARA fd haps you? SR te eae Shea tego SERA oui Hedin Ease CALLE, Th nl gre fra 24-hour nee ai sion SARa aprocd tinker Cate. "Fela ee the Halland Tunes ded he tote The Blips boo lane ae Wasson °Bdge is under construction shrough 2002. The D rin i not Fung due toa tack fire. Wou cane gt in. You cate gt out ‘You eat gecaround, Fl be back in 10 minutes to ell you that norhing bes changed” ‘SARA Does that get co you! (Callie shrags) CALLIE, ia ving, See chek on she partment) SARA. How long hav ou ved in his apartment CALLIE. Five as well, wo by myself isa anny — not Fa tendon) SARA. ISOK: (Le, yom don ave tl me CALLIE, Timoved is ere with my boyend Tom. This wa hit tunes apartment, she lived ere for 20 years. SARA Your sent must be— CALLE. Lucky SARA. Yoware CALLE, Wal SARA. Oh CALLE. They ie in LA. now Ws perf. Sata wal aes dt cn Bec but — CALLIE, Ye no, well ke dhe apartment SARA. Iss bigs mine and Tim sharing it with eo oer people CALLIE. Are hey did you move herewith any of ther? SARA. No they Came wid che apartment. Theye a couple. Is kind of awkward, but, he's sweet, she’s sweet, they seem to have a— CALLIE” — aweed SARA. —sclaconsiptheyefine SALE, ho stn SARA, Rents are 0 — everything is — CALLIE, Ts imposible to lve here. Pes, See stuies Calli.) SARA. You lowe CALLIE. You know, Sara, Ive aculy been 9 Se Louis and ie Sequin prety cy but-— wha the pone ofthe Everyone’ ll fpr dh cars ll peared up with cubs and ca alarms and com- Fc Ayu ie i i ey sw fo the good cheap pacer wo exe. And die, Lean youre in 2 and pute Boro psn? SARA. Wher did you grow up? CALLE. Tiny town apace got the apartment, he got... my sist 10 SARA. Indus? CCALLIE.” Counerified suburb Tractor display in the middle of the mall. SARA. Pret hough? CALLIE. Tear connec with mountains, ces the ie animals — they snub me. You know how yea be wth two other peopl nd youre al having reat vine. Then the person iting nto Yous Zomething in Feach and the cwo of them bus ino laughtes bot laugh anyoocs had all night. And youre left out because you took Spin cent ga oc ech Tah na doe se Speaa French ro the oer people atthe ble me, ede people (Sigh pans) CALLE, Tu de? SARA. T dont ally sy tat ou loud because shen peopl think 1 dont have a scl or something bu don ike the wey it sounds 1 don like sxophones, CCALLIE. My aaer played the saxophone. SARA. Tin sy — CALLE. T hats my sister, SARA. The one who — CALLE. Yeah SARA, I hate your sine too. (Celie ge up a pried emi Sant docs oa Toy bold iu a Beat ler then normal then Sart lool anes) SALLE So — do you end hin oe cy Foget ie And my paren and Pees? CAE. Fah ‘ SARA. — my ox I mean Tve neve lived away frm chem, Even ‘when [wat in elle came home every weekend. CALLIE, Chose fami SARA. Its a cult Is embarrasing, I should've moved .. 1 CALLE Dost ok stmeT look af me. Twas going to go to one of those callges tha adverts on matchbook covers, My guidance coune selr filed out my application ro NYU. SARA. I had 1 Interview five times to ge this fellowship. By the fourth one | had a rabbit's foot, rosary beads, crystals, 2 tiger’ toot, ard a Polynesian ik all in my purse — now that n1 got this fellowship I have every god eo pay. (Calle hands Sara 44 Magic Fight-Ball) What should {ask ie CALLIE. Something whore anawer you wort eke ram criony. SARA. (Addresing he ball) Was moving to New York a good idee) (She shakes the ball. ten lok ari) lessor of in between «wo of them, CALLIE. That means yes. (Another shared smile Sare stands up.) SARA. i should go, 'm taking up too much of your — (Callie Took at her watch) CALLIE, told some friends I would meet them, otherwise 1 wish = SARA. You should've said — CALLIE. No — 0 — SARA. I didnc mean co keep — CCALLIE, Whatse you doing this weekend? SARA, T don' know, Unpacking, Bur then I gotta do something [New Yorky, dont ‘CALLIE. Do you wane ro come over and I'l ake you around the neighborhood? Show you some fun places ro go to and eat — SARA. Yes CCALLIE. And you can hang out here, spend some time wich in it Caesar’ (Sava ruses to the pet carrier) SARA. Carat, forgive me. He hates being in this thing. CALLIE, Let him out. Sara does) SARA, He may be a litle shy ac frst, in a new place with a new EXLLIE, You could come and vse im, Juseleme know. [hope youll fi— EARA. Than, Cie CALLE. For nothing, fr wha SCENE TWO A bod xaminaion mCi ting no x ‘abe btonng the op baton of er shire Bate Co nbn fooen” DET. COLE. Wis he coming onto you tying to pick you up CCALLIE. He was jot sing su gy sul upd Lind of — DET. COLE. "Whar dd you do? (Se fl her arms protect ‘0 her somach ike onder) CALLIE. TT wanted eo leave — DET. COLE, Your gidfiend? CALLIE. My fiend — Sara... ad. something — DET.COLE, What, CCALLIE. "Leave tr sone” or omething. DET. COLE. And das horse him of CALLIE. N—n — yeah. Well, he sid — but chen he sid something back and she tld him she sid something — pet him DET. COLE, Whi she ay? CALLIE. She ssi—T chink — DET. COLE, What, CCALLIE. She od im to fick off Then he hic es. DET. COLE. He hic her with he fe? CCALLIE. He hic her in her back then he grabbed er away — DET. COLE, Gabled her from you? CCALLIE. 1 —T vat holding onto er arm with my hand like this-— (he puchor hand o» Br ther ella Lwantd ut leave ‘Bur hen he grabbed her and stared banging er bead against the ‘ulin, And then be smashed her head gains is knee ike one of those wrens — thats when she lost consciousness — Sd thn he smashed her again. (Calle nos br erme aco er stomach, Det. Cole lok at bis cport) DET. COLE. This was a Bleeker and Wes 11th —dha ie pak, 1BCALLIE, Yes, DET. COLE. Ar4:15 in the morning? CALLE. Yes, DET. COLE. What were CALLIE. Jase... walking around, DET. COLE. Which bar were you at2 CCALLIE, Excuse me? DET. COLE. 4:15, honey, chats closing time. CCALLIE. Well we had been... we were tthe White Horse Tavern DET. COLE. The Whiee Forse. On Hudson Sree. CALLE, Yes, DET. COLE. Was there a good crowed there? ‘CALLE... Yeah? Prey crowded. DET. COLE. Did anyone ar the White Horse try t pick you up, ‘buy you or your fiend a drink? CALLIE. No. DET. COLE. Did you llr anyone? CCALLIE. Just exth other mot. DET. COLE. Whar did the bartender look lie? CALLIE. Excuse me? DET. COLE. Bartender, CALLIE. Tewar + man DET. COLE. Shore stocky uy? Slv-and-peppe hai? CALLIE. No DET. COLE” Kind ofl skinny guy wih receding hie? now x coupe of ye here CCALLIE. dds ely er a god lok a him — Sar ordered ‘he drink. Bue Think he wa DET. COLE. Ill goal him. Could be someone illowed you fom the bar Maybe there ws someone sispicouraing hat You dit node. Berender mighta sen something you didn or tke wo someone, What the bad guy look tke! CALLE. ‘He wer all. DEE COLE, Like the bated. CALLIE. He war big — sor of ike he woke out. DET. COLE. Were Back? CALLIE. No, DET. COLE” Hipanice “ TT?) 1.p)o)) 7.) 7.) ) Se eae oda a — Seattle Se SE ee ang BP at ett eh CALLIE, No. ina . BE Se ace Bi ee meng BRIO Sa eee meg ‘were you drunk? a — mit nice a i the cane rything else you BEE pacino oe tobthattct 2 ai it a a op anh mae erate ee omen ne sia eee Stott Se et CCALLIE, Bucifite wakes up i 15‘SCENE THREE, ales apartment. Callie hangs up ber and Sans jackets Sarasitson te ouch, which is now clean. SABA Iman at ay ih ee CALLE. Sur ith SARA Why ste Lien, very aye wally ti pace ar eval raked ou sy fomeing vo ne, you kom ee eeltay and ts lower ty head an aly ALLIES ep Rea bakery one of my sade, Mal wang fr te oo el nde as walk Se ay resting mayb he has 2 pole he wan ale Mow once wing od eps y the pat ad Fronted ch cackerd pn mention my vga oat WP ghey byt Se comme “poy shir and Ss ee Maca “hice my vexcher, wach our seh Ad be Su CaLtie il Ska king che year-old boy Thou beable wo do thar forma CCAITIE. The bs shing to do wale on by. . SARA Buren he plone ing Sate bsp bt Cale ont) hie, nosis, jt by SARA. Why wins ee append 0 082 Cae Rotingond tat ny Ch mace cleo) GEORGES VOICE ON MACHINE. Hey Calli, ies Gey Where ste out (le sat to pick wp the phone, then SeeFinantac and iia and ae wae Sinan ba Wl be Tee ae tte come hang ow Bye. (The machine lis # Biba. 1 stout gn 16 ieee eee Eee CALLE, 10 hehe foro SARA helen youre Chit “you ang Weald over in soma The Poli nda, Caan ers pay go Viera SARA eo oun" hd Ve — it" you he ns (Clap np a de kitchen.) Something to drink? Beer? “TT SAR a rad ed phone) We hos in fs CALI" Ohno dh pols ny ohare abnch fi — cn Join’ hin un seer eey ea Toth nu Tey speeds se eer somenne Noy Gragg" iy one ge El Sie ic Sy Bla — wd Sed aie tone ck chsh Sink wee soon ee xen wt don no ayn epee SRA Sate rb (Cie ar eg me Ker ke hn eed ment Sa) 7 CATE ea bey on he ak (ae fet mony) eng a oe Wi pee But da her pp Sorin gp oe Steen ding thane we wee 20 bg he Uh myee tin tng ws nts an Flow en fe array he mp pn Fg Kean fir gre cn par hay och tray ger sgt Bl nd She looks up at Cale) Or noes Pah SER a re in Catt yan apt w you SARA ove se (Clic tak bal ant ia bla Sn 1 bn eu hs Catt Ok Ox SARA Ay tnd ae mado ging eget Bowling thy wo dad Be Se Sink Sp ELE Why ne SARA Marge, Why wold yoy anyone“ sy vi pucenilonporyou” Cet) "7CALLE. (Remembering) Peter. Sara is unresponsive, hen finaly sods) Did you Ive hit 0 come here? SARA. No. CALLE” Mim .. Cina. SARA. In wha CALLIE. Acting (Soe lok dewn,) 1m srry — SARA. No no CALLIE, tim poping — SARA, No hate noc why — CALLE. hope dite — SARA. Notts OK. igi pee) CALLIE, Did you dscide what you wanted onde? SARA. [moved out fom ous aparment — we ved rgeter dnd moved in with my paren about 2 month ago. I came here fom there CALLE, How — how long — SARA. Seven year. CALLE So a0 you mse sill be — SARA. — Final Fly whet wane be. tay in New Yor fortwo years and then Tm ging (0 ake of. GALLIE” Let me gorse: India. SARA. A for fons bur no. Avia, Malaysia, Indonesia Micronesia — CALLIE, All the counties tht sound lik kin ashes? SARA Pare suds “What about Anesthesia” Seating — wha Sime nie CALLEE, Amon 600. SARA. Hi. CALLIE. Wha SARA. Oh, he lef a message on my machine saying he was going forall 26:0. He wans to come vst He manages fesauancin Sr Louis he want fo come and check out ome ofthe specal ac here EALLIE io beer ry SARA, I coulda make fein 15 minues. CALLE. You could if you took scab. (igh pate) SARA. But hen I would have Vietnamese fod CALLE, We could do it another ime 18 SARA. I jas are thi ee, (Pet) CALLE, You wouldnt wan vo wart a eet, SARA. Thats what | war thinking CALLIE. Cheers: (They tap glass. Theres « sudden loud and nh ping ote ig Clie nro) as fethis Keno 0 9 SARA. Whavis hae CALLE. Crispy squid in ide sak and — SARA. No, what he? CCALLIE. Huh? Ob, Brery Thursday and Saunay a 6 SARA. What CALLE. think he eiches hones how to ver dance. SARA. Have you complained? CCALLIE. Tehappene a excl the same time evie a week or an out just make sre Tim uo dng something lod. SARA. Lets go up there CALLE, Nona SARA. ‘Why not? CCALLIE. We pote stay here and wat for che food. SARA, Weert ondered icy CALIF. (Abou th fd) Ye 0 what do you want SARA. Chicken CCALLIE. ‘What kind of chicken? SARA, Youte chicken, CALLE. No tm not im smare SARA Alsip LIE. Sore. Come on, dont, Pen. (Sigh ane SARA. OK. “es CCALLIE. Tim gonna onder What do you wan? SARA. Aw come on, lefe go 19SCENE FOUR Plc sation house, Mrs. Winsley sits bebind a table that Det. Cole siting om. Shei swearing a sharply tailored busines si MRS. WINSLEY. He called them pusy-eting dykes. DET. COLE. Come on, why would he call chem that? (MRS. WINSLEY. ‘Two women in a West Village pak at 4:00 in the morning? What's the chance theyre not dyke DET, COLE. You rl me. You live in he West Vilage [MRS. WINSLEY. My husband and | have lived cher for eight years. DET. COLE. Like the neighborhood? ‘MRS, WINSLEY. T sure do, DET. COLE. Lot of cube and bars there. MRS, WINSLEY. They even have ones for straight people DET. COLE, Is cat why you lve there? MRS. WINSLEY. My husband and I havea beausiful apartment, Detective Cole, In a safe building on an otherwise quiet stcet “The face that its Graceland for gay people docen matter to me. DET. COLE. So whar were these gs doing? MRS. WINSLEY. I didi see — DET. COLE. Were chey making out, rubbing up against each other — MRS, WINSLEY. 1 dida’ see anything tll I heard dhe other one screaming. I went to the window, then I called 911 DET. COLE. What'd you se chen? MRS, WINSLEY. He wae beating on the both of them. I yelled down that I aled the cops and I threw a couple flowerpot at him. My spider plants — DET, COLE. So the creams woke you up? ‘MRS, WINSLEY. T'was in bed but up. Reading, DET. COLE. 4:30 in che morning? MRS, WINSLEY. Tim a fil sleeper DET. COLE, You evr take anything? 2» MBS. INSLEY. Na T COLE. So you wae goa or hala? MRS. WINSLEY. No. = DEE COLE. And ove sue ou hed hm el hem des ‘MRS. WINSLEY. Tm sure, 7 ain DEE COLE. And your hha (M6 pone) Your huand? iS RSL med ee COLE Wha hee i ugh (hi ‘nis ) Oh hevat ome 30 a eS ade is WARSLEY Re, DEE COLE. wesomen banker MS, WANS Hal DER COLE. the ci MRS INSLEY" He took er, Dec Cale DEE COLE. didn mw ook cers worked oe MS SANSLEY thay dove DEE COLE. Was hou having sinks with some bude MAS. WINSLEY. He ws obvouly ove warn DEE. COLE. Se you wo wating op x MRS. WINSLEX. Pn fl slr Dee: Have ben since Before marie hin ad show fs ak ha od thal warp andthe did oneing Det COLE You ced 11 MRS. INSLEY" And ny foweox BEE COLP. Do ir RS. WINSLEY. They Ell par im, He opp nd oko DEE. COLE You spp eee MRS. TINSLEY. Wel wae he cops, ok 30 minute for them show up. Youd hk was Hann he We Vlg 2‘SCENE FIVE, Calis apartment. Calli walls om wearing jeans and carying ‘afresh bougue of flower She plaes them ina vase. She goes Sit er Bedroom and reenter: with several bangers of ots. ‘Sey at een th mins lp in ‘rom of her — 0 slunsy — then drops the op onto the ‘Se picks up a sirand hols #8 up in font of er — t00 ‘buch — then throws tonto the flor. She eis om a short ire bus cw ge past ber hips. Sheloks around — asf ‘he were ina publi dresing room — then puts her jeans back tom She puss on a third tp — it looks like somehing Sara ‘would tocar The font door buzzer buzces, Callie buzzes ttious asking too iti She ges take the flowers out of the ose but acidenaly knocks the whole thing over, She es ‘that da hire and ses i 0 wipe up the mes. There i 2 fonack onthe door, Calli get 10 the dor jst ime 0 open i George walks in and stops nthe puddle GEORGE. Hey Ca when hy pais she — shoo Cale eo Net ee apo i of ike be ade) CALE ar edt GRORGE Dilys eps pur RON cake elle np, They on he) GRONGE, So yale CALM cha 7 GEORGE Ny Test hed fom you ina whe CALLE, ine Im ie, bn (Cll te cen Seen ek Gong takes off bce) Eee "ide cle ou sow hac bok ou we Ioking fo yu dd cl race Cafe Tae GRORGE! Shep harb you ae CEEa es Bunt eng masini on ch 2 ching «pile of GEORGE NC. shes realy exced. (Callie ksdcpprovingy ‘hmong her oon Fs igh ot te be fine bat busy tha night, OK! le gabe tbe rome and clicks the TV on.) F CATLIE, remember, Um, George — (He ots hi watch) GEORGE. Iino | know, ne can wach your show jst wnt te heck ose wha the scores CALLTE the plane fr eonight GEORGE. Oh yeh wha EALLIE. Tin mosng someone fo dns, (Googe im of the Wand sit wp) ian GEORGE, You havea dat? CALLIE. Not GEORGE. With whe? CALI, Ks noc de jus meting my end Sara fo dine GEORGE. Who the bel Sas? GALLE old you that fiend fiend ofa — sing bi tmemers) Shes now in own, Tm thing cre of ber at — GEORGE. Though ou aid she wa abi lose CALLIE: [sid did know, but now ldo— he not GEORGE. So whatis he? CALLIE. Whe GEORGE. Whar she do? CALLIE. she teaches up inthe Brom GEORGE. Oh, vo sc anut CALLIE. "Ther something wrong wih us GEORGE. Why? CALLIE, Because that’s what I thought when she told me. GEORGE. You have wo wonder sbour people who want to do sn i Whe wt te Schnee Or jut fo goed shou ying CALLIE. She won a llowship. She cmpido ge this job. GEORGE. To teach inthe Brome? Whard the ves ge? (The ‘Pont dor base uses Cale aes back) You dont sk whi anymore! CALLIE. Tes er GEORGE. You thought ic washer when you buzzed me in 23CCALLIE. You right, that was a mistake, (Sana knocks atthe door. Callie bold: Georg! jacket open for im.) OK. Please leave now. GEORGE. Why? CCALLIE, Because ! gotta go (He stands up) GEORGE, Ill wall oue with you. CCALLIE, But Tm not leaving yt. GEORGE. Huh? (Callie opens he door and Sara wal in.) CALLIE. Hey. SARA. Hi, here, these are... (Sora shyly hands Callie « small ougues of baby roe. Callie takes them.) CALLIE, Thank you. Theyte #0 — SARA. Theyre — babies. (Calle and Sara take turns trying to ‘Ks eachother om the check and mieing. Finally Callie rurm atoay. ‘takes the eer flowers ous of the vase and puts the rosin.) CCALLIE. Twas just going t0 throw thse out. (Sheers tothe birchen) SARA. Hey, did you se they're filming a movie or something on the next block? Do you thinle we could stop on our way to the restaurant and watch fora while? (George steps out) GEORGE. les NYPD Bl — (Sana sers,) Oop — didn't mean to SARA. No no, you did, (He rer her and extends hand) GEORGE, I'm George. Sara shakes his hand.) SARA. Oh, Georg, I've heard so much about you! GEORGE. (Cant sy he same hing)... Nieto meet you. (Calle comes ou of the kitchen.) CCALLIE. ‘Oh, sory Sara, chis is George. George, this is — GEORGE, We did this. CALLIE, Good. (To Sara) We should go. (GEORGE. "Whercre you guys having dinner? ‘CALLIE. (Tries slip it pas him.) Vong, (George loks as Callie) ‘GEORGE. Dresed like that? CALLE. 1 didot have time — SARA. (Consoling) You lok great GEORGE. Wel tell me what you get. SARA. Have you ever been? GEORGE, Our of my league. SARA. (To Callie) Ist expensive? I dont want you to — 4 CALLE. tron pense ORG i te ein Then tn, — 3 onl ne ey i SARA lrg th Ce _— Calter GEORGE. Wit xeon Sime Ther none) SARA Aca ce cing te a a Cd, soca ny ade oh mae bri ey econ looks down at herself.) a8 = CALLE chang. (eg GEORGE Tine tea ee SA Nts GEORGE Kintera? SA Tid ge GEORGE. "At iid wore mine he ine? Stn toy GORE ear — Si ne GEORGE," Yh a (Callen the blouse she started off wearing.) 7 7 CALLE i We el go ean 800 Dawe heme sop The MPD B= Catt Snr Me GEORGE OX eo be. Nex mt ou SARA Dope wane ce wth sa eh hen ling (Gg de ce rete) Callie; she ushers him out the door.) iin Gatti ne cote (Cli te der and 25SCENE SIX Police sation house. Callie sits in an interview room. Detetve Cole enters DET. COLE. Hey thanks for coming i, You want some coffee? CALLIE. Thank you, ne. (He fpr hough br npr) DET. COLE. We were taking shout he White Hon Tver ls time; gh? On Hadson Stee CALLIE, Ye. DET. COLE” Tha famous bar you know? Halong nea ttaon. They sy Dylan Thoms died wating fora drink here CALLE Thad ed DET. COLE, I alhed ro the bartender her. Hild you T want dco ask him if he noticed anyone suspicious there that night ‘Maybe someone paying arention to you and your fiend that pda oer CALLE. Yes you sid. | DET. COLE” T'wenin and red Say she si she don spent ou sn your iad ning CRLLIE: Kea prey crowded (Sg ps DET. COLE” De you remember teling me thatthe barender a the White Hone Tver ha night war all? CALLIE. Sar ondred the dns DET. COLE. So you dds gers pood lok she bartender CALLIE. I did DET. COLE. Noccven enough ot if wat a gil or a guy CALLIE. Tin worry DET. COLE. So sher you lene the White Hone, you and your fend go fora wal, You end up in ha park area outside the pay- rund And your dang wha? ELLIE” W2 were iting on on ofthe benches, aking ro ech oer when thi uy sy someting DET:-COLE. Whacd be ay? 6 CALLIE. something ie, He,you wane pry — DET-GOLE. Wind uy PY CCATLIE. I did' DEL COLE. Sead something CALLIE. Yes DET. COLE” So she prowted him, CALLIE. What? DET COLE She ohm wack of and ht when i St igh CAIITE. No DET. COLE. 1 mean, ifthe wo of you had ignored him or valle ava. his wold have happened, would CALIIE” bebo sued DET, COLE. ‘But Sars had toy something and hrs what go im peat ny he wanted wh ee Why i he ay ‘CALLIE. Fe ‘started it, he — DET. COLE. “Al righ. He muse have sid something ft — something tha up her Wha pet her to mucho CALLIE™ He wa bothering = DET, COLE. "What di he sy? She eid “eave us alone” and then he sid wha” (Caled roped) DE COLE” Did fecal fer somcng? CALLIE. Whae DET. COLE. Likes name CALLE. No DET. COLE” What mame hat migh up he? CALLIE. I dort knoe DET. COLE. How about bch? CALLIE. Na, DET. COLE” He dda call her a bik? CALLIE Tot DET. COLE A pane ich? (Celie ol et Det Cae) CALLIE. Na DET. COLE” Wh esa. then — CALLE. He shout DET. COLE. "Whard eal he? CALLE. Heaaed — FaDET. COLE, Wha? CCALLIE, A fucking — DET. COLE. Say it CCALLIE. Fucking dyke! Pusy-ating dykes — both of us DET. COLE, Why would ke say that, why would he cll you that’ To nice gs sting on a park bench talking, why would he call you dykes. Prue.) CCALLIE, Because we were kissing, (Det. Cle gestures — thee itis) Tewas the firs — We did know he was there. Until he said some- thing "Hey, save some of that for me.” Sara told him to leave us Sone couldnt believe he — then he offered to pay us. He sid hell give us 50 bucks iF we wen toa moel with him and let him ‘watch, He sid we could dry hump or whatever we like to-do. — urns him on jst tose it.I grabbed her arm and started walking tray. He came after us, called us fucking dykes — pusy-cating Sykes. Saca told him to Fick off I coulda believe — he came up Sand punched her inthe Back, chen he grabbed her and pulled her tea yelled for someone to call he police. He pushed her against, the building and stared banging her head against che building, He told ber co watch her cunelicking mouth. But he had his hand over het javs she couldet — she just made these mangled — she was ting to breathe, Icame up behind him and grabbed his hair — bie rutned around and punched me inthe stomach, I ehrew up, i got on him. Sara tried to gee away uc he grabbed her and sated Feging her head againe is knee [eed to hold his arms back but he was stronger — he knocked her out. He pushed me eo the ground and stared Kicking me. Someone yelled something — Tops are coming” — and he took off in the opposite direction, ‘Wes, He wat limping, He hure his knee. She loks at Det. Cae) Thats what happened. ‘SCENE SEVEN Cit ern es rem tc lt Sal gt nt il br hand Se plan's ein htt ind tn rofl Bing fren om te een on py on SARA, OK Ifyou somone cc's um a ey ve tot paper coming out from the bottom instead ofthe op — CALLIE. [hate ‘hat ° SARA. Doz hang orgs at do you mean change i? Youd change somebo ies wilcroll change 7 ty SARA. Yea, iF was gonna use it couple dimes. CALLIE. PEE. 7 7 SARA. All ight, you go next. CALI. Soifyou were driving down a highway and sw a pothole Inthe rnd seo wha vould Sou do, susie or omen SARA Man, stad Your CALLE. Swaddle SARA. (About Calc) Swerve CALLIE, Nash, SARA. Yes you would CALLIE. (Aco nario) Cat in the road SARA, Caceat) say 2 bb CALLIE. OK, sabi Stade, ere, or brake SARA. (Lie shisiran option) Seale + abi. CCALLIE. Spore Usliy Vehicle foureubee ive, you could (Callie sits down, picks up her hand, and discards.) 7 SARA. ‘Screech os brake, check the abi, then — smoke, You? CALE. Brake SARA. Swerve. CALLIE. ‘Why do you hep saying tha? 2»SARA. This you — (She pend be Cale ding shen seeing Cle ror oon) CRIATE ce gen SARA One moe hand pee ali pb head back op) SAitize Gat ou lmcting ier your at SARA ep CALLE. Wy i you wan SA ou mean lows? Cie ab choo he Bor — aching SARA ten of pec Sone ahing CRitin Tats ohare ed ep Shaan ete or ie yy ae ge wel 1 mee Moc mac pte sha Weal wnt he cy te ool oT meats cay compu te pte ie Sob Compal we whe ach noe Bein sa hel tan ean ging hat Ty have moe Seroeyting CALE alte Bowe SARA OF The iy you now who wa when wash Sertich il adhe ight noes ne Ted the igh sill never abe ny und, Hoping the cher SanT dia te anay Tow wey re Bee vac NOUS Nowe foc bot daa ll fthom, (Clie as thie) Chit Bid you ick up cnt Sarde) SABA i haidcome tl mes thon on ay. Ghuuie Ya O% SARA. Ti berjoute ner even ee he Bron CALE, Tyron oy SAA. 6 Aut ars mow than moe New Yo SARA Can al yao our CALLE. (nat fled) Go shad ities Wyte eicind Gites Wap dees SARA i mers oppor t nove eponing Fhe Kinds oF ute EXITIE” Yn nota journals 1 never worked in ado or TV 30 sss SS SSS we pears serra Sie nwo ei cu Eien he leno eae see nani ioe eg se eters here Sy tea pnt io Ciera a ie ba esa See ety arse Ett etm Ono Sider ahen ae ee pment aut Me Si ay Se yam sei Cat eta St lanl peal ie echt omega eat ER ig arte ep it ie arene aha he CIEE nes tr dg ew io Gautier sree ; Saka ‘Yeah. Hep with you uni Vite em on pl of ec ton Sau pete ey ul cc See fortable, I haven’e slept on it myself — because I live here, but Fh tea asst 31fact, should we just do that? You sleepin my room and I'l sleep SARA No, no shill be Be. CAILIE, has comforale (Clie Bounce om inc, thn (pop) is thee sythng ce you ned? SRA ink alse CALLE. Alright Skep deh. See ee ee Bind thr Fn Cale and at pie erm Sette off er ij ab Cle eto wih a Ebi) CALLE De you need a tee — whoop (Cll os ae) Se One ane one: She lt ne ot of er beg) Sle SE. fisting day so 1 (Calle ad ak tte Beam Seep ion) CAILIE. (Ofige) Good nigh SERA See Ses, Sore gts in bd and ss onthe ight ‘Shel shere a minus, Then) ase psa ps pss ps (She ifr Se Po Sel ok for Cease) Costs (Ne sn of fim Sais the enotier minae) Come on you guage hole Pst ps. Nong Pal Calli he eter oom) I hein there wih our CATLIE: Une Hes ot ou there ith ou? SARA. No. (Clie wa wp ber dora) Sittie ihc under your bed? Seu lean oer and ls) SARA No, (Calle sg a Ser) Wil you do me vor? For te inate? Ghulte Sire SARA ald you js ay in bed ete fo just a minuto se if eeonee CAILIE. ox SARA. Since hd een deping with you Qui Wak (align nS and pul be coves up.) Ture we Hav oconce him wee sping SKA Oberg. (hele down) CALI, Ts bod i comforable SARA. sai? CALLIE. Tnoer id one before SARA et comfoable 2 ULE proband Sal itl nda yak Sate Sie BeBe mes St hanreaae eth Sate ithe oe at Stee Celi i denoae St ll oe csc i oder Seay Steet ELE SE erry nds ered aro eel i as eas CX St ee igo ‘wie abt Te) eyo sg op ic shape Seen Be sre RSE TL male at a ea ‘SCENE EIGHT alles apartment. Theres loud banging on ber door Calle ‘enter from her bedroom wearing pajemas. She looks, ohn ig pajamas. She looks through CALLIE, Allright George, I hear you! (She anlock the door and pens it, Gearge burs in wearing bis bartender uniform) GEORGE. How long have you been home? CALLIE. Lower yout voice, 3GEORGE, Why didnt you snes your phone? CALLE. 1 don know GEORGE. You wanna know how fucked up and worried abut You everyone is righe now? Cutie Ne GEORGE. You wanna know how I heard? CALLIE. No GEORGE. You wanna know eacty what drink Iwas making a the moment] heard your ame onthe goddamn TV? CAILIE, No, 1 dose GEORGE. Diy marin TV's on in the background. [ear Sou is gay Bathing, ovo women staked and Tort of pay ‘reno ol mags kan kings ew Tf run dowasats and get some mre peanuts. And hen ty eas close and my ce geal ot, ike jase allowed 2 Iouthfl of hot peppers So tur tthe TV bu now they alk Ing about ome sparen fi, So switch dhe chanel nd they jek suning thor. Gay bashing, Woman in coma, Cale Pax ELIE. "fr nocin «coma GEORGE. "Whar CALLIE, Suds coma. GEORGE: Hew do Tho tha? CALLE, Wherwas GEORGE. How do {Know oything bu what Isc onthe go- dina — CALLIE, Wha did you wan — met al yo fom the hospital? GEORGE. Ye! CATLIE, What would I sy? On pay phone. In dhe hospi ‘Sctlyngin arom wollen ad blu, fas cacked open, knocked tu not responding anying but the baer — all Recher bee = GEORGE. Come and etme Thats wharyou cole sid Pre.) ‘Ne you hur’ (Cale doen pond) De a doctor looks ou? CALLE Ses re GEORGE: Nothing happened wo you? (Clie dan ropond. He estar, he ais) Cale — CALLIE. Bases GEORGE: Where CCALLIE, Coch ih, GEORGE termes CALE i hing Stone! terme CALLE The noting tse (ae) GEORGE. Do you mame toca? CALLE, No igh pace) GEORGE. Do yo sat ec spend the igh? ALIEN GEORGE’ Bo you vantme go (Sth pee) CALLIE. No, ince) George, So youcerembcr she fie ne vekised GEORGE. (rinks aha it) Na SALLIE" Meee (he) You know, {would snd here a the door with Sus and toy “pod ihe Take ces Seep tomorow “per home nie When hae nabbed splat hes bias wet one Sune on he hp Nosing ng abs She mould hae to ink “Maybe Cae mean 0 ie me the check ands mised You Kno, tg dere Nov beoeen ends, N's fond we Bigger So sed knew Sid know for uc The Tat soon, hee Sri avy ing me "What do You een Calle Aad fal eer kno f asc Cale partment Cale wal om te chen cary «ein pos ita ine pu te op fd ra fer ead bck athe mel sels he. Se races ‘nand pul ats dons fsa Se nk Fonte tthe sands ke «bacbalf bat. Tho Inck onthe or ie nar Se at te eb dt ri hide he hd al pn cooing She ope te dor and Seti 35SARA. The kids talked shout you the res of the day you were Iilarious. CCALLIE. (Shady) How you get in? SARA, Huh? Oh, there was this woman with a baby carriage 1 held the door for her then squeezed in behind her. Ic smells like something in here. CCALLIE, Like whar? SARA. Like someone vomited in sawdust. Oh — I brought you this — (Gre hands her a bose of wine) For coming in and talking to the kids, (Callie silewly aber it and seit down.) CALLIE. Ie ile ely for me SARA. Ids .. almost 6:00. CCALLIE, Go ahead, you have some, SARA. Dont open ie for me. CALLE. OK. SARA, (Tiyng figure her out.) So, what'd you do the rest of| the day? CALLIE. Nothing. SARA. Noching? CCALLIE, Nothing SARA. You know Michelle, che gel who had the sweater with the [puppet on icoday? She used to say “nothing” jus like chat. Until Tequeezed an answer out of her. CCALLIE. Those kids adore you. SARA. Do you think? CCALLIE, You havea knack for chem. SARA. (Arf the frst time shes heard it.) Thank you. CCALLIE. Tewas humiliating for me. SARA. Why? CALLE, Standing up there aking about my idiotic job. SARA. You ride in a helicopter, Callie, whar could be cooler than thae? CCALLIE. Have you noticed? The only ching you ever praise about ry jb i that I ride ina helicopes? (Pause, But that doesie even ‘matter Sanding up infront of those kids today telling them about fwhat I do I thought — why should these kids care about trafic their families dont have eats J dont have a ear. No one T cate about has a ear Who am Theping? 36 SARA, (Gents People with ae CCALLIE. “Who are they Why do they lv in New Yor Ci Phy havea hen yuh ey 10 mintton he aio at the lic iso bd SARA. Maybe you shoul look for another jb. CCALLIE. Whote unde’ gonna gett forme hs ine? SARA. You could ge ato bul on your pence. CALLE. As rfc poet SARA. Whar do you want odo instead? CALLE. [don't know SARA. All ght. Come on, we can think abou this, What do you like? EALLIE, 1 dont want odo this SARA. You know alo about food... you hve great rate in CCALLIE. I dort —1 rely dons want do this SARA. You shoud become a che (Tbe ne fom apis rts spe. Call go fr bor cot) CGLLIE: Lee pete bel our of here SARA. You could go co cooking school — CCALLIE, Les se whats playing at the hrc dollar movie hate SARA. You obviouly hare some Kind of len for ood — CALLE. Come on, pur your coat on, le’ po. SARA, God, wha stat smelP CCALLIE. Trkink someone downs was tying ook someting. SARA. Ugh, you think ha smell irate co fod? (Calle ‘edo for Sa) mien CALITE, Bae (They exis) 37SCENE TEN ‘Sed hospital room, Callie walks in and sands as the fot of ‘Sant bed. What can she de? She shinks a beat, She remem ‘ere She untucks the bet and rolls it bac so thas Sar fet ‘are expred. She looks at Sara — too seared touch her, then leaves: ‘SCENE ELEVEN Calis apartment Cli, deed ups impatient wating ‘or Sar Sh paces eres th partment. pking i hinge. seing a thom. then puting tom dor. Final hres Tr Sh bac back puts on eco. Sara eck and Cae open the dear Ser olin att newpaper ver bet bead. SARA. Wow, is relly sting to come down now. CCALLIE, ‘Thar means ies gonna be hard to geca cab SARA. We sil have time, dant we? CALLIE. Not eeally. SARA. Oh, well, we can be alle late, cart we? CCALLIE, Sars, Tatked you tobe here by 5:30. SARA, 1 know, Tm sorry, [los crack of time: (Sara takes off ber nat.) Let me just stand next che radiator for a second, CCALLIE. Is char what youre wearing? SARA. ... Yeah. (She lok at ber clothe) What? CCALLIE. ‘Nothing SARA, T mean, is this a dress-up event? Callie shrugs) What are you wearing? CALLE. Jus .. clothes. ‘SARA. Let me see. | ALE, ju wher w my hip en eng Saas let aE pon clas isaac reed Sale tc a ap Stl tree oc RO ana er ee eu Cae i oe SS" Theatre ao Cie ze Staton gag nome emer SUS, Doar Seen eae tes Sita mare Clr ned) wa Oe CEES ce) Sats alg oe li rg) eee se ntreerene eet ge ee Te Tg ches Ce SitePoint Sie aie oui State ec ts Cate war ea oat rinta SOK i i Win doy ane Satie her une Ste bayer ban ae ae Sati ea Ft a Steele Sera da Ses Sati cee Meas Stes ciel Sa a) Citi Wn nf Bp nm) Ste carers Satin Ca ting a wut oh shea atone ceay o t satiate dae ouch epee eee in together and youite wearing my clothes? (Save sts down.) serene 39CALLIE, Now this. SARA, Tim eds Tm unresed Tm nosing know anyone there exept for you — forget i. CCALLIE. Sara, asked you to goto this thing with me a week ago; Trold you ic was an awards ceremony, why did you des like you were going camping? SAIL You ddr make i sound lke twas that ig del CALLIE. An awards ceremony? SARA. If you had wanted me to get dresed up you should've told me. CCALLIE, I old you o be here a 5:30, you couldet manage that. SARA. Whats the big deal — you dont eve like your job. CCALLIE, I done like my job the way you love your job buc that docant mean you shouldn't come at the time I asked you to, ‘wearing something appropriate. SARA. Obviously thie fe more important than you — (The clomping fom upitais tarts again.) CALE ny cc Ts ving ao dnc what you da SARA. Yeah go, get chased out of your own apartment again. CALLIE. What? SARA. Better to plan you life around someone ele’ schedule ‘than have to face chem and tell chem what you have every right — CALLIE, "What do you care? What do’you care? This is my ‘CALLIE. Fuck it Il say sight here chen, SARA. Pecfece. ‘CALLIE, You can leave, SARA. Glad to tae CALLIE. I'm busy tomorrow so the museum. SARA. ‘Yeah, 'm busy too. (Calle opens the door for Sara. Sara grabs ber coat and exits. Callie slams the dor bend ber.) 0 SCENE TWELVE Hospital waiting room. Callie walhs in, Peter is abeady sitting, She recognizeshim. Pese looks wp, nods politely — ‘ase would to any soange. Callies one eat auay rom ‘im. Suddenly it occurs to him whe she i. After a eas CALLIE. Her patent? PETER. (Lightly) Anita and Joe ae in there now, yeah. (Silence) CALLIE. They'e strict abour thar — the hospital. Two at atime PETER. Noahs ak CCALLIE, Excuse me? PETER.’ Two at a — (He shoker hit bead at himself) — stupid ore silence.) CALLIE. "Did you — was your ight OK? PETER. There were like six peanues in the whole — (He covers ‘is ees) Flight was fine, fine, Thank you. CCALLIE. Fler parents, are they — how are they? PETER. Anica is... weecked, and Joe — hey .. I mean, Saris their only daughter — CALLIE! Tenow PETER. ‘They never wanted her to come here — CALLIE. I know PETER. The doctor said she cant be moved until she regains CCALLIE. They want to move her? PETER. Mm-hm. CALLIE. Back to St Louis? PETER. To Chesterfield, where Anita and Joc live. Its shout 20 minutes ouside. (Paw) CALLIE. But what — wha ifshe doce want co go? PETER. Why woulda’ she? CCALLIE. Because the fellowship, she wanced — she worked so hard co get and the kids — aPETER. Herold school would take her back in a heartbeat CCALLIE. Her a sehool, but she — PETER. But — I mean we have no idea when shell be able 10 ge back ro work — or if The doctors cant say. There could be Permanent. shell need rehabilitation, maybe home care — CALLIE. Tinow. PETER. She needs her family. And they need to take care of het. (Silence)... There was a response CALLIE. Excuse me? PETER. The doctor. He ssid Sara esponded to — he tod her to squeeze his hand and she. equcred CALLIE. ‘she did? PETER. Yesh, CCALLIE. She did! PETER. Fucking A. CALLIE. Amazing! PETER. Ichoughe youll wane wo know. (Cale lots him in the ee) CALLIE, ‘Thank you. (Pewe) Sara... Sara told me .. nice things .. bout you — so many .. (awe) PETER. She didn ell me about you. (Calle lots down.) She said you were a fiend, (Pause) CCALLIE. Tam her frend. (awe) PETER. And that you knew good restaurants to go to — (He looks at Calle) That all Sara told me about you. CCALLIE. Tee. PETER. Sara and {— CALLIE. She told me. (Pause) PETER. We lived roger for — CALLIE. Yes. Pause) PETER. Lill — CALLIE. Yes. Pause.) PETER. Td like — Ii like you to ell me what happened that ight. (Silene, Peter waits long enough 9 figure out Callie! not going 1 answer) Please (Slight pause.) CALLIE. Tim soery. PETER. What. CALLIE, Lean DETER. Why cant you? (Slight pause.) 2 CCALLIE, Everything you aced to know has been in che papers onthe TV — PETER. Ive een the newspapers andthe TV. CALLIE, Then you know every — PETER. No,I dont know everything. I know what nec ha pened, I know where and I Know chat you were thee, And now Youre here and Ser isin thee. Tats the pare I wane ro know aout. Why eben here CCALLIE. T wish was me but iin. PETER. Why in et (Cale doc rapond) Were ou burt CALLIE. You don know what fucking happened. PETER Tel me! (Calle doer? antwer) Why couldse you proce her? CALLIE. He was big, he was sronger — 1 wied — PETER. How big? CCALLIE. 1 ied PETER. Bigger than me? (Calle rn ay fom him.) Could 1 ave — (Be ur ber ack) Was be bigger an me CCALLIE. Not Petraes back Sg pee) 'ETER Why wa she protein ot (ale pero it doit ansver) ‘SCENE THIRTEEN Callies aparzment. The phone rings. Her machine picks up. Callie ras in from the bedroom and pike it wp. CALLIE, Hello? Dial tone sounds over the speaker. Sh hangs wp. ‘She hover ver the phone for a moment. She jerks the recver np to ter ear di few numbers then abruptly ans ip. She ares a the ‘phone. She picks up the phone, diak sven member, then bang ip. ‘She picks up the phone and place it on the flor in fon of the fe) Caesar, please? Come on you've known her longer than I ave. dial her number for you. Tall her 1— tell her shoughe about — ajs ll her to come over (Cac dec come out.) Ifyou were 2 {og youd doe (Cale pick wp the plone and den mambo {qd Hi Georges ne — wae Did your bere why bc Yeah, Vong aspen Igo she sen bar with cardamom, Sara fetch pled nb chops wh corner — yeah se es mex thy wouldnt se? I dant know what you talking about — Tisten, what ate you doing for dinner ‘Cae just walled by “Tomot and noice heres nine Come om Teed ui fix Al «here fit jut tl tem — I know you know OK tp She puts the phone back onthe foe) OK. bye Caesar, second chance ‘SCENE FOURTEEN Sera bopita oom. Cale walls in and stands at her bedside CCALLIE. Theyre finished building that building across fom your sparen. (Sent doen ropond) Wake sp now. (Ne Teponie A line song) Sar. (Ne rons) Can yo hea me? (Cloak down Nothing) Open your eyes. (No rope) Open Jour eys- (Ne ropone) Theyie gonna sear you on phy {erapycomerow: Js ile sl range of motion, something to pe your blood moving. Pee) Youve gotten al thse cards tnd leers, Il read some 0 you ler. (Pee) You know yout arene are here Theyre doing thir bese —1 shink hey dong Gk considering, You geting beter makes them fe bewer Yeah (se) The look at me. your pacts ook a me ike Fim some diy old man (Sh ts or pone) And the new paper the TY, the radio — my sation, my own son, they ran the news about the artatk, they ened me reporter for this station.” Now everybody — the guy at che deli — Tied to be the blueberry muffin lady, now I'm the lesbian trafic reporter whose lover got beat up. And I've gotten lees — from ‘wo women, ther gtfiends were bild during attacks — and 4 they wrote me these heartbreaking letters about what they've been through ... and they tell me to speak eruth t power and I dont know what chat means Sara. Do you? Do you know me? (Callie leans in cler) Do you know who Iam? (Sera opens ber ee) Oh my God. Hi, ‘SCENE FIFTEEN Callies apartment, Callie walks in rom the bedroom in er bare fet wearing a Tahir and underwear. She pours t00 less of water and drinks fom one. George enter from the bedroom swearing jeans and pulling one Tshirt. Callie ‘hands bi he ec gl of tater. He takes a sip. GEORGE. Deer Pak? ‘CALLIE. You ca el GEORGE. Tastes lie plastic CALLIE. You wane Evian, you buy it GEORGE, Nor Evian, Vermont Natural Springs CCALLIE. ies Deer Patk or Dos Equis, George. Thats what Ive go. GEORGE, Dos Equis, please. (Cale hands him a ber.) You got any snack? CCALLIE. I think Ihave some wasabi peas. GEORGE, Those green — (CALLE. Taste like sushi — GEORGE. Oh shit CALLIE. What GEORGE. Ihave o go. CALLIE. Where? (He gosto get the ret of his clothes) ‘GEORGE. Its someones birthday at work oa bunch of people are ‘going out to that Japanese tapas place on Ninth Suet afterwards promised Td meet them. CALLIE. Blow them off GEORGE, Teant. 5CALLIE. Come on. We'll go to Aggie’ in the morning for ‘breakfast. Banana pancakes ‘GEORGE. I'm sorry, Cale. made ches plans before you called. CCALLIE. Whose birthday? ‘GEORGE. This new gl a work I dont chink you've met her, ‘CALLIE. Let me guess. Shes an aces. (He pus on bis shoes) ‘GEORGE. She's classically rained CALLIE. You gora get out of the restaurant business, George Broaden your dating poo GEORGE. Til call — Tl sce you on Wednesday, at Jasmine’, righ? She’ having everyone over for dine. CALLIE, Yeah I pit down, (He gies hera quick ks onthe lip) GEORGE. Bye. (He exis and Calle cleses the door behind him. She ‘posrs his beer dou the iain. here akock on the dor) CALLIE, (Calling) 1 did lock i. (Sara opens the door balfey cand takes a smal pn.) SARA. I saw your light on — (Celli urn around, unconsciously palling on the boctm of her Fsbire) CALLIE, 1—Tim not —1 diate know i was you SARA. I sw him — just as he was leaving. CCALLIE. Just. just give me 3 second, (Callie pushes the door closed and goet to her bedroom. She comes back out wearing 4 ‘cnter over her ors and a pir of octpant, She opens the door ‘Sara enters carrying a bore of wine in a brown wrapper) SARA'T chink chink youl ike this kind, (Cadets it and gestures toward the couch, Sara sepstentaively in and sits down fn the edge oft) CALLIE. Tl get us some gases. (Cale head forthe kitchen.) SARA, ‘ou don have cape i am is nts at waned to — (Sa gets wp and follor Calli) Apologies, Cali. Youve Seon atl te tice Tame exe Fn baal ha sced, chat | sad — CALLIE, That Im a loser? SARA. I diate ‘CALLE. ‘That I'm path SARA. Youre not pathetic, ‘CALLE. I do, [know — I sometimes... swerve. I was thinking you know, when T'was lel, my parents made me ake tennis 6 lessons — I'm not an athlete — neither are my parents, I dont know why — because the lesons were fee! And ie was summer and my parents didat want me sting around the house doing. nothing whichis what cheythoughe I was doing — which was ‘nue. $0, they made me take these lessons, even hough I was 2 Klutz, and I ied — but Iwas a natural klutz, Sul atthe end of the summet we all had to play in these tournaments and compete against the kids from the other clases. So forthe free round, I get pitted aginst this kid who obviously tok tennis lessons becase she wanted to bea telly good tennis player. can even return het serves. The match tales like 10 minutes. ARerwards, my parents can barely speak, they fel so bad. They take me to Dairy Queen, tell me to order whatever I want — I gec ce tiple bamana split and forthe rest ofthe summer they lt me st around and watch Love Boat reruns whichis all I wanted to do anyway. (Callie hands ‘Sera aglas of wine) SARA. Tewas.a good shove. CCALLIE. Bue lately, Ife like .. cher something... worth winning. SARA. Callie, [know that neither you nor Ihave ever — well t lease I know that I havent, I've never really asked — CCALLIE. By the way, I did ger an award SARA. Whar CCALLIE. An award for talc eporting — who knew? SARA. Are you stious? CCALLIE. Tm sorry, I interrupted — SARA. Did you know? CALLIE. What SARA. You knew you were going roger an award, diet you? CCALLIE. T swear I didnt SARA. Is char why you were so — CCALLIE. Sara I could never have known, Trust me. SARA. Did they cal you up o the dais and everything? CCALLIE, Jus like the Oscars, SARA. T wish I had seen. (Sone touches Calle: hand.) CCALLIE. I wish youda been thre. (Callie spuenes Santi hand. ‘Slghs pause) You want to see i SARA. Yes! (Callie roots srough a ple of paper.) aCCALLIE, I dhoughe I seul iin here (Sara gost the soft and lis the pillow.) SARA, Sometimes I find scuFin here. (Ser pulls outa plague and bold itn the air) 1 Found something. CCALLIE. There itil (Sere leaks ait She walls ove to the bookshelf ‘and rlides ome phonoraphs ou ofthe way) SARA. Pacit bere, OK? CALLIE. Not there. SARA. Why not? CALLIE, Everyone will sei SARA, Juse keep it there. (Callie reache for it.) Stop it. (Callie tks ber hand aisay bu racer fori again.) mean it. (Clie takes ber band avony Sara takes the plague, exiles omit ras it om her shirt, then puts it back.) ‘SCENE SIXTEEN Send hsptal room. A mare i writing om ber chart. Calli swale in CALLIE. Any good news? NURSE, She' sable. CCALLIE. I gues that’s good news NURSE, Her bruises are healing, (Calle obs at Sed fae) CALLIE. Yes NURSE, Can el she's a prety git ‘CALLIE. Yeah, NURSE, She' schoolteacher? CALLIE. Shei. NURSE, Where? CCALLIE, In the Bronx. (Maker ey contact with she nurse) Third ade, She has 35 kids. She knew all of their names bythe end of the fre day NURSE. Takes otto be a public schoolteacher in New York Cig, 48 CALLIE. She's got ic NURSE, Those kids are lucky. CALLIE. They know it NURSE, I'm gonna give her her bath now. CALLIE. Ohy all ight. (She start 0 eave.) NURSE, Til show you so you can do it. (Calle ops. Slight pans) CALLIE, Oh — chats very — but I dont think should, Ive NURSE. Youve seen the worst of her. Most of her bruises ate on her face. Her body look fine. If that’s what you're afraid of CCALLIE. I dont know if shed want me co NURSE. Ie won' hurt my feelings, you know. Um sure shel ike ix beter if you da i CCALLIE. ... Right now, hough, Ihave to go. (Sh taps om her natch (fice) The time, Bu. thank you. She heads out.) ‘SCENE SEVENTEEN Calis aparoment. Calle and Sara walk jn Sore carries grocery, Callie carrie a bog fom record tor CALLIE, Which sirpore is he ying into? SARA. JFK CALLIE. Ac 11-002 SARA. 11:30. CCALLIE, Hate the car service pick you up at around 10:30, tll them to take the BQE to the LIE o the Van Wyck — thal get ‘yu tothe srpore by 11:00, Bus tll he diver ro cake the Midtown TTannel back, ill oot you three Rity but the Manharan-bound trafic on the Williamsburg bridge wil be roo heavy. SARA. Check, (Ser loos shough the CDs) Do you ever go out dancing? CCALLIE, Sometimes Ido — my fiend Sheila goes to this club fon Wednewlay nights and sometimes she invites a bunch of us 0isto SARA Tike ogo sometime. CALLE. Sure SARA._ Wil you kt me know nex se you go? CALLIE, A bunch of us gil fends go fan. che musics and it fm yo on ve ay bu ys ing ck you up cause isl women, Ike ogo dere and ance, ‘here thi nd of warm — Uke when you go vo the bathroom, there ony one line and everyones realy ice and smiles. SARA. Have you evr. shed someone dance CALLIE. We kid of ick wo each other — us fends. Shela Csually knows a bunch of women there and Fve met them SARA. You eer mee a woman there, tae semed .. interesting woyoe" GALLTE No. (Sigh poe.) Noe there. (Pe) Have you? SARA. Wise CALLE. In St. Louis, do hey — or have you been to? SARA. Wehavea couple plc ike har bt Te never been, My Friend Janey thar ony college gis go co the cubs and bars ler lesbians jst tay home and fea. Thats what everyone in Se Louis docs says home and brews hci own beer o dows ther e-mail. (Sigh pws) CALLE. Bac mean, have you eer? SARA. T mean Teast imagine any woman who never fet ced — CALLIE. Right SARA. Iejust I mean f youve never scully bre — CALLE. You wants bee? SARA. Love one CALLE. Thope have some. SARA. What time ie CALLE, Jue about 600. SARA. Uno CALLE, Wha SARA. T promised my ommate Td dean the aparement by the ime sey came back fom die tip and theyre gonna be home in an hou CALLIE, Just wait bere a couple more minutes, 50 SARA, [relly should go CCALLIE, Jost wait one minute. SARA. Why? ‘CALLIE. T wanna... show you something. SARA, Callie— CALLIE, Take my watch. (Cali cates of er watch and hands 440 Sara) What tine isi n0W? SARA. 5:59, CCALLIE, And how many second? SARA. 38 seconds CALLE. And what day ie roday? SARA, Thursdsy. CCALLIE, What time isi now? SARA, 5:59 and 50 seconds, CCALLIE, So count ‘em, SARA. What? ‘CALLIE, Coune em down. Five seconds, four —~ SARA. Four three, two, one — what. (Calle opens her bands towards Sera.) What? (Callie geture towards the cong) es quiet. (Ob (Cale nade) Is Thuredaya¢ 600! Andis quiet! (Callie pons Fer thumbs towards herself Sara opens ber arms and they bold each ser. They keep holding — Cale ls go. Vl cll you tomorrow. CALLIE. OK (Pauce) SARA. Um, se ya. CALLIE. "OK. Bye. (Sane opens the door and less herself ont Callie ambles slowly overt the af, looks atthe door, buries ber ‘read in a pillow and screams) ‘SCENE EIGHTEEN A cafe sop, Mrs Winey i siting at atl. Cale wasn CALLIE. Mrs, Windy? MRS, WINSLEY. Yeu, (Callie extends ber band: Mrz. Winey 1shakes it) CCALLIE. I'm sorry I'm late. I came suaight — MRS. WINSLEY. It's fine, is fine. [dont have to meet my husband until 8:00. (She gestures for Cali to sit.) MRS, WINSLEY. Should we order something? Coffee or tea? CALLIE. Coffee would be great. MRS. WINSLEY. How are you doing? CALLIE, Tim OK. (MRS, WINSLEY. Yeah? CCALLIE, I wane wo thank you for. what you did, Mrs. Winsly. MRS, WINSLEY. only did wha should've CALLIE. Not everybody. MRS. WINSLEY. How's your giefitend? CCALLIE. Sara — she’ better. Alert and responding. We just have to wat ro sce what kind of effec, How much and what. MRS. WINSLEY. I read in che paper she's rom Kansas or something? CALLIE.” St. Louis, Mistousi. Kansas Cicy isin Misouti but Sard ftom Se Louis. MRS. WINSLEY. Tm fiom outside Cincinati myself, although [ve been here 20 years, When I frst moved here T would smile at strangers on the suboray, give quarters co beggars on the set. CALLIE. Sara gives a dol. MRS, WINSLEY. So I can imagine wha ic must've seemed like 10 her Smallzown ge in the big city — seeing men dese as women, ‘women holding hands — must've seemed lik gay paradise wo her CALLIE. Se. Louis is nora small own MRS, WINSLEY. She's at Se. Vincent, isn she? CALLE. Yes. MRS, WINSLEY. How are the doctors there? Are you pleased with them? CCALLIE. Tes hard to sy: You want them to do everything, you ‘want them to make her better But they do what they can I think they OK. MRS, WINSLEY, How do you find ie — spending all your ime there. I mean I know they have limiced visiing hours bur they probably ler you say all day CALLIE, Thave w go to my job — 32 'MRS, WINSLEY. Of course. dida't mean o imply — CCALLIE. Bur I do visi every day. MRS, WINSLEY. Tt must be exhausting for you. CALLIE, Well, her familys here — MRS, WINSLEY. Ave you close with them? CALLIE. No... Noe dose. MRS, WINSLEY. I know whae is lke with in-laws. Ie took years before mine ... Have you and Sara been together long? CALLIE. Um... MRS, WINSLEY. Oh, I'm sony I thought you two were — CALLIE, Henow MRS, WINSLEY. Here I've been talking as if — CALLE, ee OK, MRS. WINSLEY. So youte not rally — CALLIE, No, like Tsui Igo thete every — ‘MRS, WINSLEY. Bur youre not really involve. ‘SCENE NINETEEN Callies apartment. George, wearing jeans anda drs shirt checks imself usin the ful-lengeh miror Calle was in From the bedroom wearing a dre GEORGE, Tm ail strapped ‘cause business was ow lastnight CCALLIE, Just don' worry about i GEORGE. brought 50 bucks. CALLIE. ‘Thar ger you a sala. i GEORGE, How expensive is this place? CALLIE, Expensive GEORGE, Why do we have to go toa place like that? Why cart ‘we just go t0 Benny’ Burritos and drink a bunch of margaritas, CCALLIE. [told you, Ym gonna pay for the whole thing s0 stop stressing out about it. (She pushes George out of the way with her dip and lok at herelf in the mirror) 3GEORGE. OK. Mis Ti Repo of th Univer or what Jouare tn goon pid ne EAL "They hate vesion GEORGE, (Een ber) Ooo (Cli rs towed bi) CALLIE: Dow hides maken ok (oes) GEORGE. Ten noel or, er anor a queon. CALLIE. Tin hanging (Se fad for he boo) GEORGE, ‘Wh fon so wp sou EALLIE. (Ofte) tm no peg GEORGE Phat ed te Youve changed. Who i shi ‘guy anyway? EXILIE. fae) Sere GEORGE. Why do you aos gue fo im? (Cali come feck aarng feed. Shel ont of emer) CALLE Ist ce ona GEORGE. Ihe gona beds up You tld me could wear jes, CALLE. Because new youd wea jeans anyway GEORGE. (Hast admis se righ) Hin (Gearge stands next 0 Callies be loks attr rection. He ps bis arm arcind ber ves.) CCALLIE, So how was the bicchday parry che other night? (She serigles away) GEORGE. Fine. CALLIE. Did the bday gil ge everything she ake for? GEORGE. You waneso alk about his? CALLIE. No, GEORGE. Cool Pau.) CCALLIE, Did you fue her before or afer midnight? ‘GEORGE. Nice GALLIE, Tm are wondering about the chaicalty — GEORGE, Listen, Tm no ike you nd dha gy — CALLIE. Who. (GEORGE. Who war that, chat guy with the nose ng chat you — CALLIE. Hey— GEORGE. In the bathroom of he — CALLE, Hey — GEORGE. With no procecton. (The buzerbuszet) sé CALLIE. I told you shar? ‘GEORGE, Tasked. CCALLIE. We should stare keeping more t ourselves GEORGE. Too late, CALLIE. Dont say that GEORGE, Why noe (There a knock onthe dooe) CALLIE, Makes me fel old. GEORGE, Weare old, CCALLIE, You ae. (Callie epens the door. Sara walks in aloe, abo swearing a dress, Callie loks bend ber.) CALLE, Hi GEORGE. Hey, how's it going. SARA. (Small) Hi CALLIE, Where's Peer? SARA. He ... ub, lft. You look beautifl So do you, Georg. CALLIE, He lee... New York? SARA. Yeah, he changed his fight. He lefe a couple hours ago. I told hi to rel the dever ro rake the Van Wyk CALLIE. Something happen a work? SARA. No it-—I aed him to lave. (Callie move coe her) CALLIE. Oh, um — (Sb looks at George, shee back at Sant.) Listen, we dort have to go out — GEORGE. Yeah, no if youre upset — SARA. Noi fine, wane to go out I wane getto know George CCALLIE, Are you — dd something happen — (Agen she looks lat Georg.) anean, you donit have to — (Geoge stands behind (Callie and pute bis hands om her shoulders. She lotsa bis hands — what ar they doing there!) SARA. He was being 29 — he was ertczing everthing, “Your Apartment’ too sal. es in bad neighborhood. Your schoo is dangerous fs too far ava.” Allhe could alle about was how dirty and dangerous everything is. CALLIE. .. Well — (GEORGE, ik SARA. What? Compared to St. Louis? I donit wane eo live there. Te seated something here and I — thats what — because it love .. New York! GEORGE. (Neds) Mm, 55CALLE. Let ROR TAL vou mse? Sane ORE sat Li go! (oof Sebi am Sets ope bu oho arae cy Ce ties and Ronee Oi Se he way ut) They ve eon ane Six aman an Gn nd Se it i as Se eas AID ae TE els mone hen ise fs ter i CR, seh MCS hep down the bland aris Srey SCENE TWENTY Sands hospital room. She siting in a wheelbar, eps open ‘Shes vsibly weak on ber right side. Peter its next t0 ber reading from a book PETER. “And shen 98 llomeers— thats 61 mies — north of Wicannia ir a lunar landscape” That loks fran, doce ie "Some ofthe los dont mind choving ofthe itron of ther vwhite-walledsibreranean sedement” =~ Youll wan 0 igh ‘aty fr thr our beh ich — (He lok at Sere, deers is rt. the gc back the ook.) As Ta sying, “Looping sound about 160 Elomecre—~ thats 10 ries 0 you and me oad leds fo Mocewings, a surprising patch of eennest inthe aren On Auta iran English-speaking county, efi the las fo chapter ofthe book) Yous know, Tm jus ying ose how this ends bur an we — (Sie madi He seer ‘nd Thnk you. Well sve che big Finish for ae: dinner (He ‘atthe bok coy end pices wmethng xp) Did you ee hi (He Tels homemade grecting card lon af er. Cale spit the 56 wom, then spr bak. She watches) You gota card from your old class ft Prends. See, theres Matthew and Sophia and Emily — your favorite, the ant-Christ. She write, “I hope you feel bier and come back son,” Ise you replacement is leting her spling sills ‘Sip. (Sana temcaciely takes the card in ber ban) Fey! Look at you. Te been talking ro Jenny and Steve alo, keeping them updat- cd, Jennys been letting everyone know whats going on. Margarets falied, Jamie, Lisa — its frustatng fr them no to beable to see you. They picture the worst, all they have are the images in cheir heads From reading the newspaper articles. I'l be bene for chem when che ean se you “The doctor says we can move you soon. Your parents and I have been talking, [agree that you should say with them afer you {gerout of rehab, Youre welcome co stay at ovr old place, of course, iFyou want o, I would take off from work so that I could — Tn sing to takeoff from work anyway. (Pause, Just beeause youre Soming back home Tm not going act like everything is going co be the way it was, I know you went to New Yor because you wanted to change things. (He touches her ce.) You do want v0 go home — (Water drops from Sara eye.) Donic you? (Callie turns, swale ted Sara mare, whois sanding at her sation.) CALLIE. Excuse me NURSE. You're back CCALLIE. Do you have time now? NURSE. Yeh CCALLIE, To show me how to do ie ‘SCENE TWENTY-ONE, alles apartment. Callie and Sara enter after leaving the restaurant. Celli take of ber coat, Sara doesn CCALLIE. Uugggh, T'm so fall I cat stand up. What do you want todo, we could waech a move if you want — 7SARA, Lets uh. lego out, lets go somewhere CALLIE. ‘Where do you want go? SARA. There aba In she West Vilage. Hone, you everbeen? CALLE. Once. SARA, Will you go with me? CCALLIE, (Se la er des.) Like hist SARA. We could change. Fiday night, i suppose to be food ight CALLIE. OK. (Sigh pee:) God for whe SARA. Theres supposed to bea oto people thee CCALLIE, (Nod though be doen quite undertend.) OK, le SARA. You change, and then we cn stop By anyplace and chen vel go. CALETE. We dont — you can borrow some of my clohes SARA. Thats bere Thats gest (Te send there) You go ahead and change andl... change net wear waver et over CALLIE. Til go change. SARA. Maybe well ei these— (Sh lok ello a Cale) CALLE. (lying to be helpful) Yes, OK SARA, Lets ut CALLIE, Well go, wel hangout, have a dink SARA. Yes You know, maybe mec people CALLE. Are you 1 mean, do you want ro meet people? SARA. Yat" Nol T want to meet people co — mect people maybe make finds bur no, I done want fo mee. omeane some pan CALLIE, Well jus go. SARA. Ids juse a bar CALLIE. ‘With whole bunch of bias ine SARA. And us (They lock ee hoping the other wily tomething pore. The hp wating) 58 ‘SCENE TWENTY-TWO ‘The hospital. Sa sitting in a wheelhair. Callie eters carrying a bag CALLE, Sara, (Sane turns to ber) [brought you suff wo change into, (She ple some clothes out of the bag.) Dont you think? (Calle puss them in Sardi lap) Weve gonna do this. Watch me. You gotta len to me too. (She undoes Sar gown.) OK, wee ‘gonna sare withthe let side because we're taking things off. (She lakes off Sarat left sleeve) And now the tight. (She belps Sara pull ber arm ont ofthe righ deeve. She takes outa bra.) This closes in front. Can you -~ go like this? (Shelf her erm atthe elbows ‘Sans doer it) Good for you. I should tll — (She loks around for the nurse) Later. (She puts the bra om.) So far so goods (She takes the shirt off Sans ap) Nice chiet,huh? Did I pick out ance shire for you? OK, you're gonna need to sic up litle for me. Sane sts up. Callie guides Sara wok righ arm through the sleeve. I dif ‘ude) I Tea just —-am I hurting you? I'm srry, Sara, Pm sorry. (Ta herlf) Relax. (She pus the lef seve on.) This one you can do, Push —~ push — (lege ceuph.) Keep breathing and push — (Gara pushes her arm through tbe seve.) isa gid (Cale buttons Sarat shir) Lets keep you warm. 1s cold in this place. (Calle tubes the pants. Soe lps Sara right foe off the fotre.) Neve gonna do this eogether. ldo this one. (Sh hen points to he lef) "That one you can do. (Sa ake ber lf leaf spasms) Oh — ‘oh. OK. OK. (Callie lips the fot pads up. She seranches up the right leg of he panes and serangle it on.) We gota work together ‘on dis one, OK? (She rerocher up the ef leg. Sara lif ber leg) Are you helping me? Yes. You ae- The shoes go las. (Calli prs ‘yer tight sow om) Like this. Sar lips her lf fot inthe lef she.) ‘And like chat. (She pushes Sar ee cloe oer. Cale stands up.) Now youire gonna stand up. I'm gonna help. One, ewo, three — (She puts er bands ander Sar arma and lifts er up. She pull her 9sup Sae Lesher bla Calie ti eb dow 1h edn tis td can dots you tad} hoot me. (See mile) SCENE TWENTY-THREE ‘Sara and Callie are walking down she sect, ving just efi Henrie. Finally, Sra turns 00 Callie SARA. Whee was I dinkiog CALLIE, That was like — going to birthday pary when you donit know the person whose birthday iti SARA. T doit know why I was expecting I dontt know what | was expecting, What time isi (Cale checks her watch) CALLIE. Around 4:00, SARA. So late CALLIE. Should we... go somewhere — where do you wane 0 0? SARA. i dont know — CCALLIE, Leds just. keep walking. SARA. Sur. (They wal afew steps in silence. Afer a while) CCALLIE. How do you eat com on the cob. Around the world or ‘ypewirer-ayle? SARA. Typewriter CALLIE. "Me to, SARA. ‘What kind of person eas around the word? CALLIE, Toni know SARA. T mean, what is that based on? You read let right, right? ‘CALLIE. To. 'SARA. So you should eat your coen thar way roo, CALLIE. Do you think in Egype they ea right to ef? SARA. I dont know CCALLIE, Fascinating question, hough SARA. Do you wait i line oF online CALLIE, Oh, Now Twat online, Bue I used to waitin Co CALLIE. Yeah, stick ins. [caved in, eK pa gating cea (Callie plants her one. They pull away) Ee Se Taso aie SS tat an ath ge ‘awards the same side. They bump noser) reid Si pet op sp Sarais waiss and puils her towards her.) 7 Seemed anything, Lee's just — baa : se ase By or a i oe SE ae tt End of Play a