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Miss You
David Auburn
Miss You was first produced at the HBO Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado, on January 5, 1997. It was directed by James Eckhouse. The cast was as follows:
WOMAN 1, 2 Lisa Edelstein
MAN 1, 2 Jerry Levine
CHARACTERS
MAN
WOMAN
MAN 2
WOMAN 2
MAN and WOMAN on the phone.
WOMAN: Hello?
MAN: I miss you!
WOMAN: Oh, hi.
MAN: Miss me?
WOMAN: Uh-huh.
MAN: Really?
WOMAN: Yes. Yes I do: I miss you.
MAN: A lot?
WOMAN: Yes.
MAN: How much?
WOMAN: I told you, a lot.
MAN: God, I miss you.
WOMAN: Mm.
MAN: I wish you were here.
WOMAN: Yes.
MAN: I wish you were here right now.
WOMAN: Mm.
MAN: I wish I was there.
WOMAN: Uh-huh.
MAN: I wish I could be there with you: I mean, I really miss you. I have a—
WOMAN: I know.
MAN: I have a—
WOMAN: Can you hold on?
MAN: I have a little sur—
WOMAN: Can you hold on a sec? I've got another call.
MAN: S (ure)—(Beat. She clicks over.)
WOMAN: Hello?
MAN 2: Hey.
WOMAN: Oh, God. Oh, ...
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