ACT 2
Roles in this act:
- Elsa
- Grandpa
- Conductor
(On
a train from Florida to New York)
Elsa: Excuse me. Is this (1) _____ _______?
Grandpa: No, it's not taken.
Elsa: Oh, thank you.
Grandpa: Oh, let me help you with this.
Elsa: Oh, thank you.
Grandpa: Do you want to sit (2) _____the window?
Elsa: No, no, no. I like the aisle seat better. Please, you sit by the (3) ________.
Grandpa: My name is Stewart... Malcolm Stewart. Pleased to (4) ______you (IE).
Elsa: I'm Elsa Tobin. How do you (5) ______?
Grandpa: Do you live (6) _____New York?
Elsa: No, no, I'm (7) _______Florida.
Grandpa: I am, too. But didn't you just get on?
Elsa: No, no. I just changed my seat. A man next to me was (8) ________, and smoke really bothers me. Where are you (9)_______in Florida?
Grandpa: Titusville. It's near Orlando.
Elsa: (10)_______world (IE). I'm from Titusville, too.
Grandpa: Really? What part?
Elsa: My husband and I live near Spaceport.
Grandpa: Well, I know that area. My house is only a few miles from Spaceport. Do you still live there?
Elsa: Oh yes, yes. My husband's there now. He couldn't take (11) _____off (IE) to come to New York with me. Do you still live there?
Grandpa: No. I sold the house and the furniture, put a few personal things in an old trunk and shipped it to my children in New York. That's my (12) __________.
Elsa: Are you married?
Grandpa: My wife died (13) ______years ago. She was a (14) _______woman. A (15) ____ friend.
Elsa: I'm sorry. Really, I'm sorry.
Grandpa: Lots of wonderful (16) ________. We were married almost (17)_____years. Well, forty-seven, to be exact.
Elsa: John and I celebrate our fortieth anniversary next month.
Grandpa: Oh, congratulations! That's nice. What does John do?
Elsa: He's an aerospace (18) _______and works for Orlando Aircraft Corporation. He started with them almost forty years ago. What do you do?
Grandpa: I just retired. Had my own company. A construction company. (19)______, _______, big stuff. But I just sold it and retired.
Conductor: Excuse me, ma'am. Ticket, please.
Elsa: Would you kindly hold these keys, please? I have a ticket, I know. I was in the smoking section.
Conductor:
It's OK, lady. Take your (20)______. (IE)
Grandpa: I'm sure it's in your purse, Mrs. Tobin.
Elsa: Oh, here it is.
Grandpa: And here are your keys.
Elsa: Thank you.
Grandpa: Do you have (21)_______in New York?
Elsa: No, no, but do have very close friends in New York City. We like to go to the (22)________together. You said you have family in New York.
Grandpa: Yes, indeed. A son and his wife and their three children - my (23)____________.
Elsa: You must be (24) _________.
Grandpa: I can't (25) _______ to see them!(IE)
Elsa: Are you going to live with them?
Grandpa: Yes.
Elsa: Permanently?
Grandpa: Well...they want me to, but it's too (26) ______ (SOON) to know for sure. I'm pretty independent. I tried to teach my kids the importance of independence, but I'm not sure I want to be alone. Some people don't mind being alone. I do.
Elsa: I understand, but tell me: Why did you (27) ________working?
Grandpa: I retired because... I wanted to be with my (28) _______. I didn't want to be alone anymore!