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DECONSTRUCTING HARRYEXT. NORMAN AND LESLIE’S COUNTRY HOUSE - DAY
OPEN at the country house.
Ideal location would be a few acres with a pond and
a house with picture windows so one can be inside
and have a nice view of the front lawn that leads
quickly to the pond or small lake.
Some folks are barbecuing down by the water’s edge
and we pick up general ad-libbing. stuff like:
Who wants chicken and who wants hot dogs?
Be careful -- did you put on sun block?
It’s smoking, don’t put so much fluid on.
Etc.
LESLIE
(ad-lib; a pretty blonde
in her late twenties or
early to mid to late
thirties, the hostess)
I can’t get the fire started.
NORMAN
(her husband, a doctor)
Let me...
LESLIE
Norman‘s the barbecuer in this
family. I can only cook indoors over
a good stove and then only pasta
The conversation is basically ad-lib to clarify the
relationships for the audience and should overlap
and run together not sticking religiously to my
words.
NORMAN
(ne says to his sister-in-
law, Janet, who is a year
or two older than Leslie)
I’m always afraid your sister will
burn down the house and start a major
forest fire ...
JANET
Dad, you want chicken or meat?
JANET’S DAD
(sitting in lounge chair
with magazine)
Chicken is fine. This is a brilliant
article.
(MORE)JANET’S DAD (contd)
(calling to Norman)
Did you read Ken’s article on China?
JANET’S NOM
(also lounging)
Where is Ken?
JANET
He’s inside watching the Yankee game.
NORMAN =
(good naturedly)
Your husband -- drives up for a day
in the beautiful country -- goes
directly for the television set --
JANET
(calling)
Ken! C/mon! Ken --
KEN
(appears at screen door)
Two more outs -- three minutes --
LESLIE
Dad, you want a drink? You want some
wine, Mom?
JANET’S MOM
Grandma seems in good spirits. She
was her usual self in the car up.
NORMAN
(to his wife, Leslie)
I think everybody’s dying for a
little libation. Leslie, make some
of your famous Stoly Martinis.
Leslie goes toward house.
JANET’S MoM
When are you and Ken going to have a
child? why should your sister have
such a head start?
JANET
Let Leslie practice the viola six
hours a day -- then it’s not so easy.
More ad-libbing as the barbecue flairs.