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Scene

This is a two act play with seven scenes.

Staging

Interior of a furnished room with a small pine table, a bench, three chairs, a rickety old wardrobe, and two single beds with the mattresses showing, no sheets, just a couple of ordinary blankets at the foot of the beds.  A bottle of water with two glasses on the table.  In the corner, on the floor, an extremely tall pile of old newspapers.  A door which opens onto the street.  Some distance away from this doo,r but also looking onto the street, a high window, closed without curtains.  Another door with a worn-out canvas drape leads to an inside courtyard.

When the curtain goes up, the stage appears empty for some moments.  Then the blundering footsteps of someone running can be heard.  LORENZO enters and immediately locks the door, as if someone was following him.  With immense relief, he leans against the wall and starts shrieking with laughter.  He has obviously escaped danger and he’s celebrating.  Being out of breath cuts his laughter short and while it comes back spasmodically, little by little he stops laughing. A pause. (less)

Interior of a furnished room with a small pine table, a bench, three chairs, a rickety old wardrobe, and two single beds with the mattresses showing, no sheets, just a couple of ordinar... (Read more...)

Cast number

Minimum	Maximum
6 males	6 males
None female	None female
6 (total)	6 (total)

Cast information

There are no doubling possibilities.

Characters

• LORENZO
• IGNACIO
• TWO POLICE OFFICERS: NASAL MAN AND SMILEY FACE
• OLD MAN
• YOUNG MAN

Entry written by Gwendolen Mackeith. Last updated on 5 October 2010.

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