Tag: 30s
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Visiting Graves (Heaven & Home)
THE SETUP Vincent, Gabby’s recently estranged boyfriend, has left a basketball at their friend Byron’s grave – a tribute to all the games they played together. Andrew has just had an early morning conversation, beginning his courtship of Cian, Vincent’s younger brother and Gabby’s friend. During the talk, Andrew’s late friend Christopher was brought up. …
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These Tapes for My Dad. Mom’s Voice (Heaven & Home)
THE SETUP Gabby has just given a cassette tape to her boyfriend Vincent. The tape is a collection of answering machine messages left by their late friend Byron. Vincent had been distraught because he was forgetting what their late friend’s voice sounded like as his memory faded. “And then when my mom died, I started…
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It’s Like Your First Broken Heart (Heaven & Home)
THE SETUP Gabby is with her boyfriend Vince. They’ve just reconciled after a fight, and are intimate with one another again. She tries to help him understand how she is managing to deal with the death of their friend Bryon, so that maybe she can help him to the same. “It’s like your first broken…
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Hand in Hand, or Halfway Across The Room… (Heaven & Home)
THE SETUP In an argument they had, Gabby asked Vincent who he sees when he closes his eyes when they make love. Now, a day or so later, Vincent makes his apology to her. “It’s whenever I’m with you. Hand in hand or halfway across the room. Things make sense.” VINCENT We both said some…
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Forgetting Byron’s Voice (Heaven & Home)
THE SETUP Vincent calls and leaves a message on his girlfriend Gabby’s answering machine, trying to make amends for a major fight they had, and explain one of the sources of his frustration in trying to grieve for his friend Byron and move on with his life. “I’m forgetting Byron’s voice. …Like my memories still…
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Just the Way I’m Wired (Heaven & Home)
THE SETUP Cian has just told his brother Vincent that their late friend Byron held on to an unrequited love for Vincent right up until his death, but didn’t share that with Vincent for fear it would drive Vincent away. (The full scene which includes this monologue is also available for viewing: “Part of My…
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My Whole Body Knows when Vince is in a Room (Heaven & Home)
THE SETUP Cian has just asked Byron what it’s like being around Vincent, Bryon’s best friend and unrequited love. (The larger scene this monologue is pulled from is also available for viewing: “Part of My Life that You Can’t Get At”) “My whole body knows when Vince is in a room.” BYRON My whole body…
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It’s a Sick Joke. God is Sick. (Heaven & Home)
THE SETUP Cian has just asked Vincent for his advice on the possibility of a relationship with Andrew, who’s clean now, but used to be a street hustler after he ran away from home. (The full scene which includes this monologue is also available for viewing: “Part of My Life that You Can’t Get At”)…
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You. Me. Movies in the Dark on my Bed (Heaven & Home)
THE SETUP Cian has come to Gabby for comfort – their traditional movie marathon routine which they pull whenever they want to retreat from the men in their lives – in this case, Cian is retreating from Andrew, and Gabby is retreating from Cian’s brother Vincent. But Gabby realizes that she’s not solving anything by…
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Jealous of Ghostly Visitations (Heaven & Home)
THE SETUP Vincent is lashing out at his younger brother Cian, who insists that their late friend Byron’s ghost is haunting him. (The full scene which includes this monologue is also available for viewing: “Fighting for Custody of the Ghost”) “There’s this huge chunk of my life now that’s gone completely out of focus.” VINCENT…