Times Like These 2003

Times Like These By John O’Keefe 499 Alabama St. Studio 300 San Franciosco, Ca.94110 Ph.415-255-1048 E-mail bekin@aol.com Cast: Meta Wolff Oscar Weiss Set. An apartment in Berlin 1930 2 ACT ONE Scene 1 Oscar and Meta in silhouette facing each other. Meta is holding a bouquet of roses. Oscar is kneeling before her. Oscar is applauding. Oskar 3 Did you hear them? They all cried out for you. You were wonderful “Meta! Meta! Bravo! Bravo!” And you eating it up. Meta You were wonderful too. Oskar (Mimicking her) “You were wonderful too.” I hate it when you’re generous. Meta clutches her flowers to her breast and peers down at Oskar. Meta Oh, get up. Oskar I won’t get up until you admit how brilliant you were. Meta Oh, stop it, Oskar. (She looks down at him. Oskar remains in place on his knees. Then finally she shouts…) Yes! Yes! I was brilliant! They laugh. Lights out. Scene 2 Oskar is pacing and working on his lines from “Woyzeck.” Oskar “Yet, if a Wanderer, leaning on the stream of time…” Meta (OS) (Correcting him) “Wanderer,” Oskar. What sound in the word gives it its meaning? Oskar “Wan.” Meta (OS) Yes, “waaaaannn…” Oskar “Waaaaann…” Meta (OS) “Waaaaaaann…” Oskar “Waaaaaaann…” 4 Meta (OS) It is ...