It is 2:30 am,Stanley,Mitch,Steve and Pablo are sitting at the poker table in the kitchen which is enlighten by a sinister green light.There is bottles of whiskey on the table and Stanley is dominant with his rough talk.
Stanley(muttering):Papers,Papers.
Mitch:You've been talking about papers all evening Stanley.
Stanley(avoiding the situation):Shut up.Want a shot?
Steve:Yeah Yeah me.
Mitch:How long you've been married with Eunice ,Steve?
Steve:long enough, what do you need?
Mitch:(reflecting)When she goes,I'll be alone unless I find someone.
Stanley:(interrupting)Who's she Mitch?
Mitch:My sick mother,i gotta find someone Stanley.What do you think of Stella's sister.Her name is Blanche.
(There is an awkward silence.Stanley finishes his glass of whiskey and pours himself another.)
Stanley:(getting closer to Mitch)Listen here Mitch,stop being a sugar-tit.Men like us only need three things.Sex,work and fighting.We are part of a new America that Blanche does not belong to.Woman like Stella baby are hard to find,even impossible.
Mitch:(laughing uncomfortably)I ought to go to the bathroom.
Steve:Stay Mitch,Stanley is right.Women are no good,just good for you know.Here,have another shot.
Stanley:(tossing the watermelon rinds to the floor)Stella's sister is up to no good Mitch.Under the Napoleonic code, I have my own share of Belle Reve.(Mitch glances at Steve, as if he was looking for help) She is hiding something from me Mitch.Keep that in mind.She ain't no good.
Steve:Stanley, calm down,let's get on with the game.
www a strong attempt to write a fluent scene between the three men - you have pitched it a little later than asked for but it has some merit none the less. Stanley's caustic philosophy seems consistent.
ReplyDeleteebi attention to detail - what does each character know about the others at a specific moment, what are their preoccupations and how do they relate to each other.