Overview
- Female: 2
- Male: 0
Context
This is classic scene of crossed wires and miscommunication. Cyrano, a soldier and Roxane's cousin, is secretly in love with Roxane but has been too afraid to tell her. She has written Roxane a letter declaring her love, but has not yet summoned the courage to give it to her. Meanwhile, Roxane is also secretly in love...but not with Cyrano.
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CYRANO
Well?
ROXANE
No one.
CYRANO
I don’t believe you. There’s someone.
ROXANE
Don’t be ridiculous.
CYRANO
I’m not! Look at you smile!
ROXANE
Leave it alone. I daresay it’s just a crush.
CYRANO
You “daresay?”
ROXANE
(Laughing)
Yes, I “daresay!”
CYRANO
Share with me.
ROXANE
No, it’s embarrassing. And it’s not like they reciprocate.
CYRANO
They might! They could even be waiting to hear from you.
ROXANE
And you’re such a knowledgeable cupid, are you?
CYRANO
I’m just saying I know the feeling.
ROXANE
You do? So, my Cyrano has a crush, too?
CYRANO
Possibly. I’ll tell you if you tell me.
ROXANE
Are we six?
CYRANO
Does that mean we have a deal?
(Beat.)
ROXANE
Deal. I think I like someone.
CYRANO
Only think? Only like? Sounds like just a friend.
ROXANE
Right now, yes! But I want more.
CYRANO
So you love them?
ROXANE
One could say that.
CYRANO
Then why don’t you?
ROXANE
All right! Yes! I…
CYRANO
You’re avoiding the word!
ROXANE
Yes, because they don’t know! It can’t be real if the other person doesn’t know.
CYRANO
Not for certain, you mean. You need to make them certain!
ROXANE
Not yet! But I think they’ll figure it out soon enough.
CYRANO
Perhaps they already have.
ROXANE
I don’t know about that. They’re still quite young in spirit, though they’ve experienced a lot. I feel as though they love me, though they’ve been timid. And all has been from afar! I don’t know. It’s not an easy conversation to have, for multiple reasons.
CYRANO
So you’ve been waiting for them to confess this love to you?
(CYRANO reaches into her pocket, where the letter is stowed.)
ROXANE
Desperately. I swear I’ve seen their lips tremble when close to mine.
(ROXANE and CYRANO are close together.)
But I think their position in the company, and proximity to me, especially now, has made things simultaneously better and worse.
CYRANO
What if I could tell you they feel the same as you? That they love you? What would you say to that?
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