- 96 pages
- English
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Ugly Lies the Bone
About this book
'Beauty is but skin deep, ugly lies the bone; beauty dies and fades away, but ugly holds its own.'
After three tours of duty in Afghanistan, wounded veteran Jess finally returns home to Florida, where she must confront her scars ā and a hometown that may have changed even more than her.
Undergoing an experimental virtual reality therapy, she builds a breathtaking new world where she can escape her pain. As Jess advances further into that world, she begins to restore her relationships, her life and, slowly, herself.
Lindsey Ferrentino's play Ugly Lies the Bone received its European premiere at the National Theatre, London, in 2017, in a production directed by Indhu Rubasingham and starring Kate Fleetwood. It was a New York Times Critics' Pick during its sold-out run Off-Broadway in 2015.
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As house lights fade, āWhen Johnny Comes Marching Homeā plays in the dark, preferably the folk-rock version by Glen Navis.
āWhen Johnny Comes Marching Homeā
When Johnny comes marching home
When Johnny comes marching home again,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
When Johnny comes marching home again,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
Well the men will cheer and the boys will shout
And the ladies they will all turn out
And weāll all feel gay when
Johnny comes marching HOME!
A womanās voice speaks on top.
VOICE(Off.) Open your eyes.
Lights up to a small lit area downstage where JESS stands alone, in an army-green T-shirt and menās sweatpants. Her hair, forehead, and ears are wrapped tightly in a scarf. She wears a virtual reality headset.
Get ready for the Jubilee,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
Weāll give the hero three times three ā
JESSExcuse me ā Can ā Hello?!
Hurrah! Hurrah!
The laurel wreath is ready now
To place upon his loyal brow
And weāll all feel gay ā
JESSHELLO?
ā when Johnny comes marching HOMEā¦
JESS rips off the headset and music cuts off. Her face and neck are severely distorted by third-degree burns. Skin is stretched tight with the rippled sheen of melted plastic.
VOICEAre you alright?
Is there a problem?
JESSThat song.
Are you kidding me?
VOICEItās just a stock song file. Looks like I have ā letās see ā a few patriotic anthems andā¦ Paul Simon!
JESSLook at me.
Arenāt I suffering enough?
VOICELoud music will overwhelm your sensesā¦ Itās the same as when you were a child and your mother said look over here so you didnāt notice while she ripped your Band-Aid offā¦ thatās all Iāll do. Distract the brain with enough stimuli, it canāt THINK about your pain. It simply wonāt have timeā¦
JESSā¦
VOICE(Tapping the mic.) Am I still coming through the / speakers?
JESSYes.
VOICEAny pain?
JESSPressure. Under my right eye.
VOICEFrom the headset? When fitting equipment on the first day, I need to make sure the headset itself doesnāt add to your pain.
JESSIt took three surgeries to give me back my eyelid. So no. Itās always there.
VOICEI cannot undo whatās been done, but I can help you move on from here, if youāll let me.
JESSAnd you think this will work?
VOICEI hope.
In time.
JESSā¦How long ā ?
VOICEThatās what youāre helping me to figure out.
JESSJust tell me ā
How. Long.
VOICEHonestly, I donāt know yet, exactly. Very few people are ā well, frankly, injured enough to qualify for this treatment.
JESS laughs.
JESSLucky me.
VOICENarcotics dull your brainās capacity for pain, but they will not make you healthier.
I want to give the power back to my patients. Back to you.
JESSā¦
VOICEUntil now, pain management has not improved since World War II.
You could stay on morphineā¦ or try thisā¦ Okay?
JESS(Softly.) Okay.
VOICEGood.
So.
Take a deep breath. And letās begin again.
JESS inhales sharply. Lights shift and the song picks up where it left off.
JESS removes the...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Original Production
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- Epigraph
- Some Thoughts
- Characters
- A Note on the Text
- Ugly Lies the Bone
- About the Author
- Copyright and Performing Rights Information