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It’s Nora’s first day of work in the office of business tycoon Daniel Weisinger. In this scene, she is welcomed and, theoretically, trained by Nick, the most senior assistant in the office. Nick’s examination of Nora’s nickname potential and “new girl” outfit, his description of the adrenaline-fueled stress of the office, a brief interlude of gossip about a former coworker, and an incident in which Nora tries, and fails, to tackle answering the phone for Daniel himself, are presented with
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Start: Nick: Hi, Nora.
Nora: Hi, Nick.
Nick: Good to see you again. So soon.
Nora: Thanks for hiring me.
[... ... ...]
End:
Nora: It’s not. This is. I gotta start getting good at some point.
Nick: Saturdays are a little complicated. You need to make sure his driver is available and can be upstate by 9 A.M. Driver’s info is on that Post-It taped to your computer screen there. You need to contact the nanny to coordinate anything with his kids. You need to know the kids’ schedule backwards and forwards because at any moment he will ask you about it…. (Nick continues instructing Nora until…. Blackout.)
Headland, Leslye. Assistance. Dramatists Play Service, New York, NY. 2013. pp. 15-20.
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