Voyeur (2019) - full transcript

[ominous music playing]

[silence]

-That was chaos!

I, I just don't know where to begin.

A live bird on stage,

real knives,

and fornication?

This is a college play, god damn it!

There are rules which you obviously abandoned.

What were you thinking?

-But did you believe it?



-Uh-huh.

[piano music playing]

[piano music playing]

-There are two types of people at Yale.

[piano playing]

The people who come in already crazy,

and the people who are destined to become

crazy from being there.

[grunting]

[silence]

I heard about the theater theorist

Emile Zola on my first day of class,

and she was pretty right.

We're all products of our environment.



[piano music playing]

So, I guess it was only a matter of time.

I just never expected a play

to drive me to the breaking point.

[piano music playing]

[door opening]

-I saved you a seat.

[rustling sound]

[thudding sound]

[indistinct chatters]

-Here.

[rustling sound]

-Welcome to Naturalism in the Theater.

[silence]

I see some familiar faces in the room.

And some new faces, which is exciting.

To start off,

can anyone tell me what the term

"Naturalism" means?

Yes, Maxine?

-Like a very natural style of theater.

-Yes, Maxine. A style of theater that attempts

to create the illusion of reality on stage,

in costume, in set. See, nothing here is painted.

The theatricality is minimal,

in fact, it's almost non-existent.

But most importantly, Naturalism

is seen in the development of character.

The line between actor and character disappears

until the actor becomes the character.

-Like method acting?

-Yes, in a way.

Naturalism would be like method acting

if it applied to everything on the stage.

Suddenly, we don't see a set.

We're in somebody's kitchen.

There's no artificial light, we see sunlight.

The actor disappears and we see real people.

It's like magic.

The theater becomes...

-Life itself.

-Yes. Life itself.

What's your name?

I haven't seen you before.

-Oh, I'm Ella.

[paper rustling]

-Oh, Ella, pleasure.

As Ella was saying, Naturalism succeeds

when the theater disappears completely

and we're simply watching life itself.

-Hi. My name is Hannah. Um...

To piggyback on your previous point,

August Strindberg said that,

theaters should be a slice of life.

-Yes, August Strindberg.

One of the most famous and controversial

writers of Naturalism.

Oh, which actually reminds me of a piece

of exciting news.

This fall, in order to strengthen the relationship

between undergraduate and graduate

drama schools,

a director from the drama school, Rubel Leal,

will be directing a very selective one-night-only

performance of August Strindberg's, "Miss Julie."

Perhaps the most famous naturalistic play of

all time.

-Uh...

-As you know, a chance to work with the director

from the drama school is a very rare and exciting

opportunity. So I hope you will all audition,

or try to be a part of the production in some way.

Auditions will be held in the Branson Center

tomorrow night at 7:00.

[rustling sound]

-So you're going to audition?

-Yeah, maybe. It sounds really cool.

[rustling sound]

[indistinct chatters in the background]

[footsteps]

-Maxine, are you picking me here tonight?

-Ugh. I don't know.

I don't know if I want to go tonight.

-Are you kidding me?

It's the first wilds of the year.

-Oh. Oh my God.

300 drunk freshmen discovering their sexuality.

[chuckles] -Okay, you don't

have to do that every time

I invite you.

-I need to prep for the audition tomorrow.

-You have time.

-Well, I need to read the play.

-You read it like eight times this summer.

-Well, I need to read it again. [sighs]

[door opens]

-Miss Julie's gone mad tonight, absolutely mad.

-What? -It's the first line of the play.

[gasping]

Wow. How can you even claim...

-Oh my God.

...if you don't know that.

[chuckles]

Well, anyway, Miss Julie is going absolutely

mad tonight at The Peasant Dance.

- Huh. - I mean, if you want to go method?

-Okay.

We'll see.

[chuckles]

-Bye, love. -Right. -Text me.

-Mwah.

[footsteps]

[door opening]

-I don't know what's in pages was

enough of notes.

I mean, I really don't know if I'm prepared.

-No, I got some...

-I have to write an essay the next day.

I don't know if...

-Miss Ella. -What?

-The theater becoming life itself.

-Oh, thanks.

-Ella, right?

-Yeah. -Are you first year?

-Yes. This is my roommate, Hannah.

- Oh. - Hey. - I'm Atticus. Nice to meet you.

- Oh, Atticus, like To Kill a Mockingbird.

[chuckles]

- Yeah, just like. [sniffs] Are you guys wilding tonight?

- Wilding?

- Uhm, it's a the dance club.

Everyone goes on Wednesdays.

But it's like, all depends on you.

- Oh. Who's everyone?

- Like, everyone. You guys should come.

- Yeah, sounds fun.

- Yeah, cool.

- It was really nice to meet you. - You too.

- See you around. - Bye.

[silence]

- I hate that kind of hyperbole.

[silence]

Everyone.

[silence]

[rock music playing]

[indistinct chattering]

- Did you go to a lot of clubs in Burlington?

- Not really.

- Vermont wasn't exactly...

- Because I went to clubs all the time

in New York.

And once I got in the early decision my senior year, I was like,

crazy.

[indistinct chatters]

[club music playing]

[club music playing]

[club music playing]

[club music playing]

[club music playing]

[club music playing]

[club music playing]

Come on.

[upbeat music playing]

[upbeat music playing]

[upbeat music playing]

[upbeat music playing]

Want a drink?

- What?

[upbeat music playing]

- Oh. Yeah.

[upbeat music playing]

- Two vodka tonic extra lime, please.

[upbeat music playing]

Two vodka tonic extra lime, please.

[upbeat music playing]

[upbeat music playing]

[upbeat music playing]

[upbeat music playing]

Come on.

[upbeat music playing]

- I have to pee.

[upbeat music playing]

[upbeat music playing]

[upbeat music playing]

[upbeat music playing]

[upbeat music playing]

[upbeat music playing]

- Hi.

- Hi, sorry, I'm just gonna...

- Of course.

[thump]

[upbeat music playing]

I like your dress.

[upbeat music playing]

I noticed it when you walked in.

- Oh, really?

- Yeah.

- Thanks.

[upbeat music playing]

- You're so pretty.

[chuckles]

[upbeat music playing]

[door closes]

[silence]

- Who said I was flattering you?

Who said, I was flattering you?

[exhales]

[cellphone buzzing] [flipping page]

[rustling sound]

Mom?

[pause]

I told you not to call between 5:00 and 11:00.

I have an audition. It's for Strindberg play.

No, it's not a musical.

[silence]

Well, I don't even know who that is.

Okay, I'm hanging up.

No, I'm hanging up.

[thump]

[thumping sound]

[exhales]

[thudding sound]

[exhales heavily]

[rustling sound]

Who said I was...

- Flattering you?

- Yeah, it was good.

But my opinion though, [tongue clicks] you should try it more

aggressive.

Like, who said I was flattering you?

- Um, yeah, I'll think about it.

- Look, I'm still going to audition, obviously,

but why did they have to choose Miss Julie?

It's such a misogynistic play.

I mean Strindberg literally calls women

a stunted form of human being.

This is fucking Yale for Christ's sake.

We can't just pretend that the last five decades of

American history didn't happen.

Besides if they had to do a Strindberg,

why didn't they do Olaf?

[silence]

[background conversation]

[sighing]

[indistinct chatters]

- It's for awhile. - [indistinct chatters]

- It's like, I don't know he's been watching scripts of emotions

- Hey.

- Hi.

[indistinct chatters]

- You knew her?

- Not really.

[indistinct chatters]

- Well, I am so proud to have such a turnout here tonight.

Thank you. Well, okay. Uh, Miss Julie.

Miss Julie is not a pretty play.

It is ruthless. It is erotic.

We see Miss Julie, the, the lady of the house

becoming utterly powerless at the hand of her own desire.

She, she get seduced by her valet.

And after they [clicks tongue] consummate, she falls below him

and realizing the impossibility of their future,

she decides her only choice is to take her own life.

But before we dive into the text,

we're going to start with the peasants dance.

This dance is of vital importance to the production

because Miss Julie was one of the first times where the

lower depths of society where put on stage.

And it made people watch.

So this dance is like, like the spirit of the people.

It is their chance to be heard.

It's their

encroachment on the bourgeoisie.

- I love him.

- Okay. So I'll leave you with our choreographer, Elise.

[silence]

[footsteps]

- Okay, people.

So, I'm going to teach the count and then you'll repeat.

If you didn't bring your dance shoes

then just be careful with your toes.

- Told you.

- Okay. So, five, six, seven, eight.

- One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, in, out

three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

Can I see a rotation of this?

[footsteps]

So, let's do that again.

Going to start with five, six, seven eight.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

Uh, do we want to rotate again?

[footsteps]

Gonna start with five, six, seven, eight

one, two, three, four,

five, six, seven, eight. [students thumping]

One, two, three, four,

five, six, seven, eight. [students thumping]

[thumping]

Okay, so we're going to try this with music

five, six, seven, eight.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

One, two, three, four,

five, six, seven, eight. [student dancing and thumping]

[dance music playing]

[dance music playing]

[dance music playing]

[dance music playing]

[dance music fading]

[silence]

[paper rustling]

[background sound only]

[foosteps]

- Hey. - Hi.

- Do you finally dance?

- Uh, not really.

[chuckling]

- It never does.

- Ella Anderson?

- Here.

- We're ready for you.

- Great, see you.

- Break a leg.

- Thank you so much.

[footsteps]

[door closing]

[paper rustling]

[silence]

- I saw you and

went home determined to die.

But I wanted to die

in a fine and agreeable way,

[pause]

without pain.

[silence]

And then, I got the idea

that it was dangerous

to sleep under a lilac bush.

We had one which at that time

was in full bloom.

[silence]

I at last went to sleep and

woke up really very ill but I didn't die

as you can see.

I don't know what I really wanted.

There was no earthly possibility of winning you,

but you were proof for me of the utter

hopelessness of escaping

from the circle in which I've been born.

[silence]

- Okay. Cringe.

[silence]

Why did you pick Zhang?

- Oh, I just connected to his monologue a lot.

- Did you prepare any of

Miss Julie's lines?

- Uh-huh.

- Yeah? Okay. [paper rustling]

[silence]

- Do you think I can't look at any blood?

Do you think I'm so weak?

Oh, I'd like to see your blood

and your brains on the chopping block.

I'd like to see your whole sex

swimming in a lake like, like the one there.

- Excellent. [door opens and closes]

- Oh, hey, Ella. Sorry, um, Ruben wants to know

your availability for tomorrow night. You didn't fill it out

. - Oh, sorry. - That's okay, there's a backside to the form.

- Oh, shoot. I'm free all night. - Great. I'll let him know.

- Thanks. - Nice job. Uh, next, Maxine Fletcher.

[footsteps]

[door closes]

- It sounds like it went well.

- Uh, yeah.

[silence]

- Maxine Fletcher reading for Miss Julie.

[silence]

[exhales]

Who's to blame for what has happened? My father? My mother?

Myself? Myself. I haven't got a self at all.

I haven't got a

thought I don't get from my father.

I've got a passion I don't get from my mother.

[pause]

How could it be my own fault?

To shove the blame on Jesus

like Christine does, no.

I've got too much pride and too much common sense for that.

[pause]

Who is responsible for the wrong?

What does it matter who is?

I know I've got to put up with the blame

and the consequences.

- Uh, okay. It was good.

Um, it was just a little bit stiff.

Yeah, yeah, um.

[tongue clicks]

A little bit too prepared, so it has to feel more spontaneous.

- Oh, spontaneous?

- Yeah, yeah, yeah. Like she's saying

this things for the first time.

- Oh, yeah.

- Forget everything you

prepared before coming here.

[exhales]

And again.

- Who's to blame for

what has happened?

[tongue clicks]

My father?

My mother?

Myself?

[pause]

Um, s-sorry

I, I know this, um...

Myself?

I haven't,

I haven't.

- Got a self at...

- I haven't, I haven't got a self at all.

I haven't got

a single thought of my own.

- Okay. Okay, thank you.

- Should I do it again?

Because she's like, angry at John,

but also begging him to pardon her and...

- No, no, there's no need.

We're all set here. Okay?

- Okay.

Thanks. [chuckles]

[footsteps]

[door opens and closes]

[silence]

[door opens] [music playing]

[background music playing]

[door closes]

[background music playing]

- [screams]

[silence]

[piano playing]

[silence]

- He didn't have me read from Miss Julie,

but I saw it coming.

I'm just, I'm way more of a Christine.

Did you read for Miss Julie?

- Yeah, I did.

- Well, you're a Julie.

[laughs]

- Well, I don't know.

I just read when he asked me to.

- Oh my God. No, no, no, it's,

it's so nice that like we're different types.

I mean, I just know

that I'm a Christine. I just know it.

[silence]

[background music]

[sighs]

- It's like, why am I always

stuck handing out flyers to freshmen?

Like if they haven't found

Model UN by September,

do we even want them?

[throws phone]

Hello.

- What?

Maxine?

- [sighs] Sorry.

I'm so stressed out.

I'm not gonna lose

this part two to a fucking freshman

from Bill Mart.

- Who?

-Ella Anderson.

- I don't know her.

- [sighs]

[sipping coffee]

- This is gonna sound crazy.

I had a dream last night,

that I pushed her down the stairs.

- [chuckles] Okay.

- Yeah, I was just

standing there watching her falling

this long flight of stairs.

Then, I woke up and I was like,

"What is wrong with me?

[laughs]

- No, that's totally, no, totally normal.

- I just feel like this is my part, you know.

Like all summer,

I just had this gut feeling,

I was finally going to get something

big in the fall.

- You've gotten big stuff

in the past, Max.

- Yeah, I fucking clawed

my way out of the ensemble.

Miss Julie's part

for a really good actress.

Like, this is my chance

to finally be taken seriously.

- Miss Julie's kind of a bitch.

- No, she's not a bitch.

She goes for what she wants.

There's a difference.

[background music]

- So, welcome to callback!

[laughing sarcastically]

[laughing] So, uh, my team and I,

we were really impressed

with all of your auditions.

You brought energy, which is great.

Not everyone has that.

[silence]

So for our scene,

what we're going to do

is the scene where

Miss Julie enters the kitchen

for the first time and there

the servants are, John and Christine

the real thing.

[claps]

Let's go!

[background music]

- Okay. Is it ready?

- You ladies wanna talk secrets?

- Isn't he inquisitive.

- Oh, what a nice smell of violet.

- Impudent person is the fellow

that an expert in perfumes.

- Have you ladies then been brewing

a magic potion this midsummer night?

Something so is to

be able to read one's fortune,

so that you might get a

sight of the future.

- Yes, if he manages to see that,

he must have very good eyes.

- Pour it in the bottle

and walk it to Charlie.

Let the man come now

and dance this the [foreign word].

- I don't want me just obliged

you to anyone

but I promised to Christine's...

- Oh, well, but you can

get somebody else.

What do you say, Christine?

Won't you lend me John?

- [sighs]

I haven't got

any say in the matter.

[drums playing]

- With you, Miss Julie?

- If you mean it.

- It's impossible. Absolutely impossible.

- I don't understand what you mean.

- Can it be possible

that you imagine such a thing

for a single minute?

- Me, no, but the people, yes.

- What, that I should be in love with a servant?

- I'm not by any means

an educated man,

but there had been cases.

And nothing is sacred to the people.

- I do believe the man is an aristocrat.

- Yes, that I am.

- And I'm on the down path.

- Don't go down, Miss Julie.

Take my advice, nobody will ever

believe that you went down

of your own free will.

People will always say you fell.

- I have a better opinion

of people than you have.

Come and try, come.

- You're strange, you know.

- Perhaps I am and so are you.

Everything is strange.

Life, people. Everything is scum which

drifts across the water until it sinks.

I have a dream

which comes up now and again.

And now, it haunts me.

I'm sitting on a very high pillar and

I can't see any possibility of getting down.

I feel dizzy when I look down but I have

to get down all the same.

I haven't got the nerve to throw myself off.

I can't keep my balance

and I want to fall,

but I don't fall

and I don't get a moment's peace,

until I'm down below.

No rest until I'm down on the ground

and when I'm down on the ground,

I... want to dip myself right into the Earth.

[soft music]

Have you ever felt anything like that?

[silence]

- [clapping]

[footsteps]

Maxine, you're still here?

- Oh, my God. It's so embarrassing.

- No. Why, why are you crying?

- [sighs]

You probably noticed

I was a little off today.

It's just I really

connected with Miss Julie

because... because...

- We- well, you don't

have to talk about it, okay?

- [sniffs]

- It's fine, it's just...

[sobing]

[sniffs]

My mom's been really ill

lately and it just,

the scenes today totally reminded me

of the struggle we've had together,

that she gets progressively worse.

- Do, do they know what's wrong with her?

- It's skin disease.

- Skin disease?

- Uh-huh.

- Oh.

- She can't even put shoes on.

It's too painful.

[sniffs]

[sighs]

- Oh no.

- [sighs]

It's just she always dreamed that

I'd play Miss Julie,

and now I don't even know

if she'll make it that long.

I just want to make her proud.

- Don't worry.

I have a feeling

that you will.

Hmm.

[silence]

- [sniffs]

- Okay, yeah.

[grunts]

[piano playing]

[instrumental playing]

[instrumental playing]

- What the fuck?

[instrumental playing]

[knocking]

[instrumental playing]

[door opens]

[door creaks]

- Oh, Hannah.

[door slams]

- Hi.

- Um...

[foot steps]

[chair creaking]

- [sighs]

Okay. I'm not gonna lie.

Initially, I was very upset

that I wasn't cast as Christine,

I really thought I nailed it.

However, I took it as a blessing

in disguise because

I realize now that I need

to function as my own agent.

Actors have no power.

I on the other hand have a lot

of things I want to say.

And so, I would really love to

be the assistant director

of this production.

I don't think it would conflict

with my role as featured female dancer

in the peasant dance at all.

- Oh. [clear throats]

All right, great so I...

- I mean, why don't we organize.

I, I know how to command a room.

I have a black belt in karate.

I speak two languages.

And I speak a third language

but not as smooth as the other two. I...

-Sounds good. Uh...

I, I could actually use an assistant.

[silence]

[indistinct chatter]

[footsteps]

[thumping]

[flipping pages]

- Congratulations, Maxine.

- Oh.

You deserve it.

-Thank you.

- I want the three leads

to sit next to each other, okay?

- Okay.

[thumping

[thumping]

[background noise]

- Okay.

- Okay, everyone, so let's begin.

As most of you know,

Miss Julie is Strinberg's most

ambitious attempt at Naturalism.

He wanted uh, everything

to, to feel real like the audience

is there at Christine's kitchen.

[chuckles]

So some people thought

his vision was crazy,

but I too am expecting

something like that.

Like total of uh... Authenticity?

- Authenticity.

- Oh, yes. So how far will you

go to bring Miss Julie to life?

[tapping table] Let's go.

- The action takes place

in the Count's Kitchen

on a midsummer night.

- Miss Julie is mad again tonight,

absolutely mad.

- Oh, so you are here, are you?

-Now is a finishing touch.

You must kiss my shoes.

- This kind of thing

mustn't go any further, Miss.

- Peasants enter.

[music playing]

- Oh yeah. And then,

[claps]

that's where the dancers enter into the hall.

- [humming]

- Oh, kill me. Kill me too.

If you can kill an innocent

animal without your hand shaking.

- Look here. I don't care

anything about that because it has

nothing to do with me,

but if you think you're going

to convince him to elope with you

and we'll put a very fine

spoke in your little wheel.

- That's true. I am beneath

the very last.

I am the last myself.

- It's awful, but

there's no other way out.

Go.

- End of play.

[clapping]

- Okay, uh, nice, nice start.

So we have work to do.

[sighs]

But I am excited for, for the journey

we are about to embark on, right?

[zippering bag]

[flipping pages]

[thumping]

[clear throats]

[background noise]

- Oh my God. You're really so good.

- [exhales]

- I'm so excited to work together.

- I feel the same, I think it's

gonna be like, really fun.

[chuckles]

- Excuse me ladies,

but we have to be out of the room

by 11:00 or the doors lock, so...

[footsteps]

[door opens]

- It's so impressive you're in

this is a freshman.

You've no idea how lucky you are to

have a school of drama director.

- Yeah, I'm so excited.

He seems awesome.

- Have you studied acting a lot?

- No, not really.

- You're joking.

- No.

- Seriously, you're like so good.

[chuckles]

- I mean, my sister did.

My school didn't really have the

resources for drama film around.

- Wow, that's so hard.

I mean, you're perfect for the role then.

- What do you mean?

- Well, like Christine

also came from nothing.

- Well, I didn't come from nothing.

I just didn't have a lot

of theater opportunities.

- Oh, of course, that's what I meant.

- [chuckles]

I'm from LA.

- That's so cool.

- It's the best.

You know we should get

to know each other better.

We're like the only two female

leads in this play.

- Oh, only a three-person play.

- What are you doing this weekend?

- Oh, nothing.

- Great. Well, you should come

to my house on Friday,

and we're having a party.

Ask for the drama house.

- Yeah, I'd love to.

- Oh, great. Well, see you soon.

[chuckles]

[silence]

[door opens]

[door creaks]

- What are you doing tonight?

- Oh, I'm just going to this party that

- Oh.

- What about you?

- I'm going to global grounds

to play Stratego

with two of my friends from Blue.

- Oh, nice.

- There's actually a thriving

Stratego Community here.

- Fun.

- Yeah.

[wind blows]

[birds chirping]

[background music]

[door opens]

[indistinct chatters]

[music playing] [indistinct chatters]

[music playing] [indistinct chatters]

- Are you with Colin?

- Um, no.

- Oh.

I just, I just got that vibes from you.

[music playing] [indistinct chatters]

[music playing] [indistinct chatters]

- [sniffing]

[music playing] [indistinct chatters]

- Hey.

- Oh, my God. You made it.

Meet my friends. This is Doris.

- You, you need to talk to me right now.

- Oh, my God.

- You will never guess what happened.

- Wha- wha- what? Oh. [chuckles]

- You guys. Talk to her.

- [chuckles]

Would you rather be one dog or two?

- Um, two,

- Wrong.

[chuckles]

- Ignore him. I'm Reginald.

- Hi, I'm Ella.

[music playing]

- Don't you think her hair

would be better like this?

[chuckles]

Yeah, it's very Greta Garbo Grand Hotel.

- Well, she we can be more like

Kim Naugler, but after the divorce.

[chuckles]

[music playing]

♪ Drink with me tonight ♪

[tapping table] - Go.

♪ You just says it's alright ♪

♪ You just says ♪

♪ you just says it's alright ♪

♪ you just says it's alright ♪

♪ She says and she says ♪

♪ and she says it's alright ♪

[rock music playing]

♪ We're in the lovin ♪'

♪ of the middle now ♪

- Such awaited.

- You need tell me about it.

That you do fucking play with them.

- Oh, oh. I love her way

came to you it was just a crampy dog,

and I was like, his face on autistic person.

- You know, he stills drive me crazy good.

Even everyday if one I can do last year and now

he think she's just like of undergrad on acting.

[laughing]

And he didn't even know what sides we are.

- Oh, and it was pretty good though.

[laughing]

- It's okay. He have no idea why

everybody cast him.

[chuckles]

[music playing]

♪ Sure fall have been in love ♪

♪ We have the strangest fictions ♪

[indistinct chatters]

♪ Don't forget to pack your ♪

♪ I should have leave it in my house ♪

♪ Drink me ♪

[indistinct chatter]

[music playing]

♪ Just sip it's alright ♪

♪ You have to pack everything ♪

♪ You have to pack everything ♪

♪ You have to pack ♪

♪ everything that you have ♪

[music playing] [indistinct chatters]

♪ This is the saddest thing ♪

♪ I feelin now ♪

♪ Just sit still ♪

♪ Don't ask the time ♪

♪ just close your eyes ♪

[music playing] [ indistinct chatters]

- Hey.

- Oh, hi.

- I'm so glad you're here.

- What?

- I'm glad you're here.

- Oh, you too. [indistinct chatters]

- Wanna go outside?

[indistinct chatters]

Outside.

- Oh, yeah.

- This way.

- Yeah.

[music playing]

[door opens] [sniffs]

- Like I said, it's not loud here.

- Oh, yes, it's super loud.

[door closes]

- So did you find the...

- Wait, so how did you, someone...

- Oh, you go first.

- No, no, no, no.

- Oh, um, I was just going to ask

how you got into theater?

-Mmm... - Boring question, I know.

- No, um... Actually, it's a funny story.

Um, so I might say, I played sports

in high school, um,

in my first year here,

but I always knew I wanted to be an actor.

You know, I just never had the balls

to say it.

- No, I feel that, where I'm from,

I feel like it's such a vain thing to say.

- What do you mean by that?

- Oh, I don't know. When you say,

I want to be an actor, there is such

a stigma attached.

Like that, you're self-obsessed or vain.

- Hmm...

But in my family, it was never the role

they wanted me to feel.

I came from a family of professors. There all very similar.

- Your never everyone's vain.

- Well.

- No. I mean it's true.

I mean we'll make some

actor more vain than a professor.

I mean actress spend their

lives giving voice

to other people, to other people's story...

- No, no. - ...and experiences and...

- I totally agree but you also

have to believe that you're the person

to do it, that you're worth watching.

- Of course, you have to believe

in yourself because otherwise

you're fucked, you'll go crazy.

- No, you're right.

- And someone said I'm wild

but sometimes when I meet people,

I think, wow, like they don't know

that they could be meeting

the next Sean Penn or...

- [chuckles] - Timothée Chalamet.

What?

[both laughing]

- You're just so unapologetic about it.

- What is it to apologize for it?

[chuckles]

- Nothing, I guess.

[chuckles]

[sniffs]

- You're fucking great.

- Oh, please.

- It's true.

What is this whole humble act about?

- Very humble act?

- Yeah, you just own it.

- Oh.

[exhales]

- Do you want to get out of here?

- Um, yeah, you should go.

- No.

- No, I do, I want to leave with you.

- Okay. [chuckles]

Let's go.

[music playing]

[bird chirping]

[indistinct chatters]

[thump]

[music playing]

[partying crowd]

[birds chirping] [music playing]

[thump]

[music playing]

♪ Do I look lonely ♪

[partying crowd]

♪ Come on off your party ♪

[partying crowd]

♪ Is it love for the drugs ♪

♪ that born again ♪

[partying crowd]

[music playing]

♪ Your wife felt that too ♪

[birds chirping]

♪ at the good morning ♪

[music playing]

- It's pretty tough.

♪ I'm a virgin sacrifice ♪

[silence]

- Did you go with Ella, last night?

- Yeah, we did.

- Uh, did you hook up?

- No. Well yeah, we did actually.

[chuckles]

- Ooh, a freshman. Perfect for you.

[chuckles]

- What?

[door opens]

- Good morning.

[thud]

Hi, hi, good, you're all here.

Happy Saturday.

- Saturday.

-What?

- Nothing.

- Turning, as I said. Time of lust.

Time for regret.

- Why?

- Well, perfect time to start studio work.

Let's go, everyone.

Hi, hi, so at the heart of

the naturalistic acting, there is this...

[tongue clicks]

Okay, see, there's this need for

a metaphysical experience.

You have to, to just connect with

your body, and then just make

your body like, like a straw,

that connects the unseen

with the scene and just let the energy flow.

Okay, just let the energy flow.

Let's start walking around.

Walking around as your character.

Think about your space, the universe.

Your place in the world.

What do you want?

What do you need?

Where's your center of energy?

Is it your brain?

Is it your heart?

Is your crotch?

Yes, yes, look to the other

people in this room.

Yes. How did they change you?

Good, interesting, interesting.

[paper rustling]

Let's just jump in scene one.

- Miss Julie is mad again, tonight.

Absolutely, mad.

- Oh, and so you're here, are you?

- I accompany the count to the station,

when we passed a bar on my way back

- Okay, hold, hold, hold, hold.

So, where was Miss Julie, again?

- Oh, uh, she was

dating with the servants.

- Yes, it was midsummer dance, right?

- Mm-hmm.

She was taking part on that ritual of the

ancient ritual of summer solstice.

It was a pagan ritual,

together, Miss Julie, and the pagan ritual.

The lady of the house, the count starter. It's not casual.

[clear throats]

Do it again.

[paper rustling]

- Miss Julie is mad again tonight. Absolutely mad.

- Oh, and so you're here, are you?

I accompanied the count to the station and

when I pass the bar on my way back,

I went in to have a dance.

And at that time, Miss Julie

was dancing with that man, Forester.

And when she noticed me,

she went straight towards me

and asked me to be her partner in the waltz.

And from that moment,

she danced in such a way

that I've never seen before.

She's simply crazy. [chuckles]

- She's always been that way.

But never as much as in the last

fortnight since the engagement was broken off.

- Yes, an affair that was to be sure.

- You see that's better.

- Mm-hmm.

I swear I want it real.

By once name her angel.

- This is so weird.

Like I never thought Atticus

was hot before but now that I'm doing

Miss Julie with him, all of a sudden

I'm like strangely attracted to him.

[sighs]

Yeah, I can see it.

- Right.

- It's the end of the day for all of you.

[footsteps]

- It's just...

- So good studio work today, everyone.

Um, okay, so I just want you all to take

home some work, okay?

I want you to start thinking like you're in character in life.

Just always be aware. What do I want?

[instrumental]

[sighs]

- Miss Julie is not a bitch,

and that's my pet peeve

that like so many people have that impression of her.

- No, that is not the word.

Miss Julie, is...

[sighs]

It's complicated, she is oppressed.

She feels powerless and and yet her status endows her

with a power, but it's not real power.

- Exactly, I mean, she decides to

end her own life, she's disturbed.

- Have you ever thought of

her relationship to her father.

- I think John is like, sexually driven, you know,

like all his energy sort of comes from his...

[chuckle]

You know, with this, yeah.

Mm-hmm. Why do you say that?

- Well, no it's, it's just like well

so he and Miss Julie can only switch places in terms of

status like after he slept with her, you know, so it's like

his power struggle is resolved by sex.

- Hmm.

- One of the interesting things

I find about Christine is that she's

this incredibly developed self-righteous Christian,

and yet she sexually active with John.

- Yeah, it is true. There is,

there is a softness,

uh, a sensuality to Christine that does not exist

in Miss Julie in the same way. Miss Julie's not sexual,

she's neurotic, sex terrifies her.

- Yeah, and I find that

contrast fascinating

particularly, when you consider their different social decisions

and how even though Christine isn't a lower social position

than Miss Julie, she's also a traitor in a way.

- Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's a very interesting thought.

- I'd love to have a scene in the

pantomime where I'm just like washing my breasts.

- My main question is,

what are we hoping the audience will be left

with at the end of this play? I mean according to Strindberg,

Miss Julie kills herself because of a degenerate

brain on account of her being female. And, and after she

has sex with her valet, she has no other option but to

kill herself because she's ruined. What are we asking

a modern audience to take away from this?

- There are always parallels, Hannah.

- Between Yale and 19th century Sweden.

- Well, Yale is one of the most

elite institutions of the country.

We are the largest most profitable employer in New Haven,

and yet we are tax exempt.

- I didn't mean that.

- Yeah, and the people

of New Haven depend on what a capricious student body that

comes in from a couple of years and then leaves,

but the people stay here.

- Well, do you think people will be able

to draw that connection?

[sighs]

Well, I want to stay as close

as possible to Strindberg's intention

which is the slice of life.

Where we lead to lead us. I can't say.

Will it inspire us to change?

I hope so. There is always the hope.

[drums playing]

- I love that you call them your breasts.

- Oh, what else would I call them?

- It's just a proper name. [chuckle]

[footsteps]

- Hannah, are you going on rehearsal tonight?

- Oh, yeah, we will rehearse.

- Ella, how's your meeting

with your Van Gogh?

- Oh, it was really fun.

We should talk about...

- The same, did you talk about your backstory?

- Yeah, like my history was John.

- I know, we talk so much about my

relationship with my parents. My meeting

went like way over so long.

- That's great.

- I'm so hungry.

Do you want to get lunch?

- Um, yeah, sure. Oh, do you want to come?

- Well, I have to write out every beat of Miss Julie

by tonight in order to be ready for

rehearsal, so, so maybe another time.

- Yeah.

- Too bad. All right, let's go, Ella.

That's why I'm not eating in the dining hall.

[chuckles]

[soft music playing]

- Oh my God. This cake.

- Isn't it amazing?

[grunts]

- It's so good.

- You have to be careful though.

I gained so much weight my freshman year

because I ate so much of it. It's right

next to old campus so it was torture.

- Well, I would never have known you

look great now, you know.

- My mom wouldn't let me hear the end of it.

She put me on the most

insane workout regimen.

My mom, she's crazy.

- Oh, no!

[chuckles]

- Which is why if I ever have kids, I'm gonna let them eat

all the cake they want.

[chuckle]

- Do you think you want to have kids?

- Actually, I'd love to like donate my

eggs to all my gay friends.

Kids are career killers and body killers.

So obviously, I don't want my own,

but this way I know they're growing

up in such a loving artistic homes.

[ambient music playing]

[silence]

[flipping page]

- Isn't that an anarchy sign?

- No, it's an A.

- What kind of professor

is writing Anarchy signs on your paper?

[laughs]

-Stop.

[paper rustling]

- So this theory says that mammals

and humans aren't adapted to one environment.

-Exactly were completely different depending on where ancestors

lived and we haven't stopped evolving

even since agriculture was introduced.

- Which means that our great, great, great,

great grandkids could all evolved to be clones of Sean Penn.

[laughs]

[thump]

- Yeah, or they could have a dramatic

stress reaction to politicians.

[laughs]

[tongue clicks]

[flipping page]

- Speaking of dramatic, you spend a lot

of time with Maxine lately.

- Oh, yeah, I really like her, actually.

- Really?

I could not see you guys being friends.

[chuckles]

- Why not?

- Well, I don't know.

You know, Maxine is Maxine. I mean, she's my friend, but

you both are actors, so I feel like you guys would

be in constant competition with one another.

- Well, aren't you kind of technically

in competition with your teammates

to be like starter and stuff?

- No, that's way different.

We're all part of the same team so...

- And so are we, in a way.

I don't know. I just think we're really

getting to connect to each other a lot.

- Hmm. This is why I like you.

You see the world

in such a cute way.

[chuckles]

[music playing] [indistinctive chatter]

[music playing] [indistintive chatter]

[laughs]

[music playing] [indistintive chatter]

- Yeah, it is how it is.

- I know.

Did you ever believe in past lives?

- Like reincarnation?

- I don't know. Sometimes, I think I was Royal in a past life.

Like a princess or something.

[laughs]

I mean, you're such

a good actor so you never did it before,

So maybe you did in past life.

- Actually, it's funny you say that

because sometimes it feels that way.

- Yeah.

Uh- I had a sister who died.

- Oh my god.

- When I was 12, she was 16 and she was like, this amazing

actor and I mean, that's why I never did it before.

In my family, it was her thing, but now when I do it, I feel

like she's alive in me. Like something's taking over.

-Oh, my God!

I just got chills. That's so beautiful and sad.

Can I ask, how did she die?

-Oh, w- w- we were on a family ski trip and she fell

and hit her head. She seemed like fine at first just sleepy.

She went back to the lodge to rest and the next morning

she just didn't wake up.

- Oh my God.

- It was a traumatic brain injury, epidural hematoma.

- Oh, God, that is so tragic.

You've had tragedy in your life.

I'm sorry. It's just something

I never really liked don't like to talk about.

- I'm just curious.

[silence]

tongue clicks]

Wait here.

I wanna show you something.

[foots steps]

[silence]

- Oh, my God. You got a bird.

- Her name is Serena.

- Like Miss Julie's. -Just like.

[music playing]

- I'm so glad we're getting close.

I think it's gonna really have to show. [bird flies]

[chuckles]

[music playing]

- Boo. - Oh, my God.

Atticus, you scared me.

Are we still on for tonight?

- Of course. - Oh, Great.

I've been so busy with like the play and class and stuff.

It'll be nice to finally get to spend some time together.

- You're a great actress.

- Hello, hello. Hello, what are we doing tonight?

- Oh, um.

- Don't tell me, I already know. Red is having an art

show and I want you to be my date.

- Oh, I would love to, Maxine,

but I actually I can't tonight.

- Oh, why, what are you doing?

- Um, I just have like an essay and stuff.

- Oh. - Oh, hello actors. Uh,

I'm sorry, I'm late. Let's, uh, just start from the scene right

after the pantomime, right after Miss Julie enters. Okay?

- Okay.

[paper rustling]

[footsteps] - Hoo.

[zipper unzips]

[footsteps]

- Charlie Cavalier, you are to be sure

to run away from your partner.

- On the contrary, Miss Julie. I've been hurrying

as you see to find the girl I left behind.

- Do you know that none of the others

dance like you do? But why do you

go about in Livery on a holiday evening? Take it off at once.

- In that case, I must ask you to give me leave Miss Julie,

from my crew hangs up here.

- Is he bashful on my account?

[chuckles]

Just for changing a goat. As far as I'm

concerned, he can stay here. I'll turn around.

- Bye, I'll leave, Miss Julie.

[footsteps]

- Tell me, Christine. Is John your fiance?

He acts so familiar with you.

- Fiance. Well, I suppose so at least we say we are.

- What do you mean? - Well, Miss Julie you had a fiancé.

- Yes, but we were properly engaged.

- I know but nothing at all

came with it.

[ambient music playing]

- I'm supposed you turn on.

[laughs]

- Um, and to my favorite.

[ambient music]

So, how's rehearsal with Maxine going?

- They're good. Not as good as with you.

Well, it's really intense,

but lately I feel like we're really beginning to like connect

to each other. We're like, speak the same language.

- That is great because at first, you were kind of ambivalent.

Like, about Maxine and connecting to her.

- It's actually pretty fascinating.

It's just a really good idea.

- Really?

- Mm-hmm.

You know, you're still [inaudible]

- Ooh.

- You know, you're surely adorable.

- Oh.

- Would you mind.

- There is one scene...

[grunts]

- Maxine, what are you doing here?

[sighs]

- Ella, I thought you said you were busy tonight?

- Oh my gosh. Yeah, I forgot.

- Weird. Fortunately, we talked about have to register and

I saw you through the window. Look, what I stole.

- Oh, nice,

[chuckles]

- This is cute. It's like the servants night off.

[laugh]

- Yeah.

[tongue clicks]

- Wow, this is almost edible.

[laugh]

- Do you wanna sit?

[chuckles]

Actually, let's get out of here.

We should do some cast bonding at my house.

- Um, okay.

-Yeah, let's do it.

- Great, cast bonding, cast bonding.

[laughs]

[door closes]

[chuckles]

- It's time for me to burn.

[chuckles]

[plates thumping]

[music playing]

- Okay, Ella, you're next oh, never have I ever. I don't

know. Smoke crack. Oh my God. Ella obviously, obviously.

- What the fuck, Atticus. - I didn't know it was it was.

- Oh my God!

Okay it's your turn. Never Have I Ever Had a sex dream

about Reuben. - Ew Maxine. - You did? - God it was one time, you

totally brought that up because I told you about it.

- What?

- I guess I did it. Okay.

- Is there a bathroom I can use?

- Um, yeah, there's one upstairs. Stop, Atticus.

Yeah. He has that, you know, he's that, he has that accent.

- The accent?

[Laughs]

- He has.

[Foot steps]

[Door opens]

[Ominous music plays]

Are you lost? - Sorry, I didn't know what door it was. We're

not done with the game, Christine go downstairs. What?

I'm hungry. Why isn't dinner ready? What did you just call

me - Ella? I said I'm hungry. Do you want some food?

- Oh, um, I think

I'm gonna go actually. - Are you sure? It's only like 9 pm

- Yeah. I'm like, I'm really tired. All of a sudden

so. - Okay, suit yourself. After you.

- Thanks.

[Footsteps]

- There you guys are.

- Ella's heading out

- Oh I'll walk you home.

- You don't have to.

- Nevermind.

[Sighs]

- Aren't you the gentleman?

- It's not a big deal.

[Footsteps]

- Well

Bye.

See you tomorrow.

- Bye

[Door opens]

[Door closes]

Have you ever had a moment with Maxine where you feel like

she's not really there. Like in the present moment, not herself.

Like all the time. - Well, I just mean She scares me sometimes.

Well, she's controlling but it's her part, she's really going

for it. I admire it. - Yeah. We all are.

Yep. Do, do you wanna come up?

Actually I've been thinking, so Maxine and I were talking

about sublimation about how we can make ourselves more

powerful on stage and I kind of want all my Sexual Energy

to be bottled up so it can just explode on stage because

I feel like that's what Jean is like. Like he's bottled

up. - Oh. - It's just my process.

It has nothing to do with you, obviously

No, no. I get it. - Okay. Night -Goodnight And that's why when

naturalism is effective, it should feel like you've walked

in on a slice of life. As if the moment, we're watching

began without an audience and will continue without one

after we've stopped watching. Okay, any questions? Ella

basically, I was just wondering naturalism was super revolutionary

in its time because no one was using real props or hiding

the lights, but don't movies kind of make naturalism obsolete?

Like can naturalism in the theater still surprise audiences

today? - That's a really good question. Would anyone like

to answer? Yes, Maxine. - well, I think it can in extreme

circumstances. Like what? Well, you know, naturalism. That's

more than just lights or makeup. Like having real food

on stage or using a real loaded gun? Yes. That would surprise

an audience not that I'm recommending. it. Does that answer

your question, Ella? Yeah, it totally does. What is that?

I was thinking Christine should be cooking an actual kidney

in the first scene, since this is the smell of her world.

I think I'm going to be sick. This is her dinner. I just

want to be true to naturalism. It's what Strindberg would

have wanted. That's an excellent idea, Ella. - Wait, that was

totally right. - This is a great impulse.

Let it sink in a little bit.

This is her world everyday.

You cannot escape.

What did you, yes, watch your impulse, yes

go for, yes. Yes. Yes. Delicious. Yes, yes, cast take notes.

I want everyone to start at Ella's level. The scene starts here.

Yes. It's just, I can tell. He doesn't like me. what you

Why would he not like you? He cast you

He doesn't react to anything I do in rehearsal.

He's constantly giving me notes

Is that what a director supposed to do?

- He hates me, Kate

I think he literally hates watching me.

Oh my God, do you even think I'm a good actress?

- Yes, of course. - You don't have to lie

to me. I'm not mad. I think you're great.

[Sighs]

- Thanks

But you don't do theater?

[Music plays]

Drink to my health.

I believe the poor man is bashful

To my mistress' health.

- Bravo

Now, as a finishing touch

You must kiss my shoe.

- What is this?

Is there a food

like a ugly lizard or something? - No.

Yeah. Yeah. So why are

you holding it like it's gonna crawl up your fucking arm.

Again. - Now as a Finishing Touch you must kiss my shoe.

No wonder why he doesn't respond to you.

You need to commend him more.

I need more power from you.

- Okay. Now as a finishing touch, you

must kiss my shoe.

- React to him!

Oh my God, okay.

This, this is dangerous, okay,

this is maybe even illegal, this is the first time he gets

this close to you. John, take her foot. - Now, as a Finishing

Touch. You must kiss my shoe.

[Moans]

That's better.

[Footsteps]

- That was intense. - Yeah.

I'm so sorry. I was like totally holding this back. - No, no, no

I'm just struggling so much with some of the connection

between our characters. I should think we do more practice.

Yeah, for sure. Like outside of rehearsal. Do you want

to go run lines at my place? Yeah, [Inaudible]

[Door opens]

[Door closes]

[Music plays] [Door opens]

[Moans]

- Kiss my shoe.

[Moans]

[Music plays]

Okay, Christine, this is your chair. Okay? You have been

working all day and no one appreciates you and you're sleeping.

But don't you look like the gentleman in that coat? Charming.

You're flattering me? Who said I was flattering you?

- No, you have to make it easier like this

this, this, this taxi cannot

be self-aware. You just have to be lose. Okay, yes, yes, shake

it. Do some shake. You too, Christine.

Yes, now you go flirt with him.

[Sighs]

My father worked on the farm right beside yours.

And I saw you when you were a child, although you didn't

notice me. - Really?

- Yes. And I remember an incident in particular,

We mustn't speak about that. Oh yes. Tell me. - No. I really

can't. - Just please me. - Yes, yes, now both of you,

are you aware that there's another person in the

room? Yes, your fiancé is sitting right there in the chair,

while the lady of the house is coming on to you. Both of

you are acting, like there's no one else in here. You have

to feel her presence. Okay. Yes, let it affect you. Again.

Nice job, Christine. Come. Is it? So dangerous to tell me

now? It's not dangerous, but it's better to leave it alone.

Just look at her over there. She'll make a Charming wife,

perhaps she snores as well. She doesn't, she speaks in

her sleep. How do you know she talks in her sleep? I've

heard her I bet you fucking have. What else don't I know,

Christine? Tell me everything.

[Woman screams]

[Music plays]

What else don't I know, Christine?

Tell me everything .

[Music continues to play]

- And I can't take it.

My old theater director always said there are no, small

parts, only small people.

No, but it's like I literally feel beneath her.

People, Ella.

Small people

There are just small people.

She's getting into my head.

Stay with me, Ella.

You just need to commit

to your work.

[Music plays]

[Footsteps]

Brilliant. Well she is brilliant.

Yeah. The other one I don't. Nah, I don't know.

Yes, some actors just get the

work and some don't. Well, there's only so much I can do.

Now, it's too late now. Well, let's see if anything changes.

[Music plays]

Atticus

There you are. Oh hey Maxie, you have classes by?

Oh Absolutely

not. I had to complain to you. I know it's going to help

us. Oh yeah cool. We need to have sex. Like our characters

need to actually have sex in the offstage sex scene. We

need to know what they're feeling. I don't know. It sounds

little bit extreme. Also, what about Ella? Naturalism is

Extreme, Atticus. How else will I return to Stage? Ravaged

clutching my last shred of dignity. Well, you my now

powerful valet convince me to kill myself. We just like

talk about it. Let me ask you something, Atticus, did Sean

Penn get to where he is now by just talking about it.

No he didn't. No, Atticus. He didn't you know what? You're

right. He he didn't. This is your time, Atticus. You need

to claim it. If Sean Penn is having sex then I'm having

sex. Oh, we talk about. We talk for a second. Why are you

avoiding me? Isn't it obvious? Can we please have some

privacy? I don't think that's a good idea. Hannah, it's

okay. I really think there's been a misunderstanding. What

addict is seems pretty clear to me, you haven't answered

my text in a week. You leave right after rehearsal. Now,

can you please tell me what's going on? Atticus. You and

her are having sex after we? Who Maxine? Your think I like

Maxine No, fucking way. I really like I really like you.

I auditioned for the show because I saw that you were auditioning,

whatever's happening with Maxine. It's just for the role

just for the role. Yeah. What is your excuse for my character?

It's purely mental. It's called acting Atticus. Why don't

you try acting like you like her? Sorry, Ella, I'm doing

my best here. I really want to show the best it can possibly

be. No, I'm sorry. You're right. We both need to make it

the best it can possibly be. You just killed your bird.

How do you react? Oh, kill me, kill me, too. If you can

kill an innocent animal without your hands, shaking, help

me. Christine help me get this man. Laughs. What a pretty

sight for a holiday morning. What? A dirty mess. You've

been. I'm sorry. Can we stop for a sec? Sure. It's just

the real kidney has helped me so much in rehearsal and

I just think we should have a real bird too. oh yeah. But

that might be a little bit hard but okay. Continue. It's

just the whole point of naturalism is that there's no fake

props. So how can we possibly react to a stuffed bird?

You know what she's right after all. Strindberg said we

are no longer content to see a thing happen. We want to

know how it happens and Strindberg said, those who

don't accept evil never get anything good. Hold up. Where are

we going to get a real bird from? Well, Maxine has one.

Serena well, I'm sure she wouldn't mind lending it to

us for the sake of our performance. It's not really lending

and if we kill it, well, I just been so inspired by Maxine's

commitment to naturalism. It would be a shame to cop out

now, right next scene. I'll gladly offer Serena really.

Wow. That's really generous. Of course. Little Serena.

Must you die by the hand of your own mistress. Such a shame.

What a shame? Well, I was just thinking about the ending

after all these months of striving for Perfection will

never actually achieve true naturalism. What are you talking

about? Well, I mean Miss Julie suicide at the end. It's

not like you're ever actually going to commit to that.

No pun intended. Of course not, that would be crazy. Just saying

if we're going this far, it's a shame to stop now.

So close to perfection. Anyways, break a leg tomorrow. It's

almost like, You were born to play this role.

Hatchet is good.

[Imitates woman on movie]

Mrs. Fletcher. Hi, I'm Ruben the director. Hello, I'm

so glad. Yes, of course I wouldn't miss him.

He didn't even wanna shake my hand.

Hmm

[Inaudible] Don't touch me.

She has to meditate for two hours before she goes onstage.

Everyone. HI! So let's gather around. So I cannot express

how proud I am for all this work we did together this

journey we embarked on and now the play is yours and I take

my hands out of it. Tonight, whatever happens is up to

you guys.

Break a leg, Ella.

[Footsteps]

[Music plays]

Ms. Julie is mad again tonight. Absolutely mad. And so you're

here, are you? My company the count to the station? When

I passed the bar to my way back, I went in to have a dance

and at that time, Miss Julie was dancing with that man forced.

And when she saw me, she went straight towards me and asked

me to be her partner in the waltz and from that moment,

she danced in such a way that I've never seen anything

of the kind of War. She's simply crazy. She's always been

that way. Never as much as the last Fortnight, the engagement

was broken off The fair that was to be sure. Drink to my health.

I believe the poor man is bashful

[Music plays]

To my mistress' health!

Bravo

Now as a Finishing Touch You must kiss my shoe.

First-rate. You should have been on the stage. This kind

of thing must have go any further because anybody could

come in and see us

[Music plays]

And que peasants

Here's the bird

What are they singing?

Some nasty line about a [Inaudible]

Cheers the first, sing...

[Inaudible] they are

[Peasants continues to sing]

It's best to fly

Why?

But where to?

[Peasants continues to sing]

We can't go out, we can't go Christine's room.

Then come to my room.

You can rely on my being your real sincere

You promise?

I swear.

[Peasants continues to sing]

Hand it over.

Please, don't hurt it. Don't

No, I can't. Hand it over!

I'll do the trick.

My poor little Serena

must die at the hand of your

own mistress. Be good enough not to make any scene. Your

life and well-being are at stake.

What? Is it, is it a live bird?

My eyes aren't working.

Grunts

Kill me. Kill me, too. If you can kill an innocent animal

without your hands shaking.

Oh I hate I'm in love with you.

It's not dead.

Oh there's blood

between us now.

[Music plays]

Help me, Christine. Help me get this man.

What kind of a pretty sight is this in a holiday

morning? And look at the dirty mess you made and your shrinking

how do you explain that?

Oh fuck

Christine,

you're a woman and my friend. Help me against this monster.

I'm going to shave. Excuse me, excuse me. Listen to me,

Christine, you must listen to me, I'll tell you everything,

I don't want to know anything. Listen to me. What is it?

Then your foolish Behavior with John. He wants to run away

with me. Doesn't that sound? Wonderful. And what am I supposed

to do? You can come too. You can be the cook,

we'll start a hotel.

I don't want to go with you. I don't want to cook for a

man who barely acknowledges me as a human being. John

Oh please. Yes, John treats me like a prop. You're so fucking

obsessed with him. No, I'm not, he sucks. He's selfish and

narcissistic and you are too and I don't want anything more

to do with either of you.

What the fuck are they doing?

No, no, Christine, Christine, um,

I'm sorry, you're right.

I feel like I've spent so much time trying to belittle,

you. No, It's okay. I made mistakes too. No, you were so

much better, and I was so fucking jealous of you and I

was petty, I was jealous of you and I just feel like

Oh fuck

My father, he's home. What? I can't be here when he's home.

What do I do? Run away with me? What? Let's go run away

with me. Come with me. Let's get out of this place. I hate

it here. I didn't do it. Fucking plan. Come with me before

it's too late. Okay, okay.

[Claps]

What do you think you're doing?

[Police siren]

That was actually really cool.

I agree. I'm also really glad my bird didn't die. Sorry,

it's fine. And sorry about the whole killing yourself thing.

I mean you weren't actually considering that were you?

What? No. What happened? How is he? He's getting 15 stitches

in his right hand. Oh, I hope you girls realize how many

college regulations you broke. We're really sorry. I mean,

someone's in the hospital and you completely jeopardize.

Reuben's situation. I'm never having a wire Ste director,

work with undergrads again. We were just trying to be

authentic, authentic. It was manic. Obviously, have you

ever read the handbook? Hi. Hi, we're so sorry. You know,

all these years I had so many problems with strindberg's

piece and you change that. Thank you.

What?

Oh my God.

I can't believe [Inaudible] is banning us from performance

and only letting us do Tech for an entire year. I know

it sucks. Honestly. I've been taking a break from theater.

It's so annoying. Look, what am I supposed to do? It's

restrictive and they do all these shitty place by these

19th century misogynist.

[People chatter in background]

I like [Inaudible]

You know,

we should make film. - Us?

- No, him.

Yes, us.

Like write it and [Inaudible] it? - Yeah.

On our own terms.

I like it.

Oh my God, this cake is so fucking good. Yeah, he can't be on

our film. [Laughs]

[Music plays]

This is not a perfect time and not a perfect place.

This is not a paradise and not a state of grace.

Maybe we could wait forever

But we're together now

For a while

Nothing is ever perfect, that's it all.

After all

These are not the perfect words.

This is not the perfect song

But if you're still afraid to see then maybe I can sing

along

This is not a perfect sadness

But we imagined more

For a while

Maybe we'll be happy after all

After all

This is not a perfect [Inaudible]

But this is where you have to begin in

This is not a perfect world

But you are welcome, you are welcome

Welcome in it

You are here and I am here and love and fear and hate are here

But everything

that isn't perfect doesn't have to disappear.

Tears of joy and tears of laughter

One big beautiful disaster now

We're alive

Maybe this is perfect after all

After all

This is not a perfect life

But this is where you have to begin in

This is not a perfect world

But you are welcome

You are welcome

[Music fades]

[END]