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CHARACTERS

EDDIE	Male, early thirties
MAX	Male, early twenties
ISABELLE	Female, twenties
TROY	Male, mid-thirties
DORIS	Female, sixties, Eddie and Nick’s mother
NICK	Male, mid to late thirties, Eddie’s older brother
KELLY	Female, mid-thirties, Nick’s wife
COLE	Male, seventies, Troy’s father
TAMMY	Female, late thirties, Troy’s wife
BECKY	Female, seventeen, Troy and Tammy’s daughter

SETTING

The play takes place entirely on the floor of a nationwide Italian restaurant franchise in Pocatello, Idaho. The set should be specific enough that we know exactly what it is but general enough that it could be anywhere in the country. There are several tables in the space, along with bussing stations and an ordering station with a computer. The entire look of the stage should be the American idea of Italianness: wine bottles, paintings of Tuscany, plastic grapes, etc. Two wall-mounted speakers play touristy Italian, pop, or country music at various points in the play.

NOTES

Dialogue written in italics is emphatic, deliberate; dialogue in ALL CAPS is impulsive, explosive.

A “/” indicates an overlap in dialogue. Whenever a “/” occurs, the following line of dialogue should begin.

Ellipses (. . .) indicate when a character is trailing off, dashes (—) indicate where a character is being cut off, either by another character or themselves.

If desired, an intermission can be taken between scenes four and five.