The Incredible Jessica James Page #2

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Okay, this is like, old money,

theater-subscribing Manhattan.

These are so not your people.

Have you been talking to them about Damon?

Yeah, yeah, but...

I'm going through a process right now.

Okay, I'm standing in my own truth.

- Dude, you need to get out.

- I am out.

No, no, you need to go on a date.

A real one.

Ew, no. Dating's the worst.

Have you ever actually seen a man eat?

Like, there's never been a grosser thing.

I've seen a live birth before.

And it's still not close to a man

eating a piece of chicken.

Oh, my God! I actually know somebody.

- Is he cute?

- Yes.

What's his deal?

He's divorced.

Tasha, there has never been a redder flag.

It's perfect. You guys can just rebound

right off of each other.

On to each other and into each other,

and just like...

- Are you talking about sex?

- Hetero-ing... Yes.

- How old is he?

- Thirty. Tops. Maybe just a little older.

And he's already failed at marriage?

So, what? Life is just a series

of failures in the first place. So...

- What?

- What?

He is nice.

- You'll have fun.

- I don't want to have fun.

What do you want?

- You ready?

- Yeah, I'm ready.

You're about to win the award

for best playwright ever of all time.

Really? I don't even know

they made that award.

Well, they just made it for you.

- For me?

- Mm-hm.

- Oh, my gosh. Thank you, everybody.

- Mm-hm.

So, we're at the ceremony.

And you don't know you're about to get it.

- What do I think we're here for?

- I don't know.

- Hamilton?

- Keep going.

Then, Oprah comes out.

And she announces to the whole world

that you are the best playwright

- in the history of the universe.

- In the history of the universe.

And you turn to me, and...

Hey, Oprah knows my name!

Oprah knows my name.

Oprah knows my name!

- So...

- I like this future.

- It's pretty cool, right?

- Yeah.

Mm.

So, um, Tasha tells me

you're a playwright.

Yeah. I write plays.

That's something that I do.

Have you written anything

I might have seen?

Do you see a lot of plays?

Did you write Hamilton?

Have you seen Hamilton?

- No.

- No.

No, I didn't write Hamilton.

I haven't had a play produced in New York.

Oh.

I have had interest from a small handful

of theater companies, though.

And they want to work with me, so...

I'm just waiting.

Right place, right time,

so I can make my mark.

I don't know anything about theater.

It's pretty much all I care about.

Well, that's great.

That you're committed

to something you love.

Why did you get divorced?

That's a pretty brutal transition.

Don't you think?

No offense, but I don't even know

if I wanna be here right now.

Oh, wow, why would I be offended by that?

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