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00:08You
00:17Previously on American classic
00:20Raves can you believe it except for the New York Times even the times yes like me in 10 years
00:24He said I was the anchor like an anchor dragging the whole thing down
00:31Unnatural Hank
00:33The producers are putting you on hiatus mom's dead who's this your brother the only person who cares about is
00:39himself
00:40You know that I will deal with him keep him away from the theater dad
00:44I'm gay. Oh, uncle richard. Have you been to the theater?
01:07It was a nightmare people were yelling for gravy and potatoes and more brussels sprouts and peas and they thought
01:14I was a waiter
01:15I've never even played a waiter not staying for your mother's funeral because of a matinee of nonsense is
01:21Overreacting I'm not overreacting everything. I loved is gone. You just have to get through this
01:27Do I I don't think I do I think you have to get me out of here and get me
01:30back on stage
01:31I don't care how you do it. We've been over this you are still a meme listen
01:36I'm asking healthy as a friend. Okay, what a friend. You're my friend
01:42All your friends get 10%
01:44Look, I won't stay here. Just find me a path out of
01:51I'll call you back
01:54What are you doing here dinner remember?
01:58We need to sit down. Hey, we need to sit down
02:02Have a nice meal drink some wine and talk about this like adults
02:19The dinner theater. Do not start. I'm not starting
02:25The millersburg festival theater used to be a destination
02:27You have absolutely nothing. Our parents acted on that stage dad should be there now doing leer doing it. He's
02:34living it. No, he's not he's
02:37Okay, he's compromised in some ways, but he's he knows who he is. He confided in me something that
02:43Well that I confided so I can't cherish. He's gay
02:48You know everybody knows he came out the first time about a month ago
02:52Now he comes out every day and then he forgets he did and he comes out again. It's sad and
02:58happy. It's weird
03:00Well, I wish somebody had told me that our dad was in a coming out loop
03:04Jesus I mean you could have called I would have come and then done what beat him up. Oh, honey
03:11Don't you have something to do? I want to see who wins. He was doing willie lowman for me
03:15He did out out brief candle. He made me cry. It reminded me of how great we were
03:21In our dinner theater
03:22You are such a pompous ass
03:27If you'd climb down from your ivory tower for five minutes
03:31Maybe maybe you see what's going on in this country
03:34Do you have any idea how hard it is just to live?
03:37We had to close down for 15 months our subscriber base is gone
03:40Miranda, why don't you take some duck up to your room, okay?
03:44Can I have some wine? No, no, you cannot cannot have any wine
03:47You know, we can't afford to produce anything on our own so yes
03:52We are bringing in pre-packaged touring musicals because we're just trying to make sure this theater survives
03:58We are serving food. We are serving alcohol and let me tell you something
04:02forever plaid and nonsense saved our ass
04:08You're gouging out the soul of this town. You do know that
04:11What does the mayor have to say about this? She's the mayor. I'm the mayor. You're the mayor? Yep. I'm
04:17the mayor deal with it
04:18Dark and stormy's. I thought it was appropriate. It's usually ginger beer and rum, but I've added a little ballon
04:23Just give it to me
04:24Make it more of an event. You've changed
04:27Kristen you have fundamentally changed as a human being
04:30Oh, no, no, no, you don't get to tell me who I am. I'm not telling you who you are.
04:34I'm telling you who you were
04:36You had very high ideals. You were an artist. You built a theater company with your bare hands in new
04:42york
04:43We nothing we built a theater company. You just stopped showing up
04:47You still blame me because my career took off and yours didn't maybe that's because I was too busy taking
04:52care of you or maybe it was
04:56Something else
04:59No, no, I'm not gonna what?
05:03Say it. Do I need to say it? Yes, you do. Absolutely not. Do not say it. Do not say
05:08it. Say it. Do not say it
05:10I will say it. Please
05:12You weren't as good as I was
05:14You are such a dick
05:16Well, at the time you weren't
05:18You want to know why? I wasn't able to go to auditions because the entire time I was there I
05:22was looking after you
05:23Come on, please, please
05:29You can use the front door, you know
05:31Yeah, you always used to say that I was super romantic and stuff
05:37Whoa, what is up with the yelling?
05:39My mom and uncle are having an epic shit fight
05:42They used to date like 20 years ago
05:45Your mom dated your uncle?
05:47Mm-hmm. Oh, there's duck on the bed if you want some
05:50Mm, oh my god
05:56So I finished our Miranda demo?
05:58Really?
05:59Mm-hmm
05:59And?
06:00It's a total banger
06:02I mean, you slay the fucking kingdom, babe
06:05Don't say slay
06:15That's your voice
06:16Jesus, smoke out the window
06:19Sorry
06:21You do sound pretty good
06:26So I can get us gigs when you're at Penn
06:29And I got a lead on an apartment in brewery town
06:31It's $850 a month, which is sick
06:34Could we chill for like five seconds?
06:36Yeah
06:37Just know what we're doing?
06:38Yeah, it's just you're
06:39I'm not accepted at Penn
06:40I'm waitlisted at Penn
06:41And you're talking about apartments
06:42It's stressing me out
06:43Penn would be crazy to not take you
06:47I mean, you're the smartest, most talented, most wonderful person I've ever met
06:51Thanks
06:54Why am I even trying to go there?
06:58It's great school
07:00I know that's what my mom says, but
07:04I don't know
07:08My Nana's gone
07:11Might be moving away
07:17Everything just happens so fast
07:29You're so hot
07:33You called her a bad actress again
07:37Why do you do that?
07:39She gets all self-righteous, you know
07:42And just, it writes off my whole life
07:47She gets in my head
07:49To this day when I'm trying to make a decision about something
07:52I hear her voice judging me
07:54You know, sometimes when you talk about Kristen, it's like you think you're married to her
08:02I just want to remind you she's actually my wife
08:05No, I know
08:06Yeah, I know
08:07And she was a terrific actress in New York
08:10She just didn't want to be there
08:13Not with me
08:17Mom's dead
08:19She was always there
08:22And now
08:25She's not
08:27To Mom
08:29To Mom
08:36I want you to know
08:38Well, I've decided to stay for the funeral
08:43You know, attending your mother's funeral is not a noble thing
08:47You make it sound noble
08:51It's my voice
08:53I'm going to pay for the whole thing, every penny
08:55Yes, you will
08:57I want to have it at the theater
08:59The funeral?
09:00Yes
09:00I want Mom on stage one last time
09:02In a coffin, of course
09:04Obviously
09:07We'll invite the town
09:10The theater will live again
09:13If only briefly
09:16Then I'll be gone
09:19It'll be my swan song
09:23Isn't it Mom's swan song?
09:25Yes
09:26Hers too
09:30There's a restaurant
09:33Mom's dead
09:35I don't know if we can actually do that
09:37Put a dead body in a restaurant
09:40We're going to need to get a permit
09:42I think you'll be able to make that happen
09:44You know the mayor
09:51It's a shitty apartment building
09:52Where a lot of very lovely people live
09:54And it's on a lot that is not zoned commercial
09:57So, rezone it
09:59Best Buy needs 5,000 square feet
10:01And I can't get that within the mall footprint
10:02Well, I'm sorry
10:04But I can't keep going back to planning and zoning for you
10:07People are not liking it
10:08Best Buy
10:09Best Buy
10:10I mean, I'm bringing you a Best Buy tied up with a bow
10:13I mean, look at me expanding your tax base
10:17It's a gift
10:18And I do not mean to sound ungrateful
10:21But there are a lot of people in this town
10:24Who are beginning to think that you're the
10:26The devil
10:27Yeah
10:28Yeah, because the devil comes to town in the dark of night
10:31And replaces a vape shop
10:33Flowers by Barbara
10:35And a shitty residential building with a Best Buy
10:38It's the worst Stephen King novel I can imagine
10:41Flowers by Beverly
10:44Her name's Beverly
10:45And I'm really sorry for Beverly
10:47But I didn't kill her business
10:48Covid did
10:51Look
10:53Conversations like this are happening all over this country
10:55And they're not easy
10:57But, you know, you can either cry for the florist
11:01Or the vape shop
11:02Or, uh
11:04You take my money
11:06And you take it
11:08And you rebuild this town
11:11Or don't
11:13You know, just
11:14Hold a candlelight vigil for the whole friggin' thing
11:17If I go to P and Z for you, then I need to be able to tell them that you've
11:22committed to
11:23Building some low-rent residential
11:25At least 12 units
11:26And in a better location
11:28Why not?
11:28And
11:30A $250,000 donation to the daycare center at the Y
11:34Done
11:41Ooh, look at all they
11:45You do cost me some money, but we're doing it
11:50We're doing business
11:52How's the theater?
11:54No, it's fine, fine
11:55But it's a lot right now
11:57Because I don't know if you know, uh
12:00My mother-in-law just died
12:04Do you need help?
12:06Because, you know, if you help me with the taxes on 217, roll them all in
12:10You need to go now
12:11Should I, uh, cross the line?
12:15Hey, listen you, we're doing good work here
12:17You should be proud
12:20Oh, and if I am the devil
12:21Then maybe the devil is what Millersburg needs
12:32Hey, Dad
12:34Look at this
12:35If John let your cape touch the floor even for a moment
12:39You'd chase him around the room and beat him with your stick
12:42Oh, yeah, I remember that
12:44Two funny boys
12:45Yeah
12:46Your mother and I had a great laugh about that this morning
12:49You too
12:51That's good
12:52Um, speaking of mom, um, we, we're doing a, a thing for mom tomorrow at the theater
13:02A show?
13:03It's a, it's a kind of show
13:06Um, it's, it's a, it's a, it's a, it's a, it's just, it's a thing for, for mom, a celebration
13:13Whoa-ho, are you in it?
13:14Yeah, I have a part, but it's, it's, it's more of an ensemble kind of thing
13:19Mom, in fact, is the star
13:23Do you understand?
13:25I understand, but my sweet boy, it's not possible
13:31It breaks my heart to say this, but
13:35She gave up her equity card years ago
13:39I, I suppose if it's a one-off thing, the union would reinstate her
13:45Uh, let me look into it
13:48Mind you, if, if it's a comedy, maybe I could take her place
13:53Remember my lady, Brecknell?
13:55I had her rolling in the aisles
13:57It's, it's more of a drama, Dan
13:59Um, I'll call the equity people, I'll, I'll let you know what they say, okay?
14:04Okay, I'll see you later
14:13I hope it's not inappropriate for me to say, but I'm a big fan of your work
14:18Oh, no, never inappropriate
14:21I followed your career, we actually worked together once, many years ago
14:25Of course we did, just, just
14:29Yes, we did play together, you were, uh, oh, I remember, I know, I was somewhere
14:33With you
14:34It was at the MFT
14:35It was at the MFT, yes, what?
14:37Midsummer Night's Dream
14:38Yes, of course, you were, you were Demetrius
14:42I was Demetrius
14:44You were Lysander
14:45Kenny did the glitter makeup for the fairies
14:49Oh
14:50That's when the bug bit me
14:52I still do all my clients myself
14:54Oh
14:55No more glitter though
14:56You know
14:57No
14:58That's good
14:59I mean, it is an art
15:00I mean, simulating the glow of tissue flushed with blood
15:04And concealing scars and sutures
15:07So your loved one doesn't, you know, look like a mannequin
15:12But the best moment that I've ever had in the theater
15:17Is the two of you doing Our Town
15:20Falling in love in the soda shop
15:23You were so good together
15:26So real
15:28Thank you
15:30Now, shall we say hello to your mother?
15:32Yes
15:34She's not finished, but I think you'll be pleased
15:39Excuse me, Kenny, Kenny, when you say not finished
15:44In what way not finished?
15:46Don't worry, she just looks like she's asleep
15:49Like she could pop awake at any moment
15:51No
15:52Could you?
15:54Could you just give me a moment?
15:56Certainly
16:01Wait, John
16:10John's not very good with death
16:12I know, I know
16:14Listen, I want to apologize for what I said at dinner last night
16:18About my lack of talent?
16:21I was just
16:23Kenny's right, you were good in our town
16:26You were good in everything
16:27I was good
16:28Yeah
16:30Thank you
16:33That was a long time ago
16:44Richard
16:45What is it?
16:49I'm sorry about Ethel
16:53I really loved her
16:55I know you did
16:57She was like my mother, too
17:04She wore this to your opening of Long Day's Journey
17:06Oh, it's beautiful
17:09But we're gonna put it on or no one's even gonna see it, right?
17:13Hmm
17:15Yeah
17:17Everything just feels so ridiculous and pointless
17:21What do you mean?
17:22What do you mean by everything?
17:23Everything
17:25They give birth a stride of a grave
17:27You're too young to quote Beckett
17:30You've got your whole life ahead of you
17:32What am I going to do with it?
17:34You're going to be an actor
17:35Mom wants me to go to Penn
17:38What do you want?
17:40I want to act
17:42But I don't even know if I'm any good at it
17:45Of course you're good
17:46You're my niece
17:47But maybe I only want to do it to piss mom off
17:50Because she doesn't want me to do it
17:51I don't know
17:53I have anxiety all the time and everything is just fucked up
17:57Democracy is dying
17:58People hate each other
18:00The world is just falling apart
18:01It's different than when you guys were young
18:03We had the Cold War
18:04We had the bomb
18:05We had race riots
18:06We had
18:08Richard Nixon
18:08We had the Vietnam War
18:11Did uh
18:12Did Papa or Nana ever tell you about the rock musical that they put on at MFT?
18:16No
18:17Viet Rock it was called
18:18Very controversial
18:20They were picketing us
18:21And I had this song
18:24Men Die Young was the name of the song
18:26Don't put all your eggs in one basket
18:30Baskets wear out and men die young
18:33One night I was singing it
18:35And I came face to face with this woman that I knew
18:38Whose son had just gotten his orders for Vietnam just two weeks before
18:43And I'm singing this right in her face
18:45What did she do?
18:47She threw her arms around me and hugged me tight
18:52I just kept singing
18:54What can I do?
18:58Every night after the play the audience and the actors would gather together
19:03And talk
19:05Anyway we had our
19:09Troubles
19:11Yeah
19:12We felt disenfranchised
19:15Angry as hell
19:18But we had a place where we could commiserate and commune
19:24Now that place is a dinner theater
19:27Uh, yeah
19:29But it's still a theater
19:32So there's hope
19:34Oh yeah
19:37Perfect
19:40Good
19:41Now the other one has to come in about three inches
19:44Towards the street
19:45How's it going?
19:46Oh great
19:47Yo I'm glad you're here
19:48You can help me with the music cues
19:49I'm going to have underscoring
19:51You know, between
19:52It's transitional
19:54Why are you there?
19:58That's me and Hamlet
19:59That was mom's favorite
20:00You can't do that
20:02Why not?
20:03Because it's not your funeral
20:05I'm shocked I have to remind you of that
20:08I know it's not my funeral
20:09But uh, mom loved that performance
20:13It was her favorite
20:14And the town will recognize it
20:16Ties in the whole theater
20:19Mom
20:20The graveyard
20:21Death
20:22The whole tragedy
20:25Okay, fine
20:27Nina
20:27Let's lose the photograph stage right
20:30Put it downstairs
20:31And replace it with mom in Salome
20:34No
20:36Okay, let's bring in the mom of Salome
20:38Hold that thought
20:40Mom in South Pacific
20:43It's in the green room
20:43Happy?
20:44Yes
20:45Let's run the um
20:46The sound cues for Ethel's entrance
20:48Shall we?
20:49Yeah
20:49We're gonna run cue 14
20:51Her entrance?
20:53Yeah
20:54Start with uh
20:55Number one please
20:56Whenever you're ready
20:57Number one
21:21Yeah I get it
21:22I get it
21:23It's
21:23You're transfixed
21:24You don't like it
21:25I get it
21:25I know
21:26It's too much
21:27It was just an idea
21:28Um
21:28Reset 14
21:29Reset 14
21:31This next one
21:32Is gonna be entirely different
21:33Much more lighthearted
21:35More carefree
21:36More whimsical
21:36You'll recognize it
21:38It's one of mom's favorites
21:40Uh
21:41Number six
21:42Number six
21:44Going
21:55Seriously
21:58What too light?
21:59Send in the clowns
22:01Isn't that totally disrespectful
22:03Is it just me?
22:04Yeah it's just you
22:05I said the same thing
22:07Thank you Randall
22:08You're welcome
22:09Thank you Randall
22:10Yes and how many Tony Awards
22:11Have you won?
22:12Remind me please
22:13Yeah okay I don't know what I'm doing
22:14I mean how would I
22:15Hey hey hey
22:16Take a breath
22:16Take a breath
22:17Hey hey
22:18Clearly I know nothing
22:20Listen maybe
22:21Maybe
22:21Wasp
22:22Maybe
22:23Don't have to cough and descend
22:25Just have it on the stage
22:27At the beginning
22:30Nope
22:31Nope
22:31It's gotta have an entrance
22:32Sorry
22:33Sorry
22:33This
22:33This is the theater that mom built
22:35With dad
22:36And it's her last entrance
22:37And it's gotta be a big entrance
22:39Okay
22:39Q3
23:04What the fuck?
23:12I don't know what I was thinking
23:13I'm sorry
23:14I just am sacrificing
23:15Everything for some cheap spectacle
23:18I'm not trusting the material
23:20It's a funeral
23:22Everybody loved mom
23:23They're gonna be sad
23:24Yeah
23:24Yeah
23:25I just want it to be perfect
23:26That's all
23:27I know you do
23:29I know you do
23:31It's gotta be great
23:32Yeah
23:33Hey
23:33Hey
23:33Just the fact that it's here
23:36In our theater
23:37Of course
23:37I know
23:38You're right
23:38It's your gift to her
23:39Yeah
23:41Thanks John
23:41You're right
23:42Um
23:44Let's lose the fog machine
23:46Random
23:47That's a mistake
24:04You have the house
24:07How's that?
24:17Richard
24:18Richard
24:19Richard
24:21Here I am
24:22How you doing dad?
24:23Fine
24:23Fine
24:24John's taking good care of me
24:26Good
24:26Your mother is so looking forward to this
24:32We're good
24:35Would you help granddad?
24:39Hi sweetie
24:54Hi everyone
24:59It means so much looking out and seeing you all here
25:04And I want to thank you for coming here today to help us celebrate the life of my mother
25:11Bethelbee
25:14A wife
25:16An actress
25:18And a friend
25:20A friend to all of you
25:25I'm sorry
25:28I'm sorry
25:31You okay?
25:33Yeah
25:37Where were you?
25:39Friend to all
25:41And grandam of this
25:43Our
25:43Our family's theater
25:46As some of you know
25:47She was born in Dayton
25:49And she worked her way through nursing school as an upholsterer's assistant
25:53But the truth is
25:54Life for Ethel Harper Bean
25:57Really didn't begin until she played Laura
26:00In the Glass Menagerie right here
26:03On this stage
26:06With Linus there as her gentleman caller
26:11Okay
26:12I think I'm good
26:13I think I've got it
26:17You know my mother
26:19Always dreamed
26:20Of being an actress
26:22But it took her a while to find a home
26:25This place
26:26This place was her home
26:28The Millersburg Festival Theater
26:31And it's her life in this place
26:33That she would want us to celebrate
26:37Now we have a video for you
26:39It was put together by Miranda
26:40And Randall
26:43So please
27:09Horace Vandegelder never tired of saying most people
27:13People in the world
27:15We're fools
27:17And in a way I think he's right isn't he
27:22But there comes a moment in everybody's life
27:25When he must decide
27:27Whether to live with human beings or not
27:30Be a fool among fools
27:31Or a fool alone
27:34As for me
27:37I've decided to live among them
27:50Oh here excuse me
27:51Is there a funeral happening in here
27:53Yes there is
27:54Wait
27:55You are he
27:56What?
27:57You're from the movies Connor
27:58This is he
28:00He's the one I tell you about
28:02Oh my god
28:03What's your sign?
28:04What's your sign?
28:05Just one thing I have
28:06I'm so sorry
28:07This is totally inappropriate
28:08I'm Connor Boyle
28:09I'm working with the mayor
28:11You're
28:12A sister
28:13No I mean you are
28:14No he's Richard Dean you idiot
28:16He's huge
28:17Oh you know she's huge
28:18Come on love
28:19Would you sign something please?
28:21Of course
28:22I have this name
28:24Shut the thing up
28:24Come on
28:25He's nice
28:28Put to Nadia
28:33Nadia
28:33Nadia
28:34Nadia
28:34With great love and respect
28:39And I
28:41And don't ever
28:42Don't ever give up
28:44On dreams
28:45I won't
28:46And then put
28:46Your dreams will
28:48Your dreams will come true
28:49One day
28:50Your dreams I hope so
28:52I promise
28:54Love always
28:56Love always
28:56I carry you in my heart
28:59I've run out of room
29:00And then you just put
29:01Just put your name
29:01Yeah just great
29:02Really appreciate it
29:03Thank you very much
29:04You don't know
29:04How much this means to me
29:06You don't know how the theatre
29:08It feeds me
29:09I hope they haven't buried her yet
29:12When you walk
29:14Through a storm
29:16Hold your head
29:19Up high
29:21And don't
29:22Be afraid
29:23Of the dark
29:24At the end of the storm
29:28Is a golden sky
29:32And the sweet silver song
29:36Of a lark
29:39Walk on
29:42Through the wind
29:44Walk on
29:46Through the rain
29:48Though your dreams
29:51Be tossed
29:54And blown
29:56Hello
29:56It's your paid friend Ali
29:59Richard are you there?
30:00Yes I am
30:01Here's the deal
30:02They are willing
30:02To have you back at Lear
30:04But you need to consent
30:05To a psychological evaluation
30:07And two weeks
30:08Of anchor management training
30:11Walk on
30:12I'll have to think about it
30:13I'll call you back
30:16You'll never
30:18Walk
30:22Alone
30:28Thank you
30:34I have to admit
30:35I thought this would be a train wreck
30:37Well, I gave him a few notes
30:39It's kind of great
30:45We are such stuff
30:47As dreams
30:48Are made on
30:49And our little life
30:51Is rounded
30:52With a sleep
30:56Shakespeare's tempest
30:57His last play
30:59And his farewell
31:01To the theatre
31:03Fitting words today
31:05As we say goodbye
31:06To my mother Ethel
31:07The founder
31:09Of this
31:11This theatre
31:14It's difficult for me
31:15To explain what it was like
31:16Growing up in an atmosphere
31:18Of creativity
31:19And free expression
31:20And the impact
31:22That it had
31:22On me
31:23And my brother John
31:25On Kristen
31:26And Miranda
31:29And this town
31:32There's Mrs. Wilkie
31:33My favorite algebra teacher
31:35And a brilliant
31:37Marsha
31:37In the seagull
31:38Howard Frazier
31:40Who
31:41When the lights went out
31:42On our
31:42Morning Becomes Electra
31:44He ran out to his truck
31:45Hooked up our
31:46Electrical system
31:47And in five minutes
31:48Presto
31:49The lights were back on
31:50He knew how important
31:52It was to keep
31:52The lights on
31:53In this theatre
31:54At that moment
31:55It was the most
31:55Important thing
31:56In his life
31:57And it still is
31:59Important
31:59Because the
32:00Millersburg Festival Theatre
32:02Was not just
32:03My mother's home
32:04It was
32:05And is
32:06The soul
32:08Of this town
32:09Sadly
32:11I must report
32:13That
32:13Because of
32:15Financial pressures
32:16And
32:17Misguided
32:18Programming
32:19Choices
32:20This theatre's
32:22In trouble
32:23It might even
32:25Close
32:25That's right
32:26But we're not
32:28Going to let
32:29That happen
32:30Are we
32:31No
32:34I'm coming
32:35Home
32:36To Millersburg
32:37I'm coming
32:39Home
32:39And I swear
32:41To you
32:42That together
32:43I will
32:45Restore
32:46The soul
32:47Of this
32:48Town
32:49By producing
32:51And directing
32:51And maybe
32:52Starring in
32:53The greatest
32:54Production
32:55This country
32:56Has ever seen
32:56Of a true
32:58American classic
32:59Thornton Wilder's
33:01Our Town
33:04My son's
33:05My son's
33:06Come home
33:17This is mom's funeral
33:18Right?
33:19No
33:19Not anymore
33:20It's the Richard
33:22Bean show
33:22Thank you
33:23No
33:24No
33:26No
33:27No
33:27No
33:33No
33:34No
33:35No
33:37No
33:40No
33:40No
33:40No
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