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Play Synopsis

At a woman's college, 10 years ago Erin was writing a play for


Prague to direct. And there was an uneasy love triangle with
Erin's roommate, Jessie. In the present, Prague and Erin meet up
to talk about a play of Erin's Prague might direct. Jessie and Erin
live together now and are talking about a baby. Or, wait. Was
everything we saw in the first act actually the play Erin wrote?
Why is there a sword fight right now? Why does Violet insist
everyone call her Elizabeth?
Violet says:

My name's not Violet. My name has never been Violet. I always


introduce myself as Elizabeth. It's my name. It's always been my
name. Meredith called me Shrinking Violet once during my
freshman year and ever since then, everyone thinks my name is
Violet. My name is not Violet. It's been fourteen years. Stop
fucking calling me Violet!
(PRAGUE: Relax, Honey.)
I will not relax. You know, I've expended so much energy over the
years trying to get you to notice me. All of you. Why do I care
what you think? How is it I think about you when you aren't there?
Still. All the time. All of you? You're not that special. You never
were. No one cares about you. No one knows who you are.
You've built this wind tunnel around you that celebrates your cult.
It's not a real thing. Theater isn't even a real thing. My mother
thinks I open curtains during Lion King. And you! All the things
you do are insignificant. You are selfish and you are oblivious and
you are all terrible people.

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