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Part 1, 1 AN EYE FOR AN EYE, A TOOTH FOR THE MOUTH Distant and distraught, the voices in his head echoed like a chamber ensemble. He reached up and clasped his head between his hands, trying to focus. But he couldn’t. Thoughts drifted in and out of his head randomly like plankton in the ocean. He realized he was lying face down on the ground. What happened? He thought, this has to be a dream. He lifted his head up; a thin strand of drool stretched from the edge of his mouth to the small pudd...

Characters: THOMAS-wearing a gray overcoat and what ever else the director chooses CHARLES-warm clothing DAD-dress clothing HEIDI -warm clothing SAM-warm clothing SHADOWS A, B, C, D, E (completely black clothing, black masks, shadows E wears a gray overcoat like THOMAS. A, B, and E are definitely male. C and D are definitely female. Try to male their costuming and movements exact to the character they are shadowing.) Opens with THOMAS pacing around his office. Two of the shadows are in the cu...

CAST: Michael Stephanie Joseph Woman Behind Counter (WBC) Enseamble of about four or five SR is set up like a living room area with a front door far SR, there is a television set off center toward SL. C is a bedroom where there is a bed. Lights are on in the living area as well as the TV, all lights are off SL. Michael: (Coming on SR) Hey honey I’m home. (He speaks very dully) I’m thinking we should have casserole tonight, what do you think? (Walks to the TV (off C) it is turned on) You left ...

Maybe it was just my imagination that the body lying in front of me moved, or maybe it was the light in this cold place, or maybe it was my nerves getting to me, but it sure did look as if it moved. I reached my hand up and scratched my head, dried blood between my fingers flaking off into my hair. I was thinking. We were thinking. Thinking about the best time to act, thinking about the consequences that could result in what I'm doing and am going to do. And he was thinking it too. He was thi...

I looked ahead into the street watching the people scurrying around like ants, trying to not be late to their menial jobs. This makes me angry. Self-centered, disrespecting, unforgiving, “I-only-have-time-for-myself” people. They find time to watch Oprah though. I pick out my subjects carefully, watching their movements, listening to their cell phone conversations, learning their daily routine. I learn everything about everyone. I’m just a passive observer. I stand here at the corner every d...