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New York script
Saturday, April 4, 2009
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GK & HM (SING):
April, come she will
When streams are ripe and swelled with rain
May she will stay
Resting in my arms again
SS: I went over to Louise’s apartment today? To pick up some stuff?
TR: Yeah?
SS: I couldn’t believe how small it was. Dark. Musty. And she’s paying $1400 a month.
TR: Wow.
SS: Fourteen hundred a month. For something half this size.
TR: And we’re paying nine-hundred.
SS: For a lot more apartment. Close to the A train. Everything you need, within a few blocks. Park. Movie theater. Library. It’s got everything.
TR: And it’s got you.
SS: Right. — So when is the lease up?
TR: June.
SS: Oh. I thought we were good through September.
TR: No. June.
SS: Oh.
GK & HM (SING):
June, she'll change her tune
In restless walks she'll prowl the night
July she will fly
And give no warning to her flight.
TR: I should tell the landlord if we want to renew the lease.
SS: I suppose you should.
TR: (PAUSE) What should I tell him?
(PAUSE)
SS: I don’t know. I suppose if you like the apartment you should hang onto it.
TR: What about you?
SS: What about me?
TR: Don’t you want to hang onto it?
SS: I don’t know. Maybe.
TR: I thought we were in this together.
SS: We were.
TR: Were? What’s wrong? What’s going on? In April, you wanted to go to Paris with me. May, we were going to get married.
SS: We were talking about it, we talked about a lot of things.
TR: Is something wrong? Is it that I cook steaks and you’re a vegan? Is that it? Because I don’t have to. You said it didn’t matter. If it matters, I don’t have to eat meat here. I can give up meat. What is it? Is it me? Is it something I said?
GK & HM (SING):
June, she'll change her tune
In restless walks she'll prowl the night
July she will fly
And give no warning to her flight.
TR: Is it my play? You don’t like my play. Right? Look. The part about the girlfriend— I don’t know— That’s not you—it’s not about you at all—did you think that was about you? It wasn’t——
GK & HM (SING):
August die she must
The autumn winds blow chilly and cold
September I'll remember
The love once new has now grown old.
FN: So — it was great meeting you and talking about you Paris and stuff.
SS: Yeah, same here.
FN: Wow. Look at the time. I can’t believe we sat and talked for five hours.
SS: Is that right?
FN: Five hours. Look. It’s two in the morning.
SS: I had no idea.
FN: I guess you and I have a lot in common.
SS: Seems that way.
FN: I love your apartment.
SS: Oh, thanks.
FN: It’s got a lot of room for a studio.
SS: Yeah. Only $900 a month
FN: Really— lots of light.
SS: Except at two in the morning. (THEY BOTH LAUGH) So where do you live?
FN: Queens.
SS: Oh.
FN: Used to live in Manhattan.
SS: When you were with—
FN: Samantha. Yeah. Long time ago.
SS: You still see her?
FN: No. I’m all over that. It’s been a year.
SS: Yeah. Same here. Well, almost a year. Since July.
FN: You and the playwright—
SS: Well, he was a computer guy, actually.
FN: Oh. Well, I should be going. Gotta catch an A train and take it up to 42nd. Transfer to the 7.
SS: Oh dear.
FN: Then catch a bus.
SS: That’s terrible.
FN: Oh, it’s only two hours.
SS: Well— I mean— I don’t—
FN: What—?
SS: Well, you know—
FN: You mean that —you want me to—
SS: Sure. Why not?
FN: Gosh. I never thought this was going to happen.
SS: Neither did I.
FN: I never did this before. I mean— first date—
SS: Well—?
FN: Okay.
GK & HM (SING):
April, come she will
When streams are ripe and swelled with rain
May she will stay
Resting in my arms again
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