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Marc has arrived in New York City to surprise his girlfriend, Katelyn, after they have been on a break for almost a year. She had come to the city to pursue her dreams of making it big as a costume designer and Marc agreed to give her the space to do so. He is shocked to find that the show she is supposed to be working on closed months ago.
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KATELYN What are you doing here?
MARC Happy anniversary.
KATELYN What are you doing here, Marc?
MARC It was a surprise.
She doesn’t respond.
MARC (cont’d) Happy anniversary.
A beat. Katelyn slides her bag off and sits across the table from Marc. She doesn’t speak.
MARC (cont’d) Katie--
KATELYN When did you get here?
MARC Last night.
KATELYN What have you been doing?
MARC Walking. Calling you.
KATELYN You didn’t tell me you were coming.
MARC It was a surprise.
(a beat)
It’s good to see you. You look good.
Katelyn takes herself in. She doesn’t really.
KATELYN You, too.
Marc gestures across the plaza.
MARC I tried to meet you after your show.
KATELYN It closed.
MARC I know.
Marc picks up the pamphlet from the table.
MARC (cont’d) The nice man at the information booth told me. The Met is dark in June. I think that’s what he said. “Dark?”
KATELYN Yes.
MARC And that’s why you weren’t there.
KATELYN Designers don’t go to the show every night. Not once the show is open.
MARC But the show is closed.
KATELYN I’m just saying, that’s not the way it works.
MARC But the show is closed.
KATELYN Yes.
MARC And that’s why you told me you couldn’t come home. For our anniversary.
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