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MR. DUMPLING
Yes, One-a strange man appears and gives our girl a hat. Two-this hat causes our girl to undergo an epileptic seizure of sorts so that-three-Mr. Dumpling, Mrs. Dumpling, and Josef are required to comfort our poor, unfortunate daughter by offering her games and amusements so that she can hope to grow to live a normal and productive life.
THE MAN
And that's what happened?
MR. DUMPLING
And that's just what happened.
JOSEF
And your animal hoop tricks didn't help much either.
MRS. DUMPLING
Nor your fiddling with the lights.
THE MAN
I see.
VALERIE
(Coming to) You mean this was all his fault?
MRS. DUMPLING
I am afraid so, dear.
VALERIE
You mean I'm only a victim of circumstance?
MRS. DUMPLING
I'm afraid it appears that way.
VALERIE
(To The Man) Why you, you, you! You are a terrible, terrible man!
MRS. DUMPLING
Valerie!!!
Yes, One-a strange man appears and gives our girl a hat. Two-this hat causes our girl to undergo an epileptic seizure of sorts so that-three-Mr. Dumpling, Mrs. Dumpling, and Josef are required to comfort our poor, unfortunate daughter by offering her games and amusements so that she can hope to grow to live a normal and productive life.
THE MAN
And that's what happened?
MR. DUMPLING
And that's just what happened.
JOSEF
And your animal hoop tricks didn't help much either.
MRS. DUMPLING
Nor your fiddling with the lights.
THE MAN
I see.
VALERIE
(Coming to) You mean this was all his fault?
MRS. DUMPLING
I am afraid so, dear.
VALERIE
You mean I'm only a victim of circumstance?
MRS. DUMPLING
I'm afraid it appears that way.
VALERIE
(To The Man) Why you, you, you! You are a terrible, terrible man!
MRS. DUMPLING
Valerie!!!
As The Man exits, the lights dim.
MRS. DUMPLING
Do you know what you've done?
VALERIE
What? What did I do?
JOSEF
You shouldn't have said that, Val.
VALERIE
Said what? Said what?
Do you know what you've done?
VALERIE
What? What did I do?
JOSEF
You shouldn't have said that, Val.
VALERIE
Said what? Said what?
FX: Sound of wind blowing
MRS. DUMPLING
Here it comes.
VALERIE
What?
JOSEF
The spirits are angry.
VALERIE
Are they?
Here it comes.
VALERIE
What?
JOSEF
The spirits are angry.
VALERIE
Are they?
FX: The wind grows louder
MR. DUMPLING
We had better prepare.
We had better prepare.
FX: Lights change again. The wind is very loud now.
Mr.D/Mrs.D/Val/Jos form a low circular interlocked figure. Their arms around one another's backs. They move in a contrasting anti-clockwise and clockwise manner. Eventually, the form moves in a spiral to an Exit.
FX: Wind out.
Crossfade to The Man
Mr.D/Mrs.D/Val/Jos form a low circular interlocked figure. Their arms around one another's backs. They move in a contrasting anti-clockwise and clockwise manner. Eventually, the form moves in a spiral to an Exit.
FX: Wind out.
Crossfade to The Man