Seascape With Sharks And Dancer Full Script -
Because you were drowning.
By [Your Name] Diving into Don Nigro’s haunting one-act play
Surreal, intimate, volatile. Think Pinter meets Albee, with a touch of Lynch. What Makes This Script Special The play is a masterclass in subtext. Two strangers circle each other with desire, fear, and manipulation. Is Tracy a suicide survivor? A con artist? A ghost? Nigro never gives easy answers. The “sharks” and “dancer” in the title are metaphors for the dangers we swim through and the performance of daily life.
What’s your name?
It’s my father’s. He’s dead. I’m cleaning it out.
No you’re not. You don’t know me.
I chose to swim. You decided it was drowning. That’s your problem, not mine. seascape with sharks and dancer full script
Maybe I was looking for something down there.
Then why did you ask?
Will I see you again?
What do you want?
(Blackout.)
Sharks?
(She stands. Walks to the window. Presses her palm against the glass.)