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Act 1, Part 1

• A, an old woman, sits in her chair. B, a middle aged woman, sits on a bench at the foot of a large bed. C, a young woman, sits at a desk.

• A, B and C have an argument about how old A is. A calls B a "he."

• A frets about what day it is, disagrees when B tells her, then teases C about it being "today."

• C speaks sharply to her, B speaks sharply in response, and A starts to cry. B and C let her cry herself into silence again.

• A suddenly announces she has to go to the bathroom. B helps her into the bathroom, even though A complains that B is hurting her.

• B returns, commenting that it's the same routine every morning: get her set in her chair, and she realizes she has to go. She adds that sometimes they...

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