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Do you do that?

- Have a pad?

- No.

You should try it.

It's really worked for me.

It's super freeing

to let your subconscious

do the work for you

in that way.

I have all these deadlines.

Oh, my God, June.

- Next month, I'm opening my own space.

- Wow.

It's small,

but it's mine, so...

- Yeah.

- [chuckles]

- Like, I am super stoked.

- [chuckles]

- But you dream.

- Sure, of course.

And then you wake up, all you

need is a pen which you've got.

- Uh-huh.

- And then you write stuff down.

I don't think my dreams

are particularly interesting.

Well, that can't be true. Fears,

desires, unspoken sublimated emotions,

there's all kinds

of material in there.

So this is just going directly to

the source and asking yourself

"What do I really want?

What do I need to confront?"

And then you can extrapolate

from there

in terms of how you wanna

approach things in the work.

So, is it

like a Jungian type...

Oh, there's no philosophy

in it at all.

It's literally

just write it down.

"What do I

want to do unconsciously?"

I don't have a lot of time

for exploratory stuff, lately.

June! Can I get you

a drink? Kate's here.

Could I have a Will Rogers?

- Kate...

- Uh, a Will?

Will Rogers.

It's orange. He'll know.

- Do you know Kate? She's producing...

- No, sorry, I...

Talk to Nick.

You really should.

Unless you don't want to,

in which case...

- I appreciate that a lot.

- Give me one moment,

- I just have to go say hi to somebody.

- Sure.

I'm so glad you made it in.

[woman] I'm in London

most of the time these days.

The London. I've been telling people

that I don't really know what I'm doing,

but it's kind of a lie.

I'm working at

such an amazing gallery.

My website is awesome.

The people are amazing.

Things are really looking up.

- You should come visit.

- Totally.

I'm serious. You should totally come visit.

It would be so great.

- Sure.

- [sighs]

Really miss it here sometimes.

What are you up to?

- The sound of Toronto.

- [all chuckle]

[indistinct chatter]

Audrey! Excuse me.

Hey, I'm sitting with Nick. I told him

about you. He really wants to meet you.

- What?

- Nick Kingston. The reason you're here Nick.

- Oh, I didn't know that...

- Come talk to him. Tell him what you're doing.

- I'm not doing anything.

- Tell him what you're working on.

- Nothing. I don't have anything.

- No.

I'm not ready. I'm not prepared.

I've only had today.

[loudly] I'm not going!

Okay.

Sorry. If you want me,

I'll just be over here.

Okay.

I'm so happy that you're

out and you're here.

- You're doing so well. God!

- [chuckles]

Look at you.

So good!

- Right? You're okay?

- Yeah! Yeah.

All right. I just wanted

to make sure.

I know.

Now I'm sure.

I know.

Excuse me. Excuse me, sorry.

Sorry, can I...

Thank you.

- [sighs]

- [lighter clicking]

I'm ready to go.

[cell phone ringing]

- Hello?

- [Bradley] Hi, Audrey.

It's Bradley

from Keller-Sutton.

- Maybe you don't remember...

- No, I remember you.

Bradley. "Outstanding."

[chuckles]

- What's up?

- Well,

uh, it's looking like there might

be some other, uh, opportunities

for presentations

in the near future,

and I was wondering if, perhaps,

you'd like to get together

and discuss that further.

Over dinner, maybe.

Can I just, uh,

gush here for a minute?

I've seen a fair bit of theater

in this city and

you are as good as the best

people I've seen.

- You're better, even.

- Thank you.

I try to challenge myself.

Well, whatever you're doing,

it's working.

Have you always known this is

something you wanted to do?

Dine-out on an expense account?

Oh, yeah.

- Acting.

- I'm a big fan of other people's money.

And of reimbursement

on principle.

It's all been leading

to this moment.

You're gonna hate me for saying this,

but, uh, I don't have an expense account.

I do own a suit.

And I'd much rather do

what you do.

You seem very together.

I get my phone. Can you say that for

posterity? Like, for my family.

- They need to be convinced?

- Yeah.

And I've been doing the most

boring job I could find

for the past three years.

- I own real estate.

- Really?

Jesus.

We own a cat. In the

loosest sense of the term.

From a shelter.

Oh, that's the right thing

to do.

- Color?

- Charcoal.

Good. There's a very

limited range

you can play in management

is my problem.

There's, uh, reliability.

- And that's it, reliability.

- [chuckles]

I'm good at playing reliable.

- You make a living.

- I do.

We do.

It could be better.

Let's not talk about money

it's gross.

As an amusing aside, I grew

up in a bed and breakfast.

That says something,

but I don't know what.

Wanting people to like me and a

fondness for hospital corners.

The tighter you're

in there the better.

- Yeah.

- [laughs]

[giggling]

You're okay.

Thank you.

You too.

- Uh, can I refill you, there?

- Thanks.

- So, for this thing...

- Yes.

We need something that's really

going to get people's attention.

You know, really shock people.

To say this thing

is not acceptable.

- You know, sexual harassment is not acceptable.

- Yes, of course.

Do you have any ideas for

possible scenarios we can do?

Um... Oh, okay.

We could do something where

you know, a lecherous boss

invites one of his

employees somewhere.

Uh, under the guise of work. When

really he has ulterior motives.

I mean, would something

like that resonate with you?

[both exhale]

Good night.

That was great.

I think you were really unique.

- Thanks.

- Like...

This is your money

for the performance.

You both did a wonderful job and it

was great working with both of you.

Thanks.

[clears throat]

Hmm.

[cell phone ringing]

Lillian Wallace speaking.

Oh, hey, Gary.

Yeah, I think we're free.

What's this one about?

One more time, Gary?

[breathing deeply]

[footsteps approaching]

[door opens]

You know how on one moment the course

of your entire life can hinge.

Sure.

Leadership in times

of crisis and change.

It'll be the biggest thing

we've ever done.

Say more.

Five to seven minutes

of stage time.

- The Walbrook Hotel.

- Yes.

More money than

we've ever seen at once.

Three hundred people.

Three hundred people?

- Bam!

- Whoo!

[both laughing]

- Mmm.

- Oh, my God.

To be clear, this is just

a loan until the show.

That's as long as I need it.

Or until after.

Until.

It's not good news.

Well, it's not entirely bad.

It's true, we're quite unique.

The future's in flux.

February may still

be a possibility.

We're canceling.

C-A-N...

Thank you. Despite that I'm

afraid we'll have to cancel.

No, actually.

There was no deposit.

Mmm-hmm.

Ready?

We are those people.

Find them.

[exhales]

[panting]

[panting]

- Oh, wait. Hang on.

- What?

- You've got something...

- What is it?

[panting]

- It's just a leaf or something.

- Thanks.

You know, what I was saying

before wasn't just the weed.

- I do actually wanna quit.

- Okay.

But the problem is,

I'm going to be tempted.

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