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and peeks inside, curious.

She checks to make sure no one’s around and quickly enters.

11 INT. PRINCIPAL DRESSING ROOM - SAME 11

Large and comfortable. Beth’s presence is everywhere.

Photographs, clothing, and personal belongings scattered

across the space.

Nina looks at herself in the mirror and smiles, imagining how

great it would be...

Then she notices a LARGE VASE lying on the floor. The flowers

have been shredded, water everywhere.

She moves to the vanity counter and touches Beth’s

belongings in reverence. The items are neatly laid out:

ballet supplies, jewelry, and makeup.

Her fingers brush a tube of LIPSTICK. She picks it up.

Nina slips the lipstick into her bag and exits the room.

12 INT. PRINCIPAL REHEARSAL SPACE - DAY 12

In the middle of her audition, Nina dances Odette’s Variation

from Act II of the ballet, a frightened look on her face.

Although her movement is incredibly precise, there’s a

definite vulnerability. Exactly as the White Swan should be:

fear tinged with melancholy.

Leroy waves his arm. The music and Nina stop abruptly.

He approaches her and, when he gets close, taps on her

sternum with two of his fingers.

LEROY:

So Nina, would you like to be the

Swan Queen?

NINA:

If you want me to be.

He leans in and talks softly so the other girls can’t hear.

10.

LEROY:

Well, if I was just casting the

White Swan, she’d be yours.

She can’t help but smile, flattered. He pulls away from her.

LEROY (CONT’D)

But I’m not.

He turns to the PIANO PLAYER.

LEROY (CONT’D)

Maestro, Odile’s Coda.

The piano player rifles through the song book.

LEROY (CONT’D)

Show me your Black Swan, Nina.

Nervous, she glances over at Veronica and Galina, who

anxiously await their turn.

She takes a few breaths, then looks towards the piano player

and nods.

The music begins.

Nina dances a few steps, and then launches into the most

difficult and famous part of Swan Lake: The Black Swan’s

Coda. It consists of 32 consecutive fouettes (spins).

LEROY (CONT’D)

Come on, not so controlled.

The music builds in intensity, she pushes herself into the

next turn.

LEROY (CONT’D)

Seduce us! Not just the Prince, but

the court, the audience, the entire

world! The fouettes are like a

spider spinning her web. Come on!

Attack it! Attack it!

Leroy runs his hand through his hair, dismayed.

A look of worry spreads across Nina’s face. Knows she’s

blowing it.

The door CLANGS open and throws Nina’s focus completely. She

stumbles, several spins short of finishing.

11.

The New Girl obliviously marches into the room, listening to

an iPod.

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