Little Men Page #2

---

It's a little hard at first,

but then it feels really good.

Just gotta learn to let go.

I play Trigorin,

a celebrated writer

and the boyfriend of a...

famous actress...

Arkadina.

There's also Nina,

who is the neighbor's daughter,

and she wants to be an actress.

And at first we think

she's in love with Konstantin.

She ends up having an affair

with my character, Trigorin.

Sounds complicated.

Mm. Well, it's complex.

But it's also unexpected.

It has a lot of humor in it, too.

What part?

Good. You're already eating.

- Hi, Mom.

- How was it?

Fine. She's doing good.

The problem now is her husband.

The last thing I want to do

right now is talk about work.

I was telling Jake

about the new play.

I'm starving.

I thought you weren't working

with the train anymore.

I thought you were gonna do

Broadway now.

It's not that simple.

You said you weren't doing

this non-profit stuff.

That the strategy was

to reach a wider audience.

Things have changed.

You should applaud your father

for being adaptable.

It's what life's all about.

- Hey, Tony! We need one more!

- I can't.

- Why can't you?

- I gotta get home.

Watch out, Katy Perry!

Twelve minutes and 23 seconds!

From Jake's house to here

in 12 minutes and 23 seconds.

Good afternoon, Mrs. Calvelli.

Hi, Jake.

You haven't said hello, Mister.

- Hello, Hernn.

- Hola.

That's my friend Jacob Jardine,

but we call him Jake.

- Hello there, Jake.

- Hi.

- Jake, Hernn.

- So you're the grandson?

Yes, Max was his grandfather,

and his father is Brian Jardine.

The one I was telling you about.

Yeah, he's an actor.

And my mom's a psychotherapist.

Huh. So how are you enjoying

Brooklyn so far?

I like it a lot. Yeah, it's...

It's a lot more peaceful

than Manhattan,

and we have much more space.

It's great.

So are you going to be an actor?

Like your father?

I don't know.

Hernn:
Well,

you look like an artist.

The long hair, everything.

Maybe.

He'll tell us more later,

right, Jake? Go ahead.

- Nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you, too.

So, that's the son.

Hey, your dad any good at acting?

I don't know. Maybe.

I thought if he was, he maybe

could gimme a couple pointers,

'cause I wanna be an actor

when I grow up.

Oh, sure, yeah, I guess.

He's not that successful or anything.

My dream is to go to LaGuardia

High School for Performing Arts.

You heard of that school?

Well, you know,

Nicki Minaj went there...

Al Pacino, but he flunked out, so...

Yeah, I think my dad applied there.

Oh, really?

Well, it's my dream school.

I've been looking around

for some theater classes,

you know, been practicing on my own.

Gonna audition next year

for the ninth grade.

It's gonna be a lot of work

and a lot of practice.

I might need a partner, okay?

- But I'm not an actor.

- That's okay, can you read?

These are some of the scripts

I'm working on.

Like Ah, Wilderness! and Pariah

by August Strindberg.

It's perfect for us to work on,

'cause it's just two guys.

You know what?

Focus on your art more,

maybe we could both go

to LaGuardia together.

Wouldn't that be great?

- I guess I can try.

- That's the spirit.

- Is Hernn your mom's boyfriend?

- That's disgusting, no!

He's a friend from Chile.

My parents are married.

They just don't live together.

- I don't understand.

- Me neither.

My dad travels a lot.

He's a nurse who works for the UN.

Where is he now?

He's in Angola, it's in Africa.

Look what he sent me.

Do you miss

having him around more?

I used to. But it's been a while now,

so I've gotten used to it.

Yeah, sometimes my dad goes away

if he's shooting a movie.

But it hasn't really happened

in a while.

Found it.

My dad said

he's gonna take me on safari,

and these are the animals

we're gonna see.

That's really cool.

Do you wish

they still lived together?

I used to. When my dad comes,

he'll cook porchetta.

It's like a roast pork butt.

That's...

- It's good.

- That's disgusting.

It's good. We sit at the table,

you know, just the three of us,

and my dad will tell us

about people he met,

places he's been,

and stories about Africa.

We seem like a normal family,

and then...

Boom.

They start fighting about

something stupid, like always.

And...

I realize it's better

when he's not around.

Imagine if your mom

went with you on the safari,

and they ended up

falling in love again.

There's a very little chance

of that happening.

But just imagine.

You get an envelope one day.

You open it, and it's

two tickets to a safari.

One for you

and one for your mom.

And she decides to go because

she feels like she needs a vacation.

So when you get to Africa,

your dad picks you up at the airport,

and takes you

to this incredible place,

like... Like this picture here.

You see lions

and elephants, giraffes.

And then it's the end of a beautiful

day in the African savannah.

Your dad wants to take you up

this big hill to see the sunset,

but you're too tired,

so you just say you're gonna

rest in your hotel room.

So they go, the two of them alone.

And when they get to the top,

the colors of the sky is like...

Like nothing

they've ever seen before.

A green sky with yellow stars.

Mami! Can I stay for dinner

tonight with the Jardines?

- Leonor:
Hmm?

- Mami!

Can I stay for dinner tonight

with the Jardines?

- They're having hamburgers.

- And hot dogs.

Antonio, we have dinner at home,

and I can't come pick you up later.

And I don't like you

walking home alone at night.

Well, he could sleep over.

Have you spoken

to your father about this?

- He won't mind.

- Sure?

- Dad?

- Jake, yes.

- Can Tony sleep over tonight?

- Uh...

Hello, Leonor.

Leonor:
Hi.

- You've met my sister Audrey?

- Oh, yes, of course.

Hi, Leonor, long time no see.

Jake is asking

if Tony can stay for dinner.

And a sleep-over.

Yeah, because after dinner,

it's gonna be too late

for him to walk home alone.

Tony, you wanna have hot dogs

and hamburgers with us tonight?

- Yes!

- That is a done deal.

Yes!

I just wanted to make sure with you.

No, no, no, please,

I can't tell you how happy I am

that Jake has a new friend.

You know, it's not easy with him

and other boys, and...

Great that the two of 'em

get along so well.

- Yeah.

- You have a great kid there,

but I guess you know that.

Thanks.

Leonor, do you want some wine?

You know, Brian and I wanted

to have a talk with you

about some things anyway,

so maybe now's a good time?

Oh, thank you, but...

I have to go back and finish

some stuff at the office.

Well, we just wanted a minute

of your time, if that's okay.

Right, Brian?

Leonor:
I have to go back,

but thanks.

You know, Leonor,

ever since my father died...

just so much has happened.

You and I haven't really had

a chance to talk about the store

and all that stuff, and

maybe we could just

have a chat this week?

Oh, I'm sorry, but this week

is not good for me.

- I'm doing inventory, so...

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes