It would kill her, she said, to have to spend her days laughing at jokes that were not funny. Even when they made love they laughed like hyenas. My mother and father did not look into each other’s eyes. We have never been apart since the day we met, because I always wanted to know the next joke. He used to say: your mother-and he would take a long pause- (Matilde takes a long pause)-is funnier than I am. He said he would wait until he met his match in wit.Īnd then one day he met my mother. He did not marry until he was sixty-three because he did not want to marry a woman who was not funny. It was said that my father was the funniest man in his village. Matilde: The story of my parents is this. But if I were to die at any moment during the day, no one would have to clean my kitchen. Don’t misunderstand me-I’m an educated woman. She does not know if her husband is sleeping with a prostitute because she does not smell his dirty underwear. She does not know how long it takes the dust to accumulate under her bed. Something deeply personal-she has given up. My sister has given up the privilege of cleaning her own house. I’ve always wondered how one hospital can be more important than another hospital. If there were no dust to clean then there would be so much leisure time and so much thinking time and I would have to do something besides thinking and that thing might be to slit my wrists. If it were not for dust I think I would die. If you do not clean: how do you know if you’ve made any progress in life? I love dust. Virginia: People who give up the privilege of cleaning their own houses-they’re insane people. I’m sorry, but I did not go to medical school to clean my own house. We took her to the hospital and I had her medicated and she Still Wouldn’t Clean.Īnd-in the meantime- I’ve been cleaning my house! My cleaning lady-from Brazil-decided that she was depressed one day and stopped cleaning my house. We can tell she is telling a joke even though we might not understand the language. Matilde tells a long joke in Portuguese to the audience.
Or, a house that is not far from the sea and not far from the city. Note: Everyone in this play should be able to tell a really good joke.Ī metaphysical Connecticut. In Act I, Charles plays Matilde’s father.Īna: An Argentinean woman. He is childlike underneath his white coat. Virginia: Lane’s sister, a woman in her late fifties.Ĭharles: Lane’s husband, a man in his fifties.
Matilde: Lane’s cleaning lady, a woman in her late twenties. If you have any feedback, please let us know.ġ01 Italian Girl Names + Namesakes & English Equivalents NameĪngela Merkel, politician Angela Lansbury, actress/writerĪnita Hill, attorney Anita Baker, singerĪnna Wintour, editor Anna Kendrick, actressīeatrice Arthur, actress Beatrice, U.K.Lane: A doctor, a woman in her early fifties. If you find a name you like, please continue to research its origin and meaning. The origins and meanings of these names have been researched thoroughly and to the best of our ability, but we cannot guarantee their accuracy. Note: We can guarantee that the names on this list are authentic Italian names that are spelled correctly and pronounced accurately.
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