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- FACADE STAGEPLAY
- Tue Jul 31 17 12 45 2012
- TRIP
- Where are the new wine glasses?
- GRACE
- What for?
- TRIP
- That should be obvious!
- GRACE
- Oh God, Trip, don't turn this into a big production, please! -- (interrupted)
- (Matt knocks on the front door.)
- (Matt knocks on the front door.)
- TRIP
- Oh, he's here!
- GRACE
- What?! You said he's coming an hour from now!
- TRIP
- No, he's right on time!
- GRACE
- Trip...!
- (Trip opens the front door.)
- TRIP
- Matt!!
- TRIP
- Hey! It's been too long, man! -- (interrupted)
- MATT
- I have arrived on my unicorn
- TRIP
- Uh...
- TRIP
- Well come on in...
- TRIP
- Uh, let me go get Grace...
- (MATT knocks on the front door.)
- (MATT closes the front door.)
- TRIP
- (unintelligable arguing)
- GRACE
- No, no, here we are!
- GRACE
- Matt,
- GRACE
- Hi! How are you? Oh god it's been such a long time!
- TRIP
- Yeah, yeah, how are you doing? -- (interrupted)
- GRACE
- Uh, I just asked him that...
- (MATT picks up the phone.)
- TRIP
- I can ask too!
- (MATT puts down the phone.)
- GRACE
- (frustrated sigh)
- MATT
- If you must know
- GRACE
- Uh...
- GRACE
- So, come in, make yourself at home...
- MATT
- I'm high
- GRACE
- So, Matt, I'm hoping you can help me understand where I went wrong with my new decorating, ha ha.
- (MATT picks up a trinket 4.)
- GRACE
- Yeah...
- GRACE
- (little sigh) You know, I've been collecting these little glass sculptures for a long time now.
- TRIP
- Everybody always comments on Grace's sculptures.
- (MATT puts down a trinket 4.)
- GRACE
- but now when I look at them, they give me a such a... such a headache.
- (MATT picks up the advice ball.)
- (The advice ball reads, "No")
- (MATT shakes the advice ball.)
- (The advice ball reads, "Who Knows")
- TRIP
- uhh...
- (MATT puts down the advice ball.)
- MATT
- well there's your problem
- (MATT picks up a trinket 5.)
- TRIP
- H -- hold on...
- TRIP
- You think I'm...
- TRIP
- to blame...
- MATT
- this harpy statue is haunted
- TRIP
- Ho ho ho, ha, heh you're -- you're really joking around tonight, aren't you, ha ha ha...
- GRACE
- Ha ha, yeah...
- TRIP
- Ha, never afraid to push our buttons, ha ha ha, heh... -- (interrupted)
- (MATT puts down a trinket 5.)
- TRIP
- Well, it's impressive... even after a full day's work designing magazine ads, Grace somehow finds time to decorate...
- GRACE
- Ha ha, I guess it's just the artist in me dying to get out.
- (MATT picks up the red wine bottle.)
- TRIP
- See, Grace, no one has a problem with your decorating, it's fine!
- (MATT puts down the red wine bottle.)
- GRACE
- Oh I didn't want my decorating to become a major topic of conversation tonight... I'm going to get it redone this week, so...
- TRIP
- Matt, let me get you a drink.
- TRIP
- Good news, I just fully loaded the bar, with the real quality stuff... only the best for my guests.
- TRIP
- How about a martini?
- TRIP
- The guy I play squash with introduced me to this drink, it's really amazing.
- GRACE
- uhh... you and your high class drinks...
- MATT
- High class eh?
- TRIP
- Uh, well, you know what, I'm just going to make you a martini.
- GRACE
- No no,
- GRACE
- Matt, maybe you'd like some juice, or a mineral water?
- TRIP
- Oh come on...
- MATT
- Well I did just drink a lot of bleach
- TRIP
- Okay look I'm just going to open a bottle of merlot and make everybody happy.
- TRIP
- Matt, trust me, it's good stuff.
- GRACE
- Yes, sometimes a simple glass of wine is better than those fancy drinks you always insist on making.
- TRIP
- Grace, I assume you want your usual... 'a lovely, very cold glass of Chardonnay'.
- GRACE
- Um, I'll have a glass of merlot too.
- TRIP
- Oh! Uh... Okay.
- GRACE
- (big sigh)
- GRACE
- Oh God, Matt, I hope you didn't come here tonight to be entertained...
- TRIP
- What?
- TRIP
- Grace, I'm giving you the first glass.
- GRACE
- Thanks.
- TRIP
- Anyway...
- TRIP
- Grace, come on, that kind of statement is not helpful...
- GRACE
- Trip, it's okay if we disagree in front of our friend --
- TRIP
- We're NOT disagreeing.
- TRIP
- We're -- we're -- we're not disagreeing.
- TRIP
- (frustrated sigh) Sheejus.
- TRIP
- Huh, I think I forgot how well you two get along...
- TRIP
- Matt, I -- I want you to look at this photo from our recent trip to Italy...
- GRACE
- (impatient sigh) Trip, maybe our friend would prefer --
- TRIP
- Grace, just because you don't like it, doesn't mean our friend won't...
- (Grace sips her Grace's drink.)
- TRIP
- Here's your drink!
- (MATT picks up a player's drink.)
- GRACE
- Matt, come over here and sit on the couch with me.
- (MATT sips his player's drink.)
- TRIP
- Grace...!!!
- (MATT sips his player's drink.)
- TRIP
- Now, now, Matt, in one word, what does this picture make you think of?
- (MATT sips his player's drink.)
- GRACE
- Oh, please, Trip, don't put our friend on the spot like that.
- MATT
- well I did just take a lot of LSD
- TRIP
- Just -- just -- just try to think of one word...
- (MATT sips his player's drink.)
- GRACE
- How about oppressive.
- (MATT sips his player's drink.)
- TRIP
- Christ! I take her to Italy to see the art she supposedly likes, -- (interrupted)
- MATT
- nice
- TRIP
- Romance! It says... romance...!
- (MATT sips his player's drink.)
- GRACE
- (little sigh) Matt, I liked your answer better.
- (MATT puts down a player's drink.)
- TRIP
- Dammit, Grace, I was trying to give us a romantic weekend in Europe together!
- (MATT picks up the phone.)
- GRACE
- What is it with you and your obsession with Europe? You take enough goddamn business trips -- (interrupted)
- (MATT puts down the phone.)
- (MATT picks up a player's drink.)
- GRACE
- And I missed my friend's art show.
- MATT
- did I ever tell you about the time
- TRIP
- What? Who -- (interrupted)
- GRACE
- Oh, God, please, no more talk about Italy tonight...
- GRACE
- (frustrated sigh)
- TRIP
- Okay, well, you and I are getting along better tonight than I first thought, heh heh!
- MATT
- I used to live in Italy
- TRIP
- Uhh, you're driving me insane!
- TRIP
- Your... goddamn decorating...
- TRIP
- You're never satisfied with anything! You're never happy, never ever satisfied with anything.
- (MATT sips his player's drink.)
- GRACE
- (impatient sigh) Matt, I...
- GRACE
- (frustrated sigh)
- (MATT sips his player's drink.)
- TRIP
- These goddamn... explanations...
- TRIP
- You never listen to me! You don't believe anything I say! You just don't listen.
- GRACE
- Oh, my God...!
- TRIP
- Okay, you know what, Matt,
- TRIP
- I'm going to ask you something.
- GRACE
- Trip --
- TRIP
- Grace, let me ask our guest a question.
- TRIP
- Matt, yes or no...
- (MATT puts down a player's drink.)
- TRIP
- A person in a marriage should _believe it_ when one tells the other how they feel about them, right?
- GRACE
- What...?!
- MATT
- sure
- GRACE
- Oh, yes, that's fine... that's fine...
- GRACE
- You keep trying to tell me you love me, Trip, that you're so romantic, but I know you're hiding something from me, goddammit!
- TRIP
- Oh, Jesus...!
- TRIP
- Uhh! Yeah, go on, get away from me!
- TRIP
- I can't frigging take this!
- TRIP
- Oh... Shit!
- TRIP
- uhh!
- (MATT picks up the white wine bottle.)
- TRIP
- Matt, this has never ever happened before...!
- MATT
- really
- (MATT puts down the white wine bottle.)
- TRIP
- What are you saying? What?
- GRACE
- What? Are you talking to me?
- TRIP
- No!
- GRACE
- Matt, in -- in what you said before, about trust... I think we've already learned something about Trip.
- TRIP
- Oh, we're talking about me, are we?
- GRACE
- What?
- GRACE
- Damn it, Trip, you and my parents are always planning these stupid trips I have to go on..
- TRIP
- They're vacations! Expensive ones at that!
- GRACE
- Of course nobody thinks to ask me what I want. -- (interrupted)
- TRIP
- Matt, where are you going? Don't hide in the kitchen, we need you out here!
- GRACE
- Matt, this is so...
- TRIP
- Look, let's talk about us both, not just one of us.
- GRACE
- Trip, you just pretend to like all this stuff... fancy cigars, and fine wine...
- TRIP
- You think I'm not good enough...!
- GRACE
- I never said that! I'm saying there's more to you than all this... -- (interrupted)
- MATT
- You know what you need?
- GRACE
- What?
- GRACE
- Matt, thank you, that helps us. Trip, I know that you like to hang out at the little sports bar on the corner.
- TRIP
- What... what -- n -- no... I, I -- I mean...
- GRACE
- Trip, it's alright.
- TRIP
- Uhh...
- TRIP
- Oh, geez...
- TRIP
- Oh my God... I cannot frigging believe this... uhh...
- MATT
- Anyone wanna hotbox this joint?
- TRIP
- Uhh, this is too much, I can't take this...
- TRIP
- Let's keep the focus on us, not just one person.
- TRIP
- Grace, I -- I want to take care of you...
- GRACE
- Trip...
- TRIP
- You've always wanted that, I know you did...
- GRACE
- Trip... Matt, we... uhh...
- MATT
- Let's just watch My Little Pony
- GRACE
- That's how it's always worked with us, Trip, you always seem to know exactly what I want...
- GRACE
- (frustrated sigh)
- TRIP
- Grace...
- GRACE
- Matt, if there's something about me, just tell me what it is!
- TRIP
- Grace, we don't -- we don't have to do this... things are okay, we can just --
- (MATT sits on the couch.)
- GRACE
- Matt, I can't stand the pretending anymore... I can't take it!
- (MATT gets up from the couch.)
- (MATT comforts grace.)
- GRACE
- Oh, Matt, look, I know you're trying to help, but right now we just need get this all out in the open...
- TRIP
- Let's keep our focus on Grace.
- TRIP
- Grace, I don't think you really do want us to quit our jobs, lead a simpler lifestyle.
- GRACE
- What? Trip, you know what I --
- TRIP
- Oh come on! You grew up with a silver spoon in your mouth. You can't live any other way.
- (MATT uses the answering machine.)
- ANSWERING MACHINE
- No new messages
- (MATT picks up the phone.)
- (MATT puts down the phone.)
- MATT
- I've had many things in my mouth
- TRIP
- Look, let's not focus on just me or you, let's talk about us both.
- GRACE
- I think Trip's afraid of visiting his parents. He does everything he can to avoid seeing them.
- (MATT sits on the couch.)
- TRIP
- Afraid of my parents?! My parents are idiots.
- GRACE
- No, it's true...
- MATT
- what is your favourite colour?
- GRACE
- What?
- GRACE
- Ah, that helps him.
- TRIP
- What!? That's ridiculous. Why would I -- why would I be afraid of their stupid meatloafs and their tacky house and their crappy wine...?
- MATT
- My favourite colour is Friday
- TRIP
- Let's talk some more about us both.
- GRACE
- Matt, you -- you blame me for all this, don't you?
- TRIP
- See, I don't think you really want to be an artist. This is all just something for you to blame me for.
- GRACE
- What? Oh my God.
- GRACE
- Matt, do you agree with that? -- (interrupted)
- MATT
- Grace you are a pegasus
- GRACE
- Oh my God... you think I'm lying!
- GRACE
- Uhh...
- GRACE
- Uhh, you... uhh... does anyone... uhh...
- (MATT gets up from the couch.)
- GRACE
- Uhh...
- (MATT sits on the couch.)
- (MATT gets up from the couch.)
- TRIP
- Grace, even though you're now a creative director at work, -- (interrupted)
- (MATT hugs grace.)
- TRIP
- Jesus, Matt, quit it with that stuff!
- (MATT picks up a trinket 6.)
- GRACE
- All this stuff... mmm... Having all this money makes us so happy. We're so happy, aren't we Trip?
- (MATT puts down a trinket 6.)
- TRIP
- Jesus, what do you want! Now you're unhappy because we're too well off?
- TRIP
- Matt, isn't it -- isn't that ridiculous?
- MATT
- well i don't know
- TRIP
- Well, I mean, Grace, what do you want?
- GRACE
- Nothing! I want nothing!
- MATT
- I know what you want
- GRACE
- Look, why don't we talk about us, our relationship.
- MATT
- Trust me
- TRIP
- It's so annoying... Grace, why is it that anytime I want to do something nice for you, you resist it?
- MATT
- I have what you both need
- TRIP
- What? -- (interrupted)
- TRIP
- Ah, thank you, just saying that helps!
- GRACE
- Trip, maybe if you didn't try to 'convince' me of things, I might want them more...?!
- TRIP
- Oh, Christ.
- MATT
- It's growing in my attic
- GRACE
- Let's keep the focus on us, our relationship.
- GRACE
- You know what's so annoying, is when you pretend to be all 'romantic'!
- TRIP
- What...?
- GRACE
- Trip, it is such an act! -- (interrupted)
- MATT
- I have some on my person
- TRIP
- Grace, I'm not 'acting' when I'm being romantic... God damn...!
- GRACE
- (frustrated sigh)
- MATT
- Do you want some weed or not?
- TRIP
- Okay, that's it, no more of this bullshit!!
- TRIP
- Matt, I know what you're trying to hint at...
- TRIP
- about us...
- TRIP
- about our lifestyle...
- TRIP
- Do you really want the truth? Huh?
- TRIP
- Matt, do you want to hear it?
- MATT
- yes
- TRIP
- Grace?
- GRACE
- Yes...!
- TRIP
- Matt, see I've actually been paying close attention to what you've been saying.
- TRIP
- You've been pushing me tonight.
- TRIP
- It makes me wonder if you're really my friend or not.
- GRACE
- Trip!
- TRIP
- Matt, I ask you this -- yes or no...
- TRIP
- Do you really think that...
- TRIP
- but especially what you said about believing what other person is saying...
- TRIP
- that all that is supposed to help us realize something about us?
- TRIP
- Is what you've said tonight supposed to add up somehow, to something?
- MATT
- Trip you're a bro
- TRIP
- Is it? -- (interrupted)
- TRIP
- No, Matt, I just want a yes or no.
- MATT
- yes
- TRIP
- Alright.
- TRIP
- Grace...
- TRIP
- uhh...
- TRIP
- See... I'm... ashamed of my parents.
- MATT
- but I'm so high I don;t understand
- GRACE
- What!? Your parents are great.
- GRACE
- I love seeing them...
- TRIP
- I know, I know. But compared to yours... they're so ... ignorant.
- GRACE
- But they're real. I hate how my parents are pretending to be something --
- TRIP
- I've tried hard to be like your family --
- GRACE
- Trip... really? ... I don't --
- TRIP
- But I feel like a phony. I feel like I can never get rid of my past.
- (MATT comforts trip.)
- TRIP
- It's kind of like I don't know who I am anymore.
- TRIP
- uhh...
- GRACE
- uhh...
- GRACE
- Oh my God...!
- MATT
- Trip the drugs are kicking in
- TRIP
- Matt, I --
- GRACE
- I'm going to give you the truth too, Trip.
- TRIP
- What?!
- GRACE
- Trip...
- GRACE
- uhh...
- GRACE
- In college... I was in love with someone else.
- TRIP
- What?!
- GRACE
- An art major, named Vince.
- TRIP
- An art major named Vince --
- GRACE
- And...
- GRACE
- And I slept with him.
- TRIP
- Y -- y -- you what?
- GRACE
- The night before you proposed to me.
- GRACE
- I jinxed our marriage, Trip.
- MATT
- well I slept with Vince too
- GRACE
- I jinxed it. I'm sorry.
- GRACE
- This is all my fault.
- TRIP
- Uhh... huhh... ho... wow... uhh...
- (MATT comforts grace.)
- TRIP
- Uhh... I'm glad you finally told me.
- TRIP
- Jesus...!
- TRIP
- Matt, I, uhh...
- TRIP
- This changes everything...
- (MATT comforts trip.)
- GRACE
- And no, Matt, hold on...
- MATT
- Trip it'll be fine
- GRACE
- Yes, it does change everything.
- GRACE
- And no, Matt, please, it's okay...
- GRACE
- I think it's over.
- TRIP
- Grace, w -- what --
- GRACE
- No!!
- GRACE
- It's over, Trip, don't you see that?
- TRIP
- Wha... I -- I just told you --
- GRACE
- You just told me something about us you should have said a long time ago:
- GRACE
- You're really ashamed of your past... and you wish you had mine...
- GRACE
- And about me...
- GRACE
- I ruined everything from the start.
- TRIP
- Grace, I --
- GRACE
- No, Trip, this about me, and it's about us, but it's not about you...
- TRIP
- Not about me...? Hey, no, wait!
- GRACE
- Matt, I'm sorry. Thank you, though, you really helped me.
- TRIP
- Grace!
- TRIP
- Grace!!
- (Grace opens the front door.)
- (Grace closes the front door.)
- TRIP
- Jesus Christ...
- TRIP
- I should have told her that...
- TRIP
- I -- I could have told her that...
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