Robbery in Russian. Play for 6 people
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VADIM: Right.
Semyon and Lech sneak to the right.
VADIM: now slightly higher.
Thieves highlight above.
LECH: Oh, the picture. Nicely.
SIMON: We're not here to admire the paintings have arrived, come on Shine on.
VADIM: under the picture safe. Carefully remove it and put it on the floor.
The thieves pause for a moment. Glance.
Lech starts to scream, starts to panic, the thieves begin to run frantically around the apartment, face falling.
It's getting quiet.
VADIM: it May still turn on the lights, and then nothing for the noses porssible.
SIMON: Who is here?
Semyon pulls a pistol from his bosom.
VADIM: the Owner of the house is talking to you.
LEH: why you're at home, let me ask?
VADIM: because sleeping on the street is stupid if you have a house.
LEH: it is Logical.
SIMON: So, let's not joke! I have a gun.
LECH: Yes, Yes… I have a lighter.
Simon looks at Lexa like a fool.
VADIM: Am I kidding? You came to Rob – Rob. I've already shown you the picture, and there's a safe behind it. There's money in the safe. Code will tell.
SIMON: Look, if something goes wrong… we are serious people!
LEH (Vadim): Excuse me, where's the toilet?
Semyon looks accusingly at his accomplice.
LEH: we Really need!
VADIM: Yes without problems, understand, removed any case. Left around the corner, second door.
Lech runs away.
Simon comes to painting, removes, puts on the floor.
Heard the angry, painful voice of Lehi.
LEH: It's locked!
VADIM: the Second the door for angle, not the first!
I hear the door slam and the toilet drain.
SIMON: it's Dark, nothing is visible, there are small buttons on the safe.
VADIM: I Say, let's turn on the light. I can promise not to look in your direction to avoid seeing faces.
SIMON: we're not fools.
VADIM: Yes this, in General not so it is important, around homes are worth cameras. They perfectly read faces at any time of the day.
SIMON: Damn.
VADIM: do not worry, I will not declare anywhere.
SEMYON: Some you strange is a master. And why not you?
VADIM: Because I perfectly know about the reasons pushing on a robbery, and I do not condemn thieves.
SIMON: Oh really?
Semyon steps aside, gropes for a chair, sits down in it.
SIMON: well, tell me, if so, what drives us?
VADIM: the Light include?
SIMON: Let's just so, so that now still lit up.
The scene turns on a bright light, Simon sits in a chair, Vadim is not visible. Lech is worth on the edge of the scene, grabs for eyes, then for open.
LECH: Oops! What is so unexpected is it.
Lech again runs away. I hear the door slam and the toilet drain.
VADIM: I know several thieves, these are wonderful people, no different from ordinary hard workers, but with one caveat! They were not very lucky in life.
SEMYON: Not too lucky in life? Is that what you call it?" Where the hell are you?
Vadim gets up from the sofa turned back to the stage. It becomes visible. He gets up, Cup in hand, stretches, and walks through the house, ignoring the visitor.
VADIM: what do you call it?
SEMYON: We call this the principle of social inequality. The principle of injustice pervades the entire system of our society. I do not know how in other countries, I have never been, but in ours – this is a fact.
VADIM: and what is the inequality?
SEMYON: Look at yourself in the mirror, buddy.
Vadim is coming to mirror, looks assessing mournfully.
Into the room comes back Leh.
SIMON: now, look at Lech!
VADIM: Lech is the one with indigestion?
SIMON: He is the most.
Vadim looks at Lech.
Leh doesn't understand what's going on here, does not know how to behave.
SEMYON: See the difference? It's obvious. In everything. And you're about the same age. Now look at me.
Vadim looks at the Seeds. He looks rather shabby.
SEMYON: what handsome man?
VADIM: Ah as say, not secular society, of course, but on kind of guys adequate.
SIMON: I'm not about that. You thinking, we with Lech dreamed about such life? Do you think I've slept since I was a kid and seen myself climbing houses? Or can be (refers to Lech) you Lech always wanted to be a thief?
LECH: No, as a child I dreamed of becoming an astronaut.
SEMYON: And then?
LECH: Then driver on the truck, to field, forests, open spaces. Love nature.
SIMON: AND what did not?
LECH: not took. I studied, got a driver's license, but when I went to get settled – everywhere was rejected. Myka more than a year, vegetating on mommy's grub, then the plant went, but there is only health planted, and money really make money…
SIMON: do you need More explanations about social inequality?
VADIM: Need. One example is a special case.
SIMON: all right. I'll tell you about myself. I graduated in physics and engineering. It was a long time ago, really, but the brain was working as it should. Only me with these brains everywhere from at the gate turn gave. We did not come out with Lech mug, did not come to court. And wherever I came to work – everywhere there were crowds of the same as me. Newspapers, announcements, labor exchanges. Invite to interviews-invite, and then without explanation. Time goes by, and I want to eat. Went as a loader, what to do, there take all in a row. What is not searched in parallel – nothing nowhere to be found separately. Work like would and there is, and one starts call – or busy already place or choose challengers, promise call back. Never called back.