(childish): Why is my little bear so glum lately? He was gaunt and haggard. Your wife probably doesn't feed you at home at all. I'm going to have to learn to cook, right?
LENYA (lisping and mumbling, because Susanna is holding him by the cheeks): Your little bear is very tired at work, very tired of all this fuss, hassle and tearing between you and your wife, and your little bear wants to break up with all this once and for all!
SUSANNA (squealing with joy, jumping up and down): Mmmm.... Hooray! Well, finally! I knew it would happen sooner or later!
Susanna rushes to hug Lenya. Squeezes his neck hard. Lenya puffs out his cheeks and looks at the audience with a pained look, because he meant the opposite.
Susannah runs off, shrieking merrily into the kitchen.
Lenya looks after her, twists at her temple, throws up her hands in indignation, slaps her head, somehow emotionally gestures, showing her displeasure. He no longer knows how to hint and bring the conversation to a breakup so that Susanna finally understands that he is leaving her.
Susanna hurries back with a bottle of wine and two glasses. She can not contain her joy, although she tries, but it still breaks out in the form of hysterical giggles and, of course, a smile to the ears, which just "kills" Lenya. He looks at Susanna and can't… well, can't tell her about the breakup. Yes, frankly, I don't really want to do it. The actors ' performance speaks for itself about all this.
SUSANNA (joyfully, hastily opening the bottle): I love this bottle… I know how long ago I saved it for such a case… (dreamily) Mmm…
LENYA (sadly): Susanna, I didn't mean that at all, I just want to say that you and I are…
SUSANNA (interrupts with impatience): A gorgeous couple! I completely agree with you, my love!
Susanna runs to Lena and hugs him, kisses him, just floods him with hugs.
Both fall. Susanna frolics, is happy, and of course… sticks…
Music.
Lena has no choice but to reciprocate.
ZTM.
SCENE 10 AT THE ENTRANCE
At the entrance to meet Leonid and Semyon.
SEMYON (with hope): Well?
LENYA (sadly): Yes nifiga!
SEMYON (sympathetically): Everything went wrong again?
LENYA (with a feeling of pain): Yes, I can't understand anything at all. Either she's a fool or I'm a fool. How is that even possible? I directly text it hint that all! Ales! The edge! Kaput! Finita La Comedia! And she generally understands everything in the other direction. I told her about Foma, and she told me about Erema. Well, here's how to talk to these women? In what language?
SEMYON (sympathetically): Yes… Well, today doesn't count. Let's start next time. But only for sure, so that without any!
LENYA (cheerfully, confidently): what are you talking about! I'm flint! Said – done!
Friends shake hands with each other with reverence, disperse.
ZTM.
Then four scenes go without words!!!
Music plays in the background.
SCENE 11 AT THE ENTRANCE
Dude! in another jacket meets you at the entrance of the Seeds. Gestures asks about how everything went, Semyon gestures explains some circumstances, it becomes clear that nothing he did not succeed.
Leon shrugs sympathetically, understandingly, waving his hand, shake hands, diverge.
ZTM.
SCENE 12 AT THE ENTRANCE
Senya meets at the entrance to the Lenya. The jackets are different, it's a different day, different events. Gestures asks about how everything went, Lenya gestures explains some circumstances, it becomes clear that once again nothing happened for him.
Semyon shrugs his shoulders sympathetically and waves his hand knowingly. They shake hands and disperse.
ZTM.
The music changes!
SCENE 13 IN MARRIED HOMES
The chimes are ringing!
Dark!
On the stage, a pair of seeds and Alina are highlighted on One side, and a pair of Leni and Nora are highlighted on the other side with another light.
The couple of Leni and Nora does not pay attention to the couple of Semyon and Alina and it is mutual. They are like everyone in their apartments to meet a family holiday.
They sit on the floors or on sofas, or on chairs (at the discretion of the Director), look at each other with loving eyes, hold glasses of wine, clink glasses, hug, celebrate the coming of the New year!
ZTM.
SCENE 14 IN THE HOUSES OF MISTRESSES
Dark!
On the stage, a pair of Semyon and Kristina is highlighted on one side, and a pair of Leni and Susanna are highlighted on the other side with another light.
The couple of Leni and Susanna does not pay attention to the couple of Semyon and Kristina and it is mutual. They seem to spend the first days of January in their apartments.
They sit on the floors or on sofas, or on chairs (at the discretion of the Director), look at each other with loving eyes, hold glasses of wine, clink glasses, exchange gifts, hug!
ZTM.
SCENE 15 RECREATION AREA AT THE SKI CLUB
Cheerful and happy, in full uniform with snowboards in their hands, perfectly rolled, Lenya and Semyon enter the recreation area at the ski club.
They laugh, shout, and discuss their Hobbies.
SEMYON (emotionally): Ha, I beat you on the first mountain!
LENYA (good, but with a sneer): By number of falls?
SEMYON (emotionally): In this I have no equal at all!!! Why don't they hold competitions in the quality and number of snowboard falls? I'll be a world champion in no time!
LENYA (good, but with a sneer): That yes… and even before you reach the mark with the "Start" line.
SEMYON (approvingly, marking this argument with an index finger): Here!
They put on snowboards, take off their outerwear, find something from the bar to drink, and help themselves.
LENYA (from the entire broad soul, loudly, emotionally, stretching): eh!!! That's good… Just exclusively.
SEMYON (statuesque, in the English manner): I can't disagree with you, my friend…
They wink at each other, smile, frolic, laugh, tease each other.
In the process of fun and some everyday machinations, Semyon takes a crumpled sheet of paper from his jacket, unfolds it with interest, and with a drooping mien freezes in place.
LENYA (positive): What is it?
Semyon shows his friend the ill-fated list of agreements signed by the parties.
Friends sit down with a drooping look on the bench.
LENYA (sadly): Yes, brother… the New year has already come… the Time has passed, another one has come to replace it… and you and I are still the same…
SEMYON (Sadly, on an exhalation, fiddling with a piece of paper in his hands): Yes …
LENYA (with hope): But you know… Judging by the fact that we have nothing with this (points to the leaf) did not work…, there is some sense in this all.
SEMYON (sadly, thoughtfully): It may be so… Maybe… You know what I think?
Lenya nods questioningly.
SEMYON (philosophically): I think that there are lessons in life that should be explained by life, and not by a person. You and I have not been able to explain to each other the need to change things properly… Let life try, it can do anything…
LENYA (after a pause of thought): Aren't you afraid?
SEMYON (not understanding): What?
LENYA (with knowledge of the case): It is painfully expensive to take life for its lessons… Can we still try it ourselves?
SIMON (angrily): How many times can I try? Probobaly already bursting at the seams!
LENYA (supporting): Yes… my nerves are already on edge. With this agreement, I and Nora somehow did not go very well, and with Susanna, too, through the stump of the deck. They are loyal to me, and I can't be myself with my thoughts now! And of course, this all negatively affects… Yes, everything!
SIMON (wistfully): Be yourself… Listen friend, it looks like you just said a very competent thing. Maybe you really don't need to puzzle over how to arrange everything in life correctly? Who knows what's really right. Maybe the answer to everything lies on the surface? It's so easy to be yourself!
LENYA (judiciously, thoughtfully): The answer is simple, but in execution it is not so easy to implement. Who can afford to be themselves, given the social, civil, family, and other circumstances?
SIMON (wistfully): Well, Yes…
LENYA (summarizing): This is luxury…
Semyon nods his head, understanding the essence and depth of these words.
LENYA (addressing the viewer): We wear masks that adapt to the circumstances… What about it? After all, the world does not stand still, everything moves and everything changes. And we try to keep up with these changes. We run after them, these very changes at their heels, just as wolves attack the trail of their prey. Yes, but we forget that the wolf, following the trail, often becomes a victim himself. The same thing happens to us. We run somewhere blinded by desires, trying to catch up, catch up, grab… And I must say that many people manage to do this. So why is it that at the end of our lives we are almost completely at the bottom of the bucket? Isn't it because you've played other people's roles all your life? Did you not live by your own values? Not by your own standards and impulses? Let them be a thousand times wrong, erroneous, or even vicious! But these are our impulses, brothers! After all, this is all of us! Such as we are! We are real!!!
SEMYON (thoughtfully): Are we real?
There is a slight pause…
LENYA: Yes… certainly be… Necessarily be…
All the actors IN CARNIVAL MASKS COVERING ONLY their EYES, begin to bow with a warm understanding smile and take hands, Lenya also takes hands, but continues his speech without interrupting, he addresses the audience.
LENYA (to the viewer): We are there, deep inside everyone! We are everywhere and everywhere. And even through our numerous masks, our true essence still breaks through! So why wear these masks, Friends?
Semyon tears the agreement sheet into small pieces and throws it with a light heart, exchanging a glance with Lenya in agreement.
LENYA (to the viewer): Down with the masks, and long live what we really are!
Actors tear off their masks and effectively throw them for themselves!
ALL IN CHORUS (to the audience, fun, emotional): Be yourself, brothers, be real, no matter what!
A CURTAIN
Novosibirsk, August 2020
The terms of the play are negotiated individually.
All of Nikolai Lakutin's plays are available for public viewing on the author's official website http://lakutin-n.ru the" Plays " section
Author's email address Lakutin200@mail.ru
Обложка пьесы разработана автором в дизайнерской программе и является интеллектуальной собственностью Николая Лакутина.
