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A SERIOUS COMEDIAN
A Play for Radio by
Aatish (Thuntwen)
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CHARACTER L!T "#R $A !ER#%!
C#&E'A()
Hector Evans (Protagonist): *2 years old
(+oi,e- Clear. /ature. hint of 0ritish a,,ent)
(1ob- Co/edian and 2riter)

SUPPORTING CAST
Pierre Modiano: 32 years old ,lassi,al ,o/4oser5
(+oi,e- Hoarse and /ature. strong "ren,h a,,ent5)
Saant!a "ro#n: 2* years old "e/ale5 (eighbor to He,tor6s a4art/ent5
(+oi,e- Ty4i,al A/eri,an a,,ent)
$i%%ia He%%er: 78 years old 9l/ /a:er aggressi;ely 4ursuing the ser;i,es of
He,tor5

E&TRAS
'( C%aire Modiano- Pierre &odiano6s sister
)( Ta*i Driver
+( C%,- Anno,ncer
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SCENE I: INT: APARTMENT: MORNING
HECT#R (&#(#L#<%E)- The world taught /e how to laugh5 (PA%!E) t
is not the best /edi,ine5
!"=- Refrigerator o4ens. CA( o4ening. !to;es being turned on. Coo:ing
sounds
!"=- !to;es turned o>. footste4s. ,hairs /o;ing. news4a4er 4ages being
turned
HECT#R (&#(#L#<%E)- #il 4ri,es? !hould worry about the oil 4ri,es@
!"=- Pages turning. si44ing fro/ CA(
HECT#R (&#(#L#<%E)- ART RE+E2555
!"=- Pages turning. si44ing for CA(. for: ,li,:ing against ,hina 4late
HECT#R (&#(#L#<%E)- do not e;en 4ossess a ,ar5 2hat business does
the oil 4ri,es ha;e to bother /y /ind@ don6t e;en own a ,ar5 2ell
su44ose the 4ri,es of al/onds /ight go u45 (!H#RT PA%!E) #il 4ri,es?5
!"=- Phone ringing. 4a4er rustle. ,hair /o;ing. footste4s
HECT#R- HelloA
2LLA&- Hello &r5 E;ans5 a/ 2illia/ Heller
HECT#R- How did you get /y nu/ber@
2LLA&- do a4ologiBe for the slightest of in,on;enien,e /ight ha;e
,aused but a/ afraid the /atter is a rather 4ressing one5
HECT#R- Please do not ,all here again5
!"=- Phone hung u4. footste4s
HECT#R- (+5#5) The hu/an tongue (PA%!E) Cuite 4ossibly the greatest
,ri/inal e;er witnessed5 The horror it is ,a4able of?
!"=- Chairs /o;ing. news4a4er rustle
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HECT#R (&#(#L#<%E)- su44ose ,an worry about the oil555
!"=- !i44ing fro/ the CA(. 4a4er turning
HECT#R (&#(#L#<%E)- They use s,ien,e to grow hair ba,: on the
shining bald 4at,hes now5 $188D guaranteed)
!"=- Pa4er turning
HECT#R (&#(#L#<%E)- (othing of interest but the oil 4ri,es today5
!"=- Pa4er folding. ,hair /o;ing. 4lates ,li,:ing. footste4s. 4lates 4ut in
sin:
HECT#R- (owA 2here rest thou oh hea;enly towels@
!"=- "##T!TEP!
HECT#R- (+5#5) TowelA TowelA TowelA Aha (PA%!E) !tay where you are &r5
Towel5
!"=- "ootste4s
&%!C- <usta; &ahler E <ing heutF /orgen Gbers "eld (CanHIes de u/
;iandante) (88-18)
!"=- "ootste4s. door o4ens. !hower sounds
HECT#R- (+5#5) (!(<(<)
!"=- !hower sto4s. He,tor singing5
!"=- 'oor o4ens. He,tor singing5 &usi, !to4s
!"=- "ootste4s. Phone ringing. "ootste4s5 Phone 4i,:ed u4
HECT#R- HelloA
2LLA&- &r5 E;ans. 2illia/ s4ea:ing5 Please Just ,onsider /y
4ro4osition5
HECT#R- as:ed you not to ,onta,t /e5
2LLA&- under ((T%RREPTE')? understand5 need your ser;i,es &r5
E;ans
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HECT#R- :now who you are5 :now what you do5 e;en :now what you
want fro/ /e Heller5 a/ not interested in it5 (#2 4lease do not ,all /e
again5
!"=- Pone hung u4. footste4s. door o4ening5
SCENE II: INT: STAIR$A.: MORNING
!"=- "ootste4s
!A&- (+5#) <u6/ornin6 He,A
HECT#R- (+5#) <ood &orning !a/antha5
!A&- <u6Lord He,A !a/5 Call /e !a/ (!PELL) !5 A5 & !a/
HECT#R- (CH%CKLE) will :ee4 that in /ind5
!A&- !ee ya He,A
!"=- "ootste4s resu/e
SCENE III: E&T: STREET: MORNING
!"=- Peo4le tal:ing. Horns. Cars
HECT#R- TA=A (L#%'ER) TA=AA !T#P TA=AAA
!"=- TaLi a44roa,hing
!"=- TaLi door o4ens
TA= 'R+ER- 2here to &ister@
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HECT#R- #hA N
th
on 12O
th
A;enue
&%!C- &a,hito P Tanga
!"=- !treet sounds as ba,:ground
HECT#R- (&#(#L#<%E) (+5#) what /usi, is this@ (PA%!E)
HECT#R- (&#(#L#<%E) (+5#) Enthralling rhyth/?
!"=- TaLi !to4s. !treet sounds (louder) &usi, sto4
HECT#R- (&#(#L#<%E) (+5#) TraQ,A t6s uh (PA%!E) O in the /orning5
2hat business ,ould these ,ri/inals be attending to at this hour@
!"=- TaLi starts. &usi, Resu/es
HECT#R- (&#(#L#<%E) (+5#) The /usi, againAA
HECT#R- Ta:e a right here 4leaseA
!"=- Car s,ree,h
HECT#R- (+5#) HereAA Here? !to4 here
!"=- TaLi sto4s. &usi, sto4s
TA= 'R+ER- Twel;e (PA%!E) thirty twoA
HECT#R- Ten?Twel;e? Twenty? Here Twel;e 9fty. :ee4 the rest of it5
!"=- TaLi door o4ens? !huts
!"=- !treet sounds (Loud)
SCENE I/: INT: PIERRE0S APARTMENT:
MORNING
!"=- "ootste4s
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!"=- 'oor Kno,:
PERRE- (#"") Entrez! t6s o4en
!"=- 'oor:nob turn. 'oor o4ens
HECT#R- Bonjour Pierre
PERRE- Ah? Bonjour He,torA need your o4inion on so/ething ha;e
written5 2ould you ,are to listen@
HECT#R- Certainly
&%!C- Ballade pour lapres midi Aatish (PA(#)
!"=- "ootste4s. refrigerator door o4ens. CA( o4ens
&%!C C#(T(%E! (Total &usi, duration 81-83)
PERRE- t is not 9nished yet (CH%CKLE) what do you thin:@
HECT#R- 2ell thin: it is one of beauty and 9nd it originating out of
/4ressionisti, tradition? but. of ,ourse. it6s Just /y o4inion (#"") its
best laughed u4on5
!"=- !i44ing fro/ the CA(
HECT#R- 2hat ,o/4ositional te,hniCues did you e/4loy@
PERRE- (LA%<H!) ,all this te,hniCue $Tigerism)5
HECT#R- Tigeris/@ (!H#RT PA%!E) ntriguingAAA 'o eL4lain5
PERRE- A tiger on hunt ,arefully sele,ts his 4rey5 This 4rey is not always
the easiest to ,at,h but is always the one that the tiger belie;es to be
the best5 !i/ilarly. hunt for the notes5 ,onsider the grandness of it. the
beauty it brings to the o;erall for/ and the e>e,t it has on /e5 .
therefore. ,onsider /yself a tiger hunting for notes5
HECT#R- !4lendidA 2hat would the world be without your wit PierreA
PERRE- hear your 4lay /ade it to the theatre5 How was it@
HECT#R- ha;en6t got the slightest of idea5 wasn6t there to witness it5
The 4a4ers 4ublished re;iews about it5
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PERRE- 2hat did they say@
HECT#R- #nly they :nowA ha;en6t had the 4leasure of reading the
glorious literature5 (PA%!E) "a/iliariBe /e with /ore $Tigerism) PierreA
&%!C- 0allade Pour l6a4res /idi (&usi, Ti/e 88-13)
SCENE /: INT: APT: MORNING
HECT#R- (#"") ('!TRE!!E' 'REA&) $&E'#CRTR was substantial last
night5 $The "ire 'an,e) in all its subE4ar glory failed to i/4ress the
unfortunate audien,e5 The feeling of disa44oint/ent was /ore than
/utual a/ongst the horri9ed ;iewers. it ;erged on unani/ous5 Talent
eLists in this world but it is e;ident that He,tor E;ans has :e4t all his
talented eggs in a single fantasti, bas:et. (!H#RT PA%!E) C#&E'R5 His
absen,e fro/ the world of ,o/edy has been felt by /any but if he
de,ides to rest his 4ens the world would not noti,e5)
!"=- Large ,rowd laughing
!"=- !har4 !,ree,h
HECT#R- (( '!TRE!!) (oooooA
!"=- !tu/bling. Clattering
HECT#R- (+5#) !to4 laughing? !T#PAAA
!"=- 'oor o4ens loudly
!A&- 1esus ChristAAA He,. what6s ha44enin6AAA (L#%') HECA
HECT#R- (2H!PER(<) /y 4ills? (PA%!E) get /e /y 4ills5
!A&- 2here? 2here are they@
HECT#R- 0athroo/?
!"=- Rushing "ootste4s
!A&- Pills?4ills?4ills? ooh where are the 4ills@ 555 Pills? thereAAA
!"=- Rushing footste4s
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!A&- Here? #4en u45
!"=- !i44ing
!A&- Are you a6right He,@
HECT#R- Res
!"=- Loud !,ree,hing
!A&- (PA(C) He,AAA He,AA He,torAA #h /y godA
!"=- !obbing !a/
!A&- (#"") 2a:e u4 He,AA (PA%!E) wa:e u45
!"=- !obbing !a/ ("#R !%0!TA(TAL A&#%(T #" T&E &A=&%&
81-88)
HECT#R- 2h? 2hat are? y? ou doing?here@
!A&- HeyAA555 Hey wa:e u45 2a:e u45
HECT#R- 2h? 2hat ha44ened@
!A&- Rou were s,rea/ing and?and !ha:ing and? 4assed out5 'on6t you
re/e/ber@
HECT#R- That6s all 9ne? but how did you get in and?w? why are you
,rying@
!A&- 1ust showing ,on,ern He,AAA t6s only nor/al after seeing all this.
you :now5
HECT#R!- #h this is not so/ething to ,ry about5
!A&- 2hat do you /ean@
HECT#R- t6s nothing5 6;e had it sin,e ,hildhood5 6/ used to the 4ain
now5
!A&- 0u? 0ut all that s,rea/ing and? and sha:ing@
HECT#R- (othing to worry about here !a/antha5
!A&- !A& ("A(T CH%CKLE)
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HECT#R- Res !A&A (PA%!E) (ow 6/ sure you ha;e /ore i/4ortant
/atters to attend to5
!A&- Are you sure you6ll be a6right@
HECT#R- Positi;e5
!"=- "ootste4s. door o4ens
!A&- ohA Al/ost forgot? There was a strange fella as:ing for you
yesterday@
HECT#R- "or /e@ 2ho@ 2here@
!A&- ResA He was outside the lobby as:ing e;eryone about you5 2hat
was his na/e nowAAA 2ill? 2hat was it@ 2illia/ eh? u/ yes 2illia/
Heller5
HECT#R- (&#(#L#<%E) HellerAAA How did they 9nd /y address@
!A&- didn6t :now so said didn6t :now you5 s it o:ay@
HECT#R- #h EL,ellentAAA
!A&- Rou ta:e ,are of yourself now He,AAA
HECT#R- #:ay5 <ood day now !a/antha5
!A&- (CH%CKLE) <ood dayA
!"=- "ootste4s. 'oor ,loses
HECT#R- (&#(#L#<%E) Poor soul? troubled in her little world but e;er
so willing to ta:e on the trouble of others5 (PA%!E) How did that sna:e
9nd /y address@
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SCENE /I: E&T: STREET:
E/ENING
!"=- !treet noises
2LLA&- &r5 E;ans5
HECT#R- 2h? 2hatA Heller@ Are you following /e@
2LLA&- /eant to use /ore ,i;iliBed o4tions but you left /e with no
,hoi,e5
HECT#R- 2ell then you /ust be C+LTE' enough to understand that
ha;e no interest in being of any ser;i,e to you or your intentions5
2LLA&- All want fro/ you is the 4er/ission to /a:e a 9l/5 a/ ready
to 4ay you any a/ount of /oney you desire. 4lease Just say what will it
ta:e for your ,oo4eration5 a/ ready to /eet any de/and of yours5
HECT#R- f it is /oney desired would ha;e ,ontinued wor:ing at the
,lub. /a:ing 4eo4le laugh5
2LLA&- 2ell then. 2hat is it that you desire &r5 E;ans@
HECT#R- Currently desire to be left alone to /y own de;i,es5
2LLA&- ,an ,hange the 4eo4le6s 4er,e4tion of you &r5 E;ans5 (!H#RT
PA%!E) ,an ,hange the way 4eo4le loo: at you fore;er5
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HECT#R- And Just how do you 4ro4ose to do that5 LE!. "A(TA!R. CHEAT@
2LLA&- (o He,tor5 TR%TH5 ,an gi;e the/ the TR%THA
HECT#R- 2hat do you :now about the truth@
2LLA&- (#TH(<5 That6s why need you He,tor5 need you for the
truth5
HECT#R- As te/4ting as that sounds Heller. a/ afraid a/ running
late5 Please tell your dogs they ,an sto4 following /e now5
!"=- Running
2LLA&- !T#PA !T#P HECT#RA
SCENE /II: INT: APARTMENT: MORNING
!"=- 'oor :no,:s
HECT#R- (&#(#L#<%E) 2ho is it at this ti/e@
!"=- 'oor :no,:s louder
HECT#R- (&#(#L#<%E) !a/antha@
!"=- 'oor o4ens
!A&- Hey He,A Here got you so/e bagels5
!"=- Pa4er rustle
HECT#R- #h 2onderful5 Than: you5
!A&- The landlord was loo:ing for you5 Are you late for rent again@
HECT#R- su44ose5 2hy else would he ,o/e loo:ing for /e@
!A&- !till won6t wor: at the ,lub huh@
HECT#R- 6d rather li;e on the streets5
!A&- 2ell you gotta 9nd /oney for rent or that6s eLa,tly what you6ll be
doing5
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HECT#R- s there anything else@
!A&- (o5 2ish ,ould hel4 He,5
HECT#R- 0agels are :ind enough fro/ you 4lease don6t trouble yourself
any /ore5
!A&- 2ell? you ta:e ,are of yourself now5 ha;e to go5
HECT#R- Rou too5 Than:s again for the bagels5
!"=- "ootste4s. door ,loses5
HECT#R- (&#(#L#<%E) &oney? &oney5 2hat else ,an do now@ <o
ba,: to the ,lub@ (!H#PRT PA%!E) There6s good /oney to be /ade on
9l/s su44ose5
SCENE /III: INT: COMED. C1U": NIGHT
!"=- Peo4le tal:ing. 2aitresses deli;ering. 0lues /usi, as ba,:ground5
A((#%(CER- Ladies and <entle/en. it gi;es /e great 4leasure to in;ite
on the stage one of the true greats of ,o/edy of our ti/e. &r5 He,tor
E;ans
!"=- &usi, !to4s. Loud A44laud. Peo4le ,heering
&%!C- (A! 0ACK<R#%(') Ara/ Kha,haturian E !abre 'an,e
HECT#R- Than: youA t6s great to be ba,: here5 wouldn6t ha;e to wor:
here if it were not for rent5
!"=- Peo4le Laughing
HECT#R- (+5#) !o than: you for being hereAA (ow let6s get to the funny
business5
HECT#R- (+5#) Rou :now being 9tU sli/ and dressing good was
fashionable on,e5 loo: around here and see the forefront of the
fashionErebels5 "atA 0ald? ooh lo;e the shiny bald 4at,hes. shirts
bought on a holiday in HawaiiA And with fa,es that s,ares the /irrors5
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!"=- Loud grou4 laughter5
HECT#R- (+5#) "orefront of the fashion rebels5 RE!AA
!"=- A44laud. Laughter
!"=- Laughter. Peo4le tal:ing
HECT#R- (&#(#L#<%E) (+5#) Laugh you Vying /orons5 Rours is the
world tonight5 LaughAAA
&%!C- (Louder) Ara/ Kha,haturian P !abre 'an,e (88-13)
SCENE I&: INT: APT: MORNING
HECT#R (&#(#L#<%E)- The world taught /e how to laugh5 (PA%!E) t is
not the best /edi,ine5
!"=- Refrigerator o4ens. CA( o4ening. !to;es being turned on. Coo:ing
sounds
!"=- !to;es turned o>. footste4s. ,hairs /o;ing
HECT#R (&#(#L#<%E)- A little /usi, /ight hel4 release the tor/ents
of yesterday5
!"=- "##T!TEP!
&%!C- Claude 'ebussy P L6sle 1oyeuse
!"=- (ews4a4er 4ages being turned
HECT#R- (&#(#L#<%E) (+5#) #hh the dreaded oil 4ri,es again5 As little
as it /ay ,on,ern /e but surely so/eoneA (!H#RT PA%!E) so/ewhere
/ust be E(RA<E' by now5
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!"=- (ews4a4er turning
HECT#R- (&#(#L#<%E) (+5#) Art Re;iews5 (!H#RT PA%!E) $THE 'EATH
#" ART)5 wonder who had the /isfortune5
HECT#R- (&#(#L#<%E) (+5#) $The arts as we :now ,an now be
,onsidered de,eased5 ts :illers@ The writers. ,o/4osers. 4ainters.
(!H#RT PA%!E) $Artists) who are hellEbent on thrusting their 4ersonal
agendas to the ,rowd who so dearly 4art with their /oney and ti/e to
witness the unfortunate and brutal /urder of the arts5 2hat is so
funda/entally wrong with in;ol;ing entertain/ent with art@ Can art no
longer be enJoyed@ The ,o/4osers following on the greatness of 2agner.
0eetho;en ,an no longer honor the tradition5 The 4ainters ,an no longer
4aint beauty as the world a,,ording to the/ is 9lled with absurdity and
senselessness5 The ;iewers. the ad/irers of the art of 4ast are horri9ed
at the state the /odern era has 4ushed the/ into5 The e/4tiness of
theatres. the silen,e of sy/4hony house and the deserted loo: of art
galleries all s,rea/ one thing. $ART ! 'EA')5 And it6s :illers the artists
the/sel;es5
,an only 4ray that the $artists) as they ,all the/sel;es ,o/e to their
senses5 !T#P TH! &('LE!! !EL"E('%L<E(CE. CREATE &EA((<"%L
ART)
HECT#R- (&#(#L#<%E) (+5#) $!elfEindulgen,eAAA (!H#RT PA%!E)
Perha4s that is the reason why a/ able to hear 'ebussy. !atie. and
!tra;ins:y5 Perha4s that is the reason ,an see 4aintings of Pi,asso.
Pollo,: and Roth:o5
!"=- (ews4a4er turning
HECT#R- (&#(#L#<%E) (+5#) but why ad/ire art when the funda/ental
a,hie;e/ent eL4e,ted out of it is enJoy/ent5 (PA%!E) $Aestheti,s) how
/eaningless the word turned out to be@
HECT#R- (&#(#L#<%E) 2ell (!H#RT PA%!E) another one bites the dust5
H// $Another one bites the dust@) this ,ould wor: brilliantly as a ro,:
song5 2onder if anybody6s stu/bled into this@
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SCENE &: INT: PIERRE0S APT:
A2TERNOON
!"=- PA(# PLAR(<
PERRE- (+5#) hear you went ba,: to the ,o/edy ,lub5
HECT#R- (+5#) #ne has to 4ay the bills Pierre5
PERRE- (+5#) &oney /a:es /en do strange things He,tor5
HECT#R- (+5#) How is the Tigeris/ /o;e/ent@
PERRE- (+5#) Rou are hearing its 4rodu,t5
HECT#R- (+5#) Any 4lans to 4ublish it@
PERRE- (+5#) ha;e sent a ,o4y to the (ew Ror: Philhar/oni,5 2hen
they grow tired of 4laying &ahler 4erha4s they /ight ,onsider 4laying it5
HECT#R- (+5#) 2hat are the 4ossibilities of that ha44ening@
!"=- Piano sto4s. ,li,:ing sounds
PERRE- The days of beauty as re,all
All ;ague in this glorious fall
Life6s /eaning hangs on a thread
As the 4ainter fails for bread

!oon the rose bud will show
0eauty- u4on the world shall it bestow
Then shall we. /y friend. reJoi,e
Then shall we re;el in ,hoi,e
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Kee4 faith. /y friend. until then
"or wa:ing u4 are those /en
2ho shall lead the new age
And li;e fore;er in history6s 4age
This is the trend. grand story
Re4eating itself in the ti/ed history
!ee: the 4ast for the future
//erse in the glorious /usi,6s ru4ture

HECT#R- (APPLA%'(<) 0ra;oA 0ra;oA Pierre 0ra;oA
PERRE- &er,iA
!"=- Piano 4laying (88-83)
SCENE &I: INT: APT: NOON
!"=- 'oor :no,:. "ootste4s
HECT#R- Co/e in
2LLA&- ,annot tell you how glad a/ that you 9nally ga;e this a
,han,e5
HECT#R- &oney /a:es /en do strange things 2illia/5 (ow (!H#RT
PA%!E) what is it that you reCuire fro/ /e@
2LLA&- want story He,tor5 want your story5 Tell /e e;erything there
is to :now about you5 !tart fro/ ,hildhood if you li:e5
HECT#R- (&#(#L#<%E) 2hat ha;e gotten /yself into@
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2LLA&- This will wor: out for the best if you s4end as little ti/e on
,onte/4lating your answers5
HECT#R- had an a;erage ,hildhood. assu/e5 !,hool. 4lay. ho/e
o,,u4ied /ost of /y ti/e5 &other died when was 12 and "ather
de,ided it was best to /o;e to California after the in,ident5 !o. s4ent
/y teen years in sunny California5
!"=- Pa4er turning
HECT#R- t was in California that started to de;elo4 interest in
4aintings5 re,all going to ;arious art eLhibitions and gallery when was
135 (PA%!E) Those 4la,es were 9lled with o;erEwealthy snobs who
4referred to store the treasures of art in their own ho/e rather than let
the world be /es/eriBed by its beauty5
2LLA&- 2ere you not ha44y with the /o;e to California@
HECT#R- des4ised the 4la,e5 absolutely des4ised e;erything about it5
!"=- Coughing
HECT#R- 'o you :now Pierre &odiano@
2LLA&- The na/e sounds fa/iliar but don6t belie;e :now hi/5
HECT#R- He6s a "ren,h ,o/4oser5 He 4erfor/ed at the sy/4hony house
when was 1N and /et hi/ afterwards5 said ad/ired his /usi, and
he in;ited /e o;er at his hotel roo/ for lun,h the neLt day5 (!H#RT
PA%!E) went there and it ended u4 being a short lesson in /usi, and
"ren,h /ore than lun,h5 2e6re still friends. hi/ and 5
2LLA&- !o you are ;ersed in the ,raft of &usi, too@
HECT#R- (o ne;er too: any /usi, ,lass but that one day with Pierre
was enough to drag /e into the world of /usi, whi,h ne;er ,ared for
before5 Here. listen to this and see for yourself?
!"=- Cli,:s and Cla,:s
&%!C- &auri,e Ra;el P !onatine (&odere)
HECT#R- (+5#) 2hat do you /a:e of this /usi,@
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2LLA&- (+5#) t6s beautiful and all but 6;e always been /ore of a 1aBB
listener5
HECT#R- (+5#) 1aBB (!H#RT PA%!E) 4erha4s this /ight be /ore to your
li:ing then5
!"=- &usi, sto4s
!"=- Cli,:s and Cla,:s
&%!C- 0ill E;ans Trio P Ti/e Re/e/bered
2LLA&- (+5#) 2hose /usi, is this@
HECT#R- (+5#) The intri,ateness and beauty of the /elody suggests 0ill
E;ans5 The 4ie,e is ,alled $Ti/e Re/e/bered) (!H#RT PA%!E) ;ery
a4tly na/ed5
2LLA&- (+5#) #h yes 0ill E;ansAAA (!H#RT PA%!E)5 (ow. when and why
did you return ba,: to (ew Ror:@
HECT#R- (+5#) was 1O5 &y father was hellEbent on ha;ing /e Join a
uni;ersity5 !o de,ided to Join the (R%5 studied literature for two years
then de,ided to Cuit ,ollege to be a writer5
2LLA&- (+5#) 2hat did you write@
HECT#R- (+5#) !,ri4ts for theatre. essays a/ong others5
2LLA&- (+5#) 2ere any of those s,ri4ts 4erfor/ed@
HECT#R- (+5#) Res Just the oneA $The "ire 'an,e) ,alled it5 t got
fantasti, re;iew too5
2LLA&- (+5#) 2hat did it read li:e@
HECT#R- (+5#) !o/ething about horri9ed ;iewers. /edio,rity. talented
eggs. and Co/edy5
2LLA&- (+5#) Talented eggs@
HECT#R- (+5#) #stensiblyA
2LLA&- (+5#) 2hat did you do to earn a li;ing then@
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HECT#R- (+5#) Co/edy5 always ho4ed it would Just be for a li;ing but
you :now what the results are li:e5
2LLA&- (+5#) :now5
HECT#R- (+5#) 6;e eLer,ised /y ;o,al ,hords enough for the day5 2ould
you /ind if send the rest of the $TR%TH) in writing5
2LLA&- (+5#) (ot at all5 t was a 4leasure to ha;e this ,on;ersation with
you He,tor5
HECT#R- (+5#) feel as if ha;e set a dangerous ,ri/inal free onto the
world5 (!H#RT PA%!E) 2hi,h su44ose is a 4leasure to so/e5
2LLA&- (+5#) (CH%CKLE) will ,onta,t you soon to resol;e the 9nan,ial
as4e,ts5
HECT#R- (+5#) Au re;oirA
!"=- Cli,:s and ,la,:s
&%!C- <usta; &ahler E ,h habF ein glGhend &esser (CanHIes de u/
;iandante) (88-28)
HECT#R- (+5#) (!(<(<)
SCENE &II: INT: PIERRE0S APARTMENT:
NOON
HECT#R- They say they want the truth Pierre5 (!H#RT PA%!E) $The
Truth)5 They6re e;en 4re4ared to 4ay ridi,ulous a/ount of /oney for it5
PERRE- 2hat is the 4roble/ then@
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HECT#R- The 4roble/ (!H#RT PA%!E) is that realiBe how senseless
reality really is5 already ga;e /y ,hildhood away but the /ore
indulged in this ,harade the /ore realiBed that do not ha;e the sense
of the de4th of the 4ool that a/ Ju/4ing5
PERRE- The 4ool is ne;er too dee4 if one6s able to swi/ He,tor5
HECT#R- su44ose but at this 4oint a/ not sure if a/ able to Voat5
PERRE- :now that the grass always see/s greener on the other side
but e;ery on,e in a while we /ust realiBe that greener does not
ne,essarily /ean the best5 2hat ha;e got to 4arade for /y
a,hie;e/ents@ (#TH(<5 Rou on the other hand ha;e all the o44ortunity
to gain fa/e5 Tread on un,harted water for on,e mon amis, life awaits5
HECT#R- All 6;e e;er desired is to be loo:ed on with a slightest a/ount
of seriousness5 The greatest desire is a tough thing to de4art with5
PERRE- 2hat do you /a:e of the oil 4ri,es though@
HECT#R- 9nd /yself wondering o,,asionally if should bother about it
but la,: a dear enough base to feel any e/otion towards it5
PERRE- <ood enough but assu/e so/eone /ust be writhing with
anger so/ewhere5
&%!C- WRound &idnight P &iles 'a;is (88-23)
SCENE &III: INT: $I11IAM0S O22ICE: NOON
2LLA&- shouldn6t ha;e 4aid anything u4front5
!"=- (u/bers being dialed
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2LLA&- Pi,: u4 the 4honeA Pi,: it u4AA PCK it %PAAA
!"=- Phone hung u4
2LLA&- 2hy thatAA
!"=- (u/bers being dialed
2LLA&- Pi,: u4 the 4honeA Pi,: it u4AA PCK it %PAAA
!"=- Phone hung u4
SCENE &I/: INT: APT: E/ENING
&%!C- Claude Debussy: La flle au !"e#au de lin: Tres !alme et
dou!ement epressi$
X Yuotes fro/ Anton Che:o;6s $;ano;) A,t Z
HECT#R- (REA'(<) $LE0E'E+- Ca;iare goes well with +od:a. too5 #nly
you /ust :now how to ser;e it5 Rou /ust use intelligen,e? Ta:e a
Cuarter of 4ressed ,a;iare. two heads of green onion. so/e oli;e oil. /iL
it all u4 and then you :now? Just a little le/on Jui,e on to4? t6s enough
to bowl you o;erA The s/ell alone /a:es you diBByA)
HECT#R- (REA'(<) $0#RK(- Another ni,e sna,: after ;od:a is fried
gudgeon5 #nly you /ust :now how to fry the/5 "irst you ,lean the/.
then roll the/ in ,ru/bs and fry until they6re brown. so that they ,ra,:le
as you eat the/? Cra,:leE,ra,:leE,ra,:le?)
HECT#R- (REA'(<) $!HA0EL!KR- Resterday 0aba:ina had a ni,e "ors%
doeu#re P 2hite /ushroo/s5
HECT#R- (REA'(<) $LE0E'E+- Ah. Lo;ely)
HECT#R- (REA'(<) $!HA0EL!KR- #nly they were 4re4ared in a s4e,ial
way5 Rou :now. with onion and bay leaf and all sorts of s4i,es5 2hen they
P a g e | 2*
too: the lid o> the sau,e4an. the stea/. the fragran,e that ,a/e outA t
was a real JoyA
HECT#R- (REA'(<) $(ow thenA &epetatur. gentle/enA (!H#RT PA%!E)
#ur good health? t doesn6t loo: as if 6d see (i:olasha today5 t6s ti/e
for /e to be going5 Rou say you6;e had /ushroo/s at 0aba:ina6s. but in
/y house there6s not a sign of a /ushroo/ yet5 Tell /e. Count. why the
de;il do you go to &arfut:a6s so often@)
HECT#R- (REA'(<) $!HA0EL!KR- t6s hi/ P he wants /e to /arry her?)
HECT#R- (REA'(<) $LE0E'E+- &arry@ How old are you@)
HECT#R- (REA'(<) $!HA0EL!KR- 6/ !iLtyEtwo5)
HECT#R- (REA'(<) $LE0E'E+- 1ust the right age to get /arried5 And
&arfut:a is Just the right wo/an for you5)
HECT#R- (REA'(<) $0#RK(- &arfut:a6s not the 4oint. its &arfut:a6s
/oney?)
HECT#R- Ahh /oney again5
HECT#R- (REA'(<) $LE0E'E+- s that what you want P &arfut:a6s
/oney@ Perha4s you6d li:e the /oon. too@)
HECT#R- (REA'(<) $0#RK(- Rou won6t tal: about the /oon when you
see this fellow /arry and 9ll his 4o,:ets5 Rou6ll be li,:ing your li4s with
en;y then5)
HECT#R- (REA'(<) $!HA0EL!KR- He6s serious. you :now5 #ur great
genius here is Cuite ,ertain that 6/ going to ta:e his ad;i,e and get
/arried5)
HECT#R- (REA'(<) $0#RK(- 2ell. aren6t right then@ sn6t it de9nite
any/ore@)
HECT#R- (REA'(<) $!HA0EL!KR- 2hat@ Rou /ust be /adA 2hen was it
de9nite@ PshawA)
HECT#R- (REA'(<) $0#RK(- Than: you ;ery /u,hA 6/ ;ery grateful to
you5 'oes this /ean you6re going to let /e down@ (ow you say you will
P a g e | 27
/arry her. now you say you won6t ? the de;il alone :nows whi,h5 Ret
you ga;e /e your word of honourA !o you won6t /arry her. then@)
HECT#R- (REA'(<) $!HA0EL!KR- He6s really serious ? 2hat an a/aBing
fellowA)
HECT#R- (REA'(<) $0#RK(- n that ,ase. what did you get an honest
wo/an eL,ited for@ (ow she6s /ad to be a ,ountess. she ,an6t eat or
slee4 ? s that the sort of thing to Jo:e about@ s it honourable@ $
HECT#R- (REA'(<) $!HA0EL!KR- All right then P su44osing do do this
igno/inious thing@ Eh@ 1ust to s4ite the/A 6ll go and do it5 &y word of
honour. will5 That6ll be Cuite a Jo:eA)
!"=- 'oor Kno,:
&%!C #""
HECT#R- (&#(#L#<%E) $E;en Che:o; ,annot get a share of solitude)
!"=- Light footste4s
HECT#R- (&#(#L#<%E) $2ho@)
!"=- 'oor Kno,:s
HECT#R- (&#(#L#<%E) $Heller@ 2ho are those other 4eo4le@)
!"=- 'oor Kno,:s
2LLA&- (#"") He6s in there5 :now he6s in there5
!"=- 'oor Kno,:s
2LLA&- (#"") He6s in thereAA
!"=- 'oor Kno,:s
HECT#R- (&#(#L#<%E) Rou ,an :no,: till your :nu,:les swell and the
blood s4ills but a/ not getting out of this ,hair5
!"=- 'oor Kno,:s
P a g e | 23
HECT#R- (&#(#L#<%E) (ow where was @ Ahh $$!HA0EL!KR- All right
then P su44osing do do this igno/inious thing@ Eh@ 1ust to s4ite the/A
6ll go and do it5 &y word of honour. will5 That6ll be Cuite a Jo:eA)
HECT#R- (&#(#L#<%E) There6s Just so/ething distin,tly 4leasuring
about enJoying art while ignoring the nonsense of outside5
SCENE &/: INT: STARI$A.: E/ENING
!"=- "##T!TEP! (* /en)
2LLA&- (+5#) :now he6s in his 9lthy little roo/5
!"=- Lighter sound
2LLA&- (+5#) (ow listen ,arefully boys5 a/ ta:ing a ,ab ba,: to the
oQ,e but want two of you to stay in the ,ar and :ee4 an eye out for
that swine5
!"=- "ootste4s sto4s
2LLA&- !oon as you see hi/ you ,all /e and start following5 0y foot.
by ,ar. ,a/el. horse. air whate;er Just '#(6T lose hi/5
!"=- "ootste4s resu/e
2LLA&- want that story by any /eans5 f ha;e the /eans to buy
the story o> hi/ also 4ossess the /eans to for,e the story out of hi/5
!"=- "ootste4s ,ontinue
!"=- !treet noise
2LLA&- Re/e/ber :ee4 wat,h. ,all and follow5
!"=- !treet noise
2LLA&- (L#%' +#CE) TaLiA Hey? Hey TaLiAA
!"=- TaLi a44roa,hes and sto4s
!"=- TaLi door o4ens
P a g e | 2M
2LLA&- 2ATCH. CALL A(' "#LL#2
!"=- TaLi door shuts
2LLA&- %4town :ee4 going till tell you to sto45
!"=- TaLi de4arts
SCENE &/I: INT: PIERRE0S APT:
E/ENING
PERRE- Another 4lay@
HECT#R- t /ight be a des4erate ,lut,h of the last straw Pierre but
will 4rodu,e another 4lay5
PERRE- Rou ha;e to sto4 He,tor5 !to4? 'on6t you see you6re stu,: in a
loo4@ 2hate;er you want eludes you. He,tor5 2hile you 4ursue that
desire whate;er you ho4e to a;oid ,o/es to you5 Rou need to sto4 and
reVe,t on this5
HECT#R- (o Pierre. these are Just ideas and? and thoughts5 ,annot
sto4 /yself fro/ trying to a,hie;e what want for the fear of gaining
what do not5
PERRE- (L#%') R#% CA( !T#P5
HECT#R- (L#%') !T#P@ And do what Pierre@ 'o 2hat@
PERRE- (L#%') <i;e the world what it wants fro/ you5
HECT#R- (L#%') Laughter@ The ;ery ,hea4ness of it s,ares /e5
PERRE- (!TER( +#CE) ELa,tly mon amis, laBiness and fear are two of
the greatest obsta,les of su,,ess5
HECT#R- t6s not fear Pierre5 t6s the su,,ess that is s,ary5 2hat do do
if do a,hie;e su,,ess doing things ha;e no interest towards@
PERRE- Than you will be Just li:e the rest of us5
&%!C- Artie !haw P 0egin the 0eguine (88-18)
P a g e | 2N

SCENE &/II: INT: $I11IAM0S O22ICE:
E/ENING
!"=- Phones ringing
(!H#RT PA%!E)
2LLA&- ResA
(!H#RT PA%!E)
2LLA&- 2here@
(!H#RT PA%!E)
2LLA&- A6right5 Let hi/ :now he6s being followed5
(!H#RT PA%!E)
2LLA&- 0oL hi/ in to the alley5 'o not let hi/ into his roo/5
(!H#RT PA%!E)
2LLA&- 6ll be there soon5
(!H#RT PA%!E)
2LLA&- 'o you understand5 'o not let hi/ into his roo/5
!"=- Phone hung u4
2LLA&- (A(<RLR) 6;e got you now you little rat@
P a g e | 2O
SCENE &/III: E&T: STREET: E/ENING
!"=- !treet sounds
!"=- 'ustbin against ea,h other
2LLA&- Rou little 4ri,:5
!"=- He,tor being held. !truggle
2LLA&- need that story whether you li:e it or not5
!"=- Car horn
2LLA&- Rou thin: you ,an hide fro/ /e@
HECT#R- (!TR%<<L(<) Let? Let /e go5
2LLA&- Listen to /e you 9lth5 want that story on /y table before
#,tober begins5
HECT#R- (!TR%<<L(<) Let /e555
2LLA&- (A(<RLR) f not (!H#RT PA%!E) none of your gods will ,o/e
down to sa;e you5
HECT#R- #KARA #KARAA
2LLA&- Let hi/ boys5
!"=- Car Horn
2LLA&- understand we ha;e an agree/ent &r5 E;ans5
P a g e | 2S
&%!C- 0[la 0art\: P !tring Yuartet (o5 7 P &o;5 3 (88- 18)
SCENE &I&: INT: APT: MORNING
!"=- Refrigerator o4ens. CA( o4ening. !to;es being turned on. Coo:ing
sounds
(C#(T(%E !#%('!)
!"=- !to;es turned o>. footste4s. ,hairs /o;ing. news4a4er 4ages being
turned
&%!C- !uite fro/ !wan La:e. #45 28 E !,ene Pas d]a,tion (A,t )
(REA' $ACT ))
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<) $!ER<E- (#A (#A That is not right5
Rou don6t /o;e5 R#% <lide5 Here li:e this5 (ow do it again)
X'lides along t"e (oor )it" no !lear $oot mo#ementZ
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<) $A((A- Res &aster)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<) $!ER<E- Rou are not 4ra,ti,ing
enough Anna5 ,an see it ,learly5)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<) $A((A- 4ra,ti,e with whate;er ti/e
get after doing /y s,hool wor:)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<) $!ER<E- P>t !,hool wor:@ 'o you
want to be a ballerina or a girl doing s,hool wor:@)
P a g e | *8
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<) $A((A- 0allerina /aster5 want to be
a ballerina5)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<) $!ER<E- 'o you :now what it ta:es
to be a ballerina then@)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<) $A((A- Res /aster5)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<) $!ER<E- ResA (ow glide5 <lide li:e
you don6t ha;e any legs5 <lide li:e you6re swi//ing in a la:e5)
X*nna dan!esZ
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<) $!ER<E- Listen to the /usi,5 Listen
to what it tells5 <i;e it the e/otion it deser;es5
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<) $A((A- Res &aster)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<) $!ER<E- (o Anna Ro/ano;a5 ,an
still see your legs /o;ing5 <lide? <lide? <lide5)
X*nna stumbles and $allsZ
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<) $!ER<E- <et u4? get u4 and hang
your head in sha/e5 s that what 6;e taught you all this ti/e@ <et u45)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<) $A((A- a/ ;ery sorry /aster5 t will
not ha44en again5 Please forgi;e /y /ista:e5)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<) $!ER<E- Rou are a ballerina Anna5
Rou ,annot /a:e any /ista:es5 Peo4le wat,h you fail and /y re4utation
is Cuestioned5 s that what you want@ To bring sha/e to your /aster@)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<) $A((A- (CRR(<) (o? no /aster5)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<) $!ER<E- !to4 ,rying5 t is a sign of
wea:ness Anna5 <et u4 and start dan,ing5)
P a g e | *1
X*nna gets up and dan!es per$e!tlyZ
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<) $!ER<E- That6s it5 Perfe,t5 (ow do it
one /ore ti/e so you don6t forget5)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<) $A((A- Res /aster5)
X*nna gi#es anot"er per$e!t per$orman!eZ
&%!C- "ade X!uite fro/ !wan La:e. #45 28 E !,ene Pas d]a,tion (A,t )Z
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<) $A((A- That is all re/e/ber fro/
/y ,hildhood5 <lide don6t /o;e?<lide don6t /o;e?<lide don6t /o;e?
these words dan,e around in /y head li:e /o;ing train sound5)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<) $K#T#(#+A- heard !ergei Petro;a
was a gentle tea,her5 heard wrong a44arently5)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $A((A- don6t want to re/e/ber
that e;il /an5 Hand /e another ,igarette Koto5)
X+otono#a "ands !igarette pa!,et to *nnaZ
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $A((A- <reat tea,her or $&aster) as
he /ade us all ,all hi/ but he was a horrible? horrible /an5 He al/ost
/ade /e Cuit s,hool be,ause wasn6t gi;ing 9;e hours e;ery day for
4ra,ti,e5)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $K#T#(#+A- "i;e hours@ That is too
/u,h5 E;en now don6t 4ra,ti,e /ore than two hours and a/ good
enough with that5)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $A((A- Try telling that to !ergei5)
P a g e | *2
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $K#T#(#+A- Rou :now. where the
best s,hool is@ Antonio6s in Ro/e5)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $A((A- 6;e heard that too5 hear
that if you get through Antonio6s you are sure to get the (ew Ror: Job5)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $K#T#(#+A- hadn6t heard that5)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $A((A- t /ust be true5 E;en the bad
students do better than us5 They e;en ha;e weight ,ontrol 4rogra/s in
there5)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $K#T#(#+A- 2owA How do you :now
so /u,h@)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $A((A- read Koto5 f ha;en6t been
a ballerina 4robably would ha;e /ade an eL,ellent so/ething else5)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $K#T#(#+A- 2hy do you say so@ 'o
you not li:e being a ballerina@)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $A((A- !o/eti/es yes? so/eti/es
no5 lo;e dan,ing but des4ise? absolutely des4ise e;erything that
,o/es along5)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $K#T#(#+A- 2hat@ 2hat do you not
li:e@)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $A((A- hate that 4eo4le 4resu/e
that being a ballerina /ust /ean we ,an be treated li:e a /indless
stu>ed doll5 Rou :now. so/e 4eo4le thin: we are stu4id to be a ballerina
so/e want us to start li;ing healthy and grow weight5)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $K#T#(#+A- That is all their thin:ing5
t has nothing to do with us5)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $A((A- thought so too. but. they
ha;e started 4rotesting and /a:ing ridi,ulous ,lai/s that we are
a>e,ting their ,hildren too5 t doesn6t /atter that we desire to li;e this
way be,ause it is easier for us5 thin: it6s unfair that their short,o/ings
should result in others being bla/ed for their ,hoi,es5)
P a g e | **
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $K#T#(#+A- They ,annot hurt us5 All
they are able to do is /a:e ,o//ents and bla/e5 2e ,an go on with our
li;es as we ,hoose5)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $A((A- !till it would be ni,e to :now
that we will not be ridi,uled for our life ,hoi,es5)
&%!C- "ade X!uite fro/ !wan La:e. #45 28 E !,ene Pas d]a,tion (A,t )Z
SCENE &&: INT: PIERRE0S APARTMENT:
MID3DA.
!"=- "##T!TEP!
!"=- 'oor Kno,:
!"=- 'oor o4ens
CLARE- HelloA
HECT#R- HelloA 2ho are you and where6s Pierre@
CLARE- E!usez /y English5 a/ sister of Pierre5 Pierre su>er /ental
trau/a5 He in the hos4ital now5 thin: they ta:e hi/ to the ,raBy
4eo4le Jail later5
HECT#R- &ental trau/a@ 2hat ha44ened here@
CLARE- The do,tor ,alled /e that Pierre went ,raBy and ,o/e here
fro/ "ran,e today5 2ho are you@
HECT#R- a/ a friend of Pierre5 'o you :now whi,h hos4ital they too:
hi/ to@
CLARE- (o use5 They no allow ;isitors now5
P a g e | *7
SCENE &&I: E&T: SU"$A.: NIGHT
!"=- Peo4le tal:ing
!"=- !AR $THERE? THERE HE !)
HECT#R- (!CREA&(<) 2HR ARE R#% "#LL#2(< &E@
!"=- R%(((<
HECT#R- (!CREA&(<) LEA+E &E AL#(EAAA
!"=- !AR $HERA) ("R#& !#&E#(E HECT#R RA( (T#)
HECT#R- (#AA
!"=- R%(((< ($TALK(< PE#PLE) CA((#T 0E HEAR' (#2)
HECT#R- <# A2ARAA
!"=- TH%' (HECT#R "A(T(< A(' "AL(<)
(-.LE/CE 01& * 23.LE)
!"=- (#"") Peo4le Tal:ing
P a g e | *3
!"=- !AR $Hey /anA Are you o:ay@)
HECT#R- 2h? ye5 Res? a/ 9ne5 Than: Rou5
HECT#R- (&#(#L#<%E) Pierre was wrong5 %n,harted water is still only
un,harted5
!"=- !ubway train sound is distan,e
HECT#R- "ilthy dogs. !,u/ of the world5
!"=- !treet sounds
HECT#R- TaLiAA
SCENE &&II: INT: APT: NIGHT

!"=- He,tor says $ACT )
!"=- He,tor says $Two years ha;e gone between A,t and A,t
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $A((A- (ew Ror:@ a/ not ready
for it right now. Kurtos:a5)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $K%RT#!KA- Are you sure@)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $A((A- "ar fro/ it5 a/ astounded
and ,annot /a:e /y /ind u45)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $K%RT#!KA- Thin: about it5 t6s
(ew Ror: after all5)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $A((A- :now5 A/ ready for it
though@)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $K%RT#!KA- ,annot belie;e you
were taught by !ergei5)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $A((A- 2hat do you /ean@)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $K%RT#!KA- 2ell. would ha;e
ho4ed !ergei would ha;e ,rushed any un,ertainty in his students5)
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HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $A((A- 'on6t :id yourself
K%RT#!KA. if anything he /ade /e belie;e less in /y abilities5)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $K%RT#!KA- Terrible5 How /any
hours did you 4ra,ti,e@)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $A((A- Rou won6t belie;e it5 "+E?
"i;e hours e;ery day5 Can you belie;e it@)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $K%RT#!KA- "+E hoursAAA That6s
/ore than those (ew Ror: girls? How ,o/e you6re so unsure of
yourself@)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $A((A- %nsure@ don6t :nowAA)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $K%RT#!KA- 6;e heard /usi,ians
that 4ra,ti,e /ore than what is reCuired often beha;e the sa/e way5)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $A((A- Really@)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $K%RT#!KA- Res 6;e read it? t6s
Just that the /ore ti/e you s4end 4ra,ti,ing /ore than ne,essary the
/ore ti/e you ha;e to ,riti,iBe yourself? you :now these things ne;er
turn out for the good5)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $A((A- That ,an6t be true5
2hate;er ha44ened to $Pra,ti,e /a:es /an 4erfe,t@)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $K%RT#!KA- ,an6t eL4lain it only
read it and it see/ed true to /e5)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $A((A- #h sweet K%RT#!KA. you
,an6t belie;e e;erything you read5 Rou :now that an idiot with a 4en is
a dangerous thing5 Rou better a;oid whate;er thing that 4rinted this5)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $K%RT#!KA- That6s it? you thin:
too /u,h? that /ust be it5 !o/eti/es thin: you6re too ,le;er for a
ballerina5 Rou /ust sto4 thin:ing too /u,h5
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $A((A- (ow where did you read
there ,an be too /u,h of thin:ing@
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HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $K%RT#!KA- didn6t read it5 Just
:now it6s a fa,t5 Rou :now your head starts a,hing and thin:ing all sorts
of nonsense if you gi;e it too /u,h food5)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $A((A- had a friend who used to
say all the sa/e things you do. so/eti/es wonder if deliberately
,hoose the ty4e of 4eo4le to be friends with5)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $K%RT#!KA- There?Just now?
again? you6re thin:ing too /u,h already5)
HECT#R- (2RT(< A(' REA'(<)- $A((A- 2ell what else ,an one do5
Rou 4ossibly ,annot ha;e a ;a,ant /ind /ost of the ti/e5 Rou :now
they say that is eLa,tly the :ind of /ind where the de;il wor:s5)
SCENE &&III: INT: APT: MORNING
!"=- !har4 s,ree,h
HECT#R- (PA(CK(< 0%T 2H!PER(<) (ot again? (o5
!"=- "ootste4s rushing
HECT#R- (ot the /edi,ine5 ,an6t ta:e it again5
!"=- &edi,ine bottle o4ens
HECT#R- (!CREA&(<) (##AA
!"=- !ound of $He,tor throwing /edi,ine bottle)
!"=- Pani,:ed ,oughing
!"=- !hort !har4 !,ree,h
HECT#R- (( PA("%L 0%T &ELL#2 T#(E) Ahhh? (o5
!"=- !hort !har4 !,ree,h
HECT#R- (( PA("%L 0%T &ELL#2 T#(E) PillsAAA (oo5
!"=- !hort shar4 s,ree,h
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HECT#R- (#"") (!CREA&(<) <et o> /e
!"=- Thud (fro/ He,tor fainting)

(*B-1L4TE -.LE/CE)
SCENE &&I/: INT: APT: MORNING
!"=- Rustles (fro/ He,tor wa:ing u4)
!"=- "ootste4s
!"=- Refrigerator o4ens. CA( o4ening. !to;es being turned on. Coo:ing
sounds
!"=- !to;es turned o>. footste4s. ,hairs /o;ing. news4a4er 4ages being
turned
HECT#R- #il Pri,es? Again@? #h this is all Just so /onotonous5
!"=- He,tor throws the news4a4er away
!"=- Re,ord 4layer being used
&%!C- Ludwig +an 0eetho;en P Piano !onata (o5 17 in C !har4 &inor P
Presto (&oonlight !onata)
!"=- "ootste4s
HECT#R- (&#(#L#<%E) (+5#) !low it down and it /a:es you wee4 with
beauty and tragedy. 4lay it faster and it /a:es you eL,ited with inherent
,haos5 0eetho;en. old 4al. you /ade the world better in in9nite ways5
!"=- !i4s fro/ ,an
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!"=- "or:s ,li,:ing
HECT#R- (+5#) &aybe need to buy a 4iano5 That6s it? A 4iano? or a
4ainting /anual? ResA That6s it? A 4ainting /anual? 2here will get
the /oney to buy a 4iano@ A 4ainting /anual? ResAAA
!"=- Chairs /o;ing
HECT#R- (&#(#L#<%E) (+5#) #il 4ri,esAA HahAA That is beyond
ridi,ulous5 2hat6s your thought on all this &aster 0eetho;en@

(-31&T 5*4-E)
!"=- "ootste4s
HECT#R- (&#(#L#<%E) (+5#) ResAA t6s better if you ,on,entrate on your
,o/4ositions5 Let the go;ern/ent and the dri;ers worry about it5
!"=- Re,ord 4layer being used
HECT#R- (&#(#L#<%E) (+5#) &aybe old &oBart has an o4inion on this5
&%!C- 2olfgang A/adeus &oBart P A;e &aria
HECT#R- (&#(#L#<%E) (+5#) 'o you worry about the oil 4ri,es &aster
&oBart@
(-31&T 5*4-E)
HECT#R- (&#(#L#<%E) (+5#) The sa/e answer againA Rou :now 0a,h
was far /ore ,oo4erati;e5 Rou two :ee4 4laying. 6ll /a:e /y own /ind
u4 on this /atter and that6s the end of it5 6ll sti,: by /y 4rin,i4les as
soon as dis,o;er it5
!"=- Re,ord 4layer being used
HECT#R- (&#(#L#<%E) (+5#) &eanwhile?
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&%!C- !ergei Pro:o9e; P Piano Con,erto (o5 * in C. #45 2M P The/e And
+ariations
HECT#R- (&#(#L#<%E) (+5#) How about your o4inion young Pro:o9e;@
(-31&T 5*4-E)
HECT#R- (&#(#L#<%E) (+5#) ResA thin: there6s so/e ;od:a so/ewhere
around here5
!"=- "ootste4s
HECT#R- (&#(#L#<%E) (+5#) Rou :now T,hai:o;s:y li:ed this one5 2hat
do you li:e@
(-31&T 5*4-E)
HECT#R- (&#(#L#<%E) (+5#) AhhAA EL,ellent Choi,eA Ra,h/anino> li:ed
that too5 Rou wouldn6t belie;e this but Pi,asso was 4arti,ularly ;ery fond
of this5

(!H#RT PA%!E)
HECT#R- (&#(#L#<%E) 2ill anyone of you bother to state your stan,e
on the oil 4ri,es5 The inde,ision is /addening5 2here eLa,tly do you
stand@
(!H#RT PA%!E)
!"=- "ootste4s
!"=- Pa4er rustle
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HECT#R- &onotonous it /ay be but still hel4ful than all of you ,o/bined5
!"=- Pa4er turns
HECT#R- $(ational (ews)AA 2hat6s ha44ening on this ,ountry of late@
!"=- !i44ing fro/ CA(
HECT#R- $"rauds nabbed). $Parties in disagree/ent). $Co/4oser dies)
!"=- Can 4ut down hea;ily on table
HECT#R- (2TH !H#CK) Co/4oser diesAAA
!"=- Pa4er rustle^
HECT#R- (REA'(<) $Pierre &odiano. "ren,h ,o/4oser of ,lassi,al /usi,.
has been found dead in 4sy,hiatri, ward of !t5 1ohn6s Hos4ital5 &odiano.
:nown for ,o/4ositions su,h as $Tiger6s ragti/e hunt). $0allade 4our
Claire) and $Li;ing today). died of what the do,tors des,ribe as $intense
/ental trau/a)5 (ew Ror: Philhar/oni, has de,ided to 4ay tribute the
late ,o/4oser by 4erfor/ing so/e of his re,ent ,o/4ositions on August
2O
th
5)
!"=- Pa4er rustle
HECT#R- #hhA 'ear old amisAA
HECT#R- (n a sad. /ellow and singing tone)
"are thee well. dear soul. fare thee well
#n your /e/ories shall the days dwell
2hat troubles did you see@
Things you did to set it free
"are thee well. 4oor soul. fare thee well
#n your /e/ories shall the days dwell
2here the :indest of the souls rest
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There shall you 9nd your old nest
"are thee well. lost soul. fare thee well
#n your /e/ories shall the days dwell
The dar: bird sings it6s gloo/y song
"or your soul shall we fore;er long
"are thee well. free soul. fare thee well
#n your /e/ories shall the days dwell
#ut of this world and then you6re free
2hile those left behind drown in re;erie
"are thee well. dear friend. fare thee well
SCENE &&/: INT: APT: MORNING
!"=- !har4 s,ree,h
HECT#R- (PA(CK(< 0%T 2H!PER(<) (o5
!"=- Heartbeats L#%'
!"=- Pani,:ed ,oughing
!"=- !hort !har4 !,ree,h
HECT#R- (( PA() Ahhh? (o5
!"=- !hort !har4 !,ree,h
HECT#R- (( PA() PillsAAA (oo5

(*B-1L4TE -.LE/CE)
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!"=- Phone Rings
HECT#R- hu? huh
!"=- Phone Ring ,ontinues
!"=- "ootste4s
HECT#R- !to4AA
!"=- 'oor o4ens
!"=- Ta4 o4ens (Phone ringing in distan,e)
!"=- "ootste4s (Phone ringing sto4s)
HECT#R- !e;en? &orning
!"=- Phone ringins
HECT#R- How do get rid of you@
!"=- Phone ringing ,ontinues
HECT#R- #KARAA
!"=- "ootste4s (Phone ringing ,ontinues)
HECT#R- HelloA
2LLA&- Hello indeed He,tor5 ho4e you ha;e not forgotten /e5
HECT#R- Rou6ll ha;e whate;er you want before the ti/e5 (ow 4lease
sto4 ,alling /e5
!"=- Phone hung u4
HECT#R- (&#(#L#<%E) There6s Just no es,a4ing this bearEtra4?
Perha4s ,ould gi;e hi/ what he wants5
!"=- Phone rings (M ti/es without answer)

(5*4-E)
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!"=- 'oor :no,:
HECT#R- AlreadyA
!"=- 'oor :no,: louder
HECT#R- (&#(#L#<%E) !a/antha@ 2on6t they Just lea;e /e alone@
!"=- 'oor Kno,:
!A&- (#"") (!#"TLR) 2here6s he o> to this early@ (!H#RT PA%!E) He
/ust be in5
!"=- 'oor :no,:
!"=- 'oor Kno,: (fading)
SCENE &&/I: INT: APT: NIGHT
XThe following sounds rese/ble rando/. ;i;id and disturbing re,olle,tion
dan,ing around He,tor6s head during another one of his atta,:s5
'ialogues are to be sounded in faded and $#"") /anner5Z
!"=- Heartbeat L#%' (REPEATE' THR#%<H#%T THE !CE(E)
!"=- !hort !har4 !,ree,h
!"=- $Here so/e bagels)5
!"=- 'oor :no,:s
HECT#R- (#"") (!CREA&) (#A
!"=- $'o it or 6ll /a:e you su>er)
!"=- Phone rings
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!"=- $0agels. 6ll /a:e you su>er)
!"=- 'oor :no,:s and 4hone rings together
HECT#R- ('TTLR) (oAA
!"=- $Rou ,an sto4 He,tor). $ want the Truth). $Call /e !a/)
!"=- !hort shar4 s,ree,h
!"=- 'oor :no,:s and 4hone rings together
HECT#R- !to4 it? !to4? Lea;e /e alone
!"=- Peo4le laughing and a44lauding
HECT#R- (!#00(<) (ooAAA
!"=- $Peo4le tal:). $Hu/an tongue). $Cri/inals)
!"=- !hort !har4 s,ree,h
!"=- $Peo4le tal:). $Hu/an tongue). $Cri/inals)
!"=- $0agels. 6ll /a:e you su>er)
HECT#R- Hu/an tongue noooooAA Cri/inal5
!"=- Rushing footste4s
!"=- !hort shar4 s,ree,h
!"=- Rushing footste4s
!"=- 'ishes ,lattering
!"=- $Hu/an tongue). $Cri/inals)
HECT#R- !to4 itAAAA
!"=- !hort shar4 s,ree,h
HECT#R- Cri/inal?5
!"=- $'o it). $'o it)
HECT#R- #KARAAA
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!"=- Loud thud (fro/ He,tor fainting)
(*B-1L4TE -.LE/CE)
SCENE &&/II: INT: OUTSIDE HECTOR0S
APARTMENT: MORNING
!A&- (#"") ResA heard noises last night but when :no,:ed there was
no answer5
!"=- 'oor :no,:s
!A&- (#"") !ee you ,an6t hear anything5
!"=- 'oor Kno,:s
!A&- 2e need to bust the door o4en5 thin: so/ething terrible has
ha44ened here5
!"=- 'oor Kno,:s
!A&- 6/ telling you it6s no use5 Please let6s Just brea: in5
!"=- 'oor being busted o4en
!A&- 2here is he@
!"=- "ootste4s
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!A&- Rou loo: in the bedroo/ and 6ll see the :it,hen5
!"=- "ootste4s
!A&- (!CREA&) #6 /y godAA Call S115 (!#00(<)
!"=- "ootste4s rushing
!A&- Call S11 for a/bulan,e Cui,:5 (!H#RT PA%!E) 1esus Christ there6s
so /u,h blood here5
!"=- "ootste4s rushing
!A&- 2here6s the blood ,o/ing fro/@ There6s no ,ut anywhere in the
body5

SCENE &&/III: INT: HOSPITA1: E/ENING
!"=- Peo4le tal:ing
!"=- A/bulan,e arri;ing in distan,e
!A&- How long is this ta:ing@ a/ dying out here5
!"=- <rou4s of do,tor arri;ing
!A&- HeyAA HeyAA How6s the 4atient@
(-31&T 5*4-E)
!A&- (( PH#(E) <ood news is that he is out of danger but he6s still
un,ons,ious5 The do,tors said he lost a lot of blood and will ta:e a lot of
ti/e to re,o;er5
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!"=- A/bulan,e arri;ing in distan,e
!A&- ReahA 6ll wait here5 They say he /ight wa:e u4 in an hour or two5
!"=- <rou4s of do,tor tal:ing $This is strange)
!A&- 6ll ,all if get to see hi/5
!"=- Phone hung u4
!"=- Peo4le tal:ing
!"=- <rou4s of do,tor tal:ing $That6s He,tor E;ans)
!A&- 2hat are they tal:ing about@ t6s about He, but what6s ha44ened to
hi/@
!"=- T+ announ,ing (E2!AA
!"=- Peo4le tal:ing
!"=- A/bulan,e arri;ing in distan,e
SCENE &&I&: INT: HECTOR0S HOSPITA1
ROOM: NIGHT
!"=- <rou4s of do,tor arri;ing
!A&- Hey 'o,A s it o:ay to ;isit hi/ now@
!"=- A/bulan,e arri;ing in distan,e
!A&- <reat5 Than:s a lot again5
!"=- "ootste4s
!A&- (&#(#L#<%E) Ho4e you6;e done nothing stu4id He,5
!"=- "ootste4s
!"=- 'oor o4ens
!A&- Hey thereAA
(!H#RT PA%!E)
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!A&- (urseA s he o:ay@ 2hy isn6t he tal:ing@
!A&- HECAA He,tor E;ans why aren6t you tal:ing to /e@
!"=- "e/ale ;oi,e $He ,annot tal: now)
!A&- 2hat@ 2hat do you /ean he ,an6t tal:@
!"=- 'oor o4ens
!A&- He,AA warn you not to torture /e so /u,h5 Tell /e what6s going
on@
(HECT#R #PE(! H! &#%TH)
!A&- (!%RPR!E') 2hat in the? 2hy did you do this He,@
!"=- !A&A(THA sobbing
!A&- (!#00(<) 2hy did you do all this@
SCENE &&&: INT: $I11IAM0S O22ICE:
MID3DA.
2LLA&- (REA'(<) #il Pri,es u4 again@ 0last this go;ern/ent5
!"=- !i44ing fro/ ,u4
!"=- Page turning
2LLA&- (REA'(<) $(ationals)
!"=- !i44ing fro/ ,u4
2LLA&- $Co/edy star to tal: no /ore)
!"=- !i44ing fro/ ,u4
2LLA&-
$Renowned ,o/edy star. He,tor E;ans. has shut his /outh on the world
fore;er5 n an astonishing e;ent. He,tor E;ans was ad/itted to !t5 1ohn6s
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Hos4ital yesterday after being found un,ons,ious in his a4art/ent by his
neighbours5 #ne neighbor !a/antha brown said $ heard disturbing
noises fro/ his roo/ and he didn6t answer /y :no,:s5 (eLt day we
bro:e into his roo/ and he was in the :it,hen un,ons,ious5 There was
blood all around hi/ and he was holding a :nife5) The do,tors at !t5
1ohn6s hos4ital said that the reason behind the in,ident was 4urely
4sy,hologi,al5 'r5 &ar;in Ai:on. the ,hief surgeon treating He,tor E;ans.
said $The body was ad/itted at M- *2 P& and was with a se;ered
tongue5) He,tor E;ans has regained ,ons,iousness but outsiders. wellE
wishers and /edia ha;e largely been :e4t out fro/ ,onta,ting hi/5)
!"=- 0ang (fro/ 2illia/ banging on his des:)
SCENE &&&I: E&T: CENTRA1 PAR4:
MORNING
!"=- 0irds ,hir4ing
!"=- Peo4le tal:ing
HECT#R- (&#(#L#<%E) The world taught /e how to laugh5 (PA%!E) t is
not the best /edi,ine5
!"=- Car horns
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