ELEEMOSYNARY was given its profesionat premiere atthe Prades Fsival Theave For New Pays fromm Apt 29 to May 10, 1986. It was decid by Glia Muro soeery wat designed by Ere Schaefer, costumes were designed by Vickie "sponte lighting was designed by Cust Seni: sound design was by Tell Cheeks The east was a flows ecHo. lie Boye DOROTHEA [Lenka Peterson ARTIE Cynthia Mace ELEEMOSYNARY was oiginaly commissioned by Pak Square ‘Theat oft Pal, Minvesoa and produced by them in Aun, 1985 was ested by Jeanne Blake. Rick Polen designed the se The ce wa a flow ECHO Mictele Contin DOROTHEA Mes Van Oppen ARTIE ya Muga ‘The autor woul! ike to graeflly acknowledge the Nair Endowment For the Ans. the Jerome Founditce, and the [MeKnight Foundation, withst whose generous support thi Pay could aot have been wien (CHARACTERS. boRoTHEA, A woman of some means ARTIE her daugher gcHO ee granddavghier TIME 1085, and beforeAUTHOR'S NOTES Doroies shuld be played by am ass in her 0's Ai sould be played by an act inher 30 cho should be played by an stes inher teens ‘The prefered convention fo performance ofthis play wou have sl books—and a par of honemade wings cual pest All ter props incading phones) would be mimeo snp sa ete by te ote Phas Doe cl have el uo THE SET ‘Ths ley works bet wen he sein is minima Ie shoul ext mas in vershiting afar flight tnd darn, wih ow Plsforms. chi, stone or whatever ay posible. hoses wing ‘which are mich used and tefered to, might prafably he ice Ford no the se denn 30 at ean svn pe throughout, “ ‘ ELEEMOSYNARY Scene 1 A gil of si appears. leis Ba. Sh wears ja and ‘oh sear, ECHO, Bleemonynay: ELE MOS. YooNMR Ye lemorynary I my faerie word Not jst bei I eo with inches lewarabvay my lvoe Eleemeynary, “Of opera ing sts charale” 1 am ee Latin, ofcourse, Dui’ oa sword sow. We'e responsible fori Eleemosyary. Like a sll ong, (Ds lit emincomep om Doreen ing mations oa low ‘lator Esk owl approach estas br or @ moma, hoe ‘peaks te the aude) Ths i» my randmater. She has stoke DOROTHEA. (amocing Sere ail ed) Could you open {he dapes, dea? ECHO. timing opening de drape) She cant ely ak Ucn eat et, hough: Aleut thik ca, (Sua cance Dra’ Jace She smiles etl coed) DOROTHTEA. On, thar nie ‘That's warm ECHO. She's seventy-five yeas lI know abe dose okt “Thats ot how Fae her DOROTHEA. Ufa ily tay, ECHO. I know. (rie emer On Ser arms se wars apa of large wings made high od and fabric Each perky eo theft loop A haem te pak Arte and el! wth ‘ewig hee ig ery wn. Dera rics and als sect rie) My grandmosherbebeved she cou fy ing only {ir of homemade wings andthe proper dasa ining tn 1988, She made a en-inute movie~fullypotessionl ol heel 2nd her dnaghter, my zheng it ut 7DOROTHEA. (Speating uh frie and esr, 0 Heap 0 Almcamers el. Va Dorothea Wesook, Taney Lam goog ‘eve tht an — or. thisense, woman any without the ad 1 by moro any kid, wing onl he simple of ings ou sez my diughcr, Arcinin wearing here. tic olay ty alt encode er of caer. Dorte tops hr gy thos ‘ncerrpting her ioc) We have an excellen dn forthe erg A bright elden sky, bik wind and i eemperatues nthe high fordes We wiltrymoexperiment oa. Fis the very tech, nd secon, che wocden tower ECHO. Sometimes T chink al my toubles began in 1958 DOROTHEA.T wish I could be fying myself ur acti has Imad that imposible Is the emer gig? Splendid. Arte ARTE. Mom DOROTHEA. Rememberall ve tant you (f beat, Then a bay riers the wings sp dromarialy, Sh ond Dates Free i talons ECHO. Speling the words becones easy, telly ~ almost sane N-U-PS-A:N-CCE nuance, What I realy concent ‘on is the meaning of the word — or more than tha the a of DOROTHEA. (mmmciary tothe cameras drift fiat tow the fer ad fate) The work led with a ier on viedo, Acordofathand ower wtih needs onl oe unnared And eawn tau between i center and or wt! (Darts tae srowinar and mre dramatic rhe loe, rece nd ‘a Happing ars he sage at top spuds She ei Darton Juaas et bore) ECHO, Los of woms have a specif, Words ik pink and ena. Words tke ysphemiam and sasochthonaun,Speiing ‘them is nothing compared tj eling them, DOROTHEA: Gadde shai) Fpl For God'ssake,yovcll a Mapping?! You'e being med! (Se free agen ECHO. Besutifl words fr vl things. Limon, Lo EMC: O-L-0-U'S.Limiolous Means "awelingn mud" Or thisone: sure. Jstmean hungry. Bue the way fede Ted wp igh in the mide of weting i Exit ES-U-RI Thre we ras ge ye fr DOROTIEA, Ue afr) Your ot consenting ECHO. Twit te Hin my nda ee [ARTIE. (Ruri oan pig) TC twin! DOROTHEA Keep wn! Cosco! ARTE. nou ig DOROTHEA You wil re us ante wal and at ap ig sre) ECHO, Mam wal cn then, Thi woth Gx range ‘hn Gams ee ARTIE oping nt ty pine ‘ithe peng or foi hea woman be i Tvs etire Neverbneaouper Neseran chr Gece bot mo haves ght She wot He you DOROTHES. Keep apie! Ar wi a a ro of oe) JECT, My men's «very iene peo. hin ic was Be nbn DOROTHIEA, Ane Remember! Ine covicin! ice, sin wip. She eto th plone) [RTE vow te yo coming on NO and 2a hia ond ime ECHO, "Dain tse) Fie: Mm, we don ive doc t dou drt wnat Grandma ea tab ARTIF. Non no Tre goth sine Hone (Pica ic tear) Ye gt my diconay vat ere ECHO, O ARTIE. Gio, Un. pester, CHO, We mul jo od er ARTIE. Cone on, peer “Reson fs soundings ing bes” EHO. Pre, PA-RA-P-T-E-RY. Pepe, ARTIC, Good Um aye EHO, Whee ARTI, NyetivopicECHO, ‘Thats wont? ARTIE, Of course's 2 wor ee tin my wok all she dine, ECHO. What's icmean? ARTIE, “Tending to astme at nightfall postions unlike those dating the dy” ike te lees of cera pins, ECHO. "Tats scenic word. They don ak those ch AARTIE, Ob they den? im sory. Well the um ECHO, Mdoieanyway. ARTIE, Can you? Da you know EGHO. Lean gues. Um. aye. NV-C-T yciopic ARTIE, Thats sight ‘Thats amazing! How do you do tha! (uch pape thro te bok agp.) Now, lets see. um ECHO, Mom? Mom? ARTIE, What ECHO. Lets jus wk. AARTIE, We ae wlking ECHO. Why don't you come over Ar and hep me? ARTIE, Well um =. Tm very busy these days. You've got Devas, and [BCHO. Iwan you to. [ARTIE. You've gt me, You do, Pm ight here. On the phone ‘Lets do another word How abu. ob dont know um anything realy. How abou obi CHO. Orbit? You mean, ike planet? ARTIE. Thats ihe ECHO. You dink lca’ spet obi ARTE. Jase spel ieand we'll goo, ihe? ECHO. Gaul you just please come ove? ARTIE. No. Of ECHO. Mern ARTE. Orbit 'm hanging up. ECHO. (Aer at) ORBIT. Ont ARTE. (Qui) Tank you. (Ligh feo Ai Sh exits.) 0 TROPIC ECHO, There's something about the Wesbrook women. We have is expeeusionsbou ourselves Tobe extortinay. K's Ide ke having dna in he tary. Arti rwas daring the loc pach th the wing apn Shestand beside Dorothea 40 ‘nb cous on morn, ond am more fen) DOROTHEA. (Focamea) Wel be erystee hilscems noo have dane the wick, We ae moving o, therefore ro the wooden tower. Uric poe Derather an "Are you seri?” Took Thy Frene) ‘ECHO. When {was ail in sy rib, my gandmoter was con acy shoving wordeand numbers in font of me The ishing | (rer nd wa the ancent Gresk word for grands DOROTHEA. (fe audiese) My grndavgher i bor ECHO, orth ised me from the cme I wat wo. Levu do calls when I wat sine ARIE. Tam at jumping of tac cower DOROTHEA. Of course you ae, dent. ARTIE, You si thi woud be sae DOROTHEA. Itnsfe Lookattheowershase. We've ped op Sry leaves AARTIE. Dry aca?! DOROTHES. (Toskecamers wih impresice coral) Tate wil bea alighe dls. (Te ree) ECHO. My randmother made clove words My mom helped too A ide DOROTHEA. (To dri) Ate you my daugher ono? ECHO. Arencve, | decided we the rates plein itor. Foci: ds’ eal only kids had speling bees I hough there srs an ale divion. (Azie mve it aston ox the “tower.” BOROTHEA. (Tose camera. a Arie rem 1 fern) My daughter snow, ohaboutewchefeetabove the ground and. Let ool te lng dear ARTIE. (Ey sd) Not DOROTHEA. Don't be subborn, ECHO. Doves wer one of he notble eccentice of erDOROTHEA. You want fy, don't your ARTIE. Not ECHO. Ido. DOROTHEA. Wel, then you must lt go ECHO. 1 fy wih words Oh, I now i sun sap 2, but ies te. Cerain words tral it me up wa. pete ste, Sorieg, chav ngulte, fevonian. And he word tht means plying with words”"— logdacdaly. It tha a. reat one? Logos ss one-wordyode DOROTHEA. Why are you soar o make bison? ARTIE, (Sil oligomer) No daghc a ine wil vee no dager mine DOROTHEA. Anic? ‘ECHO. (Saddedy distraught onthe phone) Mom? Mom? ‘Are you tere? ARTI. What, honey? ECHO. Could you come over? ARTIE. Oh, 1 ca right now. What's wrong? ECHO. (Glam) I'm the Nasional Speling Bee Champion ARTIE. (Pain asides wig.) Ueno, You canbe vey proud of years wrk ECHO, What 1 do next yur? ARTIE. What do you mean? ECHO. There's nothing left to spell. 1 spelled everthing, 1 speed zug snd withershie and gavpel nd fog Taped revenan and anny. I even speed pha PCT HLS, thin Te lt werd is pronsnced eis" bat) Could You plase come ove? ‘ARTIE Echo, na ECHO. Leven spelled elemoryary. Juste it was ctr dog. ‘ook beausfu amaring mechanism and spel DOROTHES. (il toi ap ah owe") Ac? ARTIE, (Quis) Done e+ negative aude DOROTHEA. “4s bore) Don't eke negative aide ECHO. Why no? tuned hoe weds nt something muptry e ARTIE. tnt wha? ECHO. I made them dereniptous and marmot ARTIE, Dama speak Engh ECHO. tem ‘Thos are good English wos. ARIE. Some word are meant be meld, abe wed ECHO. | think speling bees at the quad of Heber! (Se ex ties the wing, stan ese Darth.) DOROTHEA. flo te comers, emboraced) Well um. appears we wil not beable compet ou expetineat tol ARTE. (Hyer cod folding on) Dare rhe DOROTHEA. What iy: Hopetul, perhaps tomorow ARIE. Forger it DOROTHEA. You came so clo on he hil ARTI, Never! Yousre mutt And now you're mts on fl! (Phy Free. Echo ees rom ahr dieion) TECHO. Mom apologize for tat ltr. Grandma never men Sioned tags. She weat right on ote projects: communication vith che ead, spontaneous combustion, seal projection — ut he never fled hae. ARTIE. Um sory DOROTHEA. (lovingoeurd tte D.plasorm) Tha sal ight | forgive you die ns Dorota dow) ECHO” Teanfee!my grandmother ia me My motes to ~ ai te Somedhing essai ehough us tight from Devote ime eagle DOROTHEA. ‘The secre of fight es inthe assurance that we ae worthy of Rig. ECHO, Tues i git, (Ligh fade soa 20 ak) Scene 2 Arties ale one She sis main igre BARTE, You dent ave wo smoke, but makes ome Fel ‘Whoever with yu knows that while you do need ul ec Ste, you done necesaly need i am the (A da) hve te ‘ie aching my danger. T hve ie teaching mos espe te ¥ don't wry abou tht es sy der that wosses (Lig rion te D lam. cho sont king arog She ‘as th ndly expect kof a in nro ie ei ‘Drea stm ber tin eal) DOROTHEA. Ave weall waked up fom aur nap? Arc we, se Mis? (Sk tes Ee a ees, ond Be repo ot Lager ‘We'reall waked up and we're thiee monte dds an wee tea 0 010 cho! ARTE. Docohea could such eral dy ong DOROTHEA. (Tet Hoke.) Do we ike shou? Do we? OF use we do Len, Ane —how mach she Hikes the though oF school She aghing ARTIE, She's lnghing besos you cling her DOROTHEA. Well 'm sue thats pt f(T Ke, playing ih ce by’ ty apa, he ee ae”) Do ne ‘Kaow this lee? Thats “A." Can yo sy "A>" Eula ‘pt AM righ, how abou this one? "B." Tha igh, {Can you sy he? ARTIE. Mom, Shes three month ol. She actly DOROTHEA.’How do you ko? ARTE. Is psiloc imposible DOROTHEA. ‘That's js the tut ofthe badly, Noche th ofthe spin, Bebo, how about thi one? ARTIE. Her namc’s na Echo DOROTHEA. Of couse itis T named hee ARTIE, J named her. Months go nae er Baar DOROTHEA. (Smlng plenanty "That was before 1 ot hee Echo! De you want wey thee? (Dang omer rin of ke ‘."/ Tis *Alpa.” Can you sy that? And hiss “Beta” Can ou say. (Doras and Es fe.) ARTIE, Those baby aiphabes she's paying with ate the same ‘nes she had over my cb. Pink for Latin, be for Greek DOROTHEA. Uxfecin hugh Eco dea’) “Lambda.” Can 4 vos yl” Thnk of ee AES mo OROTHEN Yor tcl sted co his mori. You Sulake sd ng wakThts wat den Fm etn say epeaie Coa Maye yl mecemeneingoe Sate ne tanya See doyou mes sang? DOROTIEA. Lin ws st des James Mone. ARTE, Yous DDOROTHES Yes tema ely ey ousted en ‘etn sk rate Maes Bnei Gr Tels Tha why cle he Peery, you tow he ine Cra elng wo 870 ond paws thebppe nce The af Gol Feng Sot eds Mia gon ra ‘ti lo he oy DOROTITEA. Heche wing fetter ang en Te pee on pure, id you Kowa? Tie eked fe fyi ts [ghee in anal ews vero wi So hoe Tabisiy dort yr? God fre poscparom mene ARTIE. Ropolg toa sme gore row Dares) Tk we DOROTTIEA. Das mention ih fle on Daath nd a Thy ot) ATE hve wot with my memany I age Ay thingy sl sty ni: ct ened wet es see deticompetentin Rss hen wat weed when Ses: wht ny mtr ois at tweed. Erry sed ov cverrnd crying ven rhe ape Capuron) leah opto Fol wc Thee one ‘hou before appre Tomes sve hse oh nema ths he meso ede eed Nee ci hae) grt anya: Deanna ‘Se memorl my Sue fat My dnt Bobo me Sint aina i gaat cco nat gon eco sJust guna remerbesng wha you lam EQHO, Cates. GATHLEAIS. Catteni ARTIE, (Sf, rn itfor al tine Cater ECHO. (Of, Pla. P-L-E-CN hyphen MR, einai, ARTIE. Pleinaic ECHO: (Of, Dendond. DA-O-D-AN-D, Deon ARTIE. Deodand — these aren’ words they" fagmens Gaeek, Latin, Oki French, Old Geaman — they pa of ome. thing we att speak. They sediment, they, ECHO. (Of, Detius. DE-T-RI-T-US, Dettus ARTIE. Echo [have w hang up now ECHO. (0f,)Gan'e we do few mor ARTIE. Ihave o hag up ECHO. (Of) Ate yous ght? ARTIE, I'm fine ECHO. (Of, Realy? ARTIE. Really (4 dex.) ECHO. (0f,) Goodbye ARTIE. Goodbye. (To een) My mother mate sre [had ‘uta rm the eof fut I remembered everthing they ever ‘Sid, of oune — which excted them tremendously. Meanie ny father wored thc too mach laming wold ht my hopes or marge. But Does tld him» sma gil can hide what the knows, wo thers sal «cance for happiness sp on Dare, seta i way of Se bran esi uo) DOROTHIEA. “Wel, hrs tn in way ARTE. Tm teling tis. arg api eden) When twa ighteco, Ip pregni. DOROTHEA, Twat an aciden, ARTE. Mother. Dera Jal in founeen yea of toring noone — including my mother — ever bang up the fae off Thaew the whale succession of Mido kings "ids know anyhing abou the men who eto awn i ‘went ou with one of them, DOROTHEA. (Rig sudo int tee, ling a eer ward Are You cate regan! You ex Yue eghcen, ARTIE, Mother, Fam, DORGTHEA. Youte aoe co go coll ARTI. I cai help eat DOROTHEA. Of couse you cn. Your elege career. ARIE. What callege eacer? Lim ging 0 be a mother DOROTHEA, No. No, you're noe You dott have be ARTIE, Of coune Ihave DOROTHES. No. You don't. Think abou icf Bar) AARTIE, What —~ you mean give up for adoption? DOROTHEA. Na Tas would mesn your fae nding ot I he knew abou this he'd uve you mared eo someone in five minutes — and no calege either You have fo something he. ARTI, Wha? (4 det, ait come tbe) Th DOROTHEA. In hie wate Bor you go ARTIE, No! DOROTHEA. ani. ARTIE, 1 won't do tat DOROTHEA. Why noe ARTIE, Ite le, 4 ft) DOROTHEA. Wn sadn) I tha ite or yous. ARTIE, How ean you sy that? DOROTHEA. That mite Ifyou keep it one of ou plans, one of your poten ~ do you se? You'apend the next twenty eso your ie eying cach up wth youre You wot be ou ArymoreYou'l ju be something» ch needs AARTIE, Wha wiong with dat DOROTHEA. You could be mor, Something ee. ARTIE, 1 dont want wo be anything move . DOROTHE. Youste deat) We cant help what Ga made 1s Ifyou ada'ebeen born she way youare, col ve waged et ters ver you ei foever and ating would have come oi tat) I youhave «baby pow, your father wil ink, “Fine She's junta woman ike dl along find her husband.” He wil, ‘oo. And we won'cbe able sop him. 4 ar.) When sir in ‘te deny sto kl sometime, me sy thal ight, 1 it ilealor seane che ~ hs thee no mer how eet le Well youve chic, tn Between vig your fences Secche's Younger maketh ce one Ned heey ‘hme som de Deore ado oa oe AARETVE. wit nk hi anyway. Bu aly we ed the st lin a (no ase Noe See ste ies eds get tsi ig Dat schoo ink thy were sured ime ey ‘it har ugha "ore You goo” Cea {ae itor hey st eld Jobe Aso ST tris were nyt: And te aed me spa 2 tine bin cighed vt be wound nye sing te wan DOROTHER (omg hit) wasting hash wa ‘espn iy wit Mr Noman Scene Sec ete se freney He wor aking ecto prose ARTE One aeons ome fon thing and my DOROTHEN. Ts ma mete ARTIE. No is me BOROTHEA. (te he view. You cn so! pn ARTIE: ev ise oh tr wine DOROTHEA. Whe would yout et ths stew? dex) Wht oyu normal ex et) Heme emo beck sone Now ee ARIE Thon ene nh We sendy ae the el DOROTHEN it adn mtn Cs are ca kg ont Iu are Goon gue XTi Non DOROTHEA. A way tse thmagh the Ranh! You can, you ‘ow. ths todowihe ml tendnglhe There sons ae ‘hid en bend Whrs te wench Bee Coenen ARTIC’ We nce ma DOROTHEA. A minnow ie nie ARCTUE, You dn’ have to ike ot? I donee i you tke DOROTHEA. tc dosns matter whether I ike or not You's ‘coming home. Sadao faking Ar ag.) OW Gross wha 1 bought che ther dy. Guese Tes Fr you ARTI, What? DOROTHEA. Thic 1's book ARTIE. I can se taf bat Drath ali at empigt, eee 1 sighly Are fights Ber saad ge to examine ay bot DOROTHEA. 1s in Lain. An 1857 edition of Ovid's Mat morpho, Published in Rone. Win very go shape Aiea Ie boot) ARTI ts bent DOROTHEA. Well it was expensive enough Bus then I know ‘how muck you love Ovi, with al hose Young gis is runing sey fom the gods tring inc cows and sonsteltions 20d, AARTIE. (Graig) Thank you. DOROTHEA. (alig te ook bac, poring thong it) Dow thank me. You have the right oan inlet ie T wonder if then ie mere ld After they'd bees transformed nto ees and reeds and whatever. There's something» stationary about a ee. (Om wall ote for them. (She res ise audi) ARTIE, Ian away agin. On the way home: Tcawod ou the tuthroom window af Mars glen Cte Sketterteoat auof ort’ hand) With the book Ati moes ite way of a5 ‘ih fde nth eg Drea Tis tine Loved vey fac amy ‘And syed hidden For’ long ine igh fade Blac De the orks, witht o pce, er Echo fly igi olay, "The ‘Might Will Neer Stay." which ens Sere 3. Lip slow ri of el and Dorota D. Darah st nike pltform ke mathdily rae and lowers Darts utara art. Therapy for he abe ‘ii, Derk, sed, abs Behe song ens)Scene 3 DOROTHEA, (7 ausimez) People wonder abou me. rene ht Open here) They det say nating, Wf ese because ofthe money. My hasbind wis very eomforabe, He ‘orned mast esate, by the mele did He say eed ne ily eid’ realy know what wo mae of me. excep wife Not long after Ane ran away the Secnd tine, he de. Car ‘emoctage — very sodden mld he did't feetienach hase ‘ida’ That worried me frame, ot esting anything abot exch of my husband Bucthen asked few a my meser foes bose husbands had did, and they ad the tame ting So ese i was common enough snd I should’ wong ECHO. Buphrsy, E-U-P-HARCAS-Y. Euphiasy A plant Alo ‘enown a eyeright. (he bg rate adler Dect’ othr arm) Bijoussie, BIJOUTERLE. Bowes A jeock ‘olen. Tote acne) Words are ny caleton. They the Jewels no one takes ot ofthe eae, Raapn DOROTHEA. (yer dosed, ming, eng the word) Rat pan ECHO and DOROTHEA. (Tope) R-A-T-AD.LCAN, ECHO. Reupla, The sound or beting of «drum. My pand ‘moter loved Helping me wih words DOROTHEA. You spell them wonderfully ECHO, Tv tied with my grandmother alos all my fe, She ‘ane me. (Sk fakin orth, exer car iron pats) DOROTHEA. Lite i avi scent flowed by an ends, dreamy, downward nusaon, ECHO! That mean, a nding of" DOROTHEA. One can only hope one hat sen high enough 0 tha the sighs onthe way down wl be worth the faking, ECHO. Thisiswhat imagine se thinks. Et ies ar a er momen en gies hr ison he frthead Detter sil, Eto tnt the dares, Det stl cd et hadi he dreton Bch ie herd Pi, move tha ws) 2 eee talpoerareaeceae a a see eat Tae ace eee eee cee ape pee ibe aca tr een eden ee eer ees encarta eels cet eee aces eect see ee IS eae ey eric tr tn nod fous kaniaoa es Dons eect rurcastaees SEU tebe cya et a BOLTS Be ala ue ty 1 ae Boner nt eae eer hereto ene aARTI Then se atked me get in. The fe DOROTHEA. Bor I could’ ‘help myself tke an sii. ARTIE, No! Not Ge out of my sor! Get ot! DOROTHEA, ‘fier bat) Can you itagine i? Feeling guilty for eaing?| ARTIE. (Quits) And then she would diappest. Jost dap ear. And th om would be ke twas and be sone ee Only Td be awake, (igs fde ou wn tt, wh slowly ea a ‘he darn) DOROTHEA. The day 1 graduated high schol, my father ‘smiled at me, side had swondrfl surrne which care vt be an aranged mariage between me an Jobe Westnos John was, T admit a sr of boyiend and I nd theese ‘marrying him, perhaps, in four jeare But wt I hgh dds omeemn my father I id, “What sot cage?" And he aon “oha's ang sed into his tater usiness "No, no whee shoutctleg fore," ad My father ju phe He maphoda ‘he ide da | mighe prefer calle to sharing, He Ingle and laughed. Lig wp on Bebo) ECHO, chink you can get tuck on pleasure, don you? Youcan Fs ivolved with something you lie that you dont more ove the nex ching Something you migh lite sea mere DOROTHEA. My tthe and Jha oo mae vague prom: ‘ses! nud go cole sometime only Mager mivies roe, Oo $n 2nd | raced high schol vee wecks etl was mae, ‘vo wecks ater I as pregnant Jo snd I bad eee boys tos aby gil iked she wet ECHO, (Rising) For example, !hne my grandmother Busine der sek DOROTHEA, After our sid som was boo, faked Jo i ‘ould go wclege. He dna. reminded timafhinagie ocr lacs He mi hats what vague promises were for ECHO, Now there'sonlyMom, And fie face with Mom is rer DOROTHEA. Then I mec very seange penn, 2 ECHO. S01 come hee, and ak Deon, even though she can hea ne DOM THEA, aver ange ended ECHO, I move ber tne, do wordy ad pretend she's i here . BORDEN. en et! He a a tmer pry Ths winter: Nora os pes wee far chlor Buh wue ent tnent a/v Talay touphsuch people mere we, nee ty Bus ‘tc apes nant Usvroec Heed ome seg ine sour hi ives inthe sera Hedi make thes ese jarey fr any Sr competing reason le ‘yened te pub of amenity aren wo within car ‘exh keith seem ie ap Head esol Sinkol beer wo espe tom. "Ladnd yh, “Dont yoo ju th © eae?” Bu what wold my Moa Chink. wondered Ang than — 8th ed Bening ime ening ste hal seni ropomite” And ssn ret ben ot happnes eat dn ia my fnge “Exec I ough "Wa 8 ‘het Eom har ayo, Lave eb ned te ing ty band ado anne eh ap op ARTE. My motecchoe bean coentc Lie chosing cob ean ese DOROTHE. rig fi tothe pao Recency sve 0 many poms cul say sie and mathe ad a ‘neve wih the sul of anal “ ECHO. (Of) My gander pod dari amacing She tnew certhing she vd so many poole When she tare ped Lites do methine DOROTHEN, tvs land) Esconsciy ed my ie. te Became mie lth God fre Fora he font end hear hart han aie Th ton sari dyn ee Darton form ch ft hoe hr nd te ig) aScene 4 ARIE, She cs ha ou fcHO, Nip on Avie Yates mnt, eno. Seah oncom AIR he dso EGHO Kew‘ ag ARTI. Sh ean ut) {Ano why ‘rar coh Fos my dma ARTE, Das gi ys She oa epi eS they whseqnnec he Tau mye Ws ser se taal house ener ste acd ECHO. Sk oun Sl te ew ig fee RITE 0 ete ws Gi i ECHO, Tea hr oth came tre ARTI. Ie ose vor wd ECHO. Wejocach! went dese ede fet ATE, The ues wl er ECHO. The ues he a eine ARTE Yooh ee CHO. a Youd ae lu nh ae Sue AEM, es vy dha. They dos ete hn we {i (ben Woop ong er CHO, Tce my nr fei Shear eave, stops.) a ITE one in in diner CHO hr gl dn 0 Dero na tne) My mere aes fa iam ste Vcore Gr wena ex vce msoe en a imays been my gadimother, and 1 was js coated. Isa ‘hought ea T wed to ak Dooce where my mother was, and he'd aluayy sy DOROTHEA. i te doris) She je epped ox. ECHO. She wha? DOROTHEA. She jus stepped ou, de. ECHO. When's she going to ep bck i? Granda? Grands? (Lil eesfadere dre) Later when Las olden, Granda tod me that Mom tad gone int each, whatever tat it DOROTHEA. ts ore) Reseueh isa place whete ou ean sea for dhe et of your ite ECHO. Ones, Mom elle on the phone. (Os he pho, worl) Helo? IARTIE, (Of) On — bella. i your. 6 Dorathes shee? Uf ae ECHO, Who's thi? ARTIE, (Of) Let me wk wit your mothe ECHO. (Hestating, hn) No. Ligh ap on Dorota, siting) DOROTHEA. Who called, dee? ECHO. Nobody DOROTHEA. T heard « phone ing ECHO. It was ach. It mars des penon. DOROTHEA. A den pean? ECHO. Newt dea (f or) DOROTHEA. Why doa't you cme and st exe to me? Hn? {Come on. Come on, come on, come on, sme on (Sly, Bake dda so) There, Thats nie tH ECHO. No DOROTHEA. /Langhing oud nanredy) Yeu, Now lt me tk you gueston. Do you know why 1 named you Ec? ECHO, So kas would laugh a me DOROTHEA. No,soyoueould give back others wht you find heauifl abou chem. "So you could reflect whats lovely in ters ECHO, ‘Then you should've mated me mines DOROTHEA. Nerjustving people People om che pu Peoewe oy tow fom what they wt I want ou w heat is pee) — to heel oging nd EGiio. Na . DOROTHRA. We'e sit alking al che time — saying ou hough wring hem Sow, ending hem ou kc mete as bese And wetenever sure which mesages have been owed and wich have fou sold rasan some pple, ECHO. Like my mosher? DOROTHEA. Nn nly be. ECHO. Bue moni. DOROTHEA, Me rn ECHO. Your Why your DOROTHEA. Ererone needs ECHO. Why you! Tle you DOROTHEA Of cours you da, but ECHO. Buc what? / der) DOROTHEA, We all eed fovenes. Ligh hn sar to ie Aric rs Thy xt daring he seek) ARTE: When an ay theca ie Theptmaving sed in cight diferent in Ind for diferet amen Once ater ‘bout tree years Tele Mon? DOROTHEA. O71 Yor ARTIE. Ie me DOROTHEA I know, ARTI Tm al get you a ooking or me? DOROTHEA. No AARTIE, And hung up. 1 moved ain she nest day, justin ase at knew ae war eling the ah iy went ook shoe ‘ny own. Pid my own way sling state wha ong was foi We had ese I ed ot with shane to show how gedit wak. ed bith rp ou a hat ce, bucicoeer bok. The hummer broke: Afr few more year Caled again. Mon? DOROTHES. "Op Yes ARTIB, Ty sl al igh DOROTHEA. ‘That's nice de. ARTIE, 1 ig o have a aby DOROTHEA Isthis your ay of ring me youve mated? ARTIE, Yes vn, is ame Richard, and he a peso of| bochemisey. Fm asin i, DOROTHEA. I should say you ae, How lng have you been ‘maried? AICTIE. A few ments. Pye fished go seb DOROTHEA. You have? Mats wonder. Wha in? AARTIE, Buchem, DOROTHEA. Thats lvely Will you do sexe then? ARTIE. Yeu DOROTHEA. tnvresting research hope? ARTIE. Ob, yes Of couse DOROTHEA” When's the baby doc? ARTIE, Six monshs DOROTHEA. Ti come and say with you. Where do you ve AARTIE, Oh —yow done have wo do tha. DOROTHEA. Twn. ARTIE. Heaow, but DDOROTHEA, Wha se do you ve i? Jase ll me ha ARTE. T done think DOROTHEA. You'l eed your mother if you gong w have ‘aby, Whar se? AARTIE. (Atera dea) Calis, DOROTHEA. Ov there, ch? Well, Ihave w make some rangement, but AARTIE. Mom, donc came. Ido’ wane you DOROTHEA, Nonsense ibe chere in weck ARTIE. Mom: DOROTHEA. What (Ase dow ede ans ARTE, Don’ you wane ke wha U2 DOROTHEA. No Tike the challenge ARTIE. A week ter, thee she was. DOROTHEA (Toa) Hi aARCTIE. She bought s house on or black. She came over every igh My husband acl ted hee DOROTHEA. Richard ha tte, AARTIE. He had more than hat When f was wth my husband ano memory all ~ of where Ica rom, what Pi been ike, what I was aad of We worked tpeter, loved each othe, very day wis independent af ther dye Each day was exetien Gedand chen putaway — spy pucaway thought had been vole fein nef. Ad every nigh war «que lovely wep, from oe ie int anehe. 4 eat) When ymoher ave my memory came back, Forever, DOROTHEA. Tlie my new aighborod. ew King Solomon on the sce yeeay, bur he could’ ap. ARIE, Ricard didn’ undersand why 1 end’ funtion wih her around could’ though She'd come ort with some theory Sox making oad iy and DOROTHEA. Don't get upset, deat 1 be down the see when 96 need ie ARTTE, When Thad my baby, she tok me othe hospital My husband was at work (Dare mime eding bayer am, de oe ie) DOROTHEA. irk (Doras suddenly lite te “baby” high ‘boce br) ARTIE. om DOROTHEA. On, this one wil fy. She fy. Lean fete ARIE. Exacy one month ater Echo wes horn, my husbens did In a car acon As Daron pute DOROTHEA. (Cdn te “baty.") One death one ie — the ‘ois lye working ike tha ECHO. (airing) When my ter died, Mom dine wk or ys. That's what Grandmas anyay, Na even ash for od ‘oc aything 1 think she realy kved i, DOROTHEA. Bo. ARTIE. Ax Dots pi DOROTHEA. Vales the dead are dhe det and the ing are the Ding ey ARTIE, Tha’ sot what you aay DOROTHEA. Irs hat ay arte moment Now, how ae we eng ethic? ARTIE. We? DOROTHEA. Yous tdoialone. Youhaveseaeerwhinkat, ARTIEN 1 ow Pm aried DOROTHEA. You ee? ies my hing and moveia. Weave workiada (igh crafadefrom sre 0 Eke Bs er ar the ‘ig Art wore See FA he eer, sings a br lab, Rock Me To Sip.” ECHO. Grandma alway ang alabics w me. She Sng hem co sy mother, ton. never heat ny moter sng 2 word Scene 5 ihe grow righ a Beh put om the ings ECHO. Like ‘em? I do. Grandin never threw anything sway, vem thing she was sre for I wa they worked. | wah Are tad flown Is hand for Granda — deducting helio hei that are delete prove. (Moving Deh the wings stig) ‘When {wana yea od the thee of x moved Back East, back mo Grandma's ous We didnt fy, we dove. All dhe wy 23 the county. I dant really remember that. (Ligh upon Drei) DOROTHEA. {oI waned Echo seca few dings We made alsorsof educational stops a secret Ini burial ground. acon eatin of fh healers in Lar, Wyoming, Eden Cayo Uhthpice, Edgar Cavers grne, Edgar Cayee's wiles gave (ahs op 08 Arie) - [ARTIE” Avoodo clin Louans, a landing sp” for UFO's fd the hore of an who'd been tothe nana back — in ‘Ses Ne ah »1956, Our ip scrote county sok five weeks. DOROTHEA. Echo saw thing ie ok me yeast see ARTIE. Echo sew ching that meen there. ECHO. le muatve been 2 ne up. When we got back so Gann’ house, they put mein Mons old voor = hough aan tavare of tatathesime (Ee bg plying wk iat tough be were te yrs od, Artie ond Dart sit hing feed DOROTHEA, She's tight ie she? ARTIE, You call chewing on «ing bright? DOROTHEA. She abeady speaks rec, lie ARTIE. She docs’ know what ses sig DOROTHEA. Yes, se des Other peopte don't, bu she dacs. ‘Do you ke your wrk there dead ARTIE. Sur DOROTHEA. 1 know i’ only texhing, Bu oot get bk 0 resech someday Atlestthe alge sls Thatsthe behing, bout he ast. There's always a colege ght dawa the set ARTIEL (er abst) U have pote DOROTHEA. OF? fo esearch ARTIE. Yes Boho sop chewing on sos. (ike rate wing own) Yes, | do DOROTHEA. Whee it i antirber she, then ries totic 239 — amass) ARTIE. Europe DOROTHEA, OW? 4 bat) Far how long? ARTIE. No lini DOROTHEA. Permanenty? ARTI. 11 aot tev tat god news? DOROTHEA. Well. are you planing 0 tke Echo with you? (4 bat) She'l grow vp speaking oan ngage ARTIE. She aleady does (Rh aes th fo tthe sted he ad ses «forge word) ECHO. Yat h mow DOROTHEA. to aude) The Greek word for “Grandma” (Going ote ch’ shen) Ws igh, mere. Ted) Shelies x ime. Ski's wed having me sound, Alor more han yous I Smesines dink [NIE Wh Sos hac mean? DOROTHEA. Noting I'm jt obseing. deat) Bebo ARTIE: lied op of Death’ ae) Eo ECHO. (tet tr or hy, ei tr ot) Yah son (Durates or e DOROTHIEA. Teasing Ae oust ou avesn take this poston? [ARTE Ite lea ex ep. sr) DOROTHEA Titeome when, Wha ouny sink [ARTEL 1 do ont out a DOROTHEA. I hive to come i, Ihave wo ae ako for INCI You can see be ere. Brey DOROTHEA. Keep ber? Fr how oe? [ARIE or goat ch Et esr dy, sti pie) ECHO. Yat mo ARTE. Twat you tohsep her oro ivi i fade etn orto rena at) ECHO. Dorothea ever ae stot Are mich Some times shed brig ow phowgaphs though and we'd have. tigh oo Darth, with atom.) DDOROTHEA. Exo, psu! ro mes i r,s Sb sha) ind 2 whe ace abu ie a8 yur fotki ECHO. twat Ok DOROTHEA. Theis Acad I when we ha those sessans writ Mi Lara Herta pac o Ate bypotard ECHO. Hymetca® 7 HEA Oh yes. We wed 0 get hyptied quite rely. Weve os asin ie woul, Te vale fam to do thar with you bu t pom your mother we oud ECHO, Why no? aDOROTHEA. Of, her'sa shot ke, fs Arti and Loni ‘ook her wane of hoe vertexes You how thane hoes whee the basal up intend of down? ECHO. No, DOROTHEA. Wel, they have them. And we went to ee one And be ide al led phil jut ik ie ws supped 1 pet sonal found a lof strength in that but Arve da ike tal. "Your mater sever found much pleasure in seing te rls of the world broken new they weet being broken ‘Tere were jt ‘mote les than se hough there were ECHO. How many ree are there? DOROTHEA. In the whole wild? ECHO. Yesh DOROTHEA. How many do you wane? Because thats ow many ter be. he maa Bek's ne Esk cals. Te frece Lights slop on Are) ARTIE: (Ts audio) 1 sil remember — [sil remember ‘venting but in particular slemember being waked up by ny ‘mother, when Tas seven, We meaked tof the house lt at Bight jst the ew of we Tews testing he twas warm, My ‘mother looked al ected. She pulled on DOROTHEN Sadey api, Alin a he aj Ae ames) A pai of irs ARTIE, lhe feos obec pie DOROTHEA. Alc of your bi ARTIE. (Aste ehrfad ne aries) Alackof my hain andsbe ‘si, "Twi ke th ko rut fin sere atthe il moon nd wil ave iaslong es ou te ny daughter whether weve feck other or nog whether yu ememiber me of forges me, ‘wheter hep your arm yu I wil always ve lhe day i hrm te preeingspech,Derete's oc has raaly omeap jos Avi word fr word By hed of oly Dara ‘pean, And hen we went home, and went back a ed. Lashed het iter het she Rep my big ot she woud el ne DOROTHEA. (lest dart) Tes «secret Even fm you. ARTIE. ure wanted know But no smaerow much begged es he woud cll me DOROTHEA (ar bore) 1s 2 erie deste 1 mine 10 sow evening. ARTE Seo dy, when sh agua Fore oa ery pillow under every fg all hough er jewery elton in the bathroom rbinen abe the broom aint These the boas of demersthe bucks af Sawer dhe acs of frie, DOROTHER. (ar bore) Ws a tribe deste t0 want «0 kom everthing [AICTIE. Tipped the sheetsoff herbed Looked under the ma tren loked rough crery bok, every maaan, final ber ‘ine [ake bind the ele Tk on op of he dram DOROTHEA. Ur dfore) Ue 3 wre desire ARTIE, It wan't anpwhore! It was'c anywhere in the whole amo! (fog at More ie | When ry moter etme, ‘he found me stag ins huge pe of he things on he bedroom fle. She dknt fave to ak what I war doing, She went immediacely ober dresser drawer, ook out a small cemeiver, sree the igh witch, amsrewed the pes safety pat, and took owe my ek of hi. And ve © me DOROTHEA. (ie dfore) Here ARTIE, She mi DOROTHEA /4dyjore) You may keep youn. don’ wane ARTE. T wa seven years ol, 4 Beat) Vee up my moter nce — fom Europe when Ech was seven Thad some news (Doreen ert igang net oA, Thy pa ech site, lok icy ot the ei) DOROTHEA. Realy? What AARTIE. Um coming ack have as opportuni in the aes, Ghose w you, DOROTHEA. How ce? ARTIE. Filty mien DOROTHEA. Wel That ix dose. Are you ging w take? ARTIE. YesDOROTHEA. When? ARTIE. Soon. (deat) DOROTHEA. Wel You know you'e shes weleume to Ve (4 bse) ARTIE. I won't ome visi DOROTHEA. Gal'hen. You cam cll anytime ARTIB. All sigh ter) DOROTHEA! Do you want Echo back or anything hike tat Jeng beat) [ARTIE. No. (Ligh fade on Dart as Artesia ww areeof lige) My ne od wana pod one I hase diet ink vp wth a ‘al esearch: We saved ie. One I gostei I sare cl ‘my mother and cho now and then I'd ack Echo about schoo ECHO. (Of) Probabity Theor inerexing be able wo do ARTE, And Td ak Dorehes about he ie DOROTHES. Off) Lase aight I mas assumed badly int heaven ARTE. ‘Things wenc on his way for yars atl. And in that whole Gime, T never sw Echo low iar Come 3 on Eas) ECHO. Once you dg ARTIE. (Pig pa Bok) Wel once — ye By accident. Iwas ‘aca boi I dda oto Dy bok really ja went hold them. [was running ny hand over he spin ofan eighteen cen tury ex ein, shang could mel the book tore tan read sd Sing Be cro eg Isa hee, She wa ong ‘vay, but new it as het — Doeother'd see me pictures: But Pietures dont move She was beable os inti’ dine ion) Jose hen she mw me. Tmmediatey dropped te ok and ‘an Tan anda, the way to myer. 1 doit even remember ving home, i ets lacing te boo) ECHO, (Minit book) U bough i. Rabiner Crs, The Life And Strange, Serprtng centre I read seventeen ‘ime: (Ligh erafade edi, anther area) u ARTE (Tou) ik a woman has ight be ition thout her eden, Once she has them, she Bas eem. They Ye here She thinks, her basband thinks so, creryane thinks, ‘Theyeame oof er body they se her badly And anytime hey sranlove, they sin demande Aslngarsbe can openan ee she'll Ie thems As kong at she can hear sound, be them Fore, from the moment theyse ben. The sme ise fr che one T ‘id have. Oni that one somes tome in my seep, ae aos fo belive then, Echocallt ne abd masher But ifs couldsce me night — how good am then, how much ete | ake (Ligh rosfede Yo Darth, sho is onthe platform } DOROTHEA (Rtg one arm, ringer end oe) Lely isan nari thing old age Lok my skin. ie te lt yet sf tanue paper, belo” you open a wit Highs down om Dorota) Scene 6 Ei, is sp ECHO, Not long ais that Mom suggested speling bees. Ie wat probably hee way to apologize for anningaway fom meta time Tepe prety import, tough She ended upcaing me 1 oe soe reappears She mins cob ase spah oe phos She cari dsonay) ARTI Tif 0e, fod one. Just a wine (Pang raph ‘he sonry} "Mesaoephoss” You bnew that one, hl? Os tow thou slepit” Vou know tt? Wel, wal ght Um puronymous” Liming, adn) Urb, "hE “That erigheNow,er+—oh damn! Wha No use dropped he ma bok, at sll Pm ying gtdinner ready and. Nano don cal bac: Realy. Dont Stay on I fe s‘ECHO. I think she hed helping me. She agen lot of ime ARIE, Whatdo you mean hats notshid one? “Oppugunsa ard oe. Spl ECHO. (Daily) Oppugn. O-P-P-U-G-N. Oppugn ARTIE. Fine ECHO, twas range student aking co her 0 much. ARTIE. How wat shoal today? ECHO. Fine. They want me to ake some cilege corse, ARTIE, You'e only thieen. ECHO. Goa sare somesime, How's work? ARTIE. Fine. We'e secing some nize ress with that sew ncaa drag ECHO. You'e sexing? ARTIE. Well we esr back. Oh damat ECHO. What ARTIE, Dropped the peas ECHO. 1 should call back. ARTIE. No, theyre oven — sy on he line ECHO. What are you working on ow? ARTIE. The poses ECHO. No at work AARTIE. Ob ~ something wih acarrocextiast. Looks prety post ‘ive. You wane anther wax? ECHO. Once, righ the mie of «conser, asked hee hy se fet mes No warning 1 jst ated hor. Ail she told ARTE. You wan another woe? (Lik fade on Artic) ECHO. Idecided | ws going ae Mom ote Nasal Speling Bee fins She'd sid sbou milo nes that she was ong bent cae new Twas wa goin beter, nun noe ‘ould teat me and ktew Dorothea wis coming. I waned them both inthe audience when I won eI did’ eare if they were oo oppo sdesf the oom, us wanted them bth osc ht vas the very best in he whee eouney. That no matt hn heya done — no mater how they doe they'd produced inthe % ~sesan eennn end someone that was completely al ght Someone with penpectve, PERS P-BC-THEN-E, Perspective ARTIED (row ie dart 1 doth I rel can, hone: ECHO. Why not? ARTI Things a he ECHO, Serew heb ARTI, Watch your langage ECHO. Put lide covers om yout pete dishes and come, Uf ut) ARTI No. mean, don't think 1 an ECHO. You dont wane ro ARTIE. tev no tha ECHO. What iit ARTIE, Hovey. ECHO, Mor, you aes there, and if you don't come up ad ‘oopatlce me fer inate hello to Grandes and kis her ‘su canfgeaboucevet cling me agin. feat) An ng ‘pe (Bde amila) ‘She came, Ue eta ligh erasfade Drees DOROTHEA. ‘They held iin big 0m, with os an fof Tights and eames and reporters: Reporters fom ll ove — eich one following cid fom thei own tepn Lats of cident, [AI of whom looked nervous, All exepe Beh Ligh bach ap en Ai) [ARTIE. Echo looked. wonder DOROTHEA. She had no ole a all inthe easy sing — speling wore that were, ke i Bagh ARIE. Alth kids were god, bacon Echo had ofearatal fouldnt see my mater knew she wat somewhere in the rt, bt Ligh addon xp om Fst, hr ee led i ie ECHO. Glunch. G:L-U-N-C-H, Glueh. (She oper ber 6, ua pos then silts Sh spans gui.) V knew I wan he Gch is such a0 exsy word — spel like ic sounds, But you always have tat ile moment of dube thst maybe you rng the ‘ihe ete, but yo aid the. Ierapig hal) Wha se et 2