FACADE STAGEPLAY
Mon May 09 16 28 26 2011

TRIP
Where are the new wine glasses?

GRACE
What for?

TRIP
That should be obvious!

(Mel knocks on the front door.)

(Mel knocks on the front door.)

GRACE
Oh God, Trip, don't turn this into a big production, -- (interrupted)

TRIP
Uhp, he's here!

GRACE
What?! You told me it'd be an hour from now!

TRIP
No, he's supposed to be here now!

GRACE
God... Trip!

(Trip opens the front door.)

TRIP
Mel!!

TRIP
Ah  I'm so happy you could make it!     -- (interrupted)

MEL
divorce

GRACE
No, no, here we are!

GRACE
Mel,

GRACE
Hi!  How are you?  God it's been a while! -- (interrupted)

(MEL hugs grace.)

GRACE
H-mmm (happy smile sound)

GRACE
And I have to say, you look great.

MEL
yes

GRACE
Make yourself at home, -- (interrupted)

GRACE
Oh, H-mmm (happy smile sound)

GRACE
So,   Mel,  ha, maybe you can give me your honest opinion about where I went wrong with my new decorating, uhh...

(MEL knocks on the front door.)

(MEL closes the front door.)

TRIP
Oh, Grace, no, no, h -- -- (interrupted)

GRACE
(little sigh) -- (interrupted)

MEL
its good

TRIP
W -- wait, wait, wait...  uh, take a -- take a closer look...  You have to let it soak in a little while before you say anything.

MEL
it is good

TRIP
Ah, see, I knew he would like it!   I knew you would like it, everybody does.

GRACE
(little sigh)

(MEL picks up the brass bull.)

TRIP
Oh, that brass bull, I love that, isn't that cool?  It's a business gift --

GRACE
Trip, I've asked you to do something with that bull,

TRIP
I know, alright, I'll get rid of it later, geez, heh, heh, huh.   -- (interrupted)

MEL
want me to throw it out?

TRIP
Flirting with me isn't exactly the way to get on my good side tonight.

MEL
what?

TRIP
W -- well, uh, it, it always amazes me, how after a full day's work designing magazine ads, Grace still has the energy to decorate...

(MEL puts down the brass bull.)

(MEL picks up the brass bull.)

GRACE
Dammit, Trip, you know I can't stand the sight of that goddamn bull, I want it out of --

(MEL puts down the brass bull.)

(MEL picks up the brass bull.)

(MEL puts down the brass bull.)

(MEL picks up the brass bull.)

TRIP
Jesus, Grace, it was a gift, and an expensive one at that! -- (interrupted)

(MEL puts down the brass bull.)

GRACE
I don't want anything from Barcelona in this apartment...

(MEL picks up the brass bull.)

(MEL puts down the brass bull.)

MEL
maria

GRACE
Um, wait...

GRACE
You think...

GRACE
Maria...

TRIP
Ha ha, ha, oh, you're -- you're quite the kidder tonight, ha ha ha...

GRACE
Ha, yeah, ha ha...

MEL
divorce

TRIP
Ha ha, heh, never afraid to say anything that pops into your mind, ha heh heh...

GRACE
Wait...

GRACE
You think we should....

GRACE
get divorced...

MEL
YES

TRIP
Uh, ha... ha ha ha... uh... y -- well, you, uh... you're really, uhh... -- (interrupted)

GRACE
What -- what is he --

TRIP
No, no no, no Grace, ha ha ha, he's having a bit of fun with us tonight, that's all... -- (interrupted)

TRIP
Mel,  are you -- are you leaving the room?

MEL
no

TRIP
(little sigh) -- (interrupted)

MEL
vince

TRIP
Okay,    Mel,  you know what?  I think you should leave.

(Trip opens the front door.)

TRIP
We'll be fine -- just go.

(Trip closes the front door.)