Extremities Play Script — Pdf
MADDIE: (furious) You're cheating on me! You're cheating on me with...with...(she can't bring herself to look at FIONA)
CAROL: (sympathetic) Oh, Maddie, you're just being too hard on yourself. You've got a good job, a nice apartment...
The play ends with MADDIE and CAROL laughing and embracing, as MADDIE looks out at the audience with a sense of hope and possibility. extremities play script pdf
MADDIE: (defeated) Yeah, right. Like it's that easy.
As they talk, we learn that MADDIE has been having problems with her boyfriend, TROY, who has been distant and unfaithful. MADDIE: (furious) You're cheating on me
MADDIE: (smiling) Yes. I'm free from all that toxic nonsense. I'm free to start my life over.
MADDIE: (interrupting) That's just it - it's not a good job. I'm a secretary, Carol. I'm a glorified typist. I want to do something meaningful with my life. The play ends with MADDIE and CAROL laughing
MADDIE: (frustrated) I just can't believe I'm stuck in this rut, Carol. I'm 30 years old and I've got nothing to show for it.