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1、CharactersJESSIECATES--Jessieisinherlatethirtiesorearlyforties,paleandvaguelyunsteady,physically.ItisonlyinthelastyearthatJessiehasgainedcontrolofhermindandbody,andtonight,sheisdeterminedtoholdontothatcontrol.Shewearspantsandalongblacksweaterwithdeeppocketsoneofwhichcon
2、tainsanotepadandtheremaybeapencilbehindherearorapenclippedtooneofthepocketsofthesweater.Asarule,Jessiedoesn'tfeelmuchliketalking.Otherpeoplehaverarelyfoundherquirkysenseofhumoramusing.Shehasapeacefulenergyonthisnight,asenseofpurpose,butisclearlyawareofthetimepassingmome
3、ntbymoment.Oddlyenough,Jessiehasneverbeenascommunicativeorasenjoyableassheisonthisevening,butwemustknowshehasnotalwaysbeenthisway.Thereisafamiliaritybetweenthesetwowomenthatcomesfromhavinglivedtogetherforalongtime.Thereisashorthandtothetalkandasenseofroutinecomforttothe
4、waytheyrelatetoeachotherphysically.Naturally,therearealsoroutineaggravations.THELMACATES--ThelmaisJessie'smother,inherlatefiftiesorearlysixties.Shehasbeguntofeelherageandsotakesiteasywhenshecan,orwhenitservesherpurposestoletsomeonehelpher.Butshespeaksquicklyandenjoystal
5、king.Shebelievesthatthingsarewhatshesaystheyare.Hersturdinessismoreamentalqualitythanaphysicalone,finally.Sheischattyandnosyandthisisherhouse.AUTHOR'SNOTEThetimeisthepresent,withtheactionbeginningabout8:15.Clocksonstageinthekitchenandonatableinthelivingroomshouldrunthro
6、ughouttheperformanceandbevisiblebytheaudience.Therewillbenointermission.Theplaytakesplaceinarelativelynewhousebuiltwayoutacountryroad,withalivingroomandconnectingkitchenandacenterhallthatleadsofftothebedrooms.Apullcordinthehallceilingreleasesaladderwhichleadstotheattic.
7、Oneofthebedroomsopensdirectlyontothehallanditsentryshouldbevisiblebyeveryoneintheaudience.Itshouldbe,infact,thefocalpointoftheentiresetandthelightingshouldmakeitdisappearcompletelyattimesanddrawtheentiresetintoitatothers.Itisapointofbothtreatandpromise.Itisanordinarydoo
8、rthatopensontoabsolutenothingness.Thatdooristhepointofalltheactionandtheutmostcareshouldbegivenitsdesignandcon