Time is the Mercy of Eternity: A Meditation in Four Acts
by Deb Margolin


Synopsis
This play is broken down into four parts.
When They Quiet Down, I Start is a monologue from the perspective of a dead suicide bomber who now collects the newly dead suicide bombers to bring them to the afterlife.
Clarisse and Larmon is about a husband and wife who are left with only a picture of their son's foot after he is killed at war.
The Rich Silk of It is based on a true story of a young actress who was killed by her ex-fiancee after she broke up with him.
Two actors morph into different characters, primarily playing the actress and the fiancee.
Time is the Mercy of Eternity shows a woman who won't leave a display bed in a department store, even after the pleadings of a female employee.
The employee is forced to call security, but doesn't want to see the other woman hurt, as she is obviously already distraught.
Publication
Time is the Mercy of Eternity: A Meditation in Four Acts is a play written by Deb Margolin and published by Samuel French (2007).
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Samuel French · 2007 · 50 pp
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