the thunderstorm act one.docx
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thethunderstormactone
Characters
ZhouPuyuan—CEOofacoalminingcompany,age55
ZhouFanyi—Hiswife,age35
ZhouPing—Hisex-wife'sson,age28
ZhouChong—Fanyi'sson,age17
LiiGui—AservantattheZhouresidence,age48
LuShiping—Hiswife,amaidataschool,age47
LiiDahai—Shiping'ssonbyherex-husband,acoalminer,age27
LiiSifeng—DaughterofLiiGuiandLi.iShiping,age18,maidservantattheZhou.
ActI
Gui:
(panting)Sifeng!
Sifeng(actslikeshedidn'thear,andcontinuestostrainthemedicine.)
Gui:
Sifeng!
Sifeng:
(givesherfatheralook)Drinkup,it'shot.(walkstowardthedresseratright,looksforapalm-leaffan,walksbackbytheteatableatcenterandfans)
Gui:
(looksather,stopsworking)Sifeng,didyouhearme?
Sifeng:
(annoyed,lookscoldlyatherfather)Yes!
Dad!
Whatdoyouwant?
Gui:
(isalwaystreatedthiswaybyhisdaughter,canonlyprotest)Fuck,thiskid!
Sifeng:
(turnsherheadaround,facetowardstheaudience)Youshouldcomplainless,sir.(fansherselfhuffsabreathofair)Ah!
Whentheweatheristhismuggy,assoonasyouturnaroundit'sraininghalfthetime.(suddenly)Didyoushinethoseshoes,theonestheMasterwearswhenheleavesthehouse?
(walksinfrontofLiiGui,grabsashoe,smirks)Oh,thesearetheonesyoushined,sir!
Thesearedonesosloppily—well,youknowtheMaster'stemper.
Gui:
(grabstheshoes)Idon'tneedyoutomindmybusiness.(throwstheshoestothefloor)Sifeng,youlistenup,I'mtalkingtoyou.Golookforyourmother,
anddon'tforgettotakeoutallthenewclothesforyourmothertosee.
Sifeng:
(impatiently)Iheardyou.
Gui:
(arrogantly)Tellhertothinkaboutit.Isityourfatherwho'sthecapableone,oryourmother?
Sifeng:
(smilingwithcontempt)Well,ofcourseit'syou,sir!
Gui:
Don'tyouforgettotellyourmother,whileyouworkintheZhouhouseyoueatwell,drinkwell,andallyouhavetodoisservetheMasterandMadamduringtheday,andatnightyouwouldstillbeabletolistentoyourmother,andgohometosleep.
Sifeng:
Oh,Idon'tneedtotellher,she'llaskonherown.
Gui:
(pleasedwithhimself)And,youknow,there'sthemoney,(smilesgreedily)
you'vegotsomemoneyinyourhandstoo!
Sifeng:
Money!
?
Gui:
Thepayfromthepasttwoyears,thebonuses,and(slowly)theoddbillhereandthere,they...
Sifeng:
(hurriedlybreakingin,unwillingtohearwhathe'ssaying)Didn'tyoualready
askforafewdollars?
Youdrankitup!
Gambleditaway!
Gui:
(laughs,defendinghimself)Look,lookatyou,you'redoingitagain.Youhurryandworryandwhatfor?
I'mnotaskingyouformoney.Hey,whatImeanis—(lowvoice)he—doesn'theslipyoumoneyallthetime?
Sifeng:
(startled)He?
Who'she?
Gui:
(mightaswellsayit)TheyoungMaster.
Sifeng:
(red-faced,hervoicecreepingslightlyhigher,walkinguptoGui)Whosaid
theyoungMasterwasgivingmemoney?
Father,don'tsaysuchstupidthingsallthetime,likeyou'recrazy.
Gui:
(sneering)Okay,okay,okay,Iwon't,Iwon't.I'mnotaskingforyourmoney,don'tworry.Isay,waituntilyourmothercomes,lethergetalookatthismoney,it'llbesuretoopenhereyes.
Sifeng:
Hah,Mom'snotlikeyou,losinghismindwhenheseesmoney.(goesbacktothecentertableandstrainsmedicine)
Gui:
(sitsonthelongsofa)Moneyornot,wherewouldyoubewithoutyourfather?
Ifyouhadn'tworkedforMasterZhou,andinsteadlistenedtowhateveryourmothersaidforthepasttwoyears,howwouldyoubeabletoeatanddrinklikethis,andwearsilkeveninthishotweather?
Sifeng:
(Turnsherheadback)Hah,Mom'ssomebodywhoknowsherplace,she'seducated,shelikestokeepface.Shewouldhatetoletothersorderherdaughteraround.
Gui:
Whatface?
Whosefamilydoyoubelongto?
–Fuck!
TheDevil'sdaughter,helpingpeopleandthenfallingintodisgrace.
Sifeng:
(soangryshecanonlylookatherfather,suddenlyloathing)Dad,lookatthat
oilyfaceofyours—youshouldshinetheOldMaster'sshoesagain.
Gui:
(Enraged)Keepingface,you'relearningfromyourmother'spoorexampleagain.Youseeher!
Runningthatfuckingeighthundreddollarsamonth,onlyabletocomebackhomeonceintwoyears.Shesaysthisis"knowingherplace,"andshe'sevenbeeneducated—whataloser!
Sifeng:
(controllingherself)Dad,savesomewordsforhome,thisistheZhoumansion!
Gui:
Huh?
TheZhoumansioncan'tforbidmefromtalkinghouseholdbusinesswithmydaughter!
Itellyou,yourmother...
Sifeng:
(suddenly)Ican'ttakethisanymore.I'lltellyoufirst,Momcan'tcomehomeveryeasily.Ifyoumakehermiserableagain,I'lltellmybrotherwhatyou'vebeendoingfortwoyears.
Gui:
I,I—whatdidIdo?
(feelslikehe'slostfaceinfrontofhisdaughter)Drink
some,gamblealittle,playalittle—justthesethreethings.I'malmostfifty,
andIshouldstillbeafraidofhim?
Sifeng:
Hewouldn'tcareaboutthosethings!
–ButhesendsMommoneyeverymonthfromthemines,andyouspenditonthesly.Ifheknew,hewouldneveragreetoit!
Gui:
What'shegoingtodothen,(loudly)Hismothermarriedme,soI'mhisfather.
Sifeng(ashamed)Quiet!
Yellinglikethathere.–Madam'supstairsrecuperating.
Gui:
Hah!
(torrentially)Itoldyou,whenImarriedyourmother,Istillheldanoldgrudge.LookathowcleverIam—allthesepeopleintheZhouhouse,whodoesn'tcallme"Can-DoLiiGui"?
Ihadbarelybeenheretwomonths,whenmydaughteralsofoundworkhere.Andyourbrother—ifitwasn'tforme,wouldhehavegottenworkintheZhou'smine?
Askyourmother,isshesuccessful?
Sifeng:
(doesn'twanttohear)Oh,Dad.
Gui:
Whendidyourbrotherevernotletmedown?
IworkedhardtogethimajobintheZhou'smine,buthegetsintoafightwiththeforemanandhitssomebody.
Sifeng:
(carefully)Iheard,didn'ttheMasterfirsttellthepoliceattheminetoopenfire,thatheledtheworkerstodosomethingafterthat?
Gui:
Anyway,thekid'sahoodlum.Nowhe'sgottodependonmetogobeggingtotheMasteragain!
Sifeng:
Youheardwrong,brothersaidhewantstoseetheMasterhimselftoday.He'snotlookingforyoutoapologize.
Gui:
(proudofhimself)Butunfortunately,I'mhisfather,Ican'tnottakecareofhim.
Sifeng:
(looksatherfatherwithcontemptanddisdain,sighs)Alright,yourestup,IneedtotakethismedicineupstairstoMadam.(carriesthebowlofmedicine,walkingtowardsthediningroomatleft)
Gui:
(blockingher)Stopforaminutefirst,Iwanttodiscusssomethingwithyou.
Sifeng:
What?
Gui:
Whendidyourfathereverborrowmoneyandnotrepayit?
Rightnowit'seasyforyoutodoit,couldyoujustsharesevenoreightdollarswithme,alright?
Sifeng:
Idon'thaveanymoney.(stops,putsdownthebowl)
Gui:
(nervous)Feng'er,honey,isthishowachildshouldthink?
You'remyowndaughter.
Sifeng:
(jeering)Evenyourowndeardaughterdoesn'thaveanywaytosellherselftocoveryourgamblingdebt!
Gui:
(seriously)Child,youshouldunderstand.Yourmothersaysshelovesyou,butit'sjustwords.Everythingyouthoughtwasimportant,Ialwayskeptitinmind.
Sifeng:
(understanding,butdoesn'tknowwhatconherunning)Whatelsewouldyouliketosay,sir?
Gui:
(stops,looksallaround,pressesevenclosertoSifeng,pretendstosmile)Isay,theyoungMasteroftentalksaboutyou.TheyoungMaster,hesaid.
Sifeng:
(can'tcontrolherself)YoungMaster!
YoungMaster!
You'recrazy!
—I'mleaving,Madamiscallingme.
Gui:
Don'tgo!
Iwanttoaskyouonething.Twodaysago!
IsawtheyoungMasterbuyingfabric.
Sifeng:
(herfacesinking)Whataboutit?
(looksatGuicoldly)
Gui:
(measuresSifengwithhiseyes)Hmm—(slowlygrabsSifeng'shand)Theringonthishand,(smiles)didn'thesendthattoyou?
Sifeng:
(disgusted)Thewayyou'retalkingreallymakesmewanttopuke.
Gui:
(abitangry,butcontinueshappily)Youdon'tneedtohideitlikethat,you'remydaughter.(suddenlysmilesgreedily)Iunderstand.
Sifeng:
Alright,thensayit.Howmuchmoneydoyouwant?
Gui:
Notmuch,thirtydollarswillbefine.
Sifeng:
Oh?
(withmalice)ThenyoushouldgogetitfromthegreatyoungMaster.I'mleaving.
Gui:
(enraged)Kid,youthinkI'mconfused,andIdon'tknowwhatyou'redoingwiththeshamelessyoungMaster?
Sifeng:
(provokinghim)You'reafather?
Doesafathertalklikethistohisdaughter?
Gui:
(withanevillook)Iamyourfather,Ineedtotakecareofyou.I'maskingyou,twonightsago…….
Sifeng:
(tryingtocoveritup)IwasgettingsomethingforMadam.
Gui:
(laughing)Oh,youdon'thavetosayit,that'sjusttheLafamily'srichsoninlaw!
(suddenlyserious)I'llaskyou,whoishe?
Sayit.
Sifeng:
He,he's(LiiDahaienters—Sifeng'solderbrother)
(Dahaiiscoming)
Dahai:
Feng'er!
Sifeng:
Bigbrother!
Gui:
(toSifeng)You,talk!
Whyareyoupretendingtobeamute?
Sifeng:
(looksatDahai,startstheconversationmeaningfully)Brother!
Gui:
(despitethis)Youhavetotalkevenifyourbrother'shere.
Dahai:
What'shappening?
Gui:
(looksatDahaiforabit,andturnshisheadagain)Yougofirst.
Sifeng:
Brother,it'snothingimportant.(towardsGui)Alright,Dad,we'lldiscussitlater,alright?
Gui:
(understanding)Discussitlater?
(confirms,givesSifengalookagain)Thenthat'sthewayitis.(turnstolookatDahai,arrogantly)Hey,what'sthiscominginallcasually?
Dahai:
(simply)Iwaitedatthegatehouseforalongwhile.Nobodywould
acknowledgeme,soIjustwalkedin.GuiDahai,youareavulgarmineworkerafterall.Youdon'tunderstandthemanorcustomsevenalittlebit.
Sifeng:
IamnottheZhous'servant.
Gui:
(justified)Whenheeatsatthemine,it'sstilltheZhous'food.
Dahai:
(coldly)Whereishe?
Gui:
(deliberately)He?
Whoishe?
Dahai:
Thechair
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