Fosse: Plays Six

Please come

Why don’t you want to come

FIRST MAN

looks at her

I’ll come

FIRST WOMAN

Well come then

The First Man goes and stands next to The First Woman. Pause

FIRST WOMAN

I am here

quite short pause

but it’s as if

I’m still

not here

FIRST MAN

Yes

quite short pause

I’m here now

quite short pause

but you

quite short pause

you

just left

FIRST WOMAN

Yes well I had to

FIRST MAN

You could’ve waited

quite short pause

and not left me

FIRST WOMAN

But I had to leave

FIRST MAN

I don’t like to be alone

FIRST WOMAN

No

FIRST MAN

I don’t like it

when you just leave

FIRST WOMAN

But

I had to leave

FIRST MAN

Yes

FIRST WOMAN

But now we’re together

now we’re at

our place

FIRST MAN

Yes

quite short pause

but

breaks off

FIRST WOMAN

What do you want to say

FIRST MAN

No nothing

Quite long pause. The Lonely Man turns to The First Man

LONELY MAN

to The First Man

Yes we are here

yes

quite short pause

and I suppose we have to

yes just be here

quite short pause

yes I mean

yes once we’re here

then we are here

yes

yes somehow

FIRST MAN

So you’ve been here a long time

LONELY MAN

Yes

yes quite long

Short pause

FIRST WOMAN

Yes

LONELY MAN

That’s how it is

quite short pause

yes

FIRST WOMAN

I suppose it is

LONELY MAN

Yes

FIRST WOMAN

Must be

Pause. The Lonely Man turns away. Long pause. The Second Woman and The Second Man enter

SECOND WOMAN

Good to be here

SECOND MAN

Yes

yes it is

Short pause. He stops, stands and looks down.

Quite long pause

SECOND WOMAN

But why are you just standing there

SECOND MAN

looks at The Second Woman

I’m thinking about a girl I saw

today

she was standing there alone

in a yellow raincoat

her hair was hanging straight down

quite short pause

she was so small

and so big

and so totally worn out

quite short pause

and next to her stood a man

with grey work gloves

SECOND WOMAN

Was it her father

SECOND MAN

Perhaps it was her father

I don’t know

SECOND WOMAN

Or perhaps it was her brother

SECOND MAN

Yes

SECOND WOMAN

What was wrong with her

SECOND MAN

I don’t know

SECOND WOMAN

You can picture her

SECOND MAN

Yes

SECOND WOMAN

Why

SECOND MAN

It’s just an

quite short pause

an image

quite short pause

but it’s full

of something

SECOND WOMAN

Of something sad

SECOND MAN

Yes

SECOND WOMAN

It’s very sad

SECOND MAN

Yes

SECOND WOMAN

Why

SECOND MAN

I only know

that it’s sad

SECOND WOMAN

Yes

Short pause

But don’t just stand there

then

why don’t you come

SECOND MAN

I’ll come

He remains where he is

SECOND WOMAN

So come then

SECOND MAN

I’ll come

He remains where he is

SECOND WOMAN

So come then

quite short pause

you

you must come

because

quite short pause

yes it gets so lonely

yes

being here

on my own

quite short pause

come

quite short pause

won’t you

won’t you come to me

quite short pause

because

quite short pause

yes you and I

we

yes

we belong together

quite short pause

and it has been you and I

for so long

quite short pause

us

quite short pause

us two

quite short pause

you and I

quite short pause

so come

why don’t you come

SECOND MAN

Yes

quite short pause

but I

breaks off

SECOND WOMAN

Yes

SECOND MAN

No it was nothing

SECOND WOMAN

Don’t think about

that girl anymore

quite short pause

about the girl you saw today

quite short pause

about the girl in a yellow raincoat

Quite long pause. The Second Man goes and stands next to The Second Woman

And it’s nice here

quite short pause

it’s snug

isn’t it

SECOND MAN

Yes

yes it is

SECOND WOMAN

And nice

SECOND MAN

Yes

Yes it’s nice here

SECOND WOMAN

Nice and light

SECOND MAN

questioningly

Light

SECOND WOMAN

Yes don’t you think

SECOND MAN

Perhaps

SECOND WOMAN

I think

yes

yes that it’s nice and light here

It is isn’t it

SECOND MAN

Perhaps

SECOND WOMAN

It is

Pause

SECOND MAN

Yes

Short pause

SECOND WOMAN

But why don’t you

short pause

yes touch me

touch me a little

hold me

hold my hand

quite short pause

hold my hand a little

quite short pause

why don’t you

quite short pause

why don’t you want to

quite short pause

you must do it

quite short pause

no

no alright

The Second Man takes her hand

Thank you

quite short pause

thank you that feels good

Thank you

quite short pause

thank you my friend

thank you so much

Long pause. The Lonely Woman enters, she looks at The First Man and he nods to her and then she goes and stands straight. Long pause