Fosse: Plays Six Read Online Free PDF Page B

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    yes there was a ring at the door
    and there she stood
    she just stood there
    THE SECOND WOMAN
    Yes
    Short pause
    And she didn’t want
    yes anything in particular
    THE MAN
    No
    Pause
    THE SECOND WOMAN
    Sure
    THE MAN
    Yes
    Long pause. Lights down. Black

OVER THERE

    Characters
    THE MAN
    THE WOMAN
    Lights up slowly
    THE MAN
    stands and looks at something in the far distance
    Do you see
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    but look
    look over there
    pause
    don’t you see anything
    pause
    is there nothing to see
    there
    over there
    don’t you see
    answer me
    THE WOMAN
    Yes
    THE MAN
    There
    over there
    THE WOMAN
    No I don’t really see anything
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    not anything unusual
    quite short pause
    I see
    quite short pause
    I only see what’s always been there
    quite short pause
    I see
    quite short pause
    I see the ridge
    quite short pause
    and behind the ridge I see the mountain
    quite short pause
    and beyond the mountain
    yes there I see the sky
    THE MAN
    Yes
    THE WOMAN
    continues
    and I see that the sky
    yes it’s like before
    yes like it usually is
    quite short pause
    not blue
    but grey and grey
    yes
    yes that’s what I see
    and
    then
    quite short pause
    yes
    THE MAN
    You don’t see anything else
    THE WOMAN
    No
    short pause
    well
    quite short pause
    well I see
    quite short pause
    I see
    yes
    yes over there on the ridge
    yes there’s the farmhouse
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    yes that has always been there
    and the old hay barn
    oh yes that’s there too
    THE MAN
    Nothing else
    THE WOMAN
    Well what do you mean
    THE MAN
    No
    Pause. The Man turns and looks at The Woman
    THE WOMAN
    No it was nothing
    THE MAN
    No maybe not
    THE WOMAN
    Just something you thought
    Pause
    But did you see something
    THE MAN
    No it was probably nothing
    THE WOMAN
    But did you see something
    THE MAN
    Nothing worth mentioning
    THE WOMAN
    But what was it
    THE MAN
    Just forget it
    Pause
    THE WOMAN
    So you saw something
    THE MAN
    Yes
    Pause
    THE WOMAN
    But you don’t want to say what it was
    THE MAN
    It’s nothing worth mentioning
    THE WOMAN
    Not if I didn’t see it
    THE MAN
    No
    THE WOMAN
    Because then it was only you who saw it
    THE MAN
    Yes
    THE WOMAN
    And then it doesn’t exist
    THE MAN
    Yes I suppose
    Pause
    THE WOMAN
    Shall we move on
    THE MAN
    Yes
    The Man remains where he is. Pause
    THE WOMAN
    Don’t you want to walk any further
    THE MAN
    Yes
    quite short pause
    yes of course
    short pause
    THE WOMAN
    But you don’t have to
    quite short pause
    if you don’t want to
    we don’t have to walk any further
    quite short pause
    it’s quite alright
    yes
    of course
    quite short pause
    it has been a nice walk
    yes so far
    Short pause
    THE MAN
    Yes
    of course we’ll walk further
    Short pause
    THE WOMAN
    But we don’t have to walk to the very top of the mountain
    quite short pause
    not if you don’t want to
    THE MAN
    I said I wanted to
    THE WOMAN
    Yes
    Short pause
    But still
    THE MAN
    Let’s go
    THE WOMAN
    If you want to
    quite short pause
    yes let’s go then
    THE MAN
    I want to
    He remains where he is. Long pause
    THE WOMAN
    But
    yes
    quite short pause
    yes what did you see
    THE MAN
    Don’t ask about it
    THE WOMAN
    Sorry
    Short pause
    It’s just
    since I didn’t see it
    quite short pause
    yes
    yes I mean
    THE MAN
    I’m sure it was nothing
    THE WOMAN
    Just something you imagined
    THE MAN
    I’m sure
    THE WOMAN
    Maybe
    quite short pause
    in any case I didn’t see anything
    Pause
    THE MAN
    Let’s sit down for a moment
    THE WOMAN
    Yes why not
    The Man and The Woman sit down
    Are you tired
    THE MAN
    No
    THE WOMAN
    But it’s nice to rest the legs
    THE MAN
    Yes
    THE WOMAN
    We’ve been walking for some time
    THE MAN
    Not for that long
    THE WOMAN
    No
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    no but for quite a bit
    THE MAN
    Yes
    Long pause. The Man turns around and looks and then he stands up, again he stands and looks. Pause
    THE WOMAN
    Do you see anything
    Pause
    You want something to eat
    quite short pause
    something to drink
    perhaps
    Pause
    The weather’s not too