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Cecil, my sheep!

My lady!

Have you lost your sheep?

Sir Jack, you've come at the right time.
I've lost my sheep, Cecil. Well, that's

my job. I find the sheep to bring back
to the people.

Tea, my lady.

Yes, please.

Thank you.

Lord, oh, pray.

Pardon me? Pardon me for my bluebees.
Oh, no, my bluebee was just... In

the 20s, they were like... paint their
knees. What? Yeah.

Like, face paint their knees. Because
they're, like, so perfectly... Yeah, of

course.

Thank you.

This is my favorite.

Really? Yeah, I like a watermelon.
Really? Yeah.

I release everything that is no longer
serving you into the universal love.

Mm -hmm.

Oh no, God is on my head.

I'm sorry.

I'll do the same for me. I'm sorry.

I did not do this.

Oh, my God. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

So I gesture back.

Yes. Gesture back to the people. I'm
talking to every individual person. Yes.

love that. I'm just like, hello.

Hello, Miss Banks.

Yes. I love that. I love that.

And then when you fall, you're going to
do like a big, yes, yes, yes, yes.

Oh, no.

So I'm like, oh, plateau.

Yes, I did. Yeah, that's my vision. You
nailed it.

Do prayers at dinner?

No.

Pictures of Jesus around the house?

No, no, nothing like that.

But we did go to church every Sunday.

Yeah. We'd sit in Sunday school and sing
songs about how we're all loved and how

not to be afraid.

You know, that kind of hokey stuff.

So you didn't go to church? No.

What?

That's wild.

Well, when I turned 13, I already didn't
feel all that comfortable in church.

And that year I ended up giving a
blowjob to this guy from Hamilton.

I know.

At the time I was really excited, but...
I don't know.

When we got home and... I just felt so
gross.

Like I felt dirty.

I kept trying to wash my hands because I
felt like I did something really wrong.

I just... Couldn't go back to church
after that.

Like, I didn't belong there anymore.

I mean, Jesus loved whores. Fuck you.

Okay, so I stopped going to church, and
then I stopped caring about it. Like, I

don't give a fuck about church. I'm not
religious. I don't believe in any of

that stuff.

But I miss that feeling of warmth, you
know?

Like it was a real comfort being there
as a kid.

I'm scared all the time as an adult.

I'm scared and nothing can calm me down.

Like I'll be going to bed whimpering
because I'm so scared.

It's really hard.

But then Kevin came along.

And when he crawled into bed next to me
and wraps his arms around me.

presses against me when he's all hard.

Gosh, it's like that same feeling again.

The feeling of being safe.

Of being loved.

It's comfort.

The comfort of a man.

I don't know what's going on over there.

I keep on going back and forth about the
set.

I mean, we don't have a huge budget, but
I don't know. Part of me wants to build

something really exciting, you know? Go
all out.

On the other hand, maybe simpler is
better.

Let your performances carry the story.

I don't know. What do you think?

I don't know. I'm happy with anything.

I want it to look nice.

Professional.

Noah's coming up to take pictures. Noah.

Yeah. He's bringing the wig. Yeah, he's
bringing the wig. He's not even charging

anything to take photos.

What? He's such a good guy.

That's okay? Mm -hmm. Okay. Thanks.

You're talking like horror movie scared
or real life scared?

Anything.

I guess I'm afraid of...

Not having enough money to pay rent.

Like, rent is due, but I just don't have
enough money. And then the landlord

kicks me out and I have nowhere to go.

You.

I'm scared of the security guards at the
hospital.

One time when I was really sick, I was
running around and tried to leave.

I wanted to go home.

And one of the security guards just body
checked me against the wall.

It was really painful and scary.

I have come with the water to boil.

How are you?

Hey, you.

Hey, you.

You're here.

I'm here. I can't believe you're here.

Good to see you again, baby.

Gabby. Hey.

So nice to meet you in the flesh. Nice
to meet you, too.

Yeah. Excited? Yeah.

Thought all those lines learned?

Only if you do. Oh.

This is a nice place, Leah.

How long have your parents been on this
lake for?

Oh, they bought in 87, I think, or 88, I
can't remember.

So nice.

The air is so fresh.

Yeah, it sure beats my basement
apartment.

Yeah, Leah says you're out there in the
west end near Kipling.

It's a bit further west than that.

Oh, like Mississauga?

All the way out there.

You like your place?

Yeah, it's okay. It's just a bit small.

Here, you can grab one of those. No, no,
it's all right. I got it.

Did you bring it?

Did bring what?

Of course it brought it.

Want to unpack everything before I show
you? Yes, come on. All right.

If there's one thing uniting Canada's
crop of emerging theatre makers, it

be a common interest in distancing
themselves as far as possible from the

classical canon.

But not every theatre artist is
approaching their storytelling in this

For Leah Houston's new take on Rapunzel,
which opens next month in the

Distillery District, the audience will
be met with a very traditional take on

the old grim fairy tale.

Her story is set during a massive plague
that has taken over a small town.

A bipolar woman who is stuck in her
third floor apartment has been growing

her hair.

Her ability to survive depends upon a
kindly knee surgeon, Dr. Ezra Elliott,

has been dropping off supplies at the
bottom of her staircase every week.

When Rapunzel finally agrees to let Dr.

Elliot up to her apartment, Houston
treats this scene with a kind of magic

romance that is hard to spot in a world
full of jaded millennial productions.

Houston stands her ground as one of our
country's promising voices.

Oh my God.

One of our country's promising voices.

Yeah, wow.

Thank you so much for picking that up.
To celebrate. No way, you are too cute.

Thank you.

Wow, sorry, I'm going to need a second.

God, I'm so excited.

I should have bought ten copies.

Really, baby, and I'm so excited for the
show.

You're going to do so great.

You both are.

But how many people did you invite? Just
a few, right?

Oh, no, she invited the whole lake.

The whole lake?

Hey, wait.

Do you see that cottage over there?

Just down the tree?

Yeah.

That's Holly Banks' cottage.

She's the artistic director of Stratford
Festival.

Yeah. I'm trying to see if she wants to
come to the show.

You sneaky devil.

You don't care about the other
cottagers. You just want the rich,

Hey, hey, hey. There's nothing wrong
with being a little strategic.

She's very well connected, loaded,
and...

She likes to invest in up -and -coming
talent, so I'm hoping she'll see it and

just be, like, wildly impressed, and I
don't know.

Oh, she'll love it.

We'll make her love it.

Yeah. And what about you, Gabby?

Ready to go a little... Daiko!

Okay, sorry, I'll get... Flute?

Yeah, on it.

Let's celebrate.

Yeah.

Okay, no more, no more, no more.

Stop!

Hey!

Stop it!

Hey!

No, don't!

Stop!

Stop it!

Hey, stop it! Bring it on, bring it on.

Hey,

why isn't she coming in? Because she
doesn't like swimming.

I hope she doesn't feel left out. Oh,
no, she did.

Couldn't leave her out.

Gabby.

Gabby.

Watch out, Gabby.

No, no, Gabby. I got you, Gabby.

No, no, Gabby. I got you, Gabby. I got
you.

I got you.

She doesn't like swimming.

Who doesn't like swimming?

Someone tried to drown her. It was
really serious. They had to give her

mouth. It really fucked her up.

I think she's okay now, but yeah,
clearly she doesn't like swimming.

Oh, fuck.

I'm sorry. I didn't know. I didn't know.

It's okay. I should have told you.

It's fine.

Hey. Hey.

I'm okay.

He didn't know.

I should have told him.

It's okay. He's just trying to have fun.

You okay, though?

Yeah, I'm okay.

I'm gonna get you.

Hi, hi, hi.

Will you be my friend?

Goodbye.

Yes, I'm alone again.

Oh, babe, the neighbors have the
sweetest dog. Oh, I have to tell you,

sweet. Oh.

Yeah. I love him, though.

What's his name? Lily.

That's a good name.

Right? That's a good name.

Oh, I always wanted a dog. I was never
allowed one growing up. There it is. I

know, babe.

You told me this before. Oh, have I?
Yes.

Oh, wait, have you? Like, do you want a
dog?

Ever? Maybe?

Babe, I want to travel.

I want to be able to, you know, leave at
the drop of a hat.

That's fair, that's fair.

You can't do that with a dog. Yeah, but
dogs are so cute.

I got you to cuddle me.

That's fair, that's fair.

So, I'd say she was maybe 70, maybe 65,
but she's one of these older ladies who

still insists on wearing all the thick
makeup, you know.

The blue eye shadow, the blush, the
lipstick.

So she's renovating her bathroom, but
she keeps on getting into all these

with the contractor because he's smoking
weed on his lunch break.

So they're not talking that much.

One day, the contractor leaves for the
evening, and she goes into the bathroom.

In the middle of the night, she told me
she was sleepwalking, and she just falls

through the floor, lands in the kitchen,
Broke a bunch of bones.

So who's fault was it?

Well, in the end, she got a bit of
money, but it all boils down to these

details, like the contractor just didn't
warn her properly.

But you made all these comments.

Oh, and that is just their problem.

They're dumb, and they do dumb shit, and
then they want money for all the dumb

shit that they do, and honestly, it got
pretty disheartening to see just how

many dumb...

greedy people there are in the world.

Oh, which is why you left.

Yeah.

One day I looked at myself in the mirror
and I thought it would be an absolute

shame to let this handsome and chiseled
face go to waste.

Yeah.

Yeah.

I don't belong in the courtroom
performing in front of judges.

I belong in the theater performing in
front of audiences.

Well, it's lucky that Leah found you
then.

Where'd you find this one, Lee?

On the internet.

Yeah, and I landed the fucking jackpot.

So, uh... So, Gabby...

I can't say I really know very much
about you.

You're an actor. I get that.

And a painter.

I mean, I'm not... You're a painter.

Say it. You're a painter. You paint
things.

I'm a barista, and I make coffee. You're
an actor and a painter and do barista

stuff on the side.

A painter, eh?

Mind out as a curator at the Vancouver
Art Gallery.

Really? Yeah.

Can't say I know too much about art, but
I like to look at images.

Notice there's quite a few books kicking
around here.

Yeah, this is a nice little collection.

You like Degas?

Um, it's a bit of a cliche to like
Degas.

How can you call him a cliche? He's a
genius.

Just look at his paintings of the young
ballerinas.

Here, wait a sec.

The ballet class.

The ballerinas.

The green dancer.

Dancers in blue.

These depictions of innocence.

Of young women on the cusp of adulthood.

I mean, that's what I'm seeing.

They haven't yet been disappointed by
life.

Their lives unburdened by unfortunate
complications.

Truly. Pure.

Virtuous.

Untouched.

He's got to be one of my favorites.

You know, they were all young
prostitutes, right?

Were they?

Yeah. The back rooms of the Paris Opera
House were kind of built to be like

gentlemen's clubs.

Well, I'm going to pretend I didn't hear
that.

You want to be able to look at an image
like this and believe in the fantasy.

Well, that's kind of a fucked up way of
looking at all this. These young girls

were exploited.

Okay.

Way to take our book.

You like Monet?

Again, a bit of a cliche, but he's all
right, I guess.

It's ridiculous to not have running
water, though.

I'm going to take some vacations.

I can just have a look at that pump
tomorrow.

She's got some tools kicking around,
maybe a screwdriver that I will be able

manage.

Leah?

Screwdriver?

Toolbox? I've got it. We'll figure it
out tomorrow.

Yeah, sounds good.

Shouldn't take more than a couple of
hours.

Let me know if you want me to do
anything else. You know, I could chop

wood. I could clean out the eaves
troughs. Anything you need.

Yeah, whatever you want.

It's so nice to be up here.

And it's going to be a beautiful trail,
baby.

And Gabby, what an interesting person.

You know, she told me she wrote a whole
paper on Frida Kahlo.

Yeah.

Bit of a cliché in the canon, but you
can tell she's very passionate.

Gabby's interesting.

Yeah.

And you're going to do such a good job,
Dr. Elliot.

That's a beautiful script, babe. You're
a beautiful script.

I'm not a bad doctor.

I'm ready for my physical.

Are you?

As it happens, you are my favorite
patient.

My favorite.

Most.

Tinnish patient!

Sorry. Sorry. Just a bit rough.

Oh.

I'm sorry. It's okay. It's okay. I'm
sorry.

No, it's okay. We can keep going.

Are you sure? Yeah. Yeah, of course.
Yeah.

Just gentle.

Gentle. Gentle.

Hello. Is this Leah Houston's cottage?

Yes, I'm Leah Houston.

I heard about the show coming up, and
I'd love to attend, but I'm heading into

the city later tonight.

But I'm coming back tomorrow afternoon.

You know what? We're actually pushing
the show to tomorrow night.

Oh, well, then I'd love to come.

Okay, amazing.

I will reserve a seat for you, and I'll
see you tomorrow.

Okay, I'll see you then. Great. Bye.

Bye.

Sorry, Gabby, it's the Robertson one.

Any of the Robertson screwdrivers? The
one with the little... No. All right.

It's the... Let me have a good one.

Um, we're postponing the show. What?
What?

Holly Banks is coming. Oh, my God!

She just came by her canoe and said she
wants to come to the show.

Isn't she? I know!

But she can't come tonight. She can only
come tomorrow, so we have to push the

whole production.

Can you both stay an extra night?

It's not a problem for me.

But do we need to let the other
cottagers know? Yeah, we'll figure it

figure it out. Yeah, cool.

I figured out what's wrong with the
pump, by the way. Oh. I think it's got

a piece of loose tubing out there in the
lake. So we're going to have some

running water for dishes tonight. This
is amazing.

Yeah. Oh, my God.

Oh,

God, this is amazing. This is huge.

Okay, if she sees it and she likes it,
then... Okay, shit, maybe we need to

focus a bit more on the Mise en Se.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Candles, what do you think? Should we
have some candles? Yeah. Okay, great.

Oh, wow. This is so exciting. This is
wild.

I'm actually shaking.

When does Noah get here?

Later, like three -ish. Okay, is he
allergic to anything?

Try the water.

What? Try the water.

Oh, okay.

Go,

go, go, go, go, go. Okay.

And I will get some fabric.

It's really nice.

I'm finished.

Very, very nice.

I fucked up the lettering.

Rapunzel. Shut up.

Oh, I'm sorry, baby.

Beautiful. Thanks.

Yeah, well done.

Gabby.

Wow, this is actually really good.

Thanks.

Yeah, it's amazing.

She must paint a lot, eh?

Uh, yeah, what do you mean?

Gabby paints a lot. You should see your
studio.

You've got your own studio.

It's a living room, not a studio.

But you must show your stuff around
town.

No, it's not really my... Gabby has big
philosophies about making art.

Okay, you do.

Big philosophies?

No, I just don't think that making art
should be about being flashy or loud.

Painting is actually about being...

quiet and very small, looking around the
world and observing it.

You don't need to share your art
publicly to be a successful artist.

All you really need is to be honest and
expressive.

Yeah.

But you don't need flashy shows and
flashy galleries to be valid.

That's a really beautiful attitude.

So are you going to paint a whole bunch
of bees?

No, no, we're just going to photocopy
them in town.

Right. Of course, you'd be here all
night painting posters for the lake.

And we've got drinking to do.

Anybody want one?

I'd share a beer with you.

Sure. Sweet!

Noah is bringing the wig, which would be
crazy when we've got some candles.

Some candles in the closet, yes.

I've got the string lights from outside
that I can put inside. That would look

so freaking good. Oh, red fabric. Can I
talk to you for a sec? Oh, yeah, sorry.

I'm just trying to figure this out.

You okay?

No, yeah, I'm good, sir. I'm just so
excited. God, it's just big time, you

Don't want to fuck it up. Have you eaten
anything? Yes, I'm good. I'm good,

Kathy. Are you sure? Yes, I'm just
freaking pumped.

Oh, God. Hey.

Oh, Kathy.

Hi. Did you get the, yeah, photocopies?
Got them there, yeah. Do you want me to

do the rounds, just dropping them off?
Oh, that would be amazing. Thank you.

Okay.

Yeah. Hey.

Hey.

Sorry, I just need a sweet break. Thank
you.

Have you seen the red fabric? You know,
the, like, big one?

Actually, I think I know.

Sorry, could you just go look for it?

No, I actually know I know where it is.
Okay, I can go for it with string like

the candles some dried flowers

Hi. Hi.

What are you reading?

A book.

Yeah, I can see that.

Is this your cottage?

Yeah, um, it's... Well, it's my
stepdad's cottage, but he's, like,

mom, so I guess... I guess... I don't
know.

Well, uh, we're putting on a play.

Down at our cottage, number 27, it's
Rapunzel. Do you, uh...

You like Rapunzel?

Are you in the show?

Yeah, I'm the lead, actually.

It'd be good to see you there.

It's so nice to have you here. So nice
to be here.

How are you? Do you have the wig?

I've got it right here.

Hi. Hey, Gabby. How are you?

It's so nice to see you again. It's so
good to see you. It's been way too long.

Way too long.

Noah.

Good to meet you, man.

Wow, you're colorful.

Nice to meet you.

This one will stop talking about you.
All right. Need a hand with your stuff?

Yes, please. There you go.

No problem.

Hey, I read your review in the Herald.

Are you excited?

Yeah. I'm pumped. Yeah.

I've not been sleeping very well. I'm
just like this vibrating ball of

excitement.

Oh, I haven't even told you.

Holly Banks is coming.

You're fucking kidding me. Yeah. Are you
serious?

Yes. Oh, my God. I'm kind of nervous.

Oh, you're good. You're fine. Okay.
Before we get started, can I just like

change up a little bit? Oh, my God. Of
course. Yes. Thank you.

Thank you.

Yeah.

Here. What?

It's for you.

It's a rock.

Yeah, I know. It's a rock for you.

Thank you.

Do you want to come here for a second?

Oh, no, I'm good. I'm just going to
read.

Okay. Thank you.

Yeah,

perfect.

Can you just bend a little closer
together?

Yeah. Good.

Yeah, that's perfect.

Beautiful.

Yeah.

Can we get a few where Gabi's sitting
down? Yes, love that.

Right? Yeah.

Okay.

Cute.

Yeah, just like that.

Okay.

Yeah, go ahead.

Perfect.

Kevin, can you just put your arm around
her shoulder?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

I like that.

Perfect.

Kevin, can you just tilt your head a
little bit to the left?

Thanks.

Beautiful, Gabby. Yeah, right here.

Awesome.

Hey. Hey. Do you need any help? Sure.

So, how is Leah been doing recently?

You mean?

You know, with, um, their stuff.

With her mood. Oh, she's good.

Like she hasn't really been... Um...

Honestly, we haven't spent this much
time together in a really long time, so

don't really, um... I don't really know
what it looks like when she... Goes

crazy?

I really don't like that word.

I love her.

I really do care a lot about her.

But there's just no other word to
describe it.

So you've never seen it?

No.

Well, I'm glad that she's feeling
stable.

16 people. Yeah.

And only one kitchen. They only did
their fucking dishes.

It was so gross.

It was fun. Yeah, it was. The parties
were so good.

Yeah, they were all right.

They were all right. Dude, it was a huge
-ass house, like I mentioned.

The backyard was probably...

Three times the size of the normal time.

So we would throw the hugest party,
probably like 200 people.

And your brother would DJ the set. And
in the summer, we would invite a bunch

indie bands and have like an arts
installation playing in the backyard

was all happening at the same time.
Sounds amazing.

No, there's just so much alcohol
poisoning.

Oh my God, and that sorority girl who
threw that beer bottle through the front

window, do you remember?

Oh, fuck, the homeless guy who broke in
through the back door and watched it.

What was her name? What was her name?
Cherry!

Just watched Cherry sleep. Oh, my God,
could you imagine? Could you imagine

waking up and there's just this homeless
guy staring at you?

It was fun.

After Cherry.

Well, you had fun.

I guess.

Yeah, I mean, you were a little bit of a
hope back then.

A bit of a hoe?

Yeah, what?

I mean, it's true.

You know, every night a different man
climbing up the fire escape.

A long string of gentleman callers.

No, fuck off, Noah.

What?

It's true. No, sorry, you got it all
wrong.

We just drank tea and read poetry.

No, we didn't.

You're gross.

They were disgusting.

They all smelled like herbal cigarettes
and didn't trim their dirty fucking

toenails. God.

At the end of the day, they only cared
about their own satisfaction, if you

what I mean.

But all you did was read poetry.

Yes.

What? Yes.

We read the big poets and... Gabby,
where were you when all of this was

happening? Oh, I couldn't afford to live
at student house. Sorry.

Sorry, yes, sorry.

I couldn't afford to live at student
housing, so I lived at home.

Sorry.

There you go.

Gabby lived in a nunnery.

She couldn't be up past 9 p .m. Oh, God,
Gabby, you missed out on so much. On so

much living.

Do you remember Cherry used to have
really loud sex in the shower? I just

you would have been there, Gabby. God, I
wish you would have been there. We were

just so dumb and impulsive and alive.

God!

Yeah, Gabby really lived the life of a
nun in her early 20s.

It sucks.

I'm not feeling very well, so I'm just
going to go outside for a bit.

Gabby.

Whoa.

Whoa.

Sorry.

What were we talking about?

I'm all over this.

Well, I'm all over the place.

You know, those other guys weren't my
favorite.

You know, you're my favorite. You're my
favorite baby.

You're my favorite baby, too.

Yeah.

It was just a wild time.

It was just a wild, wild time.

Yeah, why'd you leave?

Oh.

Why did I leave?

That's a good question.

You got sick.

Sick? Like the flu?

No, um, sorry, uh, no, I, I got sick
and, and I, and,

and sick and fat and I just couldn't
live there anymore, but I don't, sorry,

don't want to talk about this.

I'm a little embarrassed.

There's nothing embarrassing about manic
depression, Leah.

Manic depression?

Are you... Bipolar?

Uh, yeah,

yeah, that, yep, yep, yep, that's me.

Um, ah, fuck, uh, just kidding, sorry,
can you not tell, can you not tell

anybody, especially, um, especially
Holly Banks, I just, uh, I'm just a

I'm just a little embarrassed to be sick
like this. There's nothing embarrassing

about it.

More people have it than you think.

Um,

hmm.

Kevin,

hello. Do you know what bipolar is?

Like the character in your play.

Yes.

So, yes.

Sometimes I get really, really sad.

And sometimes I get really, really
excited. And then sometimes

I don't know why I'm really sick. It's
just insane.

Oh, fuck. Why are we talking about this?
Why are we talking about this?

We'll talk about it tomorrow.

Yeah, that's what we'll do. We'll talk
about it tomorrow.

And I'm going to kiss you tomorrow. And
why don't I make

brunch for everybody in the morning?

Yeah, that's what I'm going to do.

Okay. Okay, babe.

I'm going to bring you over to the
couch, okay? Okay. All right, then. Lift

up. There we go. All right.

That's it.

Okay.

I ran out of medication.

There you go. There you go.

What'd you say? I ran.

I ran.

Yes. I'd love to go to Iran.

There you go.

That was a lot.

She shouldn't be drinking.

Have you seen her like this before?

I'd like to be alone, please.

I had to live at home because I couldn't
afford student housing, but, um...

Also because I was...

I was taking care of my dad.

He was sick.

My mom worked night shifts, so... I had
to stay at home and take care of him.

So I couldn't live in student housing.

I feel like she doesn't get it.

Like...

It feels like she forgets that other
people exist, that other people have

problems and feelings.

I'm really happy that her art is taking
off her writing, but I don't know.

It feels like she doesn't put any effort
into my art.

And, like, I've had little successes,
too.

Because just because they're not being
written about in a national newspaper

doesn't mean that they're insignificant.

She comes from a lot of privilege.

You know that, right?

That's the problem with rich kids making
art.

They think that all of their success
comes from their talent and not from

parents' money and their fancy fucking
degrees.

All their connections.

Not everybody has that.

I'm gonna have to move back.

I can't keep up with her in Toronto.

I'm not making enough money.

I'm gonna have to move back home.

Life is shitty and unfair.

Not yours.

Look at your family.

Your dad.

My dad's a dick.

He didn't treat my mom all that well
when we were growing up.

He didn't treat me all that well either.

Sorry.

Sorry I didn't know that.

That was stupid.

That was a stupid thing to say.

Tomorrow's gonna be great.

It's gonna be great.

Like, it's a big deal for Leah, but it's
also a big deal for both of us.

I don't know.

Maybe... Maybe we'll get noticed.

Something great will happen.

Who knows?

Hey.

Hi.

How's the boat coming?

It's good.

Cool.

You look so pretty in your bikini.

Thanks.

Yeah.

I'm going to keep rowing, but I'll see
you tonight.

Yeah, yeah, I'm excited.

My mom and my stepdad are also excited
too.

Cool. I'll catch you later.

Morning. How you feeling?

I need to take a shower.

You should eat something. Can I make you
some eggs or something?

Cereal's good.

Fuck. No more drinking.

Morning. Morning.

Morning. Can I make you some eggs or
something?

No, I'm good with cereal. Thank you.

You excited to rehearse?

Yeah, looking forward to it.

Do you need any help setting up, Leah?

Like, what's that?

Leah?

No, no, I'm good.

I can do it myself.

I think I'm gonna get going.

What?

You're not... You're not staying for the
show?

Fuck!

Fuck!

Fuck, fuck, Noah!

Leah, are you okay?

I'm fine. See you later, friendo.

All right.

Stay well.

Noah. Noah!

Noah, wait!

Noah! Calm down. I can't be with her
when she's like this.

Do you think that she's... Yes, she's on
her way to. Just look, wait and see.

It's all escalating.

I do love her.

But I just don't have the bandwidth to
support her this time.

It's going to be okay because we're all
here together, so... You know what? I

also fucking hate her art.

No offense, but she makes really bad
art. She's completely obsessed with her

pain and struggles. She's completely
ignoring the real difficulties that

people have.

And you know that.

I'm sorry.

I know you're excited for the show
tonight, and I do hope it goes well, but

just can't be here to watch.

Just take care of her, okay?

Yeah.

Yeah, I'm all right.

You sure?

Mm -hmm.

Last night was pretty crazy.

Can't really remember what... You know
we're sharing some memories from

undergrad. Right.

Sounds like you had some fun.

I got into a lot of trouble.

Yeah, I heard all about the fire escape.

Shit.

Did I... So, like, how many are we
talking?

I really don't want to talk about this.
Five?

Ten? It was so long ago. They were all
just friends.

Twenty?

We just drank tea.

I'm sure you did a little bit more than
just drink tea, babe.

Why do you care?

No, it's just... Are you easy?

Fuck off, Kevin. Seriously, I don't need
this cross -examination. It kind of

turns me on a little bit.

But I just want to know... How many men?

Hey, hey, baby, I still love you and
everything.

Even if you're a bit of a whore.

Fuck off, Kevin.

Hey. Hey, I just wanted to apologize for
storming off last night.

Sometimes I get emotional thinking about
that time.

You know?

Taking care of my dad.

And I know sometimes when I just think
about everything, I just get so sad.

You want to talk about privilege?

What? You think I'm just some
overprivileged asshole whose entire

borne out of the wealth of my family.

Is that right?

Yeah. Why don't we talk about the
privilege of having a healthy body?

You want to talk about that kind of
privilege?

Like, how would you like it if I came up
to you and said the only reason you've

had success as an actor, all the lead
roles you've played over the years,

Wife of Windsor, The Crucible, Fiddler
on the Roof.

The only reason you were cast in those
roles is because of the way you look.

the fact that you have a healthy body.

Things that you can't control.

How does that make you feel?

Do you feel it reduces you?

You know, like it completely ignores the
possibility that you may actually have

something special going on? Yeah, I...
How many hours have you spent in the

emergency room, restrained in a gurney,
forced to stare up at a white light?

How many thousands of dollars have you
spent on prescription medication?

How many hours have you wasted in bed
because you just couldn't function?

Leah. Leah, I'm sorry.

I didn't... You can have all the money
in the world, but without your health,

you have nothing.

So next time you feel like chewing me
out because my dad was a fucking

just remember I had to give up acting
because of my fucked up brain chemistry,

and you're about to perform in front of
Holly Banks.

Look at the quality of your life, Leah.

Look at everything you've written.

You still lead an incredibly rich life.

You know, so many people wish so badly
they could do what you do.

We're going to put all this behind us
because there's too much at stake right

now.

Get ready, we're rehearsing in ten.

So, Gabby, remember that Rapunzel is
lonely and sick, right? And she's been

trapped in this attic. Like, she's
trapped and she's going crazy. Like,

crazy, right? And the first time that
she sees Dr. Elliot, it's like seeing

himself.

He is the perfect man.

He's kind and gentle and handsome and
makes you laugh.

And he's been leaving supplies at the
foot of your house. So with all of that

mind, if we can just take it from where
we left off, the bed is going to be

here. You're going to stand just a
little bit forward right here. Just

start, Gabby, I wanted to make sure that
we're still on the same page. I know

that we already talked about this, but I
just want to make sure you're going to

be okay if I touch your hair.

around it's growing so long.

Yeah, that's totally fine. Okay, and
also that I touch her hand a little bit

just like this when I'm down next to the
bed. Can we get going?

Please?

Great.

From you know where and whenever you're
ready.

So here she is, trapped in her tower,
growing her hair long, just waiting for

him, the perfect man, the only person
capable of saving her from her broken

body. Okay, stop, stop.

You seem angry.

Rapunzel's not angry.

She's lonely and sick, not angry, so if
we can just do it again, she's a bit

more graceful. I need to go.

What? Yeah, I need to go. I need to
leave for a bit.

We're in the middle of rehearsal, Gabby.
Yeah, I just... I can't be here right

now, so I'm gonna go and we can rehearse
later in the afternoon. You're about to

perform in front of Miss Banks. This is
a pivotal moment of all of our careers.

I'll be back.

The show's at seven if you're late.
You're fucking with all of us, Gabby!

Have it real about you.

Hi. Hi. Just right through here.

Hi. Thanks for coming.

Thank you. Just through the curtain.

Thank you.

The Beijing crew. Go.

Hello. Hi.

Miss Banks.

Hi. Holly is fine. Holly. Right.

Great. I'm so glad you could come.

There's a seat for you right through
there.

Oh, thank you, Leah.

I'm excited for the show. You're
amazing.

Where can I find your bathroom? Oh,
bathroom, yes.

Second door on your right, just down
there. Thank you. I'll see you soon. See

you soon.

Okay. Rocky Day.

I've been a bit hungover and emotional.

And we didn't get as much rehearsal as I
would have liked. But I believe we're

going to be okay. Yeah? This is a big
moment for all of us.

And I just... I'm just going to ask you
to take a risk tonight.

Okay? Do something different. I want the
audience to leave shocked and in awe.

Of course.

Great.

Lose the crown, Gabby. Sorry. Yeah, I
don't want it.

Just, yeah, it's going to get ruined.

Yeah, that's better. That's better.

Okay.

All right, I'm going to make a short
announcement before the show. I'll hit

lights and you'll know when to start.

Yeah, sorry for interrupting.

I don't think your taps are working.

Sorry? The water from the taps, it's not
working.

Thanks for letting me know.

Hello all.

Thank you so much for coming. It means a
lot.

My name is Leah Houston and I am just
thrilled to share this little piece with

you tonight.

So it's actually a small excerpt from a
full play that will be done at the

Distillery Theatre in Toronto next
month.

Just to give you some greater context of
the piece, it is a

story about a great plague that has
wiped out thousands of people in

town. And Rapunzel is stuck in her attic
and is suffering from bipolar disorder.

And there's a kind doctor in town, Dr.

Elliot, who has been leaving supplies at
the foot of her bed, house, sorry, and

has been longing to come climb up the
stairs. And just now in the scene,

actually, sorry, why am I giving it
away, right? So without further ado,

Rapunzel.

We don't like stories about sick women.

We don't like looking at sick women.
They are pitiful things full of

problems.

When she was just a girl, we promised
her motherhood.

We promised her dinner parties and form
-fitting dresses and daughters to call

her own.

We promised her afternoons of... berry
picking and homemade jam projects

and morning aerobics classes.

But instead, she grew up to be a sick
woman, weak in the joints

and sometimes unable to fill her own
prescriptions.

We promised her health and happiness,
but instead it is 3 a .m. in the morning

and she is very...

Very alone.

Trapped in her tower.

Growing her hair long.

Waiting for him.

The perfect man.

The only person.

Capable of saving her from her broken
body.

But oh, is that him?

Maybe I don't want him to come.

No.

I am sick.

I am too sick.

You won't want me if he sees me like
this. No one will want me.

I am not fit for anything.

Not fit for love, not fit for marriage,
not fit for courtship.

No, I don't want him to come.

He will only see what a colossal
disappointment I am as a human being.

It's better for me to be alone.

Do you hear that?

You may be handsome and kind, but it is
better for me to

be alone.

Don't be silly, Rapunzel.

It's no fun to be alone.

It's bad for your health.

I have no health.

Exactly. So why don't you let me come
up?

Dr. Elliot, I have the virus.

I don't care if you have the virus. I'm
sick of throwing rocks at your window.

I've come to this forest every night
this week, and I will not let you refuse

company once more.

Do you hate me that much? I don't hate
you at all.

Then why don't you let me come up?

It's complicated.

You are a silly woman, Rapunzel. It's
true that some people don't understand,

but... You can't paint us all with the
same brush.

There are people out there who will love
you, despite all those complications.

No one will love me.

And besides, anyone who... Rapunzel!

Rapunzel!

Anyone who comes near risks death.

Now you're just being self -pitying.

Please let me up, Rapunzel.

I brought a bouquet of daisies.

And a poem written by my late father.

My mother, she loved Daisy.

Please let me help.

What was that old song she was singing?

Throw me the key!

Will you bring up the Daisy?

Of course.

Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer to

I...

Over the love of you.

It won't be a fancy marriage.

I can't afford a carriage.

But you'd look sweet upon the seat of a
bicycle built

for two.

Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer due.

I'm happy.

No,

Dr. Elliot, I have the virus.

I don't care if you have the virus. You
shouldn't be alone.

I am sick.

Sicken the joints, sicken the head, and
soon sicken the lungs.

Sick people see beauty in the world that
goes ignored by healthier populations.

Daisy, in a poem from your father?

Let me not to the marriage of true minds
that make impediments.

Love is not love which alters when it
alterations find or bends with the

to remove.

Oh, no.

It is an ever -fixed mark that looks on
tempests and is never shaken.

It is the star to every wandering bark
whose worth's unknown although his

be taken.

Your father didn't write that. You
tricked me.

And I would trick you again if it meant
I could climb these stairs and run my

fingers through your hair.

It's growing so long.

I've been growing insane.

That's just a story you're telling
yourself.

You're good. You're better than good.

No, I am dying, Dr. Elliot.

And soon you'll be dying too.

So long as blood runs through this tired
frame.

So long as Leonardo paints his faces.

Claude paints his lily pads.

And so long as rain clouds create rain
storms and poets create poetry, and so

long as the florist at the corner sells
cheap daisies for penniless lovers, that

I am here for you.

I don't care that you're sick, and I
will sit here all night long if I need

I will hold your hand, and I will scare
away all the hub.

All the hobgoblins that keep you up at
night.

And if you die, if you're sick with the
plague, then I will die with you.

You are safe with me by your side.

If every person in danger had a man like
you by their side, all the

world's suffering would quickly turn
into something more gentle.

They'd all start whistling in their bed.

No.

No no no no no no Rapunzel Rapunzel no
my love you can't

I'm following

you just moments behind You are gone

and I will go with you I am your person
your only person

And the darkness

I will not change any of that.

It's really great that you were able to
make it.

I appreciate that so much. Did you have
a bigger part?

It was a great time. Thank you so much
for coming. Thank you. Thank you for

coming. Thank you so much.

Cool.

Yeah, I'm sure you'll be great at it
someday.

Yeah, for sure. Absolutely. No problem.

See ya.

So?

Fuck.

What the fuck was that?

I thought that went well. What's that
fucking sex scene at the end there?

We didn't rehearse any of that. Fuck.

Were you involved in this new blocking,
Gabby? No, I had no idea. He just...

Yeah, I'm sure you had nothing to do
with it. Yeah. He just fucking sprung

on me. Okay.

It worked well.

Did you see Miss Banks?

She just left. She didn't say goodbye.
She didn't say anything. She just

out. She fucking made it.

It's a failure.

It's a huge failure.

It's autobiography, right, Leah?

Like when that string of gentleman
callers came up to your apartment on the

third floor?

They didn't just sit around and read
poetry, babe.

Okay, there was a little more action
than that, I'm sure of it.

It's better to portray the truth than
some fanciful fiction.

I'm going to bed.

Slow it to campus before you leave.

Leah!

Leah! Hey!

Hey! That went well.

Didn't you hear the applause?

You fucked it up, Gabby.

Rapunzel's supposed to be virginal,
okay?

She's supposed to be cheating. This is
supposed to be a really fucking innocent

little scene there. I'm sorry, Kevin.

Yeah, just don't act like you didn't
like it.

I've seen the way you've been looking at
him.

At Kevin?

No.

Are you okay? You just seem a little
off. I'm fine. I'm just exhausted.

It's been an exhausting day full of a
lot of bullshit.

Is it because of what I said about the
privilege?

I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to upset you.

It hurts to be diminished like that.

I just need to go to bed.

I just need to go to fucking bed.

Hey. Hey.

What's happening?

I'm building a little manger.

What? I'm building a little manger. So I
need a lot of soft materials like soft

towels.

Can you go and get me some towels,
please?

Hey, what's happening?

What is all this stuff?

What are you doing?

Leah.

Oh, no.

My name isn't Leah.

My name is Mary.

The Virgin Mary.

Are you okay?

Yeah, this is what Kevin wants.

He wants an untouched woman. So here I
am.

The mother of all. Hey, you know what?

You're not all right now and you're not
thinking right. You're not thinking

right.

I'm the virgin fucking Mary.

The most perfect woman that ever was.

What's going on?

You're here.

You're here, you're here, you're here.
Okay, sit down.

What are you doing?

And gentlemen, for one night only here
at Fortescue Lake,

welcome to the show.

Kevin, can you call an ambulance?

It'll take an hour to get out here.

Throw away your phones, please, please.
Pete, just sit, sit, sit, sit.

I will do whatever you want me to do,
okay?

Okay, just after the show, just indulge
me for one quick moment, and then I'm in

your hands, okay?

Okay? Okay?

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank
you, thank you.

All little girls learn about how to be
women.

From the stories we hear as children. We
hear about princesses. And we hear

about witches.

But the most important person I ever
heard about was the Virgin Mary.

That's me.

Leah, this is... Shh!

The audience doesn't talk during the
presentation, Kevin!

Mary was perfect.

She was perfect. She was perfect.

Perfect, perfect, perfect, perfect,
perfect, perfect, perfect. And all the

women wanted to be like her. And you
know what else?

Actually, this is where we do have some
audience participation, so you'll love

this bit, Kevin.

Okay, I'm going to say, you know what
else? And you're going to say, what,

Ready?

And you know what else?

Yeah. No, sorry.

You're not, you're not doing it right.

I'm going to say, you know what else?
You say, well, I'm doing it.

You know what else?

What, Mary?

All the women in those stories who
fucked around.

Really, really, really, really, really,
really, really bad. Like, so bad.

Like, all the men could fuck around as
much as they wanted, but the women, they

were whores.

The worst kind of person to be.

Okay, that's it.

Leah, you're sick right now, okay?
Show's over.

Wrap it up. That's why I went all the
way back in time, Kevin.

I went all the way back in time.

I'm the Virgin Mary.

I'm touched.

Just like you prefer.

You're crazy, Leah.

You're going crazy. That is not helpful
right now. I'm giving myself to you,

Kevin. I'm the Virgin Mary.

Leah, I can't. Could you just fucking
chill, please?

Oh, come. Yeah, no, come. Like little
ballerinas, Kevin.

Tell me, how young do you think those
ballerinas were?

And did you got paintings now?

How young do you think they were? You're
crazy, Leah. You're a crazy fucking

bitch. Oh, am I? But, like, tell me,
Kevin, how young do you think those

were? Just on the brink of adulthood?

Fuck off.

You're a fucking asshole, Kevin. Get the
fuck off me.

That's just a painting.

Kevin, get off me.

Get off, Kevin.

Kevin, get off. She hit me. Kevin, get
off.

She attacked me, Gabby.

She's crazy. Why don't you grab the
knife? Kevin, get the fuck off of her.

your shit packed and get the fuck out of
here. I'm going to call the cops.

She's not going to do anything.

No, I'm not going to hurt you. Just get
off of me.

You guys are fucked up.

Fucked up women.

Leah.

No.

You just stay with me forever?

Until I die.

No one's ever gonna love me properly, G.

What is it?

You okay?

Do you need anything?

No.

Yeah.

I'm heading into town to pick up your
lithium.

I'll be back soon.

The kindly badger thrust them down on a
settle to toast themselves at

the fire and bade them remove their wet
coats and boots in the embracing light

and warm and dry at last, with weary
legs propped up in front of them. But

they actually saw at last the supper
that was spread for them, really it

only a question of what they should
attack first, where all was so

It's beautiful.

How you doing?

Good.

Thank you.

Thank you.

She broke up with him and the skate park
shut down.

Removed any trace of uneven ground.

Saw her in bed with the boy that he
knew.

Guilt so at large that dogs bark at you.

So she sat on her thigh and plaited her
legs.

Ask some high source if she was okay.

Starts mining for laughs, cause the mind
can't sustain.

Being plugged in to everyone's pain.

And I'm glamorous, I'll drink until I
stink.

Burn out my friends, they worry about
me.

And I'm hoarding till my heart is a
funny old thing.

Cards facing the arcane of dread.

Teased with the want and worn with...

Thank you.

shame.

about me.