The Open House (TCG Edition) by Will Eno

Author:Will Eno
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781559368155
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
Published: 2015-09-10T00:00:00+00:00

(Uncle exits. Brief pause. Mother begins working on a crossword or jigsaw puzzle.)

FATHER: I just realized, I should’ve told him cranberry juice, for the morning.

MOTHER (Not having heard): What?

FATHER: We need cranberry juice.

MOTHER: There’s a whole thing in the fridge.

FATHER: I didn’t see it.

MOTHER: It was Florence.

FATHER: I don’t see what difference it makes.

MOTHER: One has canals, the other has The David. They’re different places.

FATHER: Fine.

MOTHER: Remember, we saw The David. You said it looked smaller than you thought.

FATHER: Okay. You win. Fine.

MOTHER: We took a train from Rome. We didn’t take any boats. I’m not trying to win, I’m saying where we took our honeymoon.

FATHER: Why are we talking about this?

MOTHER: It was a special time we spent together and I wanted to remember it with you. Correctly.

FATHER (Without his customary edge): I remember you took a glass from that bar we liked. We thought they were going to come after us.

MOTHER: It was like a movie. We got in that little taxicab.

FATHER: Yeah.

MOTHER: What kind of name is Effi?

FATHER: Foreign.

MOTHER: Remember our hotel had that beautiful fountain in front of it?

FATHER (Brief pause): I should eat.

MOTHER: She’ll be back soon. (Brief pause) What are you thinking about?

FATHER: Why do I have to be thinking something?

MOTHER: How does it feel having the kids home?

FATHER (Angrily, somewhat like a frustrated teenager): I’m fine. I’m just sitting here. I’m not like you.

MOTHER: I don’t think a person can not have thoughts. But, okay.

FATHER: I didn’t ask for this.

MOTHER: For what?

FATHER: What’s today?

MOTHER: We went through that.

FATHER: I have a headache.

MOTHER (Brief pause): We didn’t take any boats, so it couldn’t have been Venice.

FATHER (Frustratedly): Then it was the other place.

MOTHER: It’s supposed to rain today? Or, when? (He doesn’t respond) I’ll make some iced tea when she gets back.

FATHER (Angrily): Fine.

MOTHER: Okay. Do we need a car battery?

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