Act I FINALE

The Act 1 Finale's written!

I had the entire piece outlined, and for the Act 1 finale, I just had down, "Find something for them all to sing about." And I left it at that. Every other scene up until that point was fine, because I knew where it was going; if there was a song, what the point of that song would be. But Act 1, I was leaving ambiguous.

It's a lame excuse, but the reason I didn't write the Act 1 finale all of last year, was because I didn't know what to write about.

Then came this year. I resolved to finish the piece. So I had to. I still had not a clue.

But I DID go back to my initial idea to incorporate technology whenever possible. I also re-watched the film, and thought about how Christine and Sean and I came up with the idea and wrote the characters in the first place.

So brainstorming I tried writing down the perspective of all 8 characters (not Rob, because Rob's a dick; and not Jerry because.... spoilers) and that helped set up the coup de grace.

"Good To See You" was about how technology enabled people to communicate more effectively. At the end of Act 1, all the couples are having problems with communicating, So, Act 1 will end with a pseudo reprise of "Good To See You," EXCEPT, technology is holding them BACK. The couples text each other, but then say, to the audience, what they're really feeling. The theme for all of them is "Why can't I tell them?"

And just to bring it to a close, a reprise of the "Love is comfort..." opening with new lyrics relating to this point of the show.

Obstacle averted, onward to Act 2, where there's a rape scene I've very nervous about.