Nancy Goes to Rio Page #3

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I know I did,

but Mr. Domingos arrived in town and...

Oh, we were...

Oh!

- Are you the Ricardo Domingos?

- Yes.

Oh, I am glad to know you.

Would you write a play for me?

Well, I've already written a play.

Oh, you have?

Will there be a part in it for me?

The only small part

is a 60-year-old governess.

I could look 60 years old.

- Everyone says I'm older than I really am.

- No, no, no.

No? Well, I think you're making

a big mistake.

After all, a young governess

is much more interesting.

Well, come to think of it, there is the part

of an invalid's offstage cough.

Thank you, no.

- Are you in the professional theater too?

- Yes, I am.

Nancy's studying with a stock company

in the country.

- Stock company?

- Mm. They do plays in barns.

- Oh, yes.

- Yes.

We do plays in barns.

There are kids and grownups

working their hearts out year after year...

...putting on plays all over the country.

They don't need big,

elaborate theaters and stars.

All they need is a room,

a curtain and a few chairs.

Maybe it's in a church

or in a clubhouse or in a barn...

...but they're satisfied.

And do you know why?

Because it's the theater and it's theirs.

You're wrong, Arthur.

They're not just people

putting on plays in barns...

...they're the future of the theater,

tomorrow's Oliviers and Bernhardts.

They're offering their time

and their talent and their dreams.

All they ask is that someone see them

and hear them and give them a chance.

But instead of helping them,

you're too busy being successful.

Where is this company

the young lady was talking about?

In Connecticut.

How about going up there

and trying out the second act?

Not a bad idea.

Wonderful party, Fran, my girl.

- Had fun tonight, huh?

- Oh, yes, I...

- Where's the bicarb?

- The same place it always is.

I certainly need it.

[FRANCES & NANCY CHUCKLE]

Whenever he needs bicarbonate,

I know he's enjoying himself.

Thank you, darling.

Oh, men are so innocent.

They're just like children.

- Are you referring to your grandfather?

- Oh, no. I mean men.

Now, take Scotty, for instance.

You know, he's a year older than I am...

...yet when I'm with him,

I feel more like his mother.

Well, that must please him.

Oh, he doesn't know it.

I'm very sweet to him...

...but it frightens me a little.

I feel as though I've experienced everything

and there's nothing more to live for.

Isn't that a line from one of the plays

you did at school?

Oh. Uh.

Yes, so it is.

You see, I didn't even realize it.

I feel like I've lived all the parts

I've acted.

I've been a nun, I've been a drunkard.

I've played Portia, I've been in love.

I've been so many people...

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