Seascape With Sharks And Dancer Full Script ❲2024-2026❳

A beach house at night. Sound of wind and distant waves. A single lamp. BEN sits on a couch, wrapped in a blanket, looking at TRACY, who stands wrapped in a towel, dripping, staring out a window.

(She stands. Walks to the window. Presses her palm against the glass.)

I don’t want coffee.

No you’re not. You don’t know me.

Why were you in the water?

What’s your name?

(She leaves. BEN stands alone. Sound of waves. He picks up the towel she dropped. Holds it to his face. Then he goes to the window and looks out. Blackness. Water sounds.) seascape with sharks and dancer full script

You heard a gull. Or a seal. Or your own guilt.

If you’ve landed here looking for the complete script of Don Nigro’s Seascape with Sharks and Dancer , you’re in the right place. Below, you’ll find the full text of this gripping, poetic two-hander. But first, let’s quickly cover why this play matters and how to approach it. Seascape with Sharks and Dancer (1984) is a one-act play by American playwright Don Nigro. It’s a dark, funny, and deeply psychological drama that unfolds on a stormy beach at night.

I don’t want anything warm inside me.

Why are you in this house?

It’s ten miles to town.

You chose to drown?