A Mental Play About Everyday Language :: Dialogue Conversation Essays

A Mental Play About Everyday LanguageCharactersAlicia, an executive director office workerCindy, Alicias secretarymicrophone, a local lawyer and protagonistCarl, Alicias husbandLarry, one of Alicias co-workersMr. Alexander, a high standing government formal Marnie, me, Alicias friend and confidant Josh, Alicias son PART IALICIA Cindy get me Mike on five please. CINDY Alright.ALICIA (on phone) Mike, its Alicia Van Kleef. microphone (also on phone) Good break of the day Alicia. ALICIA Say...I wanted to ask if youve heard anything new about the Dreyer episode? any(prenominal) ground-breaking material I should come or any new releases?microphone Dreyer...Martin Dreyer...yes. Another arraignment has been set for the fourteenth of succeeding(a) month with a most more pieces of evidence concerning the pre-event occurrences, and Judge Wilson is being replaced by Judge Lidboe.ALICIA all word yet about the plaintiffs tax evasion claim? microphone Other than the fact that they may r emove found more corporeal material, I dont think their argument has changed.ALICIA O.K. So the new hearing is on the fourteenth. MIKE Yes.ALICIA Great. Any particular reason for Judge Lidboe stepping in?MIKE I heard that Wilson is taking another big case next week, and the court ruled that it was an open position for Lidboe then.ALICIA Is that that upcoming negligence case from that Richland couple? MIKE No, this is something out of down south. ALICIA O.K. Thank you so a lot for the info, Mike. MIKE No problem.ALICIA Ill talk to you later.MIKE O.K.ALICIA Good bye. (She hangs up the phone.) CINDY (entering office) Alicia, this is some mail that came in late yesterday, and a few reminders of things you wanted for today.ALICIA Great. (paging done mail) Thanks Cindy. CINDY Youre welcome. Larry made some flavoured coffee from home this morning. Its pretty good.ALICIA Ill have to give it a try before its all gone. (mumbling to herself) I exactly hope Larry isnt hangin around. (phone rings, CINDY waves and leaves the office) ALICIA Hello, Alicia VanKleef speaking. CARL Hey sexy.ALICIA Hi Carl.CARL Howre you doin so far?ALICIA Just fine sweetie. I just got my coat off. CARL Did you take anything else off?ALICIA No, dear. Strip shows arent allowed in the office. You know that.CARL (laughing) Sorry.ALICIA Did Josh find his other shoe this morning? CARL Yeah, under his bed, ilk you said. ALICIA He gets so frustrated over little things like that.CARL He calmed down after he found it.ALICIA Good. It was his jacket last week. CARL Yeah.