She’s in her mid-thirties, brunette with perfectly styled dark hair down to just below her ears, designer clothes and handbag, and expensive but understated pearls at her ears and neck. “Good morning Mrs Travers,” says the security guard at the door and, as always with men, Susannah feels her clothes evaporate under his lustful gaze. Tis script can be played as written, with one Johan and Marianne.Click-clack go Susannah’s high heels as she crosses the marble floor of the foyer of her company's head office on her way to her business meeting. Tis text does not reflect the character breakdown in van Hove’s production. Scene 6, “In the Middle of the Night, ” is played by Johan and Marianne 3. In Scene 5, “Te Illiterates,” all characters speak at once. In Scene 4, “Vale of ears,” the lines were dispersed between the three couples and they played the scene simultaneously. At inte rmis sion, the wall s were tak en down and the audi ence returned to one space. Tis means that each third of the audience watched the first half of the play in a different order, and the actors played their scene three times. After each scene ended, the audience moved to the next room. Te scenes were played a t the same time in separate spaces, and the audience could sometimes hear the other scenes bleeding through. Te third scene, “Paula,” was played by Johan and Marianne 3. Te second scene, “ Te Art of Sweeping Tings under the Rug, ” was played by Johan and Marianne 2. Te entirety of the first scene, “Innocence and Panic, ” was played with the first Johan and Marianne. Te stage was divided into three small rooms for the first three scenes - the first half of the play. Johan and Marianne 3 are in their fifties or older. Joh an and Marianne 2 are in their forties. Jo han an d Mari ann e 1 are in their la te twen tie s/e arl y thirt ies. In Ivo van Ho ve’ s production, there were three Johans a nd Marianne s. Inquiries concerning all rights for Ingmar Bergman’s Inquiries concerning all other rights for Emily Mann’s SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE should be addressed to Te Gersh Agency, 41 Madison Avenue, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10010. No professional or nonprofessio nal performance of the Play may be given without obtaining in advance the written permission of DRAMAISS PLAY SER VICE, INC., and paying the requisite fee. Te English language stock and amateur stage performance rights in the United States, its territories, possessions and Canada for SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE are controlled exclusively by DRAMAISS PLAY SERVICE, INC., 440 Park Avenue South, New Y ork, NY 10016. Particular emphasis is placed upon the matter of readings, permission for which mus t be se cured f rom th e Auth or’ s agen t in wr iting. All rights, including without limitation professional/amateur stage rights, motion picture, recitation, lecturing, p ublic readi ng, radio broadcasting, television, video or sound recording, all other forms of mechanical, electronic and digital reproduction, transmission and distribution, such as CD, DVD, the Internet, private and file-sharing networks, information storage and retrieval systems, photocopying, and the rights of translation into foreign languages are strictly reserved. It is fully protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America, and of all countries covered by the International Copyright Union (including the Dominion of Canada and the rest of the British Commonwealth), and of all countries covered by the Pan-American Copyright Convention, the Universal Copyright Convention, the Berne Convention, and of all countries with which the United States has reciprocal copyright relations. SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE Copyright © 2017, Emily Mann All Rights Reserved CAUION: Professionals and amateurs are hereby warned that performance of SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE is subject to payment of a royalty.
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