Imagine the meeting between Shep Huntley and Blanche that she describes in scene 4. Write an extract of the dialogue between them where Blanche reveals her situation in Laurel.
Give careful consideration to the language choices, form and style in order to convey a sense of the doctor’s voice and Blanche’s situation.
Plan
Hotel lounge bar Miami
·
Greeting
o
Blanche – enthusiastic, can’t stop talking,
tries to make arrangements to meet
o
Shep – distracted, late for a meeting, agrees to
make arrangements to meet if he has time
·
What are you doing here
o
Shep – business meeting – no time
o
Blanche – going for a walk alone
·
Their lives
o
Shep wife and family – Dallas
o
Blanche – holiday, teaching, no one special
·
Goodbyes
o
Shep busy – leaving tomorrow
o
Blanche angling for drinks and dinner
In the lobby of The Majestic Hotel in Miami. Blanche is
sitting at a bar stool in the lounge. She is sipping at a cocktail slowly,
looking as if she is waiting for someone. She smiles as she looks around the
bar but looks exhausted and drained.
Suddenly her face becomes animated as she catches the eye of
someone she knows.
Blanche: I
don’t believe it. Is it? Yes it is. Yes it’s Shep! Shep Huntley!
