31 Plays in 31 Days, #3 - "Of the Mariinsky"

Another scene for Base Instruments that I've been struggling to finish! This scene piece is the client bringing the case to Mrs. Hawking, which gets us set on the path of our mystery.

I found it challenging to draft, though I'm not exactly sure why. Clients laying out the case tend to be pretty expository, so it makes it tough to keep it interesting and inject the proper amount of character. Also, this is the third Mrs. Hawking piece, and I find that client meetings are prone to falling into patterns-- the client's bearing and state of mind, the reactions Mrs. Hawking has, stuff like that, want to all go the same way. I want to keep these fresh and interesting, so I need to make sure each one goes a little differently. Turned out to be harder than I thought! Also I'm totally going to have to go through all of these scenes, written on different days, and make sure they stay internally consistent. I'm pretty sure in these rough pushes for completion, stuff got forgotten or muddled in my rush.

( Day #3 )