Allow me to recommend what I informally call the "popsicle scene" from Margaret Edson's
Wit.
In my hardcover reading edition, it begins on page 64. It starts with Vivian's full-front narrative line, "It was late at night, the graveyard shift," and ends a few pages later with Susie's line, "'Course, sweetheart. Don't you worry."
The characters are extremely different, yet they bond over a simple act of human kindness. The issues and emotions, both spoken and otherwise, are titanic, yet the scene itself is quiet and low-key. It's a great scene for exploring complex subtext, and for learning how to trust silence and make it "speak."
It's truly one of the most beautiful contemporary scenes I know, and one of the most challenging to get right.
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Jeff Grove
Theatre Teacher, Aesthetics Department Chair
Stanton College Preparatory School
Jacksonville FL
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-09-2018 08:22
From: Cassy Maxton-Whitacre
Subject: Brainy two-woman scene
I need a smart, contemporary (at least relatively) two-woman scene for my senior studio class, something in the vein of Arcadia or On The Verge. Suggestions?
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Cassy Maxton-Whitacre
Theatre Department Coordinator
Fishersville VA
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