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Foundation  \nSHOULDACOULDA WOULDA  \n# A STORY\n\nDANIEL BLANDA  \nCopyright Cby Daniel Blanda  \nAll Rights Reserved.  \nISBN:1548222070  \nISBN-13:978-1548222079  \nCAUTION:Professionals and amateurs are hereby warned thatperformance of Shoulda/Coulda/Woulda (in any shape ororder)is subject to a royalty.It is fully protected under thecopyright laws of the United States of America,and of allcountries covered by the International Copyright Union.Theprofessional and amateur stage performance rights may beobtained by contacting the author at dannyblanda@gmail.com  \nPRODUCTION HISTORY  \nShoulda/Coulda/Woulda was first produced by StormbirdsProductions and presented at The Arthur Seelen Theatre inNew York City,opening on May 6,2016.It was directedby Alyssa Schroeter;the set design was by JR Carter;sound and lighting design was by Matthew Barrera;andwas stage managed by Krystal Wallbaum.The opening-night cast was:  \nTRISHA:Victoria Ratermanis  \nMARCUS:Daniel Blanda  \nPUNCTUATION GUIDE:  \n/-indicates a definitive conversation cut off.  \n…-indicates a‘pause,'a change in thought,or that a'choice'is being made.  \nEverything in()is inferred but not spoken.  \nAUTHOR’S NOTES:It should be understood that  \nShoulda/Coulda/Woulda can be and is encouraged to beperformed in a different order every performance.  \nView each act as an individual piece of the puzzle and tellthe story in whichever order you wish.The goal is for itnot to be a different story,but a new perspective to thestory.  \nIt can be performed as:Shoulda/Coulda/WouldaShoulda/Woulda/CouldaCoulda/Shoulda/WouldaCoulda/Woulda/ShouldaWoulda/Shoulda/CouldaWoulda/Coulda/Shoulda  \nCHARACTERS  \nTRISHA  \nMARCUS  \nTELEVISION MAN(Voiceover)TELEVISON WOMAN(Voiceover)TELEVISION HUSBAND (Voiceover)  \nSETTING  \nA Family Home Near A College Campus-Shoulda  \nA Tight Harlem Apartment-Coulda  \nSomewhere/Nowhere-Woulda  \nTIME  \nThen-Shoulda  \nNow-Coulda  \nIrrelevant-Woulda  \nSHOULDA  \nSHOULDA COULDA WOULDA  \nScene opens on a living room and a broken-in,barren couch.We are in the living room ofa rented house near a local collegecampus.It's actually a nicely furnished home;superior to thatof the traditional college student.  \nThere is a thud from the ceiling.It repeats occasionally,sporadically until we see car lights through the window.Shortly afiter we hear the key in the lock and a light from thekitchen turns on.The light casually leaks into the living room.In walks TRISHA,her early 20s version.She wears a classy(not flashy)dress that indicates that she has just been at a ballor dance of sorts.She collapses onto the couch and snaps opena large bag of chips and begins eating them as she beginsdialogue.From the kitchen,we hear MARCUS opening drinks(cans)and pouring them into red solo cups.)  \nTRISHA.This was the right call!  \nMARCUS.(off)I told you.  \nTRISHA.Who's idea was it to put out hummus at adance?  \nMARCUS.I like hummus.  \nTRISH.You would like hummus.  \nMARCUS.What does that mean?  \nTRISHA.It means exactly what you would think it wouldmean.  \nDANIEL BLANDA  \nMARCUS.Is that your way of calling me a pussy?  \nTRISHA.Noo,but you...well you know...  \nMARCUS.….I wasn't the only one eating it.  \nTRISHA.You were the only one grazing!  \nMARCUS.I was picking at it!  \nTRISHA.Aggressively  \nMARCUS.Still picking….  \nTRISHA.Chips and a forty,those are a woman's bestfriends.  \nMARCUS.The forty was my idea.  \nTRISHA.If it were up to you,we would have gotten somecraft drink.  \nMARCUS.….I didn't have another five on me.  \nTRISHA.My point exactly.  \nMARCUS.Well.cheers.  \nTRISHA.Cheers.  \nMARCUS.God,that's brutal.","cbCaie78XWst3uTf","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaie78XWst3uTf","pdf",3091717,120,"English","# Production History\n# Punctuation Guide\n# Author’s Notes\n# Characters\n# Setting\n# Time\n# Scene 1: Living Room Opening","[{\"question\":\"What does the author’s note say about performing Shoulda/Coulda/Woulda?\",\"answer\":\"The author encourages 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