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The resident theatre company have returned to Blythe’s theatre to collect their belongings. Their last production came to an abrupt halt a short while ago when one of the actors, Jamie, collapsed and died on stage. Elica, his girlfriend, remains in complete shock. Full of grief, she cannot bear to leave the stage where Jamie took his last breath.
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LAURA (offstage)
Elica? Elica?
Elica doesn’t hear or ignores the voice as she raises the rose to her nose before setting it against her cheek, some of the dried petals crumble. LAURA enters. Stage Manager dressed professionally.
LAURA
Elica, everyone else is clearing their stuff from the dressing rooms. What are you doing here?
ELICA
Remembering.
ELICA lifts up the rose. LAURA gasps, rushes to ELICA, tosses the rose with one hand while with the other pulls out a bottle of hand sanitizer and applies it liberally to her hands, ELICA’s hands then after a second thought ELICA’s face, before ELICA pushes her away.
ELICA
That about covers it.
LAURA
Lets go backstage. Get your things.
ELICA (bitter laugh)
What things? Spanx, character shoes, bobby pins?
LAURA
Elica, that is the one reason we were let back in.
ELICA
All right. I’ll be down, just give me a minute. One minute
LAURA
One minute?
ELICA
I promise.
LAURA exits. They both know ELICA’S lying.
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