Oberlin

Penelope

Godot

a Cook

4:00am, all-night diner, Wyoming
split stage: kitchen, dining room

                                                                                      

SCENE ONE		Godot in dining room, at table Penelope in kitchen Oberlin enters, crosses past Godot into kitchen
oberlin.	He's back.
penelope.	He's at your station.
		Oberlin gesture of disgust, head in hands
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SCENE TWO		same
godot.	Waiter!
		Oberlin, Penelope gestures of frustration
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SCENE THREE		same
		Oberlin enters dining room
godot.	I just need a quick bite to eat. I'm meeting someone.
		pause, 45 seconds
	I'll need a minute.
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SCENE FOUR		same
		Waiting...
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SCENE FIVE		same
		Waiting... enter a Cook in kitchen
penelope.	He's waiting on Godot.
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SCENE SIX		Penelope in kitchen, standing, listening Oberlin on his knees in kitchen, head in hands
		Oberlin sobbing
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SCENE SEVEN		Oberlin, Penelope in passionate embrace
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SCENE EIGHT		Oberlin, Penelope waiting
		Cook enters from kitchen to dining room with glass of water, gives water to Godot
godot.	I'm ready to order now.
cook.	I'm not your waiter.
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SCENE NINE		same
		Cook goes to kitchen
cook.	He's waiting.
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SCENE TEN		same
		Oberlin enters dining room, waits, waits
godot.	I've forgotten.
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SCENE ELEVEN		Oberlin, Penelope in kitchen
oberlin.	I have to go to the bathroom.
		Oberlin leaves pause
godot.	Waiter!
		Penelope horrified.
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SCENE TWELVE		Penelope at Godot's table
godot.	Where's your bathroom?
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SCENE THIRTEEN		Penelope in kitchen, Godot offstage
penelope.	I weigh 126 pounds. I do. You know, esperar is Spanish for 'to wait'. It also means 'to hope'. Loss of weight equals loss of hope. It does. I weigh 126 pounds.
		Oberlin screams from off
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SCENE FOURTEEN		Godot in dining room, at table Oberlin, Penelope in kitchen Oberlin visibly upset
penelope.	What's wrong?
oberlin.	I had to wait to wash my hands.
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SCENE FIFTEEN		Oberlin, Penelope in passionate embrace
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SCENE SIXTEEN		Oberlin, Penelope in kitchen
oberlin.	I have to go.
penelope.	You can't go. You're waiting on Godot.
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SCENE SEVENTEEN		Cook standing at Godot's table
godot.	Are you my waiter?
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SCENE EIGHTEEN		Oberlin in dining room
oberlin.	You have a phone call.
godot.	Tell them to wait.
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SCENE NINETEEN		Oberlin, Penelope, Cook in kitchen Cook reading
penelope.	What are you reading?
cook.	Thoreau.
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SCENE TWENTY		Oberlin in dining room.
		Godot mumbles order. Oberlin, elated, writes it down, rushes to kitchen, shows Cook.
cook.	Wait a minute.
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SCENE TWENTY-ONE		Oberlin, Penelope in kitchen, trembling
		Cook, terrified, enters dining room Cook stops at Godot's table
cook.	We're out.
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SCENE TWENTY-TWO		Godot slowly drinking coffee Oberlin, Penelope watching intently from kitchen
		Wait, wait, wait...
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SCENE TWENTY-THREE		End of the meal
oberlin.	May I clear your table?
godot.	Do you still have free refills?
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SCENE TWENTY-FOUR		Oberlin enters from kitchen to Godot's table
oberlin.	Don't you have some place to be?
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SCENE TWENTY-FIVE		same
		Penelope enters from kitchen to Godot's table
penelope.	Go, Godot! Go!
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SCENE TWENTY-SIX		same
		Cook enters from kitchen to Godot's table
cook.	We're out of coffee.
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SCENE TWENTY-SEVEN		same, Godot is gone
		They look from table to door
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SCENE TWENTY-EIGHT		Oberlin, Penelope, Cook in kitchen
		Wait, wait, wait, wait...
penelope.	It's a slow night.
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SCENE TWENTY-NINE		Oberlin, Penelope in kitchen
penelope.	Do you want to go?
oberlin.	Yeah, let's go.
		long pause, no movement
oberlin.	See you tomorrow. Bye.
		no movement
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