Circle Mirror Transformation
Theresa: You and Marty are like the coolest couple ever. I loved hearing all your....your stories and....it made me really happy. I was just like: this couple is so cool! James: Yeah. She--
(Enter) Hi.
Schultz: ...........and a big ol' bottle of red wine! Yes! Oh. And a battle axe!
(Long pause) You forgot the velvet cape.
James: You're fooling yourself
(Pause) I don't know what I'm supposed to say
Marty: Okay. Next week is our last class. So let's really try to....
(long silence) One
Schultz: I Theresa: Would James: Just Marty: Go
(pause) Home
James: all Schultz: The Marty: Mess Theresa: and
(pause) stuff.
Marty: Nine
(very, very long silence) Ten
James: two.
(with Schultz) Three
James: Six
(with Schultz): Seven
James: One
(with Theresa) Two.
Schultz: The Theresa: Gigantic-ness James: Of Marty: Capabilities
And
Schultz: The Theresa: Way James: I Marty: Express
Anger
James: ...sky Schultz: Evil Marty: ...blue Theresa: birds
Fly
James: Three.
Four
Marty: Did he? Who remembers?
He forgot.
Theresa: No! You were awesome
He was starting to make me feel really bad
Marty: What would he think / was
He would say that she's always nagging him.
Marty: Why don't you engage with me anymore? James: You're too neurotic
He wouldn't say that. I mean, he wouldn't think that.
Schultz: That's great
He's a, um.....he's a doctor. Veterinarian. We run a veterinary clinic together.
Marty: That's understandable. I guess school is a mixed bag
Hey. Um. I have a question.
James: Class Schultz: Because Marty: It Theresa: Was
In
James: You shouldn't have broken up with me. You made a mistake
No I didn't.
James: Yes you did
No I didn't. You were domineering and you made me feel...you made me forget Who I Am
James: Who cares? Now you're going to be alone forever
No I'm not
James: Yes you are
No I'm not
James: One
Two
Marty: Are you excited about school starting in a few weeks?
Um. I'm not sure.
Marty: I don't think I....would you be willing to remind her
Um. Yeah. Sure
WEEK FOUR SCENE THREE
Um. You're my dad. Neil. You're Neil.
Marty: ...What do you mean by 'real acting'?
Um... Like acting out a play. Or something. I don't know. Like reading from a.....
Schultz: Ah....will you be my baseball glove?
Um......
Marty: Why am I angry?
Um.....because he's angry?
James: The Schultz: ....Paper. Marty: Love Theresa: ....Truth
Um.....discovery
Marty: Yes.
Um....Are we going to be doing any real acting?
Schultz: Hey! What are you doing here in... Burlington?
Um....I live here now.
Marty: Did you....were you looking forward to that?
Um....I signed up for this class because I thought we were gonna act
Schultz: ...I Theresa: Have James: Learned Marty: So
Um....Much
James: Over Schultz: Head. Marty: Green Theresa: Wondrous
Um....sunshine
Marty: When I go to India.... I'm going to bring my purple shawl.
Wait. I've played this before. Isn't it California? "When I go to California"? We played this in fifth grade
Schultz: Okay Theresa: For James: Everybody Marty: But
We
Schultz: Will Theresa: Succeed James: Always Marty: If
We
Theresa: When I go to India I'm going to bring a purple shawl and a Phillips head screwdriver and a toothbrush and....a tiny velvet cape.
What?
Schultz: Phillips head screwdriver Marty: Okay
When I go to India I'm gonna bring a purple shawl and a Phillips head screwdriver and a.....a toothbrush.
Marty: Okay. So I want everyone to take your scrap of paper and write on it....I want you to write down a secret that you've never ever told anyone
Woah
Schultz: Ah....Susan. Yeah. She's a, u....She's a seamstress
Wow
James: Wait - what you said before? About / the
Yeah
Marty: ......And Lauren?
Yeah
Schultz: Is that you?!
Yeah. Hi Schultz
Schultz: It seemed like she was sharing a secret
Yeah. Like a......
Schultz: Lauren?
Yeah?
Schultz: Wanted Theresa: To James: Become Marty: A
....Actress
Marty: Hey Lauren
....Hey
Schultz and James: One
...Oh my god
Marty: We are acting
...Yeah. (Pause) Okay. Thanks
Marty: Huh. Okay. Um..What was actually happening, though? What was being sad? Sorry. Said. What was being said? Schultz: Uh.....well.....I mean, the sentiment/ was
At first she seemed upset.
Marty: You know what? I want us to try something different
But -
WEEK TWO
Hi. My name is Schultz. I'm a carpenter. And I don't just.... I mean, I do regular carpenter things but I also make these amazing chairs that are like...this one chair has, like......like the headrest is the sun and the whole thing is gold? It's kind of hard to explain. There's this other chair that looks like a cloud. Um....I'm forty-eight years old. I grew up in Maryland and my mom died when I was really little. She was an elementary teacher. I always wanted to be a baseball player. Um.... I'm really nice to everyone. (Pause) I met my wife Becky right out of college and we.... (Schultz says something) Yeah. I know. I was gonna -- We just separated. Divorced. I'm in a lot of pain about it. But um, to look on the bright side, I have more time now to work on my chairs and maybe find a way for them to um, spread out to um, more people. (Pause) I am an artist. I am a really good artist.
Marty: If
I
Marty: Four
I don't get it. I don't get what the point is.
Marty: It's okay, Lauren
I don't remember anything else.
Schultz: Oh. Man. That's awesome
I live here with my boyfriend
Marty: Lauren?
I think I might be in love with Theresa. (very long silence) Um....
Marty: The point is being able to be totally present. To not get in your head and second-guess yourself. Or the people around you
I want to know how to become a good actress.
Marty: Okay. Let's make it a little / more --
I'm not going to be alone forever.
Schultz: How are you?
I'm, um, I'm okaky
Schultz: How old are you now?
I'm........twenty-six
Marty: Is everyone done?
Just.....hold on
James: Okay
Just...um.... This is um. You're......um. You're in an armchair. You're reading. Um. Will you be my mom? You're um...... You're angry.
Marty: Okay. Sure. But I never got it.
Maybe it got lost in the mail.
James:Pain Schultz: Um......ah....loneliness Marty: are Theresa: feeding
Me
Marty: Whose turn is it?
Me. Um....When I go to India I'm gonna bring a purple ca -- a purple shawl, a Phillips head screwdriver, a toothbrush, a velvet cape, a copy of the Bible.....a bottle of red wine.....and, um......a battle axe. And a calico kitten. I did it! Right? I did it!
Marty: Thanks, you guys. I think this was a really, really great start. --- Hey- Lauren? I almost forgot. Just before you-- I think you still owe me a check?
My mom was supposed to mail it to you
James: That was one of the things you secretly liked about me
No it wasn't? Yes it was. Okay, yes it was, but that doesn't mean it was good for me. I am a beautiful, um, really cool woman and I'm really attractive and there are lots of men out there who will like me and be nice to me.
James: Self-actualization Schultz: ....Friends Marty: Were Theresa: Part
Of
Marty: Um. Well. Honestly? I don't think so.
Okay
WEEK SIX SCENE THREE
Okay. Um. I was on the subway. In New York. And there was this old guy. Who was..... who was maybe Jewish. He had a beard. A-and.... He was totally anti-Semitic.
James: ...enormous Schultz: I Marty: Feel Theresa: Fantastic
Period.
Schultz: I Theresa: Will James: Try Marty: To
Realize
Schultz: I don't understand / what
Say what she said and then add something. "When I go to India I'm gonna bring my purple shawl and a," like, another object. Then the next person lists all the other things and adds on something new.
Theresa: I won't be....I won't be inconsistent anymore. I think we.... I think the best thing might be for....maybe we should take a break from seeing each other. Outside of.....and then I won't have to..... (Enter with James and Marty)
She said she mailed it to you three weeks ago
Schultz: Five
Six
Theresa: Whew! Marty: That was great.
Sorry
WEEK FIVE SCENE THREE
Stop haunting me, Mark
Marty: Well?
That was pretty good.
Schultz: Yeah. Yeah. She's fantastic
That's so cool. What's her name?
Marty: Okay. Good. Stop. What were they communicating? Schultz:....They seemed very connected Marty: Uh-huh. Good.
They were in love. (Pause) It seemed like they were in love
Marty: I Theresa: Took
This
James: Two
Three
James: washes Schultz: over Marty: my Theresa: little
Tiny
Schultz: Aw. Great
Todd.
James: I'm the best guy you'll ever have, Theresa. I was the best guy you'll ever have.
You don't know that. Have you....have you, like, met all the guys int he world?
Schultz: Weird. So do I! I live here with my wife.
You got married again?
James: should I just...
You should / just
Marty: Lauren, maybe you should wait until after class to talk to me about this.
You were like a real actress. Why aren't you the teacher? What's the point of counting to ten?
James: No one will ever love you the way I do
You were too possessive
WEEK TWO SCENE TWO
You're It
Schultz: Is Theresa:....Indescribable James: Peace Marty: is
just