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Spanning five decades from 1962 to 2017, The Lewis Trilogy follows Louis Nowra's occasional hero, sometime narrator and perennial misfit, Lewis, as he struggles to find and understand his place in the changing world around him.In Summer of the Aliens, Lewis is a young man on the cusp of adulthood, growing up in a Melbourne housing commission. Set against the backdrop of the Cuban missile crisis, the play is a coming-of-age story about sex and family, alien invasions, and suburban tragedies played out behind closed doors.In Cosi, Lewis is fresh out of university and directing Mozart's Cosi fan tutte with the inmates of a mental institution. As anti-Vietnam protests take place in the streets outside, Lewis finds himself stepping off the sidelines to become emotionally involved with his actors' lives.In This Much is True, Lewis is a writer 'between divorces' and temporarily adrift among the outsiders and dropouts of an inner-city Sydney pub. Older, and possibly wiser, Lewis is once more drawn into a world of colourful characters, all of them searching for magic in the mundane.Lewis' constant search for connection plays out against the evolving hopes and battles of Australian society - just like us, only more extraordinary.
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ACT ONE
SCENE ONE
A burnt-out theatre. It is day outside but pitch black inside the theatre. A heavy door opens, a chink of daylight enters, as do three people: LEWIS, his girlfriend LUCY and his friend NICK.
LUCY: Where are the lights?
LEWIS: Donāt know.
NICK: Maybe over there.
The door slams shut.
Damn! [Fiddling with the lock] Christ, itās locked from the inside.
LEWIS: I thought I saw a switch over there.
They fumble in the darkness for a light switch.
NICK: Smells like it hasnāt been used in years.
LUCY: Burnt wood and mould. Are you sure you know what youāre doing?
LEWIS: I need the money, Lucy.
NICK accidentally touches LUCY who cries out in alarm.
NICK: [enjoying this] Itās a ghost.
LUCY: Nick, just find the light!
NICK: All theatres have ghosts.
LUCY: I canāt believe youāre going to do a show here.
NICK: Mad actors are bad enough, but madmen ā¦
LEWIS: You said you were going to help me.
NICK: As long as you do Galileo with me.
LUCY: I wish you boys would learn to drive, Iām late for my tutorial.
There is the sound of breaking glass.
NICK: [nervously] Whatās that?
LUCY: Someoneās breaking in.
NICK: Who is it? Whoās there?
ROY: [nervously] Is that you, Justin?
LEWIS: No.
ROY: Who is it? Whoās there? Answer me!
LUCY: [relieved] Found it!
The lights go on. A dismal hall is revealed. A silence as they stare at one another.
ROY: How did you get in?
LEWIS: The door.
ROY: It was locked when I checked it this morning. Thatās why I broke in. Didnāt want to be late.
LEWIS: The superintendent gave me the key. Are you the social worker?
ROY: No, Iām a patient.
LUCY: I have to go now. See you at home, Lewis.
NICK: Lucy! Wait! Iām coming with you.
LEWIS: But you were going to help me.
NICK: [taking him aside] I will, but I just remembered I have to meet my thesis supervisor. Heās on my back because Iām spending so much time organising the moratorium.
LUCY: Nick, I donāt have much time.
NICK: Coming! [To LEWIS] Donāt forget the Galileo rehearsals.
He goes after LUCY. LEWIS feels betrayed. He and ROY, shy of one another, are silent until ROY decides to break it.
ROY: This is where I belong: in the theatre.
LEWIS nods, not knowing what to say. JUSTIN ANDERSON enters.
JUSTIN: Morning, Roy. [To LEWIS] And what ward are you from?
LEWIS: Iām not from a ward. Iām the directorā
JUSTIN: Lewis Riley?
LEWIS: Yes.
ROY: I was expecting someone a bit older.
JUSTIN: Justin Anderson. Everyone calls me Justin. Iām the socia...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Playwrightās Biography
- Foreword: Me and My Shadow
- Introduction
- Foreword to Summer of the Aliens: I was a Teenage Alien
- First Production
- Characters and Setting
- Summer of the Aliens
- Foreword to Cosi: Trial by Madmen
- Dedication
- First Production
- Characters and Setting
- Cosi
- Dedication
- First Production
- Characters and Setting
- This Much is True
- Copyright Details