Читать книгу A play for 8 people and one fish. Comedy. On the other side of the family - Николай Лакутин - Страница 3

Homely cozy atmosphere in Andrey's house.

A chaotic rhythmic musical composition sounds.

Female nervous cries of fright, screams are heard.

The light turns on smoothly.

In a panic, looking around, fearing and wary, Tamara jumps out onto the stage, jumps out, falls out of another room. She is wearing only a dressing gown, and even then hastily wrapped up. She stumbles in a hurry, falls. Immediately jumps up, glancing cautiously back, and runs away, standing behind the chair as if behind an obstacle.

A Drone (Andrey) runs out of the same room with a furious, furious yell with an axe in his hand. Tamara screams again and runs away. Andrey, disguised in ordinary, everyday clothes, rushes after her, threatening with an axe.

They do a couple of laps in pursuit, stop to catch their breath, look around, who should run away and who should catch up.

The music ends.

Tamara (nervously, with a tear in her voice). Calm down, you idiot! What makes you think I'm cheating on you?

Andrey (in a rage). Prompted, kind people! Did you think that everything would be covered up? That I won't find out anything? I'd be ashamed to bring you home, you harlot! But nothing, now I'm beating the crap out of you…

the chase continues again, which lasts a couple more laps.

They stop again, at different ends, look around, look around.

Tamara (nervously, with a tear in her voice). Have you completely gone off the rails with your jealousy? Have I ever given you a reason to think badly of me? You never know what people are talking about? They say a lot of things about you, too, you know, but I don't believe gossip. But for some reason you willingly accept any slander on faith. What did I do to deserve such an attitude, Andrey? By what? Have you ever seen me with someone? To make out with someone or kiss? Yes, since I married you, I have not come closer to men than a social distance. I know that you can kill for just one look. So I wouldn't really take the risk? Come to your senses! Come to your senses, please, before it's too late!

Andrey (in a rage). What, honey, did you smell fried? Have you decided to shift from a sick head to a healthy one? Yes, I'm going to teach you the mind without any proceedings now. People won't talk for nothing, Tamarochka. Everyone knows that there is no one more beautiful than you in the whole neighborhood. That's why I'm so jealous, I see how men look at you. And I know the men well. They'll take a look, they'll take a look, and they'll get down to business. So it's better not to deny it. (As loud and furious as possible)

Tamara (nervously, with a tear in her voice). Who is he, who is he?

Andrey throws himself at Tamara in a rage, she runs away, as a result, the spouses change positions, stop.

Andrey (in a rage). Don't make a fool of me! My neighbors told me in black and white that my wife did not come home alone today. I caught this trick in the eyes of I won't say who, and I know perfectly well what lies behind this hint. So stop me from breaking the comedy here! Where is he?

Andrey begins to walk furiously and scatter everything in the house, holding an axe at the ready.

Tamara (on a heavy exhalation). I'm so sick of your jealousy, my strength is gone.

Tamara ceases to hide and beware, she goes calmly and confidently to her husband, falls on her knees in front of him, bows her head.

Tamara (with strength in her voice, with truth in her voice). On, ruby, monster! I don't enjoy this kind of life. Rather than shy away from every corner and wait for you to kill me because of someone's words, it's better not to live at all. Come on, be brave, Andrew. Be a man, finish what you have in mind!

Andrey looks at his wife with contempt and hatred, she has hooked him for a living, for self-esteem. He swings an axe and at that moment a young girl runs out of the next room with a panicked squeal. She's barely dressed. The intimate parts of the body are barely covered with underwear, she jumps out of the room with a squeal, holding her clothes in her hands, and quickly leaves the dwelling, dropping one shoe in a hurry.

From this scene, Andrey is overcome with stupor. Something, but he could not predict such a development of events in any way. His thoughts are clear, his confusion is complete. He lowers his hand with the axe, the axe falls out of his hand. He falls to his knees in utter confusion, puts his hand on his wife's shoulder, she raises her head, looks with exhausted eyes at her husband.

Andrey hesitantly points his finger in the direction of the runaway girl. He tries to say a word, but he can't find the words, just mumbles in surprise and absent-mindedly.

Andrey (confused, questioningly, pointing his finger in the direction of the runaway girl). And … ahhh?

A sad lyrical musical composition sounds softly in the background.

Andrey nods his head in the direction of the runaway girl.

Tamara rises from her knees. Looks with condemnation and contempt at her husband, goes into the room without explaining anything.

Andrey gets up, he is in shock, shakes his head, looks in the direction of the departed wife, looks in the direction of the runaway girl.

Andrey (confused, questioning, to himself). O., how is it all.... It turns out… it happens…

Andrey picks up the shoe that the girl dropped, looks at it, sighs in surprise and disappointment once again, with a drooping head goes in the direction of the runaway girl, that is, towards the exit.

The music ends.

ZTM.