How to Stay Friends
Spotlight down left, fade in from black. There’s a woman standing at a podium, down left. She’s wearing comfortable clothes, nothing that’s too fancy, but could probably be called business casual. She might have notecards or a script, something to make it evident that she has prepared for this presentation, like an official speech. Her voice shakes as she gives her first lines, but she gains strength throughout her delivery. PRESENTER: Go to dinner. Stage lights fade in from black. They should be a comfortable, warm white. A backing track of crowd noise fades in from silence. A restaurant booth sits at center stage. The rest of the stage is empty. MINERVA enters, wearing an orange dress and a jacket. It should be evident that this woman and the PRESENTER are the same person, through the way their hair is done or a similar indicator. She is collected, but looks around as if she’s waiting for someone as she takes her seat. A WAITER passes from stage left to bring two glasses of water, ...