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A1S1 — Plot 14. A shed, a water butt, a bench made from a door.
27 LINES · 12 APPROVED
← The Allotment
A1S1 — Plot 14. A shed, a water butt, a bench made from a door.
ACT 1 — DuskTAKE IT OUT OF THE ROOM
EVERY SCENE IS WRITTEN · EXPORTING COSTS NOTHING AND CHANGES NOTHING
THREE AGENT CALLS · THE DRAMATURG, THE DIRECTOR AND THE DESIGNER READ THIS SCENE
2 AGENT CALLS · ONE BLIND ACTOR PER PRINCIPAL WHO SPEAKS — EACH SEES ONLY THEIR OWN LINES AND CUES
ON THE SCENE AS A WHOLE
△The DramaturgMED
The card says the turn is Rose saying the first thing she cannot take back; the page gets her there at A1S1.023 and then lets Mrs Dunmore write it down as if nothing had been said.A turn that no one on stage registers is a line, not a turn — the scene needs someone to hear it.Give Mrs Dunmore a beat of silence before "I'll put disputed", or let Teddy hear it through the shed door.A1S1.001APPROVED
◇The DesignerLOW· DISMISSED
"A bench made from a door" is a prop note; the page should say which door, or the workshop will guess.A found object on stage is only eloquent if it is specific.Name it: the old back door of the house, paint on one side.A1S1.002APPROVED
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A1S1.011APPROVED
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A1S1.013DRAFTED
ENTER MRS DUNMORE
A1S1.014DRAFTED
A1S1.015DRAFTED
◉The DirectorLOW
Rose tells Mrs Dunmore to sit; Mrs Dunmore refuses; the page never says where she stands for the next twelve lines.An inspector who stands must stand somewhere the audience can read the clipboard against Rose's hands.A direction after A1S1.016: she stays by the gate, or she crosses to the bench and does not sit on it.A1S1.016DRAFTED
A1S1.017DRAFTED
A1S1.018DRAFTED
EXIT TEDDY PELL
A1S1.019DRAFTED
A1S1.020DRAFTED
A1S1.021DRAFTED
TEDDY PELL speaks but is not on stage
∞The Stage ManagerHIGH
Teddy Pell speaks at A1S1.021 but is not on stage.Teddy exited at A1S1.018 and has not re-entered.Add an entrance for Teddy Pell before A1S1.021, or move the exit later.A1S1.022DRAFTED
A1S1.023DRAFTED
A1S1.024DRAFTED
TEDDY PELL speaks but is not on stage
∞The Stage ManagerHIGH
Teddy Pell speaks at A1S1.024 but is not on stage.Teddy exited at A1S1.018 and has not re-entered.Add an entrance for Teddy Pell before A1S1.024, or move the exit later.A1S1.025DRAFTED
A1S1.026DRAFTED
A1S1.027DRAFTED
ON STAGE NOW
ROSE PELLMRS DUNMORE
2 TRAFFIC ERRORS
FRENCH SCENES
f1 · lines 1–12 · ROSE PELL, TEDDY PELL
f2 · lines 13–17 · ROSE PELL, TEDDY PELL, MRS DUNMORE
f3 · lines 18–27 · ROSE PELL, MRS DUNMORE
THE ROOM DRAFTS · ONLY THE PLAYWRIGHT COMMITS THE PAGE