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PLAY INFORMATION
“In a Manner of Speaking”
by John Watts
Characters:
Carl Paterson: white American, early 50s
Stella Paterson: white American, late 40s
Ruth Paterson: white American, early 20s
Humphrey DeBois: Chinese American, mid 20s
Synopsis:
The scene is the apartment of Carl, a former UPS driver who won the lottery, quit his job and left his wife and teenage daughter. His daughter, Ruth, is now 25, a graduate university student, and lives with her father while she completes her education. Stella, Carl’s wife is a pseudo sophisticate, attempting to better herself through exposure to arts and culture. Ruth’s boyfriend, Humphrey is an unemployed Chinese-American, New York actor, who earns a living as waiter in a number of expensive restaurants owned by his father where he acts as a company spy. Ruth brings Humphrey to meet mom and dad. She has arranged for her mother to come to Carl’s apartment under false pretences in order for her mother and father to be there together. Ruth is pregnant but no one else knows this until the confrontation between the four characters begins. Conflicts emerge between each of he characters as they all attempt to deal with the truth about their relationships and the past.
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