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28-year-old married couple Zack and Abby are living in Paris, apparently for Zack’s job researching pediatric AIDS. Abby has been on antidepressant/antianxiety medication for five years, since her mother’s death, but has recently been attempting to transition off of the medication. Her marriage to Zack is fraught with underlying issues stemming from their own insecurities and challenges with mental health. In this scene, a hungover Abby is trying to make sense of what happened the night before,
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Start: Zack: You’re okay. It’s a lot of blood, but these are just little cuts. Do you feel dizzy? Abby: No. Zack: You’re okay. Abby: You’re… Zack: What? Abby: You have… [... … …] End: Abby: Hello? Hi, Daddy, I’m so happy to hear your voice. How is she? I’m just gonna tell him. Zack. They named her—homey? Homey? Zack? (She tries the door. It’s locked. She tries throwing her weight against it, but it doesn't move. She backs away from the door, horrified, lucid.) Daddy, I need your help. I need you to come get me.
Amy Herzog, Belleville, Theatre Communications Group, 2014, pp. 60-68.
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