Life – A Four-Act Play – Act I
Act I – Scene 1
The LaLa
Everything is in its place at the LaLa. T’s found her spaces while minimally impacting mine. Books are on shelves. Clothes are in drawers. Toiletries are in the bathroom.
Act I – Scene 2
New Orleans
Knock, knock
Who’s there?
Gustav
Gustav who?
Are we going to evacuate?
No.
Plan A
Plan B
Plan C
Act I – Scene 3
Pan the bayou
The water level down about four feet in preparation for a storm – a voice over says: “As the city prepared to begin its annual kickoff to party season after commemorating the three year anniversary of Katrina, a Category 1 Hurricane had just flooded Haiti and was on its way to Cuba. Our protagonist walked her dog as usual that morning through the park. Neighbors stopped to inquire if she knew why the bayou was so low. In the park, the lagoon was higher than normal. She observed a woman standing in Pops Pavillion taking photos of a great white heron posed on a stump in the middle of the lagoon. She wondered if moss was good for trees. Gustav flashed across her mind, but she don’t hold onto the thought.”