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Bob has been brought to see his lover’s therapist, Charlotte, after threatening to commit suicide if Bruce continues to see another person, Prudence. Charlotte may or may not remember who Bob or even Bruce is, but she is delighted to have a new patient to talk to. Charlotte encourages Bob to explore his feelings and repress nothing in order to achieve good mental health. Bob proves to be a quick learner, with results that delight Charlotte and terrify anyone else.
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START. Bob: Should I sit down?
Charlotte: Would you like to sit down?
(He sits. She sits, holds her Snoopy doll.)
Bob: Why are you holding that doll?
Charlotte: Does it bother you that I hold the doll?
[... ... ...]
END. Bob: Will you come with me? I mean, in case someone tries to stop me you can explain it’s part of my therapy.
Charlotte: (Agreeably) Okay. Let me just get another cookie. Oh, I’m so glad you came to me. Now, should I bring Snoopy with me, or leave him here?
Bob: Well, which do you really want?
Charlotte: Oh you’re right. That’s the issue, good for you. Okay, now . . . I don’t know which I want. Let me sit here for a moment and figure it out.
(She sits and thinks, weighing pro-and-con-Snoopy ideas in her head; lights dim.)
Durang, Christopher, “Beyond Therapy,” Christopher Durang Explains It All For You: 6 Plays, Grove Press, 1983, pp. 313-320.
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