David and Lisa: A Play in Two ActsThe award winning motion picture has been adapted for the stage with the utmost fidelity. It retells the strange, appealing and utterly fascinating story of two mentally disturbed adolescents: David, the only son of wealthy parents who is tortured by his mania against being touched, and Lisa, the waif with a split personality. One of her selves will speak only in childish rhymes and insists on being spoken to in the same manner. The play follows their exhilarating progress and heartrending defeats during one term at Berkeley School, where they have come under the sympathetic guidance of psychiatrist Alan Swinford and his staff. Fellow students include Carlos, the street urchin; the over romantic Kate and stout Sandra, among others. Laughter, heart break and suspense distinguish this authentic and well told story. |
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ALAN enters ALAN is seated ALAN looks Alan Swinford Alan's office BARBARA bench big fat BLACKOUT SCENE BLACKOUT TRANSITION SCENE chair chess clock crayon crosses and exits David and Lisa David Clemens DAVID crosses DAVID enters DAVID is seated DAVID looks DAVID nods DAVID sits DAVID turns David's room Day Room desk DRACULA Eleanor Perry enters and crosses eyes face fat cat FATHER FERRIS girl glance hair hand Hello JOSETTE KATE kiddo laugh LISA and JOHN LISA looks LISA prints LISA's Looks at ALAN looks at DAVID love Paris magazine MOTHER Muriel night Offstage Okay pause play postpaid psychiatrist rhyme rises and crosses SANDRA SECOND BOY shakes his head shrugs SIMON smile stands staring stops story suitcase sure talk Teddy Bear tell Theodore Isaac Rubin There's thing touch turns to exit two-color posters voice waits walk