JUTE Theatre Company – Excerpt The Accidental Premier
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Excerpt:))The)accidental)Premier)by)Stephen)Carleton)Draft)2.0))))©)January)2016) From:)Pg:)19) Neta:&
You’re&40!&Are&you&bananas?&& What&type&of&self:respecting&–&wait!&That&young&lass&who&does&the&typing!&
Joh:&
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Florence&Gilmour?&
Neta:&
That’s&the&one.&Ask&her&out.&Here.&[She%spits%on%a%hanky%and%wipes%his% face.]&This&needs&wiping.&
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The&Lord&has&introduced&you&two.&You’ve&stumbled&upon&each&other.&
Joh:&
I&wouldn’t&know&where&to&start.&
Neta:&
Good&god,&you’re&worse&than&your&late&brother!&
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You’ve&achieved&all&of&your&worldly&goals.&
Joh:&
Not&yet.&
Neta:&
You&were&rich&before&you&got&here.&
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Now&it’s&time&to&do&good&works.&
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Build&a&legacy.&
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Build&a&family.&
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Build…&
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I&don’t&know.&&
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Just&build.&
Joh:&
Build.&
Neta:&
Build.&
Joh:&
I&never&chose&to&become&Premier,&Neta.&The&Lord’s&hand&intervened.&
Neta:&
Believe&that&if&you&want&to,&Joh.&I&think&it’s&time&you&weened&
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Yourself&from&thinking&that&you’re&just&a&puppet&in&God’s&master&plan.&
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If&you’re&interested&in&Miss&Gilmour,&step&up&now.&Be&a&man.&
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[She%pushes%him%into%the%arms%of%Florence%Gilmour.]&
Joh:&
Ahem.&Miss&Gilmour,&will&you…&
Flo:&
What?&
Joh:&
Will&you…&All&this&stress.&[He%looks%at%Neta%who%ushers%him%back%to%Flo.]& Would&you&care&to&dine&–&
Flo:&
God’s&struth,&man,&yes!&
Joh:&
Yes?&