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Caleen Sinnette Jennings Cast: 1m., 2w. Inspired by the Seventh Commandment.
CHARACTERS
BITTY, age 11 (played by a girl 11-13)
BILLY, age 16 (played by a boy 16-18)
BETH, 40 (played by a woman 35-45)
SETTING: An oak tree dominates the stage. It has a thick trunk and roots deep into the ground. It looks embracing and menacing at the same time. On the ground beneath the tree is a rumpled sheet.
TIME: The early 1960s.
AT RISE: BITTY sits on the sheet rubbing her arm. She catches a glimpse of a gold wedding band, grabs it and holds it up to the light. BETH runs in from R, still looking over her shoulder at someone offstage. She is breathless and disheveled. BITTY quickly hides the ring in her pocket and rubs her arm again...
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