The One Thing (scene 1)

(At rise: an urban loft. The only piece of furniture is a very large bed in the center of the room. Act One begins in September, and the colors reflect that.)

1. Breakfast at Tiffany's
(ANNE, mid-twenties, single, attractive in a round-face way, sits up in bed.)
ANNE
YOU SAY WE'VE GOT NOTHING IN COMMON
NO COMMON GROUND TO START FROM
AND WE'RE FALLING APART

(RICH, 26, bearded, sits up in bed, next to ANNE.)

RICH
YOU SAY THE WORLD HAS COME BETWEEN US
OUR LIVES HAVE COME BETWEEN US
BUT I KNOW YOU JUST DON'T CARE

(KARL and HELMUT, both mid 40's, sit up in bed on either side of RICH and ANNE.)

ALL
AND I SAID "WHAT ABOUT BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S?"

RICH
SHE SAID "I THINK I REMEMBER THE FILM
AND AS I RECALL, I THINK WE BOTH KINDA LIKED IT"

ANNE
AND I SAID "WELL, THAT'S THE ONE THING WE'VE GOT"

KARL
I SEE YOU

ANNE
THE ONLY ONE WHO KNEW ME

HELMUT
BUT NOW YOUR EYES SEE THROUGH ME

ANNE
I GUESS I WAS WRONG


RICH
SO WHAT NOW?

ANNE
IT'S PLAIN TO SEE WE'RE OVER


RICH
I HATE WHEN THINGS ARE OVER


ALL
WHEN SO MUCH IS LEFT UNDONE
AND I SAID "WHAT ABOUT BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S?"
SHE SAID "I THINK I REMEMBER THE FILM
AND AS I RECALL, I THINK WE BOTH KINDA LIKED IT"
AND I SAID "WELL, THAT'S THE ONE THING WE'VE GOT"


RICH
YOU SAY WE'VE GOT NOTHING IN COMMON

ANNE
AND I SAID "WHAT ABOUT BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S?"


RICH
NO COMMON GROUND TO START FROM
AND WE'RE FALLING APART


HELMUT
SHE SAID "I THINK I REMEMBER THE FILM

ANNE
YOU SAY THE WORLD HAS COME BETWEEN US
OUR LIVES HAVE COME BETWEEN US

KARL
AND AS I RECALL, I THINK WE BOTH KINDA LIKED IT"

ANNE
BUT I KNOW YOU JUST DON'T CARE

RICH
AND I SAID "WELL, THAT'S THE ONE THING WE'VE GOT"


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FRANCO