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Sleeping Dogs

From the first day I walked down the ais...

Overview

Character
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Adult
Style
Dramatic
Act/Scene
Act 1
Time & Place
An empty rehearsal stage, early April 2020
Length
Short
Time Period
Contemporary
Show Type
Play
Age Guidance
Mature Audiences (M)

Context

Text

From the first day I walked down the aisle towards him I knew I should’ve turned around and walked the other way. But I kept on walking. And I said “I do.” And I thought I could make do. And for years we have. No. No, I have. I make do. Harry just…just continues to be Harry. But now? Maybe this is the final straw. Maybe, Burl, I need to thank you.
[...]
Maybe I’ll…I’ll finally turn around and walk the other way.

(LISA approaches her to hug her, but REBECCA motions for her to stop and maintain her distance.)

Or…or maybe I’ll forgive Harry, like I always do…and maybe the cycle will just go on and on and on…repeating itself over and over…until one of us finally learns our lesson.

(through clenched teeth)

Love is love is love is love is love…

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