Fosse: Plays Six Read Online Free PDF Page A

slowly towards Rambuku
    And they both stopped
    they stood and looked at each other
    They stop, look at each other
    And she said
    But there you are
    SHE
    But there you are
    RAMBUKU
    You must come now
    my dear
    I’m waiting for you
    Pause. Rambuku pours water in the glass and hands it to her, she drinks the water, gives the glass back to Rambuku
    SHE
    Thank you
    Thank you for being here
    You came today
    Pause. She turns to He
    But you
    breaks off. She walks to him, takes the sheets of paper from him , leafs through the pile, picks out one sheet, hands it to him
    Read
    Pause
    HE
    reads
    I’ve lived here
    But soon I’ll live in Rambuku
    SHE
    Yes
    Yes
    yes now he has come
    now Rambuku has come
    quite short pause
    and then
    quite short pause
    neither you
    nor I
    shall live here anymore
    quite short pause
    you
    I
    you and I
    shall live in Rambuku
    Pause
    It’s over now
    finally
    finally it’s over
    Short pause
    Read
    read what the note says
    Pause
    HE
    reads
    I’ve lived here
    But soon I’ll live in Rambuku
    Long pause
    SHE
    Yes
    Long pause. She goes and takes the sheet of paper from him, puts all the sheets in her bag. Rambuku walks over to her, pours water in the glass, hands it to her and She hands it to He, who drinks it. She takes the glass from He, gives it to Rambuku. She takes He’s arm. Rambuku walks slowly out, holding the carafe and the glass in front of him, and She and He walk slowly, arm in arm, after him and out

FREEDOM

    Characters
    THE WOMAN
    THE MAN
    THE SECOND WOMAN

    Black. Lights up. The Woman stands, looking down. Long pause. The Woman looks up, towards The Man
    THE WOMAN
    But you see
    well
    you do understand that
    yes
    yes that
    Yes that I
    quite short pause
    Wanted to be free
    quite short pause
    I didn’t want to go round
    with all those ties
    that I had entered into
    quite short pause
    and of course I was
    yes so young
    yes when I became tied
    yes when I entered into
    quite short pause
    yes the ties
    quite short pause
    yes the ties
    you know so well
    THE MAN
    Yes
    THE WOMAN
    And I wanted to create
    Yes my own ties
    quite short pause
    I wanted
    stops
    THE MAN
    But now you are free
    THE WOMAN
    Yes I suppose so
    THE MAN
    And now you don’t want to be free
    THE WOMAN
    No I don’t want to be free
    THE MAN
    Why don’t you want to be free
    THE WOMAN
    Because one
    when one is free
    one is not free
    at all
    THE MAN
    Why not
    THE WOMAN
    Because then one
    is tied
    tied and tied
    by just one’s self
    THE MAN
    Yes
    THE WOMAN
    And the one who is tied
    by and to her self
    is
    stops, short pause
    THE MAN
    Lonely
    THE WOMAN
    No
    Yes
    Pause
    THE MAN
    But the others they are there
    yes they are everywhere
    it is impossible to be alone
    because the others
    they are there
    THE WOMAN
    Yes
    yes exactly
    quite short pause
    but in relation to the others
    one doesn’t become free
    short pause
    and then there’s my children
    THE MAN
    Your children
    quite short pause
    yes your children
    of course
    yes
    yes a child is a tie isn’t it
    yes of course
    THE WOMAN
    Yes
    THE MAN
    And you want to be free
    quite short pause
    Not be tied
    yes
    yes to
    stops
    THE WOMAN
    Yes
    Pause
    THE MAN
    And now you are free
    THE WOMAN
    Yes
    Pause
    THE MAN
    And now you don’t want to be free
    THE WOMAN
    No
    Pause
    Or yes
    THE MAN
    Yes you can be
    quite short pause
    yes lover
    yes
    yes
    yes with whoever you want
    THE WOMAN
    Yes
    THE MAN
    With one or the other
    THE WOMAN
    Yes
    THE MAN
    Go to bed with whoever you want
    THE WOMAN
    Yes
    THE MAN
    You are free
    THE WOMAN
    Yes
    Pause
    But I
    stops
    THE MAN
    Don’t you want to be free
    THE WOMAN
    Yes
    THE MAN
    Wasn’t it as you imagined
    To be free
    THE WOMAN
    No
    Pause
    THE MAN
    Freedom is not a good thing
    THE WOMAN
    No
    quite short pause
    But it is a condition
    THE MAN
    It is a condition
    Short pause
    Yes like death
    quite short pause
    like loneliness
    THE WOMAN
    Yes
    THE MAN
    But it isn’t good
    quite short pause
    yes doesn’t one try
    all one can
    laughs briefly
    yes almost
    to get away from