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Male  Characters   Female  Characters  
Ken  Gorman     Chris  Gorman  
Lenny  Ganz   Claire  Ganz  
Ernie  Cusack   Cookie  Cusack  
Glenn  Cooper   Cassie  Cooper  
Officer  Welch  
Officer  Pudney  

Time  and  Place  


Sneden’s  Landing,  New  York  in  the  Present  
 
Act  I:  Scene  1:  Part  1  [9-­‐14]  A  large,  tastefully  renovated  Victorian  house  in  Sneden’s  Landing,  New  York,  about  forty  minute  
from  the  city.  Despite  its  age  and  gingerbread  exterior,  the  interior  is  modern,  monochromatic  and  sparkling  clean.  A  nice  
combination.  AT  RISE:  About  8:30  on  a  pleasant  evening  in  May.  
9   An  entrance  doorway  at  Upstage   Chris  Gorman,     They  both     Phone,  
right  leads  onto  an  open  vestibule.   dressed   speak  rapidly.   cigarette  box  
To  the  right  of  the  door  is  a   elegantly  in  a     on  the  coffee  
powder  room.  Once  step  down  is   designer  gown.     table,  and  
the  large  and  comfortable  living   She  is  wearing  a   cigarette.  
room.  The  color  is  predominately   watch.      
white.  There  are  two  furniture    
groupings  in  the  living  room.   Ken  Gorman,  
Stage  Right  is  a  love  seat  and  two   dressed  in  a  
chairs.  Upstage  of  the  love  seat   tuxedo.  
and  near  the  powder  room  door  is  
a  table  and  a  telephone  with  a  
long  cord.  Center  Stage  is  a  large  
sofa  and  coffee  table.  Two  chairs  

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Stage  Left  are  part  of  a  grouping  
with  the  sofa.  On  the  stage  left  
wall  is  a  mirror  in  an  ornate  
frame.  Against  the  Upstage  wall  is  
a  well-­‐stocked  bar  and  a  stereo  
system  enclosed  in  a  gorgeous  
cabinet.  Between  these  two  pieces  
is  a  closed  door  leading  to  the  
cellar.  From  the  living  room,  a  
curved  staircase  leads  to  a  landing  
and  two  doors;  weach  to  a  
bedroom.  On  the  landing  is  a  
railed  bannister.  At  the  Stage  Left  
end  of  the  second  floor  landing  is  
an  archway  leading  to  a  hallway  
and  more  bedrooms.  Downstage  
of  this  archway  is  an  extension  of  
the  balcony  which  can  be  used  as  
a  playing  area.  Through  the  living  
room,  at  Left,  double  doors  lead  
into  a  dining  room  and  the,  the  
kitchen.  A  huge  window  above  the  
front  door  looks  out  onto  a  
wooded  backyard.  A  large  window  
in  the  Stage  Right  wall  overlooks  a  
yard  and  the  driveway  beyond.  
Headlights  of  approaching  cars  
may  be  seen  through  this  window.    
 

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Act  I:  Scene  1:  Part  2  [15-­‐35]:  Ibid  
15         The  doorbell      
rings.  
16     Claire  is     The  doorbell      
wearing  an   rings  multiple  
evening  gown.   times.  
She  holds  a  
handkerchief  
and  purse.  
17     Lenny  is         Lenny  is  
wearing  a   carrying  a  gift  
tuxedo.   box  from  
Steuben’s.  
18         Broken  glass      
rattles.  
22             Claire  comes  
out  of  the  
kitchen  with  
an  unopened  
bag  of  
pretzels.  
 
Claire  pours  
two  cokes.  
33       Car  lights        
flash  in  the  
window.  
34         Doorbell  rings.      

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35         Doorbell  rings.     Chris  gets  
drinks  at  bar.  
Act  I:  Scene  1:  Part  3  [Ernie  and  Cookie  Enter  36-­‐]:  Ibid.  
36     Ernie  is  in  a         Ernie  is  
tuxedo.   carrying  a  gift  
  box.  
Cookie  is    
wearing  a  god-­‐ Cookie  is  
awful  evening   carrying  a  
gown.   sausage  like  p-­‐
illow  under  
her  arm.  
38             Chris  gets  
drinks.  
42         Gunshot.      
43         Telephone      
rings.  
44         Phone  rings.      
45         Phone  rings.      
47             Ernie  enters  
with  a  drink.  
48             Ken  has  a  
towel  over  his  
ears.  
 
Cookie  holds  a  
ladle  and  a  
bag  of  ice.  

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49             Chris  goes  to  
the  bar  to  get  
vodka.  
50         We  hear      
another  car  
coming  up  the  
driveway.  
 
A  loud  crash  
from  the  kitc-­‐
hen  
51             Lenny  
gestures  with  
a  white  towel.  
52         A  car  door      
slams.  
 
The  doorbell  
rings.  
53     Ernie  is     The  doorbell     Ernie  has  
wearing  an   rings.   paper  towels.  
apron.  
54     Glenn  Cooper  is         Glenn  holds  a  
dressed  in   Ralph  Lauren  
evening  attire,   gift.  
as  is  Cassie  
Cooper.  
 
 

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59             Cassie  uses  
her  purse.  
Glenn  and  
Cassie  
struggle  over  
the  crystal.  
64             Ernie  carries  
two  drinks.  
65             Lenny  carries  
bandages.  
66         The  telephone      
rings.  
68             Cookie  holds  a  
casserole,  
Ernie  holds  
two  bottles  of  
wine.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Act  II:  Scene  1:  Part  1  [71-­‐85]:  One  hour  later    
71   Plates  of  eaten  food  are  about,           Plates,  cutlery,  
open  wine  and  champagne  bottles   and  wine  
are  scattered  about.   bottles  are  
scattered  
about  the  
stage.  
 
Chris  has  a  
cigarette,  and  
Ernie  is  
holding  a  pipe.    
 
Lenny  is  
holding  a  
bottle  of  wine.  
 
Ken  has  a  fork.  
77             Cookie  is  
holding  
earings.  
79         The  intercom      
on  the  phone  
buzzes.  
Act  II:  Scene  1:  Part  2  [85-­‐]:  Ibid.  
85         The  phone      
rings.  
 

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87       Headlights       Glenn  is  
flash  in  the   holding  a  
window.   bloody  
handkerchief.    
89         The  phone      
rings.  
90            
91         The  doorbell      
rings.  
93            
94     Officer  Welch     La  Bamba      
and  Pudney  are   plays  from  the  
both  dressed  in   stereo.  
police  uniforms.  
102         The  walkie-­‐    
103         talkie  squeaks.      
105     Cassie’s          
shoulder  pad  
has  been  
ripped.  
108     Lenny  is          
wearing  a  robe,  
pajamas  and  
slippers,  as  well  
as  a    large  
bandana  across  
his  ear.  
 
 

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112         The  police  car      
drives  away.  
 
The  intercom  
buzzes.  
113         There  is  a      
knock  on  the  
basement  
door.  
 

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