The Players (2025) Movie Script
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Trying to isolate the wrists.
There you go.
Let it live in your
shoulder a little bit more.
Good.
That's good.
You can tip over.
Put your breath into it.
See you guys tomorrow.
Bye.
Bye-ee!
See you tomorrow.
Bye, thank you.
Bye, you're welcome.
Hi.
Hi.
I just wanted to
say that I really,
really enjoyed the workshop.
Thanks.
I don't, like, totally
get the whole thing,
but I thought it was so cool.
What's your name?
Emily.
Okay, Emily, here.
We are Nessuno Theatre,
and what you saw today, that's
what we do in rehearsals.
Oh wow, cool.
Mm-hmm.
Actually, we're having
auditions next week,
and we need some young people
in our Hamlet production.
You interested?
Yeah! Yeah, totally.
Yeah?
Yeah.
Okay.
Yeah.
Yeah, the info's in there.
Okay.
I'll see you.
I did not agree to
anything like that.
It's pornographic.
It's called art, Bruce.
Art? There's nudity
in the pamphlet.
Art. Just 'cause you're
fucking your poetry teacher
doesn't mean you're
an expert on art.
Okay, he's my professor,
and you don't need to be crass.
You're fucking your
poetry professor.
Crass, that's nice.
Look, she's going
to do this audition.
I'm her father, and I
say she's not going to.
According to the settlement,
you don't have a say.
What are you talking about?
When I got custody.
With visitation.
Visitation isn't custody.
Well, that doesn't matter!
We're both her parents, Fran!
I'm not going to have her wait
until she's 40 years old...
She's 15 years old!
Good day. Who are you?
The world has gone all soft.
Keep going.
How could I forget such a thing?
I mean, I'm changing so.
I'm not the same
person day to day,
but I'm...
Wait, I'm falling.
I'm falling!
Oh no, I shall hit the bottom,
hit it very, very hard,
and oh, how it will hurt!
Well done.
Here we are not
interested in acting.
We are looking for performers
who are willing to dig deep
and encounter themselves.
We don't rehearse,
we don't train,
we collaborate.
We shout, we scream, we dance!
Are you all up for that.
Yes.
I'm sorry, I didn't hear that.
Hmm?
Yes!
Thank you. We will be in touch.
Hey!
Hey, you were really good.
How could you tell?
I mean, it was crazy in there.
Well, I could tell.
I hope we both get it.
Yeah, yeah, me too.
Five, six, seven, eight.
One, two, three, four,
five and six,
seven, eight.
One, two, three and four,
five and six,
seven and eight.
And one, two, three, four,
five and six,
seven, eight.
Five, four, three, two, one.
Here you go, Mom.
Oh, thanks, baby.
I still haven't heard back
from those theatre people.
I don't think I got the part.
Oh, that's bullshit.
Dad says I shouldn't set
myself up for disappointment.
Hey, do not ever listen to any
advice your father gives you.
Okay?
Hey, you're going
to get that part.
No, I'm not.
Well, not with that
attitude you're not.
You know what?
Feel the power of
this rock, okay?
Now, are you going
to get the part?
I, I don't...
No, no, banish all
negative thoughts,
and say it.
I am going to get this part.
No, with conviction. Come on.
I am going to get this part.
I am going to get this part.
I am going to get this part.
Yes, yes, yes, good.
Go on.
Kiss it?
Mm-hmm.
Okay.
Come on.
I am going to get this part.
I am going to get this part!
No, I'm being embarrassing.
Come on, stand up.
Okay!
Okay, here we go!
I am going to get this part!
I'm going to get this part!
Whoo!
I'm going to get this part!
I'm going to get this part!
No! No! No!
No! No! No!
No! No! No!
Any time you walk
down the street,
you are the target
for an attack.
Any time of day, anywhere.
So your first
defense is scanning
because if you can spot him
before he tries to grab you,
you're already ahead.
You.
Try and grab me.
No!
But what if he tries to
grab you from behind?
Let's try that.
I saw Nancy at lunch,
and she was like doing
the self defence walk.
Any time, anywhere.
Any time...
That's kind of mental.
No! No! No! No!
Hey, my mom says it's
important though.
What?
Don't you know stranger danger?
Yeah, I guess.
Hey, are you coming to
my sleepover on Saturday?
Yeah, of course.
What's for dinner?
Um...
Pizza?
Yeah?
Yeah.
Okay, you call it
in, I'll pick it up.
Hello?
Yes.
Really?
Okay, okay.
Okay, thank you.
Yeah, bye.
I got the part!
You got the part?
Yeah!
Oh, of course you got the part.
But I mean I've heard
stories about him.
Oh yeah? Like what?
Well, just that he makes
these really avant-garde shows
that are totally cutting edge,
but he's also like
fucking crazy.
Hmm.
He's my boyfriend.
Oh, I didn't realize
that. That's amazing.
And obviously, it
goes without saying,
when I said crazy, you know
that I meant like good crazy.
Like, I meant, like you know,
inspired, and brilliant really.
This is Emily.
Hey.
Hi.
She is the youngest
person in our company.
This is Rose.
Rose just defected from
the National Ballet.
Oh wow!
I was only in the
corps, but yeah.
I really want to tell you,
Reinhardt is so excited
that he discovered you.
You have this real rawness
in your performance.
That's a really good thing.
Yeah, the foundation of our
work is to remove blocks
and learned behaviours,
so just think about
how far ahead you are.
That's great. I'll
be right back.
Ooh.
Here we focus on the very root
of the theatrical experience.
Performers creating an
event with the audience.
Now to do this, a performer
must open themselves up,
encounter their
deepest true self.
We call this the total act.
Mm-hmm.
And it is an act of true love.
How do we do this?
We start by abandoning
out inhibitions.
On your feet, find
a space in the room,
shake it out, warm
up your voice.
Warm up your body.
Come alive!
So it's Hamlet, but
seven hours long,
and the director
cut half the text
so he decided to add
lots of like movement
and dance numbers.
Hey.
Well, the director
is really respected.
How do you know? Does
he make any money?
I don't know.
An artist who doesn't make
a living from their work
is a hack.
Well, he mentored with
someone really important.
Really? Who?
Like Renowska...
Ritovski?
Yeah. Yeah, that's it.
Oh, that's a
respectable pedigree.
Yeah.
So what's the part?
I'm one of the players. So
like the play within the play.
Hmm.
And I'm always there, but
like a chorus kind of.
Wait.
What?
I can't!
Emily, we're just
going around the corner
for a quick drink.
So I've been working
with this herbalist.
We're working on clearing
out toxins from my body.
This lifestyle can
seriously take a toll.
Oh yeah, totally.
Mm-hmm.
Here.
Thank you.
I have to be in top form.
I've never done anything
on this scale before.
Yeah, yeah, that makes sense.
Hmm.
Want one.
I don't smoke.
Me neither.
At this point, I'm going
to pull you in again.
Like this.
What I want you
to do is your arms
will come around me like...
That.
Okay.
Okay?
It's okay, right?
Hmm.
We're done work for the day.
Thanks.
Mm-hmm. Cheers.
Oh no!
It's not a shot.
Oh, okay.
Let's try again.
This time you just
sip, and you savour it.
So savour it.
Maybe you'll play Juliet.
Haven't you always ever
wanted to play Juliet?
Mm-hmm.
What if you cut her hair?
You know?
Oh wow.
Yeah.
Hmm.
It would look so good.
You'd look mature.
Mm-hmm.
What do you think?
I've always had it long.
Yeah. We could just cut
off a little bit at first,
and see.
Well, I mean, it is just hair.
So maybe.
Wait.
Here.
Take this, read it, study it.
Art tells the beginning
of everything.
Thank you.
I don't really get it.
Which part?
Um...
I don't know, all
of it. I just...
Was it based on something
that happened to you?
No, I hate this idea
that young people
are always supposed to
write about themselves,
you know? Don't you?
I've never really
thought about it.
Well, you should.
But I'm an actor, not a writer.
Well, that's kind of limiting.
I don't think so.
I find it freeing.
Hmm.
So why are you even here then?
Um...
Writing can...
can be kind of lonely.
Your hair looks nice.
Thanks.
Well, now he thinks
I'm having an affair.
Of course he does.
Wait, why?
Well, we're at rehearsal
every day until midnight,
and then on weekends, so...
But weren't you in ballet?
Yeah, but that wasn't like this.
Oh, this would be pretty.
Oh, I like that.
Yeah?
That's so cute.
Emily, I think you
should try this on.
I think it would look
really cute on you.
Let me see.
-Right?
Oh, it's beautiful.
Yes, you should
definitely try that on.
Absolutely.
Okay.
Fashion show!
Yeah, so now he wants to
come by during rehearsal
because he's
convinced I'm lying.
So it's just like...
Not good.
Yeah.
Wow!
-Emily!
That's perfect!
You look just like a doll.
Emily.
How many times do
I have to tell you,
you need to be in
perfect synchronization.
Again.
Here.
No looking.
Go again.
Go again.
Go again.
Again.
Again.
On your feet, let's go again.
What is it?
It just hurts.
We've been doing
it all afternoon.
It's called rehearsal.
Let's go, again.
I can't, I can't do it anymore.
You will stop when
you get it right.
Let's go, on your feet.
One, two, three.
You're ready.
You proved it.
Thank you.
You've been reading this?
Yeah.
Yeah?
What do you think?
It's, it's cool. Um...
I, I really like when he says,
"All true language
is incomprehensible."
What does that mean to you?
Just that the words
aren't enough...
usually. Or...
Maybe, maybe sometimes.
You understand it perfectly.
Next time just say
it with conviction.
The artistic director for
a very important festival
is coming to the opening.
If he likes the play,
we're taking it to Montreal.
Now, I'm not telling everybody,
just the performers
I intend to bring.
Read this part next.
What's Fran doing this weekend?
Did she say anything to you
about me not coming
to the house anymore
because I was kind of
getting the feeling
like I wasn't welcome.
What do you say we
rent a couple videos?
Huh?
I finally got a VCR.
We'll pop some popcorn
and have a movie night.
I can't come to your
place this weekend.
Why?
I have rehearsals.
What? It's a weekend!
Do these people know
about lab our laws?
We open next week.
Well, that's fine.
I'll just take you
in the morning.
No, it's just easier
if I stay at home
because Rose picks me up.
Okay.
You don't like my place?
Did you say something
to Mom about it?
Is that what this is?
No, it's just easier
if I stay there
because all my stuff is there.
You don't have to lie to me.
I notice, there's something
different with you.
I'm not lying,
it's just, it's...
It's a busy time
for me right now.
I have a lot going on.
I'm your dad.
I know!
It's just, we didn't
need to do this before.
You were there, and I was there.
Yeah, well, it's not
like that anymore.
Oh fuck off.
Yeah, hi, I'm calling
about the e job opening.
And would he have
time next week?
Nah. Who am I talking to?
Great, thank you.
That was a lesson in the
degradation of being an artist.
My current benefactor, welfare.
Oh wow, really.
That's not the degrading part.
The degrading part is
they actually want me
to look for a job.
Like what kind of job?
Exactly.
Every week I have to call
three potential employers,
and then write down
their name and number
to prove that I've
actually done it.
Wow, that's a bummer.
It's infantilizing.
Ring-ring.
Ring-ring.
Hello?
Yes, I'm wondering if you
have any job openings.
For what?
Avant-garde theatre directors.
Oh yeah, tons. Come on in.
Perfect.
Come over here.
Just uh... sign your
name and phone number.
I thought that was an improv.
They never check.
Why does it say that
your name is Paul?
Have a seat.
Where's Marley?
She works weekends, bartending.
So how are we going to rehearse?
Have a seat.
Tell me a story.
Like what?
About your life.
My life is boring.
I doubt that.
I bet your life is
very interesting.
Where do you live?
At home with my mom.
Mm-hmm. Father?
I...
He moved out recently.
Hmm.
Um, my parents are...
they're going through
a divorce right now
because well, my mom, she,
she went back to college,
and she fell in love with
her poetry professor.
Um yeah, so they're separating,
and my dad is not doing
so good right now.
What about you?
What about me?
Where are you in all of this?
I'm here, doing this,
trying to do my own thing.
I kind of think of us like
three islands just floating.
I like that.
les flottants.
It's a French desert.
Is it?
Mm-hmm.
It's made of meringue.
That's not, not
really how I see us.
No?
You don't see yourself as a
giant meringue floating around?
Okay, on your feet.
What is the gesture for mother?
Uh-huh.
And father?
That's an indication, okay.
Now seriously, be specific.
Think about the very
essence of your father.
Very nice.
I did love you once.
Indeed, my lord, you
made me believe so.
You should not have believed me.
I loved you not.
Lord!
Get thee to a nunnery.
I loved you not.
We may call it herb
grace o' Sundays.
And you must wear your
rue with a difference.
There's a daisy.
I would giveyousomeviolets,
but they withered all
when my father died.
They say he made a good end.
And will he not come again?
His beard was white as snow,
and all flaxen was his poll.
Go thee to thy deathbed.
He will never come again.
He is dead, he is dead.
He's gone.
He's gone.
And will he never come again.
Good night, sweet prince.
Hamlet!
Show us your cock!
Show us your magnificent cock!
Should I?
Honey.
Honey, it's almost noon.
I'm so tired.
Should we have ice
cream for breakfast?
Huh?
Okay.
I need a coffee.
What? Since when did you
start drinking coffee?
Summer's been so
boring without you.
Seriously, I never see you.
Yeah, I know, it's just
that we're getting ready
for Montreal.
We rehearse like
all the time now.
Six days a week, all day?
What happened?
Oh, no, I'm just rehearsing.
Well, it looks bad.
No, it's fine!
This whole play thing
just doesn't seem normal.
What are you talking about?
You're just jealous that I
got the part and you didn't?
I don't care about that. I...
I'm just worried about you.
You're being a baby.
I don't know.
I don't know, I feel like
it's, it's missing something,
like it needs
something more, yeah?
What is this made out of, paper?
I don't know.
Well, it's
magnificently strange.
Thank you.
Hmm, okay.
The theatre's dark, and then
we find you in this dress,
and you are standing
on the ladder.
No, no, no, a desk!
You're standing on a desk.
Okay, so, here, hop on up.
Hop up.
Okay, so you're on a desk,
and then...
You have a match.
You take out a match,
and you light it,
and you slowly bring
it to your face,
illuminating your
face for all to see.
And then you bring it
down, you touch your dress,
and the dress starts on fire,
lights come up, show begins.
Like real fire?
Yeah, of course.
Okay, so we're both
wearing paper dresses?
No, no, it's just Emily.
God.
Um, sorry, Reinhardt.
So she's wearing
something underneath?
Of course.
It's like a whole other dress.
You know, it's something
that's, you know,
fire resistant.
Does, does that even exist?
I don't know, what
do firefighters wear?
Yeah.
Emily.
You're sure that
you want to do this?
Yeah, I'm sure.
Let's do it.
Yeah, let's do it.
Yeah.
Okay, Marley, get down.
Yeah, step down.
Alright.
Up, turn you around.
And you know what?
I already know that
I'm going to Montreal.
Yeah, yeah, of course you are.
Yeah, and what does that mean?
Well, like, I'm a
threat to Reinhardt
and you're not, right, so it's
not like it's about merit.
Wait.
What do you mean
it's not about merit?
You're a girl.
So?
So it means you have
certain advantages.
Are you saying
that I'm not good?
No, I'm not saying
that you're not good,
but I mean, it's not like
you're better than me.
Emily!
Come on!
Let's go, girls!
What are they doing?
Guys, hurry up! Come on!
And as you walk,
your left arm swings
more than your right.
And you lead with your chin.
You hunch, like you're
trying to disappear.
More!
You're so small, you disappear.
And you're weak.
You ignore the lower
half of your body,
like it doesn't exist.
Weak!
Like a trapped bug!
You're desperate!
We looked into it,
we can't have a real fire.
Why?
First off, we don't
have insurance.
Look, I don't want to
hear why not, alright?
You, you just asked.
You should go.
No, stay.
Paul, can we please
do this alone?
I said stay.
She's doing this on purpose.
Yeah, you understand
that, right?
She's trying to sabotage me!
You see it, right?
Yeah, you see it.
She is?
Yeah, of course.
She knows how important
this is to me.
Fuck!
Opening party at the
festival is tonight,
and I can't go alone.
I could go with you.
Yeah, I don't think so.
Why not?
This is really
important to me too.
And I need to be here.
Where are you going?
I, I have a theatre thing.
But I'm making dinner.
Like I'm actually cooking.
I thought Lee was coming
over or something.
Hmm.
No, I don't know.
He's being weird.
What is this thing?
Who all's going?
Like everyone's going.
Ooh, everyone. Rose going?
Mm-hmm.
Maybe I should go.
Mom, that is like so not
cool of you. You can't!
Like, do you -
Don't worry, I won't
crash your night.
Just be home by ten, okay?
You like it?
It's so...
Real.
Go ahead, try it on.
Go ahead.
Take that.
Do you know all these people?
Hmm.
Wait, there he is. Come on.
Right, come with me.
He's just got ingenuity,
and I think that he
refused to be pigeonholed.
Best show I've seen this year.
Luca, thank you for
inviting us to the festival.
Yes. Who are you?
Reinhardt Frank.
I have the durational
performance of Hamlet.
Ah, yes! I didn't see it.
But my assistant
said she was riveted.
Enjoy the party.
At least you got invited, right?
I mean, before I
auditioned for you,
I couldn't get cast in anything.
Well, except for in school,
but that doesn't count.
Seriously, I even
tried getting an agent.
Don't get an agent.
Yeah.
Well, I'm really
excited for Montreal.
I haven't really travelled much,
so this is really,
really exciting for me.
And everyone's saying that
it's going to be so much fun.
Yeah.
Don't you think?
Wait here.
Oh hey! Whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
I'm not feeling so
good. I'm going to,
I'm going to be sick.
What, right now?
Okay, look at me, okay?
Take a couple deep breaths. In.
And out.
And in.
And out. There.
Feel better?
Yeah.
No.
Listen, what I want you to do,
what I want you to do, I
want you to go in there
and ask Luca where
the toilet is, okay?
I can't do that.
You can't or you won't, Emily?
This is your chance
for a total act, okay?
Drop the script, drop
the expectations,
go encounter yourself.
It's okay, I'm right here.
Go, go, go, go.
Oh!
Oh!
That was awful!
No, no, no, that was beautiful.
They're definitely going
to remember who we are now.
Mm-hmm.
Let's get out of here.
You're home.
I just don't understand
why we have to do this
over the phone.
I really think that
we can work it out.
Mom?
Mom?
Fran?
Mom?
Marley?
I don't really know what
happened last night.
I'm sorry, it's Emily.
Please call me back. Okay.
Hey.
What's going on?
We don't know. Nobody knows.
Attention, everyone.
Reinhardt has something
he'd like to tell us.
As some of you know,
Marley and I have
been having problems,
professional and
personal, for some time.
And yesterday Marley decided
to leave the company.
What?
Quiet, please, please.
I know this is the
worst possible time
for her to go...
I'm sorry.
Let's go.
Rose?
Yeah.
I went to a party last
night with Reinhardt.
Well, it must have been good
'cause you look like shit.
Yeah, but Marley wasn't there.
At the party?
Yeah.
Okay, well, did
something happen?
It's, it's kind of
hard to explain.
It was, it was weird.
Well, how was it weird?
Well, um...
I got really, really drunk.
And I got sick at the party.
Oh, I'm sorry.
And then...
I...
I asked him to go home, and
he took me to his place.
Um...
Well, was Marley there?
Okay.
Well, did she say
anything to you, or...
No, she seemed
really, really angry.
Well, to be honest,
I think it's okay.
I think it doesn't sound
like that big of a deal.
You know, everybody gets sick.
It was more than that.
What do you mean?
When...
After I, after I got sick,
he, we were, we were alone,
and he was just holding me.
What, like how?
I just, I felt
really, really sick.
Mm-hmm.
And I kept thinking to myself
that if he stopped holding me,
I wouldn't be so sick,
but he wouldn't stop holding me.
And I was so sick, and all
I wanted to do was go home,
and he wouldn't -
Okay, okay.
And he wouldn't take me home.
Hey, it's okay.
It's okay.
Um...
Listen, hey, look
at me. Look at me.
I'm going to, I'm just going
to tell you some things,
and I think it's
really important
that you hear me, okay?
Okay. Okay.
So first of all, pretty
much all the directors
are going to want
to sleep with you.
And it's hard
because you kind of,
sort of want them to want to,
even though you don't
want to sleep with them.
So you just,
you just got to kind
of like play the game.
What do you mean?
Like, you just, you
kind of ride the lie
so that, like, you
know, you can be fun,
and you can be playful,
but you don't want to
seem too easy, you know?
And you always have
to be in control,
even though you want
to do it in a way
that kind of makes them feel
like they're in control.
So you kind of have to like...
You can't drink too
much, or get too high
because you always
need your head
to be really, really clear.
Okay.
You okay?
Come here.
Hello?
Hi.
Hi.
I moved out.
Already?
Mm-hmm. I couldn't stay there.
It's okay, it's not your fault.
Okay.
I just want you to know
what you're getting into
if you decide to stay.
What do you mean?
Um...
I was like you when I met him.
I was so young emotionally,
and so sheltered.
He taught me everything.
You're a virgin, right?
Um...
Yeah?
Yeah?
Yeah.
He was my first.
And uh, he's in love with you.
No, no, that's impossible.
No, he is. That's why I left.
Because of you.
No, no, no, you
just had a fight.
If you go back -
I can't go back.
I asked him, "Are
you in love with her?
Is she in love with you?"
No.
Are you sure?
I'm not blaming you.
It feels like you are.
I'm not, I'm not.
I'm not, not at all.
Um...
Um...
He did tell me about last night.
What happened?
You tell me!
You were there.
I don't...
I don't know. I...
You were there. What happened?
I... I just remember that
I really wanted to go home.
Then why didn't you go home?
You could have gone home,
you could have left.
You have to ask yourself why.
I don't know.
Are you in love with him?
No.
Then you need to leave.
You need to leave.
Look at what he did to me.
He wants us because we're weak.
He needs us to feel strong.
He doesn't care about us.
You're scaring me.
Promise me you'll leave.
Just promise me you'll leave.
I need you to say it.
I'll leave.
Okay.
Hey.
I talked to Marley. I saw her.
Yeah, she's been
contacting everybody.
Did you talk to her?
No, apparently she threatened
Reinhardt with a knife.
She's a little coo-coo.
Reinhardt's just under a
lot of stress right now.
But some of his
best ideas come out
of this kind of process.
Yeah.
You know?
Like trust me, I've worked
with him for a long time,
and if you know how to handle
him, everything's fine.
Marley knows that if
you leave the show,
a lot of people will follow.
You have to be really
sure about this.
I mean, like what even happened?
Well, you had a little
bit too much to drink,
and then Reinhardt
put you in a cab
and sent her home.
We just want to make
sure you're okay.
Yeah.
Okay?
But you know what
the good thing is?
That we're all going to
be in Montreal together.
Mm-hmm.
That you're never
going to be alone,
we're going to be right there
with you the whole time.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah?
A word of advice?
You can't leave the show
just because the director
made you feel weird.
No one will hire you again.
Oh, I didn't think
about it like that.
Yeah.
Come on.
Okay, let's go.
Where?
Oh, there's a party
in the Russian's room.
Shouldn't we get some rest?
We'll have lots of time
to rest when we're home.
I, I, I, I can't go.
Umm...
Okay, well, then I'll just
see you in the morning.
Okay, mwah!
How does this look?
Is it okay? Yeah.
Okay, love you.
God has given you one face,
and you make yourself another.
You jig, you amble,
and you lisp,
and you make your
wantonness your ignorance.
Stop.
You need to go
further with this.
When you say, "You jig, and
you amble, and you lisp,"
pull her dress down.
What are you waiting for?
God has given you one face,
and you make yourself another.
You jig, and you
amble, and you lisp.
Oh!
To a nunnery!
Go!
Ophelia.
Your performance has
never been better.
How did it feel?
Like he... Like
I lost something.
Like, it brought up a lot
of what I think, like,
somehow is going
to make me better.
Yes.
A better actor.
Like, it was just like raw.
Yes, it was so powerful.
I could feel it with you.
You may call it herb
grace o' Sundays.
You must wear your
rue with a difference.
I would give you some violets,
but they withered all
when my father died.
They say he made a good end.
And will he not come again?
You all were incredible.
We made it! Yeah!
Marley says that
you're in love with me.
Yeah, I have been
for a long time.
No, fuck you and Marley.
Last night in the dressing room,
why were you crying?
I don't know, I guess it
just all been so much.
Emily, why are you
still with the company?
Because I stayed for the tour,
I stayed because I
would miss everything,
I would miss everybody.
You would miss me.
Everybody else comes
and goes, Emily.
You're not making sense.
It's just me.
What are you talking about?
You're just too
young to understand.
Have you ever felt
this way before?
You're not making any sense.
You're not making any -
Do you understand why I
would fall in love with you?
Do you, did you
even understand -
Where is this even coming from?
To fall in love with you?
Yes, I can understand that, but
you're not making any sense.
This is why you need me, right?
Do you understand...
now how I would fall
in love with you?
Can you understand anyone
falling in love with you, huh?
Yes, I can see that.
Then you wouldn't be here
if you didn't love me.
Rose!
Hi, honey.
Oh.
Hi there, this is Rose.
Leave me a message. Ta-ta!
Hey, Rose, it's Emily again.
Call me back, okay?
Hey, honey, have you had dinner?
Hey.
I think your fever's gone.
Are you feeling better?
I can't believe you got
sick on opening night.
I know.
Do you want me to
warm you up some soup?
Okay.
So I just got my marks back.
Lee gave me a C plus.
Can you believe it? What a jerk.
I'm going to report him.
Report him? Why?
Well, I'm a student
and he's a teacher.
Wait, but you're both
adults, so it's...
So?
Age has nothing to do with it.
I'm a student, and
I mean who's to say
that it won't be
some freshman next?
I thought you liked him.
I did, but do you think
that he would have given me
the same grade if we
were still dating?
I guess not.
But then you'd be getting
it for the wrong reason.
Exactly.
Okay, I'm going to
get something to eat.
So how's school?
It's okay.
You doing any plays?
I'm done with theatre.
Great.
It's good to try things
out, but you know.
Hey, I was thinking,
maybe on Sunday
I could come by for dinner.
Right? Wouldn't that be nice?
You, me, Fran together.
Want some?
Mm-mmm.
Are you sure?
Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
I'm sure, I'm sure.
Hi there.
Rose!
What are you doing here?
My school is across the street.
Oh.
I really wanted to talk
to you before I left.
Oh.
Just about how
everything went down,
and I was really weird
about it all, and...
Oh, hey.
Um...
Oh, are you guys
doing another show?
Well...
Yes. We found another girl.
Yeah, but she's a lot older.
I think she's like
16 or 17 maybe.
Can I get a coffee?
I...
I can't believe that you stayed.
I thought that you would leave.
Yeah, no, I'm...
I'm sorry, Emily.
Um...
But it was really
good to see you.
And I just want to grab...
Are you getting a
blueberry danish,
or are you getting...
Yeah.
Hi.
Hey. Um...
I just want to say
that I'm, I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry, I panicked, and...
Oh my God.
I was, I was thinking
about what you said,
and I think that maybe
you were right, you know.
And maybe I was just
overwhelmed about everything.
Um...
Yeah, I've just, I've been
thinking about you guys.
A lot.
And I just, I miss you.
I miss the company, I miss
going there every day,
and um...
Yup.
I miss you.
At the after party?
Do you know which
one with that shade?
Oh, I need to remember that.
Hi.
Oh my God, hi!
Emily!
Hi.
Hug!
So good to see you!
Hey!
Hi!
We're just having drinks. Here.
Beer.
Thanks.
Cheers!
What brings you here?
Yeah.
Um...
I, I wanted to
talk to Reinhardt.
Uh, yeah.
He's actually just upstairs
rehearsing right now.
No! No! No! No!
No! No! No! No! No!
The body holds on to trauma.
As women, we hold onto it here,
and right here.
So when you go to
break these boards,
I want your fists hard and firm,
but I want you to be open here.
Ah!
Trying to isolate the wrists.
There you go.
Let it live in your
shoulder a little bit more.
Good.
That's good.
You can tip over.
Put your breath into it.
See you guys tomorrow.
Bye.
Bye-ee!
See you tomorrow.
Bye, thank you.
Bye, you're welcome.
Hi.
Hi.
I just wanted to
say that I really,
really enjoyed the workshop.
Thanks.
I don't, like, totally
get the whole thing,
but I thought it was so cool.
What's your name?
Emily.
Okay, Emily, here.
We are Nessuno Theatre,
and what you saw today, that's
what we do in rehearsals.
Oh wow, cool.
Mm-hmm.
Actually, we're having
auditions next week,
and we need some young people
in our Hamlet production.
You interested?
Yeah! Yeah, totally.
Yeah?
Yeah.
Okay.
Yeah.
Yeah, the info's in there.
Okay.
I'll see you.
I did not agree to
anything like that.
It's pornographic.
It's called art, Bruce.
Art? There's nudity
in the pamphlet.
Art. Just 'cause you're
fucking your poetry teacher
doesn't mean you're
an expert on art.
Okay, he's my professor,
and you don't need to be crass.
You're fucking your
poetry professor.
Crass, that's nice.
Look, she's going
to do this audition.
I'm her father, and I
say she's not going to.
According to the settlement,
you don't have a say.
What are you talking about?
When I got custody.
With visitation.
Visitation isn't custody.
Well, that doesn't matter!
We're both her parents, Fran!
I'm not going to have her wait
until she's 40 years old...
She's 15 years old!
Good day. Who are you?
The world has gone all soft.
Keep going.
How could I forget such a thing?
I mean, I'm changing so.
I'm not the same
person day to day,
but I'm...
Wait, I'm falling.
I'm falling!
Oh no, I shall hit the bottom,
hit it very, very hard,
and oh, how it will hurt!
Well done.
Here we are not
interested in acting.
We are looking for performers
who are willing to dig deep
and encounter themselves.
We don't rehearse,
we don't train,
we collaborate.
We shout, we scream, we dance!
Are you all up for that.
Yes.
I'm sorry, I didn't hear that.
Hmm?
Yes!
Thank you. We will be in touch.
Hey!
Hey, you were really good.
How could you tell?
I mean, it was crazy in there.
Well, I could tell.
I hope we both get it.
Yeah, yeah, me too.
Five, six, seven, eight.
One, two, three, four,
five and six,
seven, eight.
One, two, three and four,
five and six,
seven and eight.
And one, two, three, four,
five and six,
seven, eight.
Five, four, three, two, one.
Here you go, Mom.
Oh, thanks, baby.
I still haven't heard back
from those theatre people.
I don't think I got the part.
Oh, that's bullshit.
Dad says I shouldn't set
myself up for disappointment.
Hey, do not ever listen to any
advice your father gives you.
Okay?
Hey, you're going
to get that part.
No, I'm not.
Well, not with that
attitude you're not.
You know what?
Feel the power of
this rock, okay?
Now, are you going
to get the part?
I, I don't...
No, no, banish all
negative thoughts,
and say it.
I am going to get this part.
No, with conviction. Come on.
I am going to get this part.
I am going to get this part.
I am going to get this part.
Yes, yes, yes, good.
Go on.
Kiss it?
Mm-hmm.
Okay.
Come on.
I am going to get this part.
I am going to get this part!
No, I'm being embarrassing.
Come on, stand up.
Okay!
Okay, here we go!
I am going to get this part!
I'm going to get this part!
Whoo!
I'm going to get this part!
I'm going to get this part!
No! No! No!
No! No! No!
No! No! No!
Any time you walk
down the street,
you are the target
for an attack.
Any time of day, anywhere.
So your first
defense is scanning
because if you can spot him
before he tries to grab you,
you're already ahead.
You.
Try and grab me.
No!
But what if he tries to
grab you from behind?
Let's try that.
I saw Nancy at lunch,
and she was like doing
the self defence walk.
Any time, anywhere.
Any time...
That's kind of mental.
No! No! No! No!
Hey, my mom says it's
important though.
What?
Don't you know stranger danger?
Yeah, I guess.
Hey, are you coming to
my sleepover on Saturday?
Yeah, of course.
What's for dinner?
Um...
Pizza?
Yeah?
Yeah.
Okay, you call it
in, I'll pick it up.
Hello?
Yes.
Really?
Okay, okay.
Okay, thank you.
Yeah, bye.
I got the part!
You got the part?
Yeah!
Oh, of course you got the part.
But I mean I've heard
stories about him.
Oh yeah? Like what?
Well, just that he makes
these really avant-garde shows
that are totally cutting edge,
but he's also like
fucking crazy.
Hmm.
He's my boyfriend.
Oh, I didn't realize
that. That's amazing.
And obviously, it
goes without saying,
when I said crazy, you know
that I meant like good crazy.
Like, I meant, like you know,
inspired, and brilliant really.
This is Emily.
Hey.
Hi.
She is the youngest
person in our company.
This is Rose.
Rose just defected from
the National Ballet.
Oh wow!
I was only in the
corps, but yeah.
I really want to tell you,
Reinhardt is so excited
that he discovered you.
You have this real rawness
in your performance.
That's a really good thing.
Yeah, the foundation of our
work is to remove blocks
and learned behaviours,
so just think about
how far ahead you are.
That's great. I'll
be right back.
Ooh.
Here we focus on the very root
of the theatrical experience.
Performers creating an
event with the audience.
Now to do this, a performer
must open themselves up,
encounter their
deepest true self.
We call this the total act.
Mm-hmm.
And it is an act of true love.
How do we do this?
We start by abandoning
out inhibitions.
On your feet, find
a space in the room,
shake it out, warm
up your voice.
Warm up your body.
Come alive!
So it's Hamlet, but
seven hours long,
and the director
cut half the text
so he decided to add
lots of like movement
and dance numbers.
Hey.
Well, the director
is really respected.
How do you know? Does
he make any money?
I don't know.
An artist who doesn't make
a living from their work
is a hack.
Well, he mentored with
someone really important.
Really? Who?
Like Renowska...
Ritovski?
Yeah. Yeah, that's it.
Oh, that's a
respectable pedigree.
Yeah.
So what's the part?
I'm one of the players. So
like the play within the play.
Hmm.
And I'm always there, but
like a chorus kind of.
Wait.
What?
I can't!
Emily, we're just
going around the corner
for a quick drink.
So I've been working
with this herbalist.
We're working on clearing
out toxins from my body.
This lifestyle can
seriously take a toll.
Oh yeah, totally.
Mm-hmm.
Here.
Thank you.
I have to be in top form.
I've never done anything
on this scale before.
Yeah, yeah, that makes sense.
Hmm.
Want one.
I don't smoke.
Me neither.
At this point, I'm going
to pull you in again.
Like this.
What I want you
to do is your arms
will come around me like...
That.
Okay.
Okay?
It's okay, right?
Hmm.
We're done work for the day.
Thanks.
Mm-hmm. Cheers.
Oh no!
It's not a shot.
Oh, okay.
Let's try again.
This time you just
sip, and you savour it.
So savour it.
Maybe you'll play Juliet.
Haven't you always ever
wanted to play Juliet?
Mm-hmm.
What if you cut her hair?
You know?
Oh wow.
Yeah.
Hmm.
It would look so good.
You'd look mature.
Mm-hmm.
What do you think?
I've always had it long.
Yeah. We could just cut
off a little bit at first,
and see.
Well, I mean, it is just hair.
So maybe.
Wait.
Here.
Take this, read it, study it.
Art tells the beginning
of everything.
Thank you.
I don't really get it.
Which part?
Um...
I don't know, all
of it. I just...
Was it based on something
that happened to you?
No, I hate this idea
that young people
are always supposed to
write about themselves,
you know? Don't you?
I've never really
thought about it.
Well, you should.
But I'm an actor, not a writer.
Well, that's kind of limiting.
I don't think so.
I find it freeing.
Hmm.
So why are you even here then?
Um...
Writing can...
can be kind of lonely.
Your hair looks nice.
Thanks.
Well, now he thinks
I'm having an affair.
Of course he does.
Wait, why?
Well, we're at rehearsal
every day until midnight,
and then on weekends, so...
But weren't you in ballet?
Yeah, but that wasn't like this.
Oh, this would be pretty.
Oh, I like that.
Yeah?
That's so cute.
Emily, I think you
should try this on.
I think it would look
really cute on you.
Let me see.
-Right?
Oh, it's beautiful.
Yes, you should
definitely try that on.
Absolutely.
Okay.
Fashion show!
Yeah, so now he wants to
come by during rehearsal
because he's
convinced I'm lying.
So it's just like...
Not good.
Yeah.
Wow!
-Emily!
That's perfect!
You look just like a doll.
Emily.
How many times do
I have to tell you,
you need to be in
perfect synchronization.
Again.
Here.
No looking.
Go again.
Go again.
Go again.
Again.
Again.
On your feet, let's go again.
What is it?
It just hurts.
We've been doing
it all afternoon.
It's called rehearsal.
Let's go, again.
I can't, I can't do it anymore.
You will stop when
you get it right.
Let's go, on your feet.
One, two, three.
You're ready.
You proved it.
Thank you.
You've been reading this?
Yeah.
Yeah?
What do you think?
It's, it's cool. Um...
I, I really like when he says,
"All true language
is incomprehensible."
What does that mean to you?
Just that the words
aren't enough...
usually. Or...
Maybe, maybe sometimes.
You understand it perfectly.
Next time just say
it with conviction.
The artistic director for
a very important festival
is coming to the opening.
If he likes the play,
we're taking it to Montreal.
Now, I'm not telling everybody,
just the performers
I intend to bring.
Read this part next.
What's Fran doing this weekend?
Did she say anything to you
about me not coming
to the house anymore
because I was kind of
getting the feeling
like I wasn't welcome.
What do you say we
rent a couple videos?
Huh?
I finally got a VCR.
We'll pop some popcorn
and have a movie night.
I can't come to your
place this weekend.
Why?
I have rehearsals.
What? It's a weekend!
Do these people know
about lab our laws?
We open next week.
Well, that's fine.
I'll just take you
in the morning.
No, it's just easier
if I stay at home
because Rose picks me up.
Okay.
You don't like my place?
Did you say something
to Mom about it?
Is that what this is?
No, it's just easier
if I stay there
because all my stuff is there.
You don't have to lie to me.
I notice, there's something
different with you.
I'm not lying,
it's just, it's...
It's a busy time
for me right now.
I have a lot going on.
I'm your dad.
I know!
It's just, we didn't
need to do this before.
You were there, and I was there.
Yeah, well, it's not
like that anymore.
Oh fuck off.
Yeah, hi, I'm calling
about the e job opening.
And would he have
time next week?
Nah. Who am I talking to?
Great, thank you.
That was a lesson in the
degradation of being an artist.
My current benefactor, welfare.
Oh wow, really.
That's not the degrading part.
The degrading part is
they actually want me
to look for a job.
Like what kind of job?
Exactly.
Every week I have to call
three potential employers,
and then write down
their name and number
to prove that I've
actually done it.
Wow, that's a bummer.
It's infantilizing.
Ring-ring.
Ring-ring.
Hello?
Yes, I'm wondering if you
have any job openings.
For what?
Avant-garde theatre directors.
Oh yeah, tons. Come on in.
Perfect.
Come over here.
Just uh... sign your
name and phone number.
I thought that was an improv.
They never check.
Why does it say that
your name is Paul?
Have a seat.
Where's Marley?
She works weekends, bartending.
So how are we going to rehearse?
Have a seat.
Tell me a story.
Like what?
About your life.
My life is boring.
I doubt that.
I bet your life is
very interesting.
Where do you live?
At home with my mom.
Mm-hmm. Father?
I...
He moved out recently.
Hmm.
Um, my parents are...
they're going through
a divorce right now
because well, my mom, she,
she went back to college,
and she fell in love with
her poetry professor.
Um yeah, so they're separating,
and my dad is not doing
so good right now.
What about you?
What about me?
Where are you in all of this?
I'm here, doing this,
trying to do my own thing.
I kind of think of us like
three islands just floating.
I like that.
les flottants.
It's a French desert.
Is it?
Mm-hmm.
It's made of meringue.
That's not, not
really how I see us.
No?
You don't see yourself as a
giant meringue floating around?
Okay, on your feet.
What is the gesture for mother?
Uh-huh.
And father?
That's an indication, okay.
Now seriously, be specific.
Think about the very
essence of your father.
Very nice.
I did love you once.
Indeed, my lord, you
made me believe so.
You should not have believed me.
I loved you not.
Lord!
Get thee to a nunnery.
I loved you not.
We may call it herb
grace o' Sundays.
And you must wear your
rue with a difference.
There's a daisy.
I would giveyousomeviolets,
but they withered all
when my father died.
They say he made a good end.
And will he not come again?
His beard was white as snow,
and all flaxen was his poll.
Go thee to thy deathbed.
He will never come again.
He is dead, he is dead.
He's gone.
He's gone.
And will he never come again.
Good night, sweet prince.
Hamlet!
Show us your cock!
Show us your magnificent cock!
Should I?
Honey.
Honey, it's almost noon.
I'm so tired.
Should we have ice
cream for breakfast?
Huh?
Okay.
I need a coffee.
What? Since when did you
start drinking coffee?
Summer's been so
boring without you.
Seriously, I never see you.
Yeah, I know, it's just
that we're getting ready
for Montreal.
We rehearse like
all the time now.
Six days a week, all day?
What happened?
Oh, no, I'm just rehearsing.
Well, it looks bad.
No, it's fine!
This whole play thing
just doesn't seem normal.
What are you talking about?
You're just jealous that I
got the part and you didn't?
I don't care about that. I...
I'm just worried about you.
You're being a baby.
I don't know.
I don't know, I feel like
it's, it's missing something,
like it needs
something more, yeah?
What is this made out of, paper?
I don't know.
Well, it's
magnificently strange.
Thank you.
Hmm, okay.
The theatre's dark, and then
we find you in this dress,
and you are standing
on the ladder.
No, no, no, a desk!
You're standing on a desk.
Okay, so, here, hop on up.
Hop up.
Okay, so you're on a desk,
and then...
You have a match.
You take out a match,
and you light it,
and you slowly bring
it to your face,
illuminating your
face for all to see.
And then you bring it
down, you touch your dress,
and the dress starts on fire,
lights come up, show begins.
Like real fire?
Yeah, of course.
Okay, so we're both
wearing paper dresses?
No, no, it's just Emily.
God.
Um, sorry, Reinhardt.
So she's wearing
something underneath?
Of course.
It's like a whole other dress.
You know, it's something
that's, you know,
fire resistant.
Does, does that even exist?
I don't know, what
do firefighters wear?
Yeah.
Emily.
You're sure that
you want to do this?
Yeah, I'm sure.
Let's do it.
Yeah, let's do it.
Yeah.
Okay, Marley, get down.
Yeah, step down.
Alright.
Up, turn you around.
And you know what?
I already know that
I'm going to Montreal.
Yeah, yeah, of course you are.
Yeah, and what does that mean?
Well, like, I'm a
threat to Reinhardt
and you're not, right, so it's
not like it's about merit.
Wait.
What do you mean
it's not about merit?
You're a girl.
So?
So it means you have
certain advantages.
Are you saying
that I'm not good?
No, I'm not saying
that you're not good,
but I mean, it's not like
you're better than me.
Emily!
Come on!
Let's go, girls!
What are they doing?
Guys, hurry up! Come on!
And as you walk,
your left arm swings
more than your right.
And you lead with your chin.
You hunch, like you're
trying to disappear.
More!
You're so small, you disappear.
And you're weak.
You ignore the lower
half of your body,
like it doesn't exist.
Weak!
Like a trapped bug!
You're desperate!
We looked into it,
we can't have a real fire.
Why?
First off, we don't
have insurance.
Look, I don't want to
hear why not, alright?
You, you just asked.
You should go.
No, stay.
Paul, can we please
do this alone?
I said stay.
She's doing this on purpose.
Yeah, you understand
that, right?
She's trying to sabotage me!
You see it, right?
Yeah, you see it.
She is?
Yeah, of course.
She knows how important
this is to me.
Fuck!
Opening party at the
festival is tonight,
and I can't go alone.
I could go with you.
Yeah, I don't think so.
Why not?
This is really
important to me too.
And I need to be here.
Where are you going?
I, I have a theatre thing.
But I'm making dinner.
Like I'm actually cooking.
I thought Lee was coming
over or something.
Hmm.
No, I don't know.
He's being weird.
What is this thing?
Who all's going?
Like everyone's going.
Ooh, everyone. Rose going?
Mm-hmm.
Maybe I should go.
Mom, that is like so not
cool of you. You can't!
Like, do you -
Don't worry, I won't
crash your night.
Just be home by ten, okay?
You like it?
It's so...
Real.
Go ahead, try it on.
Go ahead.
Take that.
Do you know all these people?
Hmm.
Wait, there he is. Come on.
Right, come with me.
He's just got ingenuity,
and I think that he
refused to be pigeonholed.
Best show I've seen this year.
Luca, thank you for
inviting us to the festival.
Yes. Who are you?
Reinhardt Frank.
I have the durational
performance of Hamlet.
Ah, yes! I didn't see it.
But my assistant
said she was riveted.
Enjoy the party.
At least you got invited, right?
I mean, before I
auditioned for you,
I couldn't get cast in anything.
Well, except for in school,
but that doesn't count.
Seriously, I even
tried getting an agent.
Don't get an agent.
Yeah.
Well, I'm really
excited for Montreal.
I haven't really travelled much,
so this is really,
really exciting for me.
And everyone's saying that
it's going to be so much fun.
Yeah.
Don't you think?
Wait here.
Oh hey! Whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
I'm not feeling so
good. I'm going to,
I'm going to be sick.
What, right now?
Okay, look at me, okay?
Take a couple deep breaths. In.
And out.
And in.
And out. There.
Feel better?
Yeah.
No.
Listen, what I want you to do,
what I want you to do, I
want you to go in there
and ask Luca where
the toilet is, okay?
I can't do that.
You can't or you won't, Emily?
This is your chance
for a total act, okay?
Drop the script, drop
the expectations,
go encounter yourself.
It's okay, I'm right here.
Go, go, go, go.
Oh!
Oh!
That was awful!
No, no, no, that was beautiful.
They're definitely going
to remember who we are now.
Mm-hmm.
Let's get out of here.
You're home.
I just don't understand
why we have to do this
over the phone.
I really think that
we can work it out.
Mom?
Mom?
Fran?
Mom?
Marley?
I don't really know what
happened last night.
I'm sorry, it's Emily.
Please call me back. Okay.
Hey.
What's going on?
We don't know. Nobody knows.
Attention, everyone.
Reinhardt has something
he'd like to tell us.
As some of you know,
Marley and I have
been having problems,
professional and
personal, for some time.
And yesterday Marley decided
to leave the company.
What?
Quiet, please, please.
I know this is the
worst possible time
for her to go...
I'm sorry.
Let's go.
Rose?
Yeah.
I went to a party last
night with Reinhardt.
Well, it must have been good
'cause you look like shit.
Yeah, but Marley wasn't there.
At the party?
Yeah.
Okay, well, did
something happen?
It's, it's kind of
hard to explain.
It was, it was weird.
Well, how was it weird?
Well, um...
I got really, really drunk.
And I got sick at the party.
Oh, I'm sorry.
And then...
I...
I asked him to go home, and
he took me to his place.
Um...
Well, was Marley there?
Okay.
Well, did she say
anything to you, or...
No, she seemed
really, really angry.
Well, to be honest,
I think it's okay.
I think it doesn't sound
like that big of a deal.
You know, everybody gets sick.
It was more than that.
What do you mean?
When...
After I, after I got sick,
he, we were, we were alone,
and he was just holding me.
What, like how?
I just, I felt
really, really sick.
Mm-hmm.
And I kept thinking to myself
that if he stopped holding me,
I wouldn't be so sick,
but he wouldn't stop holding me.
And I was so sick, and all
I wanted to do was go home,
and he wouldn't -
Okay, okay.
And he wouldn't take me home.
Hey, it's okay.
It's okay.
Um...
Listen, hey, look
at me. Look at me.
I'm going to, I'm just going
to tell you some things,
and I think it's
really important
that you hear me, okay?
Okay. Okay.
So first of all, pretty
much all the directors
are going to want
to sleep with you.
And it's hard
because you kind of,
sort of want them to want to,
even though you don't
want to sleep with them.
So you just,
you just got to kind
of like play the game.
What do you mean?
Like, you just, you
kind of ride the lie
so that, like, you
know, you can be fun,
and you can be playful,
but you don't want to
seem too easy, you know?
And you always have
to be in control,
even though you want
to do it in a way
that kind of makes them feel
like they're in control.
So you kind of have to like...
You can't drink too
much, or get too high
because you always
need your head
to be really, really clear.
Okay.
You okay?
Come here.
Hello?
Hi.
Hi.
I moved out.
Already?
Mm-hmm. I couldn't stay there.
It's okay, it's not your fault.
Okay.
I just want you to know
what you're getting into
if you decide to stay.
What do you mean?
Um...
I was like you when I met him.
I was so young emotionally,
and so sheltered.
He taught me everything.
You're a virgin, right?
Um...
Yeah?
Yeah?
Yeah.
He was my first.
And uh, he's in love with you.
No, no, that's impossible.
No, he is. That's why I left.
Because of you.
No, no, no, you
just had a fight.
If you go back -
I can't go back.
I asked him, "Are
you in love with her?
Is she in love with you?"
No.
Are you sure?
I'm not blaming you.
It feels like you are.
I'm not, I'm not.
I'm not, not at all.
Um...
Um...
He did tell me about last night.
What happened?
You tell me!
You were there.
I don't...
I don't know. I...
You were there. What happened?
I... I just remember that
I really wanted to go home.
Then why didn't you go home?
You could have gone home,
you could have left.
You have to ask yourself why.
I don't know.
Are you in love with him?
No.
Then you need to leave.
You need to leave.
Look at what he did to me.
He wants us because we're weak.
He needs us to feel strong.
He doesn't care about us.
You're scaring me.
Promise me you'll leave.
Just promise me you'll leave.
I need you to say it.
I'll leave.
Okay.
Hey.
I talked to Marley. I saw her.
Yeah, she's been
contacting everybody.
Did you talk to her?
No, apparently she threatened
Reinhardt with a knife.
She's a little coo-coo.
Reinhardt's just under a
lot of stress right now.
But some of his
best ideas come out
of this kind of process.
Yeah.
You know?
Like trust me, I've worked
with him for a long time,
and if you know how to handle
him, everything's fine.
Marley knows that if
you leave the show,
a lot of people will follow.
You have to be really
sure about this.
I mean, like what even happened?
Well, you had a little
bit too much to drink,
and then Reinhardt
put you in a cab
and sent her home.
We just want to make
sure you're okay.
Yeah.
Okay?
But you know what
the good thing is?
That we're all going to
be in Montreal together.
Mm-hmm.
That you're never
going to be alone,
we're going to be right there
with you the whole time.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah?
A word of advice?
You can't leave the show
just because the director
made you feel weird.
No one will hire you again.
Oh, I didn't think
about it like that.
Yeah.
Come on.
Okay, let's go.
Where?
Oh, there's a party
in the Russian's room.
Shouldn't we get some rest?
We'll have lots of time
to rest when we're home.
I, I, I, I can't go.
Umm...
Okay, well, then I'll just
see you in the morning.
Okay, mwah!
How does this look?
Is it okay? Yeah.
Okay, love you.
God has given you one face,
and you make yourself another.
You jig, you amble,
and you lisp,
and you make your
wantonness your ignorance.
Stop.
You need to go
further with this.
When you say, "You jig, and
you amble, and you lisp,"
pull her dress down.
What are you waiting for?
God has given you one face,
and you make yourself another.
You jig, and you
amble, and you lisp.
Oh!
To a nunnery!
Go!
Ophelia.
Your performance has
never been better.
How did it feel?
Like he... Like
I lost something.
Like, it brought up a lot
of what I think, like,
somehow is going
to make me better.
Yes.
A better actor.
Like, it was just like raw.
Yes, it was so powerful.
I could feel it with you.
You may call it herb
grace o' Sundays.
You must wear your
rue with a difference.
I would give you some violets,
but they withered all
when my father died.
They say he made a good end.
And will he not come again?
You all were incredible.
We made it! Yeah!
Marley says that
you're in love with me.
Yeah, I have been
for a long time.
No, fuck you and Marley.
Last night in the dressing room,
why were you crying?
I don't know, I guess it
just all been so much.
Emily, why are you
still with the company?
Because I stayed for the tour,
I stayed because I
would miss everything,
I would miss everybody.
You would miss me.
Everybody else comes
and goes, Emily.
You're not making sense.
It's just me.
What are you talking about?
You're just too
young to understand.
Have you ever felt
this way before?
You're not making any sense.
You're not making any -
Do you understand why I
would fall in love with you?
Do you, did you
even understand -
Where is this even coming from?
To fall in love with you?
Yes, I can understand that, but
you're not making any sense.
This is why you need me, right?
Do you understand...
now how I would fall
in love with you?
Can you understand anyone
falling in love with you, huh?
Yes, I can see that.
Then you wouldn't be here
if you didn't love me.
Rose!
Hi, honey.
Oh.
Hi there, this is Rose.
Leave me a message. Ta-ta!
Hey, Rose, it's Emily again.
Call me back, okay?
Hey, honey, have you had dinner?
Hey.
I think your fever's gone.
Are you feeling better?
I can't believe you got
sick on opening night.
I know.
Do you want me to
warm you up some soup?
Okay.
So I just got my marks back.
Lee gave me a C plus.
Can you believe it? What a jerk.
I'm going to report him.
Report him? Why?
Well, I'm a student
and he's a teacher.
Wait, but you're both
adults, so it's...
So?
Age has nothing to do with it.
I'm a student, and
I mean who's to say
that it won't be
some freshman next?
I thought you liked him.
I did, but do you think
that he would have given me
the same grade if we
were still dating?
I guess not.
But then you'd be getting
it for the wrong reason.
Exactly.
Okay, I'm going to
get something to eat.
So how's school?
It's okay.
You doing any plays?
I'm done with theatre.
Great.
It's good to try things
out, but you know.
Hey, I was thinking,
maybe on Sunday
I could come by for dinner.
Right? Wouldn't that be nice?
You, me, Fran together.
Want some?
Mm-mmm.
Are you sure?
Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
I'm sure, I'm sure.
Hi there.
Rose!
What are you doing here?
My school is across the street.
Oh.
I really wanted to talk
to you before I left.
Oh.
Just about how
everything went down,
and I was really weird
about it all, and...
Oh, hey.
Um...
Oh, are you guys
doing another show?
Well...
Yes. We found another girl.
Yeah, but she's a lot older.
I think she's like
16 or 17 maybe.
Can I get a coffee?
I...
I can't believe that you stayed.
I thought that you would leave.
Yeah, no, I'm...
I'm sorry, Emily.
Um...
But it was really
good to see you.
And I just want to grab...
Are you getting a
blueberry danish,
or are you getting...
Yeah.
Hi.
Hey. Um...
I just want to say
that I'm, I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry, I panicked, and...
Oh my God.
I was, I was thinking
about what you said,
and I think that maybe
you were right, you know.
And maybe I was just
overwhelmed about everything.
Um...
Yeah, I've just, I've been
thinking about you guys.
A lot.
And I just, I miss you.
I miss the company, I miss
going there every day,
and um...
Yup.
I miss you.
At the after party?
Do you know which
one with that shade?
Oh, I need to remember that.
Hi.
Oh my God, hi!
Emily!
Hi.
Hug!
So good to see you!
Hey!
Hi!
We're just having drinks. Here.
Beer.
Thanks.
Cheers!
What brings you here?
Yeah.
Um...
I, I wanted to
talk to Reinhardt.
Uh, yeah.
He's actually just upstairs
rehearsing right now.
No! No! No! No!
No! No! No! No! No!
The body holds on to trauma.
As women, we hold onto it here,
and right here.
So when you go to
break these boards,
I want your fists hard and firm,
but I want you to be open here.
Ah!