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Sisters Grace and Sherry are each coping with a months-long depression. Sherry is just now getting back on her feet after getting a job as a middle school art therapist. Grace is still dealing with the aftermath of having been cheated on by her fiance and copes by sitting on the couch all day, drinking, and watching the same movie over and over. Sherry is nervous because her boss has asked her to counsel his teenage son, Zack, who has anger management issues. A semi-drunk Grace is laid out on
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Start: Sherry: Hey Grace. Grace: What’s going on? Sherry: I really need Grace to get off the couch for my first appointment with Zack. But when I ask her, “Grace can you please get off the couch?” She tells me—(Grace lies down on the couch dramatically)
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End: Grace: Y’know, just because you’re suddenly all functional doesn’ mean you won't hit rock bottom again. You could fall back into the shit at any moment. And when you do I’ll be here, waiting for you. SHERRY: Thank you, that’s beautiful.
Kim Rosenstock, Tigers Be Still, Dramatists Play Service, 2013, pp. 13-16.
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