Love-Lies-Bleeding
A Play
From Act One
ALEX: a man, seventy
TOINETTE: a woman, late fifties
SEAN: a man, thirty-five
LIA: a woman, early thirties
Two actors appear as Alex. One plays the character in three episodes that precede the main action. The other plays Alex in extremis, a helpless figure attached to a feeding tube.
A spacious room in an old house, remotely located. The set is spare and semi-abstract, with subdued lighting and a few pieces of well-worn furniture, including a sofa. There is also a metal stand equipped with an intravenous feeding setup.
In several scenes a limited sector of the stage functions as playing area.
Act One
Scene 1
Alex and Lia, one year before the main action of the play.
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