Teenager’s room, rock posters on the walls, littered with soda and empty food containers. There is a couch piled with clothes and stray school books. Snowboards, a surfboard, and skateboards, now lifeless, adhere to the ceiling, which slants towards audience. Door stage left. There is a door on the rear wall, which is blocked by police tape. A window stage left has a pull down blind. Its screen is bent, leaning at the base of the window. A young girl, about 16, sleeps in the corner on a mattress thrown on the floor. There are thin blankets bunched at her feet. She’s wearing a nightshirt and baggy men's shorts. A fan, set at floor level, is on low, tied with strips of newspaper which move with the stale air. There’s a TV, also on the floor, at the end of the bed. It silently plays the ending of “Blow,” the movie. The room is dark until Stefan enters.
Outside the stage left wall of the room is the end of a driveway with potted plants and a gate. The area is cheery.
It is early morning, before 3 a.m.
Players
Stefan: 50+ years old, tall but not fit, a lawyer, though his profession is more prominent in Acts 2 and 3. It is essential that Stefan be recognized as the same character from variation to variation.
Eleanor: His wife, pretty but aging, tends towards both submissiveness and hyperactive whininess.
Ginny: Their daughter, 17 years old, her impression on the audience changes with each Act.
Daniel: Ginny’s boyfriend, 18 years old, played straight
Annette: An agent for Gossamer Transport, in her 40s. In Act 1 she is husky and wears outdoor clothes, very tidy.
Jake: Annette’s fellow agent. He wears a crew cut, a fanny pack at his right hip, and a long-sleeved jacket.
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