ACT ONE—HOMELIFE

CHARACTERS

PETER: 45. Bland; not heavy; pleasant, if uninteresting looking. Tidy; circumspect. Wears glasses to read.

ANN: 38; his wife. Tall, a bit angular; pleasant-looking, unexceptional.

PLACE

Their living room; New York City, East Side, Seventies. Pleasant; a little Danish-modernish, maybe. Exit to the apartment off hallway stage-right. Exit to kitchen off hallway stage-left-ish.

TIME
One P.M. A Sunday.

ACT TWO—THE ZOO STORY

CHARACTERS

PETER: As above.

JERRY: Late thirties; not poorly dressed, but carelessly. What was once a trim and lightly muscled body has begun to go to fat; and while he is no longer handsome, it is evident that he once was. His fall from physical grace should not suggest debauchery; he has, to come closest to it, a great weariness.

PLACE

Central Park, New York City. There are two park benches. Behind them: foliage, trees, sky.

TIME
Later that same Sunday.