The Act

Backstage, the standup comedian, Rosy Marconi, prays. Onstage, Rosy blasts her ex-husband. Stan was a man who made “laziness a religion,” and she’s happy now that he’s gona. But Rosy’s tired of the post-divorce pity. Where was the sympathy when she had to deal with the moron every day? What’s the use of all the I-feel-sorry-for-you gift baskets now that her life is great?

But Rosy’s home life isn’t what she makes it out to be. We join Rosy on a rainy night as she plods through her dark house, past her dining room table covered in gift baskets, and into her lifeless kitchen. She smokes, drinks, and-though she tries to keep it togethere-breaks down into tears.

Rosy calms herself and opens the kitchen drawer to reveal: a ring in a dish and a photo underneath. She picks up the photo. It’s of Rosy and her ex-husband, Stan, together and happy. Rosy replaces the photo under the dish and picks up the ring-her wedding band. She slips it onto her finger.

Rosy closes the drawer. She opens another--and withdraws a hypodermic needle. And with that, “The Act” takes an unexpected turn that will leave you breathless.