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1、CharactersJESSIECATES--Jessieisinherlatethirtiesorearlyforties,paleandvaguelyunsteady,physically.ItisonlyinthelastyearthatJessiehasgainedcontrolofhermindandbody,andtonight,sheisdeterminedtoholdontothatcontrol.Shewearspantsandalongblacksweaterwithdeeppocketsoneofwhichcontainsanotepadandtheremaybea
2、pencilbehindherearorapenclippedtooneofthepocketsofthesweater.Asarule,Jessiedoesn'tfeelmuchliketalking.Otherpeoplehaverarelyfoundherquirkysenseofhumoramusing.Shehasapeacefulenergyonthisnight,asenseofpurpose,butisclearlyawareofthetimepassingmomentbymoment.Oddlyenough,Jessiehasneverbeenascommunicati
3、veorasenjoyableassheisonthisevening,butwemustknowshehasnotalwaysbeenthisway.Thereisafamiliaritybetweenthesetwowomenthatcomesfromhavinglivedtogetherforalongtime.Thereisashorthandtothetalkandasenseofroutinecomforttothewaytheyrelatetoeachotherphysically.Naturally,therearealsoroutineaggravations.THEL
4、MACATES--ThelmaisJessie'smother,inherlatefiftiesorearlysixties.Shehasbeguntofeelherageandsotakesiteasywhenshecan,orwhenitservesherpurposestoletsomeonehelpher.Butshespeaksquicklyandenjoystalking.Shebelievesthatthingsarewhatshesaystheyare.Hersturdinessismoreamentalqualitythanaphysicalone,finally.Sh
5、eischattyandnosyandthisisherhouse.AUTHOR'SNOTEThetimeisthepresent,withtheactionbeginningabout8:15.Clocksonstageinthekitchenandonatableinthelivingroomshouldrunthroughouttheperformanceandbevisiblebytheaudience.Therewillbenointermission.Theplaytakesplaceinarelativelynewhousebuiltwayoutacountryroad,w
6、ithalivingroomandconnectingkitchenandacenterhallthatleadsofftothebedrooms.Apullcordinthehallceilingreleasesaladderwhichleadstotheattic.Oneofthebedroomsopensdirectlyontothehallanditsentryshouldbevisiblebyeveryoneintheaudience.Itshouldbe,infact,thefocalpointoftheentiresetandthelightingshouldmakeitd
7、isappearcompletelyattimesanddrawtheentiresetintoitatothers.Itisapointofbothtreatandpromise.Itisanordinarydoorthatopensontoabsolutenothingness.Thatdooristhepointofalltheactionandtheutmostcareshouldbegivenitsdesignandcon