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The Winter Coat

Elin knocks at her ex-boyfriend's house when she knows he is out, to collect her coat from his mother. Then she asks her to hang it back up.

Casting
woman, 18 to 25
Duration
About 60 seconds
Difficulty
intermediate
Setting
The front doorstep of a family house on a cold November afternoon, the hallway light on behind the door.
Scene heading
EXT. FRONT DOOR - DAY
Content notes
A break-up, mentioned not shown
Language
English
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Role notes

Playing age: 18 to 25

Elin

Wants: Keep a door into this house open without admitting she misses the mother more than the son.

Up against: She came with a perfectly good reason, the coat, and once she has it she has no reason left.

Choice prompts

  • Elin rehearsed 'I'm just here for my coat'. Nothing after that was planned.
  • 'We eat on our knees' is the real confession. Don't lean on it. Let it slip out.
  • The final word is an invitation she gives herself. Decide if she is brave or terrified when she says it.
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The Winter Coat

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EXT. FRONT DOOR - DAY

Elin has already knocked. When the door opens she takes a step back, arms folded tight against the cold, and looks past the woman into the hall.

Elin

Hi. Sorry. Is he in? No. Good. I mean, that's fine. I'm just here for my coat. The blue one. It's on the hook behind the kitchen door, under his fleece.

You don't have to get it, I can... okay. Thank you.

You've had your hair cut. It's nice. Shorter.

I wanted to say, while he's out. Thank you for Sundays. For putting a plate out without asking. Nobody does that at ours. We eat on our knees.

I'm not crying. It's cold. It's cold because I haven't got my coat.

Oh. You found it.

Actually. Could you put it back? On the hook. Under the fleece.

It's just, if it's still here, then I've still got a reason to knock. Not for him. For the gravy, mostly.

Don't tell him I came. If he asks whose coat that is, say it's mine, and I'm coming back for it. Sunday.

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