Chapter 7
Play practice the next day went like clockwork— that is, in here-now time, in which one moment is followed by a sequential moment in the same place. Lines were supposed to be delivered by heart, and for the most part, they were. Given Dean’s limited attention span, we had committed only the dialogue that would be used right away to memory. Then we’d repeat the previous passages over again with each new chunk that he learned.
Meanwhile, I was doing all this at home, by myself, and at lunchtimes, with Brisa’s help. We were pretty good at ignoring the you-kook looks from our fellow diners as we recited the play with gusto. B. enjoyed doing her impressions of each actor impersonating their characters. But, as it turned out, she did not enjoy someone doing an impression of her.
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