I Get Restless by Caroline V. McGraw This excerpt takes place about 1/3 of the way through the play. Scene 8 An Adirondack cabin, evening
Wood walls painted and repainted so many times they have acquired a thickness Mitch and Hazel enter, Mitch carrying a duffel bag The décor is extremely rustic—actually old, shabby, charming but not cute We see the spines of old detective and ladies magazines, all the books were published before 1979 The bedspread and rugs are old. But they are clean and well kept. The small living room opens into a larger bedroom. A large window hovers above the bed, overlooking a peaceful lake surrounded by fir trees There are little wedding things here and there—piled up extra paper plates and disposable cups, decorations, some wilting flowers, a few stray unopened gifts A garment bag hangs on a coathook in the bedroom The Wolf Head is mounted above the doorway between the living room and the bedroom
Hazel stares up at it, transfixed
MITCH I asked Cletus to clean up some of this stuff, but he’s uh, not always the most reliable guy Hazel breaks the wolf gaze Pretty flowers
HAZEL
Mitch watches her, cautious But she doesn’t say anything else about the wedding things She looks out at the lake Did you take my helmet? He shuffles around in a duffel bag and brings out a headpiece made of puffy fabric He hands it to her She puts it on