What we know so far?

Ann Noble directing.

Carolina Rodriguez / Michael Perlmutter / two roles (clowns) to be cast

“I didn’t realize I was supposed to know how to do everything by my second rodeo

seems like a very low amount of rodeos”

—David Griner

(twitter post Sept 27, 2018)

(Preshow:

The set is still being staged as the audience arrive. By two CLOWNS. Age, race, gender need not be identical to the two characters (HAYLEE and DON) though some distinguishing element should be employed.

It would be wonderful if one CLOWN could be doing the majority of the set up alone, then…

Once the audience is in position (as the voice recorded ‘welcome to’ is playing) CLOWN ONE rolls out a rodeo barrel across the stage. The SECOND CLOWN emerges from the barrel.

The two CLOWNS complete their setup as the prerecording ends…

Finally, each CLOWN sets down at a laptop or a keyboard, cell phone, or an old Underwood typewriter or a pen and paper far upstage in the shadows. They begin to write as the lights shift:

(At rise:

A small apartment.

HAYLEE enters aided by DON. HAYLEE is freshly returning home from surgery (whether with her arm in a sling or her leg in a brace is open to each production’s discretion). DON is laden down with prescriptions, ice packs, a hospital bag containing any of Haylee’s unworn clothes. fast food dinner, and street vendors flowers. DON helps HAYLEE to a chair.)

HAYLEE: yeah, I got it.

DON: You got it?

HAYLEE: I got it. I’m good.

(HAYLEE is seated. DON also sets down some of her things – within her reach. Awkward moment.)

HAYLEE: Thank you, I’m good. You can go home now.

DON: shuddup (Moving toward the kitchen:) I’m gonna put these in a—you have a vase?

HAYLEE: You don’t have [to]…

Cut down the stems then.

DON (offstage): Why would I cut off the stems?

HAYLEE: Just trim the ends—