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00:17Previously on American classic real rain. I see a horse. I see a working soda fountain
00:22Who's paying for this? How much would it cost to go into the show? You know remember you're a real
00:27person
00:27I'm a happy American woman lady girl. I decided to put my own money into the production
00:34You have no money big problems require big solutions to build a casino
00:43Mom wants me to go to Penn. What do you want? I'm going to New York. No, you are not
00:48You betrayed the circle of truth. You're betraying me with mr
00:50Actor man, nothing is going on with Heath. So we're going to drive down to atlantic city tomorrow. I'm in
00:55you hit a hot streak
00:56Then you lost and you lost lost like what I couldn't keep track you can't act you can't act
01:02So fired me then I can't fight because then you lose the reins in the fountain of soda
01:19And then suddenly I just blurted it out. No, you didn't tell her the truth
01:24I believe I did you specifically impugn her talent. I think I might have yes
01:32told her she couldn't act
01:38I'm miranda mr bean. How are you now? Of course nadia will tell boil boil to pull the plug all
01:44this will disappear
01:46And I will have broken Miranda's heart
01:49No, no, no, no, no what I'm saying is playing mr
01:54And mrs. Webb has made me realize what marriage is all about
01:59Sameness. Oh, come on
02:01No, no, wait, no, no, no, that's that's too negative predictability
02:04How is that any different than saying this?
02:06I miss having someone to watch TV with at the end of the night
02:09Yes, like having somebody there to call 9-1-1 if I have a heart attack or to iron my
02:15pants that's romantic
02:16Oh my god, this is why I live with a woman and then I don't have to use an app
02:20To you know hook up like the young kids do or pardon my french to have sex
02:25We haven't had sex in three years
02:27I'm so sorry is that even possible what about last easter this is the circle of truth pat
02:34I don't know what that was last easter, but it wasn't sex
02:40I have something I want to share
02:43But
02:48Boy this is tougher than I thought it would be
02:51You are gay we are knowing this from before we are not to care
02:55Pardon me being senior, but I gotta say something
03:00You are wanting truth richard bean you are wanting real person okay
03:05I'm giving you real person
03:07What is real?
03:11Is that we are all made of the sadness and that is what life is
03:17So what if I live alone in basement in novosibirsk for three years?
03:21So what if there is no mother?
03:23So what if my only choice to be watching richard bean in hoist on 13 inch television set what we
03:31all have the problems?
03:33Being a person
03:36That's a hard thing
03:39So we stop crying about it we make some art
03:42This is a play about these happy americans. I am not this happy american
03:48I'm only me
03:51I'm only
03:53Me
03:55I have an idea
04:11No, edna. I cannot create a curfew for cats. They're not turtle
04:14Your daughter has turned me into a friggin cartoon. Look at that shite
04:18Can you hold on? I've got to call you back edna. I'm so sorry. Okay. Bye-bye
04:25What what is that my arse?
04:29Oh, oh, I thought it was some sort of weird potato, but I see it now
04:33Uh-huh, you know, I I'm trying to save this time
04:36Holy mother god. I thought you were with me. No, I am with you. I am so
04:39Conor I am so with you. I mean, these are but these are just kids
04:43I mean, maybe then some adults, but you know, like I said, they're just they're expressing their
04:48Opinion and you know good for them. It's their right. Yeah, well, you're gonna have to make it stop
04:52You know, I do not have to remind you that the casino boat is about four days away
04:55No, I am very aware these uh, these fancy videos. They they they can sway people
05:00I mean, how would you feel it was your own daughter?
05:03That was the cause of this whole project going arseways
05:07Well, I'm not quite sure what that means, but listen
05:10My daughter is her own person. She is strong-willed
05:12Don't I have to remind you right of all the shite that I have tried to help you with?
05:17No, you don't
05:17You know the the library the direct center and and the friggin organic friggin community garden
05:22I know I know and I will I will see what what I can do. Yes, that's right
05:28You do that
05:30I don't wish I had money coming out of me arse
05:34Me too
05:39I
05:39Nadia Richard Dean
05:41I'm glad you came back. I I I I want to apologize to you. I I I failed you I
05:48failed
05:49to help you I failed
05:51because I
05:52I didn't see you clearly
05:55You are saying this only now because you want to save the Richard Dean show you are a weasel and
06:02a coward
06:03Good day
06:05The weasel
06:06Uh, yes, yes, man a coward
06:08Definitely and yes, I do want to do this show
06:12And I'd like you to play
06:16Simon Stimson
06:17Hmm you want me to play the man who does his suicide
06:29Exactly
06:31I am thinking in the basement
06:36Sometimes of ending all things
06:38That's great
06:40That's great
06:41That you wanted to kill yourself. That's fantastic
06:44I know I mean not in the obviously in the general
06:47Mental health sense I'm talking about for the role you you understand him you understand those feelings
06:53You have him inside you the Gibbs has many more lines
06:58Yes, but
07:01Stimson has darkness
07:05I will do it
07:09Thank you vegetarian Thai curry with lemongrass and fresh ginger for you
07:15Shrimp dumplings with saffron shallot sauce for you
07:19Wow dad
07:20What's the occasion?
07:22No occasion? I just
07:25Love you both very much
07:27Everything I do is for you
07:29You know even when I make mistakes
07:31It's probably because I'm trying to make things better
07:35I'm just speaking hypothetically
07:38Okay
07:40I've been thinking about our discussion yesterday about Penn
07:43You mean our fight?
07:45Just listen
07:47How would you feel
07:50About a year in New York to do whatever you wanted?
07:52School, no school, acting, waiting tables, all of the above you choose
07:57Wait, what's happening?
07:58She loves New York
08:00Maybe she should take a gap year after all
08:03That's a fantastic idea
08:04I love that
08:06Mom
08:08That would be amazing, thank you
08:09Really, thank you
08:12And I was hoping
08:14You would be open to just toning down the casino protests
08:19I'm sorry, what?
08:21The vote's four days away
08:23I think everyone's gotten the message
08:24Are you bribing me right now?
08:26Bribing you?
08:27Yes
08:27Bribing?
08:28You're bribing me, my own mother is bribing me
08:31Miranda
08:31Connor Boyle is actually, he's trying to help this town
08:34You don't even see it
08:36You're so underwater with it all
08:38Because you took a fucking loan with the guy
08:39Honey, honey
08:40What?
08:42Dad, please tell me you're not voting pro casino on Friday
08:48What?
08:48Well, well, you know
08:49It's a complicated issue, honey
08:51You know, it's not black and white
08:53You know what you both are?
08:54Sellouts
08:55Honey
08:56Honey
09:01Is there wine?
09:03You know how it is
09:04You're 21, 22
09:06You start making decisions
09:08And
09:10You're 70
09:1370
09:16No, that's not right
09:17I'm almost 90 for Christ
09:21You've been an actor for 50 years
09:23You've been a lawyer for 50 years
09:25I'm not a lawyer, I'm an actor
09:27What is he saying?
09:30I know the line
09:33And the white-haired lady
09:35I am off book
09:39I knew everything this morning
09:43I've lasted
09:46Dad, do you want to take a break?
09:47No, no, I know the line
09:50I know the line
09:52She keeps beating it out of my head
09:56Who?
09:57Look, I know that she's your mother
09:59I know that she's only trying to help
10:02But I have to insist on a closed rehearsal
10:15Jesus Christ
10:22I'm sorry
10:24It's okay
10:27It's okay
10:33It's okay
10:35It's okay, Dad
10:36I feel her too
10:40Could I have five minutes?
10:43I need to talk to my director
10:45I don't see how I can do this play without you
10:49I can't remember the lines
10:52Dad, you know the whole play
10:54You know everybody's lines
10:55All right then
10:56But I don't know who I am
10:58Where I am
10:59Who I'm talking to
11:01I can't even remember that my beloved wife is dead
11:05Dad, you can't give up now
11:08I could probably do something smaller
11:13Like
11:14Howie Newsome the Milkman
11:16I get along really well with the horse
11:19Yeah
11:20I can't carry the piece
11:24So I need you to replace me as the stage manager
11:29Dad, I have trouble remembering my lines these days
11:34The truth is I'm feeling a bit old myself
11:40You're not old, son
11:43You're scared
11:46There's a difference
11:54Hey
11:55He's asleep
11:56Let's go outside
11:58Will you run lines with me?
11:59Uh
12:01It appears that I'm taking over the part of the stage manager
12:04I'm not surprised
12:05I didn't think he'd be up to it
12:07Yeah
12:07I'm not sure I'm up to it
12:09Stop
12:10You'll be incredible
12:12And we'll be on stage together
12:14You know that scene in act three when Emily goes back to the past
12:17Of course, that's the heart of the play
12:20Let's start there
12:24First, I wanted to ask you
12:26Um, it would mean a lot if Richard, being famous actor, made a statement at the boat this week
12:33A statement of protest, I'm assuming?
12:36Do you want a casino in Millersburg?
12:40When you're young, it's easy to see things as black or white
12:45But in fact, there's a lot of gray
12:48Like my hair
12:49I mean, you can't see it
12:50But anyway
12:52Well, look at me
12:52I'm a famous actor
12:53Highly regarded
12:54Highly acclaimed
12:55Highly awarded
12:56I'm a force in the American theater
13:00On the other hand, I'm insecure
13:02I don't have many real friends
13:06I drink too much
13:07And, uh, I'm un-partnered
13:10What does this have to do with the casino?
13:13Well, I'm just trying to point out that I'm a very complex person
13:17And you're complex
13:18Life is complex
13:19The casino complex is complex
13:24Okay
13:25Remind me never to get old
13:27Why?
13:29I just feel like when people get old
13:30They start forgetting everything they care about
13:32They get selfish and careful and boring
13:36And if that's what being an adult is, I don't want any part of it
13:44What?
13:45No, nothing
13:46I'm-I'm just thinking what a perfect Emily you're going to be
14:00Morning everyone
14:01Ah, morning
14:02Morning
14:02Looks very good
14:03Very good indeed
14:04Morning
14:05Yes
14:05Keep up the good work
14:07One week until we open
14:09Morning Mr. Bean
14:10Good morning
14:12Oh, this is very nice
14:14Very nice
14:15Can I just say
14:16I loved you in a hoist
14:19Oh, I-I love your very tight brush strokes
14:24Morning Richard
14:25Yeah
14:25I know you wanted to start with Pat and Pat
14:27But they're not here yet
14:29We've been doing warm-up with the cast for the last 40 minutes
14:32Dr. Derek is treating Kenny for cramp
14:35Oh dear god
14:37Good morning everyone
14:39I want to officially welcome our new Mrs. Gibbs
14:44Thank you for joining us, Tina
14:45Thank you for having me
14:46Thank you
14:48All right, um
14:49Well, um
14:50I'd like to start with the Emily and George scene in the soda shop
14:56I'm afraid that Heath is also missing
15:00Always late
15:03Miranda, have you seen Heath?
15:04I haven't seen him since yesterday
15:06Richard
15:07She's gone
15:09My pet
15:12She's gone
15:13Gone?
15:15Oh, that kind of gone
15:17As in she left you a note
15:19No
15:21She left you a note
15:24Dear Richard
15:27Acting in your Our Town
15:29Has changed my life
15:32I can't
15:34I was asleep
15:35Walking through my marriage
15:38The players made me see how little time we have
15:40And what a sin it is to waste it
15:42It is up to us to find our happiness
15:46It breaks both our hearts to leave the show
15:49But to say no to life
15:52Has become impossible
15:54There it is the power of art
15:57To change our lives
15:59How
16:01And it can be very painful
16:02I'm sorry, Pat
16:03Why does it say both?
16:05She left with Heath
16:08She ran off to have sex in his alcove studio in Brooklyn
16:13It's all this theater stuff
16:14It's put all these airy, fairy thoughts in her head
16:19Art
16:20Freedom
16:23Sex
16:25This even is done
16:28I quit
16:30I quit this whole fucking lifestyle
16:32I quit this whole motherfucking MFT
16:36Pat
16:37Pat
16:37It'll never last
16:39It's an alcove studio
16:45Well
16:46Great
16:48We open in a week
16:49We don't have a George
16:50We don't have a Mr. or Mrs. Webb
16:52Uh, I have to think
16:54Would you tell them all to just go?
16:57Yeah
16:57Um, hey guys, rehearsal is cancelled today
17:01Does this mean we don't get to do the play anymore?
17:03Nothing definitive
17:04I'll let you know about tomorrow morning, okay?
17:06I promise
17:07I was like, oh, yes
17:13I'm sorry
17:16I overreacted
17:19You want to hang out?
17:20Yeah, sure
17:22Uh, Miranda, could you stay for a few minutes?
17:26I need to speak with both of you.
17:29Sorry about what's this douche.
17:31It's okay. He was kind of awful.
17:33He'd, like, mouth my lines at me while I said them.
17:36I saw that.
17:37Yeah.
17:38You're gonna be a great George, Randall.
17:41Does anyone need me for anything?
17:44No, Dad, we're good. We're good.
17:45In fact, Hugo, can you take Dad home?
17:48Yeah, happy to.
17:49Okay, you want to try it again?
17:50Okay, let's try it again.
17:51Emily, why are you mad at me?
17:53I'm not mad at you.
17:55You've been treating me so...
17:57funny lately.
17:58Well, since you asked me, I might as well say it right out.
18:02George...
18:03Wait, what? What happens before this?
18:05They are going to have this whole interaction
18:07because I'm unhappy with the change that's come over you.
18:10Right.
18:10And then we're gonna talk about it.
18:12It's going well, huh?
18:15Everything okay?
18:17Oh, yeah. Fine.
18:19I-I was just remembering when I did this scene with your mom.
18:35Oh, hey.
18:36What's up?
18:36I was watching Miranda and Randall rehearsing, and I-I just started thinking about this place.
18:43You know, what we had, what we were, who we were, what we made here.
18:47Listen, I need you to step into the role of Mr. Webb.
18:55Oh, um...
18:56Come here.
18:57You know, I'm dealing with a bunch of stuff right now, and I...
19:00It's not a good time.
19:02You were born to play that part, but you're like a glove.
19:05He-he's-he's a good man, like you.
19:06He's fine, upstanding, steady, and reliable, and dependable.
19:11I lost Miranda's college fund at a casino.
19:13You what?
19:14I was winning.
19:15I mean, I was up.
19:16I was way up.
19:18And then I wasn't.
19:20I just...
19:21I feel so ashamed.
19:23Just when do you have a gambling problem?
19:24I don't, I don't.
19:25It's a freak thing when I went to the casino with Boyle.
19:28At once.
19:29Once in Vegas, I lost $12,000, but I made it back before Kristen woke up, so that doesn't count.
19:34And, you know, if you're gonna be picky about it in college, I...
19:37Remember when I said I-I wrecked the Acura?
19:40I lost it in a poker game, but every college kid loses cars in poker games.
19:45Right?
19:46Uh, not to my knowledge, no.
19:48Shit.
19:49Maybe I do.
19:49Shit.
19:50This time I was trying to win money for Miranda.
19:52You know, I was trying to make things better for everybody.
19:56Have you told Kristen yet?
19:58No.
19:59No, no.
20:00It's killing me.
20:01But Kristen, she's so...
20:04She's so stressed right now.
20:06This is the last thing she needs to hear.
20:07Hmm.
20:09There's only one solution.
20:13You have to play Mr. Webb.
20:14No, you do.
20:15He's a good man.
20:17So are you.
20:18It'll be therapeutic.
20:22I couldn't do that...
20:24that circle of truth thing.
20:26You don't.
20:27I couldn't do that.
20:27I can't do it either.
20:29Forget about it.
20:30No.
20:31And I'm thinking of offering Mrs. Webb to Kristen.
20:34Oh, yeah?
20:34That's not gonna happen.
20:35Oh, I wouldn't bet on it.
20:36It...
20:37Really?
20:38Sorry.
20:39Really?
20:39Sorry.
20:40Really?
20:40Mm.
20:41Q, one, go.
20:43Okay.
20:44Here we go.
20:48Yes.
20:53Wow.
20:54Wow.
20:54Yes.
20:55Good.
20:56Good.
20:57Where's...
20:57There's the morning light.
20:59Excellent.
21:04Yes.
21:05Yes.
21:06Yes, Debbie.
21:07Look at what you have done, darling.
21:09Darling, it's magnificent.
21:10What we've done.
21:11Just you and me and Schickle Groover.
21:14Good old Schickle Groover.
21:15Yeah.
21:15Ah!
21:16Yeah.
21:17Ah, quite a spectacle you've got going on here.
21:20I'm watching something like this.
21:22Cost weight.
21:22Don't tell me.
21:23You can't put a price on genius, right?
21:25Hey, John.
21:26Oh, hello.
21:27Mop up the floor and then we'll do it again.
21:29Come over here.
21:30Much better from this angle.
21:31All right, let's go to the rain.
21:32Real friggin' rain.
21:34Yeah, I'm surprised to see Miss Pat here.
21:37Oh, we gave him some accounting work.
21:39Bright fan, you know, good fella.
21:41Not your biggest fan.
21:43I mean, what the hell.
21:44You dream big, you're going to make enemies, right?
21:47You've done a really bang-up job here, mate.
21:50Yeah, it is exactly what you said it was going to be, you know?
21:53Well.
21:54We're a good team, you and me, you know?
21:56And I've been thinking about the new theatre at the casino.
21:59Yeah.
22:00And I'm seeing a naming opportunity.
22:03The Richard Bean Memorial Theatre.
22:06What do you think?
22:07Well, I think it's very generous of you,
22:09but it does sort of imply that I'm dead.
22:12Well, you know, call it whatever you want.
22:14You know, you do what you need to do.
22:15The main thing is, it's yours.
22:18Now, listen, I've got to go.
22:19Oh, and you'll be at the City Council voting tomorrow, you know?
22:23You'll set a few words, won't you?
22:24You know, warm them up a little bit.
22:26You know, it's always good to get the celebrity blessing.
22:29Yeah.
22:29You think?
22:29Oh, here.
22:30Have that.
22:31On me.
22:31Enjoy.
22:32Oh, well, you're a true kind.
22:54I've never played a mayor.
22:57Oh, don't worry.
22:58You're still young.
23:01Very funny.
23:04You're here because?
23:06I just wanted to take a break from rehearsal and I wanted to give you an update on the production.
23:11Yeah, I'm not playing Mrs. Webb.
23:14John told me you'd be asking.
23:16I was hoping you'd consider it for the sake of saving the theater and for the town.
23:22I'm the mayor.
23:24Everything I do is for the town.
23:26Well, then, for art's sake.
23:31I mean, the production's going to be fantastic.
23:35It's going to have real rain and a horse and a turn of the century working soda fountain.
23:40And John is going to be Mr. Webb.
23:41And Miranda's going to be Emily.
23:44And Linus is going to...
23:45He's not playing the stage manager.
23:46He wants to play Howie Newsome, and so I've assumed the role of the stage manager myself.
23:52It'll be the whole family, together, on the stage.
23:55Except for you.
23:57Well, in case you haven't heard, I have a casino complex to get approved tomorrow.
24:02And I have the Irish Tony Soprano calling me every time anyone has the slightest objection,
24:07which half the time happens to be my daughter.
24:09So please don't ask me to be a part of your happy band of players because I can't.
24:18Well, thank you very much.
24:20All right.
24:21The real reason I want you to do this is because the best work I have ever done in my
24:26life has been with you.
24:28When we were on stage together, you always brought out the best in me.
24:31And I in you.
24:33And, well, I miss that.
24:38Well, thank you.
24:42How about your story?
24:43It's so sad.
24:44Hmm.
24:49It must be quite a burden, carrying the fate of an entire town on your shoulders.
24:56I'm trying.
24:59Well, you're obviously good at it.
25:10Richard?
25:11Yes.
25:12Close the door.
25:16Close the door.
25:39No, no.
25:40No, no.
25:43No, no.
25:44No, no.
25:58Hi, everybody.
26:00And thank you for taking the time to be here today.
26:05Today, your elected city council members will vote on a building permit for Connor Boyle's proposed Luck of the Irish
26:13Casino and Entertainment Complex on the site of the Morrison Hotel.
26:20We are not Las Vegas.
26:22Just build the goddamn thing.
26:29There are a lot of strong feelings on both sides of this issue, which is good because it means you
26:36care.
26:36We care about jobs.
26:38Yes, we do.
26:43Yes, we do.
26:45And we all care about the future of Millersburg.
26:49Look, we all know each other here, and I never in a million years thought that I would propose a
26:54casino for our town.
26:56I think some of my family were a little surprised as well.
27:00But after studying the numbers, I realized that this might be exactly what our town needs.
27:08For starters, the added tax revenue would allow us to keep the library open for more than three days a
27:15week.
27:16And we could offer our librarians a working wage.
27:20I mean, we can buy working computers for the high school.
27:24Our town is hurting.
27:27And I believe Connor Boyle's casino is the solution we've been looking for.
27:34So, having said that, I'm going to pass it over to Mr. Pat Patterson.
27:38Pat?
27:48Ladies and gentlemen, some of you here may remember when Millersburg was a town where you could get married and
27:56start a family and join a bowling league if you were so inclined.
28:00It was safe, comfortable, predictable, and it's gone.
28:06There are things going on at the MFT that some people say are artistic, but they are destroying the very
28:13fabric of our town.
28:16I need to ask you to stick to the issue, Pat.
28:18I'm saying it's time for something new.
28:23Connor Boyle's casino complex isn't just an opportunity.
28:27It's a lifeline.
28:33Good there, Pat.
28:35Nice one here.
28:39I have something to say.
28:41You're just a kid.
28:43Hey, I'm 18 and I have a point of view, so get over it.
28:46Hi.
28:49Mr. Patterson and the mayor seem to think that this casino will be a lifeline for this town.
28:54Well, I think a death line is more accurate.
28:58We have been handing out pamphlets with lots of facts and statistics about crime rates and falling property values.
29:07The bottom line is this.
29:09Casinos kill communities.
29:13No amount of tax revenue is going to bring back the soul of this town once it's gone.
29:18And that's exactly what's going to happen if we move forward with this project.
29:22So please, do the right thing and vote no on casino.
29:25No, no, casino!
29:28No, no, casino!
29:29No, no, casino!
29:32No, no, casino!
29:34No, no, casino!
29:46Now, I'd like to tell you a story of a man, a good man, who was lured by the devil
29:54to
29:55that particular den of iniquity known as the out-of-state casino.
29:59The devil plied this man with complimentary cocktails and all you can eat, hot wings,
30:06and then he led him over to the roulette table, where the devil whispered in his ear with his
30:14hot breath, bet it all on the red.
30:22And the man gave in to temptation.
30:24Why?
30:26Because he was struggling financially, and he needed a quick fix.
30:32The devil told him all of his problems would be solved with one spin of the wheel.
30:36So he bet the farm on red, and it came up black.
30:42He lost everything.
30:45Now, we've all been tempted by the devil at one time or another.
30:51And some of us have given in.
30:54But I urge you all as citizens of Millersburg, don't go for the quick fix.
31:03Don't risk the soul of this town.
31:06Our town on one spin of the wheel.
31:10Don't let the devil win.
31:13Not this time.
31:26If there are no further speakers, I would like to proceed.
31:33Councilman Pinnock.
31:33No.
31:36Yeah, did it.
31:39Friends, I ask that we please remain respectful and quiet until the vote is complete.
31:47Councilman Davies.
31:48No.
31:51Councilman Mendel.
31:53Yes.
31:55Councilman Delgado.
31:57Yes.
31:58Councilman Peters.
32:00No.
32:01Councilman Bruce.
32:03Yes.
32:05The vote stands at three in favor and three opposed.
32:09Councilman Bean will cast the deciding vote.
32:23No.
32:31Councilman Teeth.
32:33No.
32:43Ilsa.
32:44According to Bill Ониара.
32:48Councilman Bean,
32:48A온.
32:50Hein.
32:50oval.
32:52Brendan
32:52Rutger picking questions.
32:53Not necessarily about three so far as you can.
32:53On the back ofு Barrack.
32:55In the back of which Christ has started being said.
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