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Hey. Sorry. You can't sleep here.

This is a rest area, right?

That's right.

Alright, well, I'm resting.

No, you're sleeping.

Sorry, new law.

You need to get outta here.

Oh, hey. Hey.

Okay, so what you're saying

is that I can rest at a rest area,

but I can't sleep at a rest area.

Isn't that what resting is?

Look, come on man.

Just gimme a break, okay.

I've been driving for two days.

Look, buddy, it's called a rest area, not a sleep area.

Those are the rules, and I don't make 'em.

Now you need to get outta here

before I have to call the cops.

It's your choice.

Fine.

To hell with it.

I take it you're still open.

Boss man has a saying,

if we ain't open, we ain't making any money.

What you having?

I'll have vodka neat, please.

Hey, can you make that a double?

Ugh.

You want another?

You know I have a saying too.

The quicker the vodka gets into my belly,

the quicker I forget.

Hey, buddy. It's Dad.

I just wanna call and tell you that I left LA.

I'm headed home.

Hey, Todd.

Jodi.

Hi.

I've been reading through this play you wanna do.

I don't know.

Whatever happened to doing shows like "Peter Pan"

or "The Grinch?"

Oh, "The Grinch."

Yes, "The Grinch."

Oh, I love that movie.

I've seen it like eight times.

Huh?

Oh, Jim Carrey.

What an actor, huh?

Yeah.

Oh, hey. How about Oklahoma?

Or "The Music Man?"

Both great musicals.

♪ Dana da ♪

"West Side Story."

Oh yeah. No, classic for sure.

But I think the kids wanna do something

a little more modern.

Modern?

Yeah.

Oh, modern's edgy.

Edgy leads to trouble.

Oh, we got trouble right here in River City

with a capital T that rhymes with P.

That stands for poor.

Trouble. Trouble, trouble, huh?

Yeah. Yeah.

You know, Jodi,

I've graced the stage myself a time or two.

That's really fun, fun.

But the kids are really good and they wanna do some writing

and they wanna go to some competitions.

No, no, we don't have to budget for that.

If I recall, you're the one that begged me

to teach both middle school

and high school theater, right?

Well, I'm done teaching and they're ready to perform.

Perform. I'm not stopping you, but Jodi,

you just have to do it with the stuff you already got.

No, see, that's not fair

that the school won't allocate money

to the theater department.

And I agree with you, but I can't present this.

Oh, well, I bet if it was the football team, you would.

Wait, well, what do you mean by that?

I quit.

No, you can't quit.

Oh?

No, you gotta gimme a two week notice or something.

If you quit on this, you quit on those kids.

No, I'm not quitting on the kids, I'm quitting on you

with a capital Q.

♪ Capital Q ♪

It's trouble, trouble trouble.

All drop boxes.

You know you're not gonna get any wings

- by laying on that bell. - Sorry.

How can I help you?

Yeah, I was wondering if I could get a room.

How many?

How many rooms?

How many people and how many nights?

Oh, just me.

Alright.

- Maybe like a week. - Okay.

How much?

How much for the room, or how much for a bath?

- It's that bad, huh? - Yeah.

So you got any ID?

Yeah, I do.

Cool.

Thank you.

Yeah.

Well, I'll be...

You're that guy. Okay.

They got your picture right up

at Maggie's down the street.

I mean, it's right in the front

whenever you walk through the front door.

Yeah.

Huh? I'll be... You know, they do have a fancy hotel

up the highway.

Oh yeah. I just wanted some more quiet.

Okay, sure. 50 bucks a night sound good?

Mr. Tate?

Oh my God.

Oh, Mr. Tate. Tyler?

Oh my goodness.

Oh my goodness. Oh my.

Yes. This is Debra over at the Backster hotel

on Main Street.

Can you please send an ambulance?

I have a guest who is unresponsive here.

Honestly, I'm fine, okay.

I overdid it a little.

Oh, sir, what you're saying is you don't want us

to take you up to the hospital.

Yeah. Yes, sir. Thank you.

So you're refusing medical attention?

Yes, ma'am.

I just wanna be left alone, so.

Okay. So I just need you to sign my paper.

Okay.

You really should drink more water.

You know, beer is 95% water.

It's a little known fact.

Thank you.

Welcome. There's your guest.

Stay safe.

Debbie, do you want him to leave?

Listen, no more of this, you understand.

Buddy, you wanna kill yourself,

go jump off a bridge.

Just not in my motel.

Do you understand that?

Yes.

Okay.

You know, when I heard it was you,

I decided to come down here myself.

I figured the next time I saw you,

you'd be inviting me to some big old Hollywood shindig.

I guess those days have come and gone, huh?

Well thank you for that.

Listen, Tyler, I'm very sorry to hear about things.

About what's happened, but this isn't the place for this.

This isn't LA.

You can't be pulling this kind of crap here.

Hey, did you end up marrying Anita?

Yeah. Yeah, I did.

I had a great kid then she left town several years ago.

Probably should have seen that one coming.

I'm sorry to hear that, Bill.

Listen, I'm not here to talk about me.

Why are you here?

I came to hang out, see some friends.

Hang out by trashing a room?

By trying to kill yourself?

I suggest you find better ways to hang out

because if I have to come back here for this,

I'm gonna drag you outta here myself.

I mean it.

Do you understand?

Yeah. Yeah.

Hey, Debbie, you alright?

Yeah, I'm cool.

Okay, good.

It's such a shame, isn't it?

I don't know what the heck he's doing here.

If this happens again, you call me right away.

Absolutely will.

Yeah, okay.

Yeah. Hold on just a second.

Hey, come on, let's go.

Sir.

What do you mean this was canceled?

I don't know.

The teacher didn't even show up.

Well, it was a waste of time, anyway, let's go.

Hi, mama.

How are you?

I am excellent.

That's great.

Okay, mama, don't get mad, okay?

I quit my job.

Well, you hated that job anyway.

I hated the way they ran it. Totally different.

I love the kids.

Yeah.

So I was walking down the sidewalk, you know,

and I stopped off at that military building, you know,

it's right down on Spring Street,

and they rented me a space for my theater, come through.

Are you serious?

I'm very serious.

Oh my gosh.

You're gonna do your own thing then?

- Oh my gosh. - Yes.

I'm gonna do acting classes,

production classes, maybe community program.

I might need another acting teacher

if it goes the way I think it's gonna go.

So if you know of anybody maybe at the church,

just lemme know, okay?

Let me ask you,

does it have to be somebody from the church?

Hey there.

Hey.

What you having?

Can I get a menu?

Yeah, sure. I'll be right back.

Thank you.

Oh my gosh. It's you.

It is.

It's Tyler Tate.

Oh.

Can I sit?

I'm sorry, what's your name?

I'm Heather.

Heather, nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you too. - Yeah.

Nice to meet you.

Are you hungry?

Can we join you?

Oh.

You guys come on.

Hi.

- Hi. - Hi.

Nice to see you.

You know, whatever you want on the menu, it's on me.

I own the place.

Really?

Yeah, well, I mean, I own the building.

Yeah. I mean, you know,

if you ever have any real estate needs

or anything else. Oh.

Well, oh, how's the food?

Hey, Ruth, can you get this man here

some of our sauciest swings and maybe some fries.

And we should all do a shot.

- Yeah. - Yeah.

Ooh!

All right.

♪ Yeah we top five with it ♪

♪ Yeah we going up ain’t no stopping it ♪

♪ Crowd going wild with it ♪

♪ Yeah we going up ain’t no stopping it ♪

♪ All I got is tunnel vision ♪

♪ All I got ♪

Oh!

Is it?

Oh my God. Everybody left.

Yeah. So where are you staying anyway?

I am staying at a hotel.

Yeah. Why would you stay there

when you can just come home with me instead?

No, no, I can't.

I couldn't do that 'cause I don't wanna be a problem

and I'm tired and you probably have to work tomorrow.

- No, I.. - I don't wanna be a pain.

I work for myself, you know,

and I mean, it's just me and my daughter, Grace.

Ah!

And, I mean, she would love to meet you.

Get outta here.

- Yeah. I... - What?

Yeah.

You must be Grace.

Your mom told me a lot.

I'm Tyler.

She asked me to, you know, stay over.

Oh, you're eating Fruity Pebbles.

No way, get out.

I used to love those when I was a kid.

I sometimes I would put 'em up one of my nostrils

and then, but do you mind if I...

Oh man.

Pictures from last night.

Look at that. I'm famous.

Just because you're famous

doesn't mean you get to come in my house,

roll around with my mom and act like we're friends.

Wait, what?

No, no, no, no, no.

No, your mom and I didn't, you know, roll around.

Gross. Make sure she drinks this

and takes two of those.

No, it's happening!

What's happening buddy?

Miss Jodi's starting a community theater.

A community what?

A community theater.

She's doing acting classes.

I thought that was your teacher at school.

I think she quit.

Hey. Yeah. I just saw it too.

Yeah. I think I'm gonna register.

This is so cool.

Okay, I'll see you at school tomorrow. Bye.

Carson. What do you mean register?

She's doing an all ages class starting this Saturday.

I don't know about that.

I mean, we've got things to do around here.

Dad. This is important.

Well, so are a lot of other things.

I mean, are you really serious about all this?

Yeah. I wanna be an actor.

Yeah. You and everybody else apparently.

Not cool, Dad.

You're right. I'm sorry.

So can I go?

Sure.

Yes.

But if it costs anything,

it's coming outta your allowance.

Whoop!

Thanks, Heather.

I'm sorry.

Okay.

Okay. You got my number.

Okay. I'll see you around.

Okay.

Hey guys.

Grace, he's here!

Who?

Tyler Tate. He's in town.

Wait, really?

Uh-huh.

Is he doing a movie?

Could he be casting?

I'd give him my headshot, but I hate it.

Who would cast a movie here in the Loser town?

Cats got her claws out.

What's up with you?

Nothing.

So are you guys going

to miss Jody's new acting class tomorrow?

I guess so.

See you later.

Bye.

Hey, Debra. Hey, come in.

Hey, Tyler. I brought you some cooking

and you're going to eat it.

Well, thank you.

I ordered Uber Eats and they sent a car.

Oh! You don't want anybody to know you're here?

Not really.

Well, let me ask you, why would you wanna come home,

but not come home?

I just ran outta options, you know?

You gonna go back?

To LA?

Yeah.

No.

Well, how did it get so bad?

Gosh, I don't know.

'Cause for a while there it was good.

I'm not gonna lie to you, you know.

I had the money, I was traveling the world.

All of a sudden I felt invisible.

You know, I don't know what I'm gonna do now.

Who's gonna hire me to do what?

You could teach.

I could also put that lampshade on my head

and run around naked in the Town Square.

Yeah. Well, you could do that too.

Well, Tyler, I didn't come just to bring you food,

but I came with some good news and some bad news.

The bad news

is that your credit card was declined four times on me.

What?

So, yeah, the good news, I found you a job.

What? Well, okay, first of all,

I paid that credit card off last month.

Sure you did.

I think.

Mhm-hmm.

Second of all, I'm sorry, I'm not interested.

Sorry, but you pretty much have to be interested.

Otherwise, I just have to call the cops down here again,

and I don't want to do that.

That's blackmail.

Seriously, there's two things I want from you, okay?

First thing is, you're gonna clean up and get sober,

get rid of all that stuff.

Then I want you to talk to my daughter

about becoming an acting coach for her acting school,

or whatever she chooses to call it.

And then I want you to talk to the preacher.

Wait, that's three things.

Well, then it's three things then.

If you don't, kicking you out.

Are you serious?

Honey, do I look serious?

Oh, wow. I got lost.

Hello? Heaven is for real.

You think it is real?

Oh, hi. I don't know.

You know, I did a film a few years ago,

and I gotta tell you, I think heaven is the only place

that Hollywood hasn't figured out how to recreate.

So you do think heaven's real?

I mean, I don't know.

I'll say it is real.

You think you're gonna go?

Okay. Thank you, Debra. Wow.

Yeah, I did not see this coming.

No, I'm good at surprises.

I don't know if it's real, you know?

And plus I'd be dead.

So I don't think I'd care, you know?

Hmm. Let's say you went to heaven.

Who would you wanna see there?

My dad.

Anyone else?

Yeah, I don't know. Jesus.

Or, well, the guy that built the boat.

- Noah. - Noah, yeah.

Yeah. I mean, he seemed pretty cool.

What about you?

Interesting, you should ask.

Ah! Here we go.

Well, I wanna meet Jesus, of course.

I work for Him.

But the one guy that intrigues me the most is the guy

who died next to Jesus on the cross.

Wait, what, there was another guy?

Oh, yeah. Now he was a bad guy.

They only crucified the worst of the worst.

And he was a murderer, He was a rapist.

Bad news. But he went to heaven.

I mean, how does something like that happen?

I will have a take and he goes, I'm here.

And the angel with the book looks him up.

And he sees all the horrible stuff this guy's done.

You know, I think I did a show with that guy.

Maybe. But anyway, he's there, right?

So they call over the supervisor angel,

and they're just all so confused as to how this guy

got anywhere near those pearly white gates.

So they ask him, how did you get here?

And you know what he said?

The man next to me on the cross invited me here.

Jesus.

Exactly. Kind of simple really.

Yeah.

So how long are you in town for?

I don't know, you know.

Well, don't be a stranger.

But wait a minute, so what, that's it?

Yeah. What else you got?

I got nothing.

Okay.

All right. Well, I guess I can check this off my list.

The list?

Yeah. You know, Debra, she's a character.

So she has a list of things that I have to accomplish

in order to stay at her hotel for free.

So this is one of 'em.

What are the other items on the list?

One is to stay sober,

but it's very difficult to do that

when everyone's buying you shots at the bar, so.

Maybe just try staying out of the bars. Yeah.

What else is on the list?

She also wants me to teach acting classes

to a bunch of kids with her daughter.

That's a great idea.

I don't know. It's...

Tyler, look, you have a gift.

There's no doubt about that.

God gave it to you.

Sharing our gift with others help people,

turns out we're really helping ourselves.

Don't be a stranger.

All right.

Debra, I'm in the shower.

I'm in the shower.

Oh, hi.

Hi. You're not Debra?

No. Debra's my mom. I'm Jodi.

I guess you and my mom have some sort of arrangement.

Oh, oh, yeah, the acting classes.

You wanna come in?

No. Why don't you get dressed and meet me in the lobby?

Yeah, that's better.

All righty, so I have you down for Friday

and Saturday night, two double beds.

All right, okay.

Drive safely and we'll see you then. Bye-Bye.

Hey, Missy.

Well, that's none of your business who's staying here.

Okay. I just wanna make sure that you know business

is good. Yeah.

It's fine. It's fine.

Okay.

Hey. Yeah.

Hi.

Sorry about that.

Yeah, looks like you're the talk of the town.

Ah, yeah. Well, I don't want to be.

Please don't take this the wrong way.

I love the idea of you teaching,

I just don't think it's a good idea.

I'm sorry. Did I do something wrong?

Oh, no, no, no.

I just don't want one of my teachers, you know,

partying it up all over the town.

What? No, I wasn't partying all over town.

It just was... Had a few drinks.

Yeah, I saw that one.

Yeah.

I mean, this is a small town, you know,

these kids are very impressionable

and I don't want them to think that acting is about fame

and partying and liquor and it kind of defeats the purpose.

What purpose?

That acting is an art,

that the theater is a place to practice that art discipline.

That teaching these young people that they are better

than who they think they really are.

I can do that.

Do what?

Well, I can help them.

When was the last time you helped someone?

That's what I thought.

So I would be remiss if I didn't tell you

that I'm a huge fan.

I mean, I really am.

But I also think that if you came to my new studio,

all the attention would be on you and not on the kids.

I hope you understand.

Yeah, sure.

Great. Okay, good. I'm gonna go.

Bye sweetie.

- Love you. - I love you too.

Hi. Hey, good to have you.

Hey, you guys.

All right, you guys.

Ready? Welcome everybody.

Hello. Hello. Hello.

I am so excited to see your faces.

Are you guys excited?

Are you ready?

All right, so I wanna share with you something

that I just discovered, and I wanna make sure

that it's all okay with everybody here.

Hey, Mad.

No, it's okay, honey. I'm glad you're here.

All right, take a seat. Perfect.

Okay, so we have an incredible opportunity

to enter into a competition that is so beyond...

Hey, hey, hey.

All right. Take a seat. Gimme a minute, okay.

Hold, please.

Hey.

What are you doing here?

I want to help. I think I can help.

Look, Jodi, I've been doing some thinking.

Just always dangerous for me, so.

But I understand and you're right, okay.

This isn't all about me, it's about them.

And I think I can be of service.

Just let me try.

I mean, I need this.

No selfies.

All right, you guys,

I know you know Tyler Tate, yes?

Yes.

He's gonna be working with...

Under me as my assistant.

So we are gonna give him our full attention

and respect. Yes?

Yeah.

Okay.

Hey guys.

There you go.

Okay, so next weekend,

the regional theater competition is happening, okay?

I know it's last minute, but I know you guys

and I have seen what you do, and I believe in your talent.

So I say we do it.

Anybody with me?

Yes.

Okay. Are you sure?

Yes.

All right all right, all right cool, cool, cool.

So this is a regional competition,

which means that there's gonna be big theaters coming

from all over the state, okay?

No big deal, right. No problem.

We're gonna be featuring monologues.

So the monologue, right?

Mono meaning one person standing talking

as opposed to dialogue, which is di of two, right?

The monologue serves the actor brilliantly.

First of all, you always wanna have a monologue

at the ready in your back pocket.

So whenever there's a last minute audition, bam.

Yeah.

Hey, I know.

Hey, Mr. Tate, do you have a monologue in your back pocket

that you would like to share with the class?

Sure. Hey, guys.

Not everything is always as it seems,

you know, life as they say is an illusion.

And where I come from, half the people I know

are suicidal just like me. Yeah.

But unlike them, I was trying to kill myself slowly

with drugs and alcohol, death by a thousand cuts.

And one day, all the things

that I thought made me who I was,

who kept my identity, my self-worth,

they all disappeared.

The money, the fame, the prestige gone.

And I realized it was all just an illusion.

Those things, they didn't define me.

And once those things were gone,

it forced me to take a look at who I really was.

And I gotta tell you, I didn't really like what I saw.

You know, it's like I'm constantly trying

to swim back to shore.

And I can't get past the insidious grip of this undertow.

But you guys are free from all that, you know,

free to go out into the world and be whatever,

whoever you want to be.

And I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little jealous,

but I want that for you, truly.

You're next. Thank you.

Yeah.

Okay. So that's an example of a monologue.

Deeply personal. Yes?

Did you guys notice that?

Okay. So you're gonna break up into groups, twos and threes.

You're gonna start kind of workshopping some ideas

about your monologues.

There'll be about 20 to 30 seconds long, okay?

If you guys need paper or pens, they're over there.

We're gonna be walking around,

you know, if you want any help, just let us know,

which we're here to help.

Okay, are there any questions?

No. Yeah. You ready? Okay.

All right you guys, let's get her done, okay. Alright.

Hey, you guys.

The time's up for the day.

We are gonna be here every day this week.

So come in after school and work with us, okay?

We're here to help.

Give yourselves a hand you guys.

Get out of here.

Good job. Good job.

Of course. Hi.

See you Grace.

What are you doing here?

What are you doing here Serbico?

I'm helping.

With what? Autographs and selfies?

Good one.

Hey, there he is.

Hey man. Good job today, Carson.

You did great.

Wait a second. This is your old man?

Can't you see the resemblance?

Yes, I can.

Well, hey, this kid's good. He's got real potential.

You hang in there, okay?

Keep coming back.

Alright buddy. See you tomorrow.

Bye Miss Jodi.

Hey man.

Hey Tyler.

Are you a baseball player or?

Yeah, now it's like, I want to do this,

I gotta do this too.

Okay, well, cool.

Alright, Tyler.

Oh hey. Nice to meet you.

Look there. What's your name?

Maddox.

Maddox. You'll be back tomorrow?

I will.

Alright, I'll see you then.

See you.

Good job today, girls.

Thanks. I wanted to give you this,

but it's kind of ugly, but I still thought I should.

What is it a present?

I guess it's a headshot.

- Oh. - My headshot.

And you said it's ugly?

Yeah.

What you're talking about?

It's a beautiful picture.

You're just a little younger,

but yeah, you might want to update it.

I'll hold onto it.

Thanks.

Thanks.

- Hey. - Yes.

Is it true that you turned down the remake of Footloose

because you can't dance?

That is not true.

♪ Oh footloose ♪

So it is.

I'll see you guys tomorrow, yes?

Bye.

Good job today.

Hey.

Hey, so thank you.

You did a really nice job today.

Thank you.

So I guess, you know, I could come back.

- Yeah. - Yeah.

Yeah, we'll see.

No. Yes. All right.

I'm Tyler T and I'm an alcoholic and an actor.

Wow. Nice.

See you tomorrow.

All right.

I'm gonna finish cleaning up.

Thank you.

Alright.

Hey. - Hey, Tyler.

Well, do you think I could get some clean towels?

Yeah. Yeah. Just a sec.

Okay.

Jodi called and said,

it sounds like everything went really well.

Yeah. Yeah. I mean, it was crazy.

You got four calls from parents.

Some of the parents want you to give private acting lessons

to their kid.

What?

Yeah.

That is.

Right?

Well, alright, well, I'll have to clear it with Jodi, but.

Yeah.

That's amazing. Thank you.

She'll be here for dinner.

You should join us.

- I'll be there. - I'll see you at six.

- Okay, thanks. - Okay.

Hey, are you even listening?

What if this elephant comes through that door, right?

Oh wait, what if this elephant comes to that door, right?

If it can get through the door in our eyes.

Carson, the dinner's ready.

Whatcha working on?

Class stuff.

School stuff for that acting crap?

First, I'd like to thank my agent and my manager

for all those auditions that I'm never, ever gonna get.

And to all the people that are probably laughing at me

because, you know, wow, how beautiful I am.

Just thanks for all of it.

They're just drawn to it.

We cannot pursue our passions

if we concentrate on our critics.

Concentrate on her.

Maddy?

Hey.

Just got an email from Jodi,

something about a acting competition this weekend

on Saturday.

Yeah.

Well, you've got conditioning.

You're gonna be at the ballpark all day.

Yeah, maybe I could skip it.

That's a good choice.

I'll let Jodi know you can't make it.

Only touch once.

I wouldn't... She's gonna.

Would you like me to get this

- for you? - Thank you.

There. Shall we pray?

Yes.

- Yes, ma'am. - Yes.

Lord, now bless this food to our bodies

and our bodies to Your service, amen.

- Amen. - Amen.

Enjoy.

Hey, so mom says you've got some privates.

Well, I mean, I'm pretty sure I just kinda have the one.

Oh, Tyler.

Sorry.

I don't tolerate that talk at my table.

I can't help it.

I am who I am.

Yeah.

Yeah. Actually, pretty amazing, right?

But I wanted to clear it with you first, so.

And I thought whatever money I make,

I could donate half to the center.

Okay. Yeah, that sounds fair.

Cool. Yeah, so bring them in.

So, pricing company excluded of course,

but is there any talent in this town?

Yeah. Yeah. I'm shocked by the amount of creativity.

These kids are good.

- Yeah. - Yeah.

Do you think we're good enough to compete?

Well, here's the thing. I never did anything like that.

You know, I started a little late, so, you know,

the only thing I'm concerned about is the kids are so green.

It's a lot of pressure.

I'm not so sure it's a good idea.

Oh, well, I am.

Okay. Do tell.

Well, sports are a big deal in this town, right?

Theater is not, I've got this kid, Maddox, super talented

and his dad is just a fanatic for baseball.

So I was just thinking

that if our little community center could win

that competition the first week we're open, I don't know,

might change the way the community looks at the arts.

Plus first prize is a $2,500 check so.

And we could use that money to buy supplies

for our first production.

Okay, so it's for a cause.

Sorry.

Well, no, I'm just saying, you know, it's their art, Jodi,

you know, so no amount of prize money or trophies

is gonna validate their success.

I know, but I'm looking at the larger picture.

Oh, okay. So there's a larger picture.

You know what, what does it matter?

It's not like you're gonna be hanging around.

All right, it was great.

Seriously, thank you so much.

Bye mom. Thank you.

Goodnight.

Well, you don't have to walk me out.

Oh, I'll...

Well, okay. Yeah. I just.

Warm things I don't eat.

I know that's not true after.

- Oh! - Whoa! I'm just saying.

What? You know.

Did you just make up that monologue today

just on the spot?

I did.

Wow. You're talented Mr. Tate.

Thank you.

And you got some screws loose.

I have issues.

Goodbye, Tate.

Goodnight, Jodi.

All right. This way.

What do you think?

This is all a battle.

Grace, you've got this beautiful work,

this beautiful monologue,

and so find the different places. Hey.

Could you help me run through my monologue real quick?

Yeah, of course.

You doing the competition tomorrow?

Yes, I will. I'll be there.

- Okay. Alright. I'm gonna... - Okay.

Yeah, like Jodi said.

What you got?

Just something I've been playing around with.

That's a really great first line, Maddox.

Ooh, you know what you could do?

Take that section and just put it right in front of there.

It just makes it a little more, I don't know, powerful.

You know, when you're performing this monologue,

remember your beats, okay.

They can be powerful.

Just make sure they come from a real place.

You really think I should say all of this?

Well, I don't know.

Is it true?

Is this how you feel?

Hold on, let me ask you a question.

This anger that you're talking about,

is it directed at anyone specific?

My dad.

Okay. Your dad.

And so by saying this is, is it gonna help you?

I just want it to go away.

I mean, all I ever wanted was to be an actress.

It's like an escape for me.

Me too.

It's like all of life doesn't matter.

The thoughts up.

Well, there you go.

But say that, say that in your monologue.

I mean, get it outta your body.

You know, use it as therapy.

That's what I do.

You know, that's like the beauty of being an actor

is that we get to release all this fear,

frustration, and pain.

And look, I get it, it can be scary,

but at the same time, we also get to express the joy

and love and the hope and the things

that make us feel alive.

I'm sorry, honey.

His dad doesn't want him doing this.

Kind of surprise he showed up.

So am I gonna see you tomorrow, kiddo?

Deb, hey. Hey. What is going on?

She wants to see you.

Me?

Only you.

Who's this?

Oh, hey, Mr. Palmer, hi.

I'm Tyler Tate.

Hi, Mrs. Palmer.

We have been helping Madison with her acting

and she's such a great kid.

I'm just shocked. I'm so sorry.

Are you okay with me going back and talking to her?

Okay.

Is she gonna be okay?

Are you okay?

Yes.

It's okay, you guys.

Sorry. Sorry.

Are you all right?

Lets get going home, okay.

- She'll be okay. - She'll be fine.

We'll let you know.

Hey, how you doing? Can I come in?

- I'm really sorry. - Hey, hey, Madison,

don't, you know.

You don't need to say you're sorry, okay?

Yeah. I know how you feel. I do.

And I know that those feelings

are trying to make you think

that you need to apologize,

but you don't owe me an apology. Okay?

You don't owe me an apology,

and you don't know anyone else an apology.

I just want you to promise me

that you'll never do something like this again.

Your mom and dad are here,

and whether you believe it or not, they love you.

If you ever feel like doing something like this again,

I want you to call me. Okay?

I don't care when, you promise?

Promise.

Joy. I'll check in on you tomorrow.

Try and get some sleep.

Maybe I'll bring you some Cheez-Its, bye.

Hey, Jack. It's your dad.

Buddy, I miss you so much.

I don't think I'm a...

I don't think I'm gonna call anymore

because it just doesn't...

It's just not so easy for me anymore.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry, buddy.

I love you. Your dad loves you.

I love you so much.

We're gonna be together real soon, okay, bud.

You know, one of the differences between reality

and fiction, fiction has to make sense.

Listen to what Jesus said.

He said, "I will come and take you with me

that you be where I am."

He's talking about heaven.

Well, all packed up.

Debra, I'm so sorry.

I'll find a way to pay you for the rent, thank you.

Oh, no, no, no. You're not leaving.

We packed up your booze and your hose. Gimme that.

You got work to do, buddy.

Jodi. I know. I blew it.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I forgive, I forget.

Now we gotta work with those kids, right?

That competition is coming up right quick.

Okay.

Okay.

All right. So you guys know your monologues, right by heart?

Yes.

Memorized in your brains.

Now, the important is to get them down into your heart.

It doesn't matter if you know the words or not,

it doesn't matter.

Huh! Madison, is that you?

You look so beautiful.

Thank you.

I guess a little time in the hospital does wonders.

Come here. Come here.

So glad you're here.

Normally I would apologize

for everything I put you guys through,

but I think what I'd rather say is,

you guys are the best and thank you so much

for all your love and support.

Guys, that's it.

Best Supporting Actors, that's our name.

Best Supporting Actors.

What do you guys think?

They stop all the names.

I bet they travel with it.

Okay. Okay. Okay.

Hey guys, guys, guys. Alright, come on.

Come on, come in, come in, come in, come in.

All right, I got a story for you, okay.

So there I was, right With Denzel Washington.

With Denzel Washington?

Yeah. Yeah. I mean, who was I, right?

I mean, I didn't deserve to be there and then it hit me.

I just had to believe and I had earned the right

to go toe to toe with the best actor in the world.

I had to believe in myself,

and that's what you guys need to do, right?

You just need to believe in yourselves. Okay?

You got it?

Oh yeah!

Go get this.

Yaay!

Hey, hey, hey.

Every team need some uniforms.

Hey look at that.

Oh my God!

What? Carl, what a turnaround.

Awesome.

There you go.

Ladies and gentlemen,

welcome to the Fifth Annual Actors Awards,

Northeastern Monologue Competition.

If we can have contestant, Adam Franklin

from the Actors Group, the slates performing blankets.

Hey. Why you're still looking at that?

You know it by heart.

I've never been so nervous.

More nervous than I was when I made you eat Fruity Pebbles

with me? You got this, okay?

I love the new look.

Life's a lot brighter than it was.

So you're having fun?

Hey, this is more exciting

than any baseball game I've ever been to.

Right. Yeah. I know this is hard for you, Dad.

Hey, look, I'm sorry for being such a jerk,

but if you're happy, I'm happy.

Please welcome Emma Hansberry to the stage.

Go get it. Go get.

I think we all have a crutch to bear in life.

We each have a pain that we need to live with.

For me, it's my looks.

Sometimes people tell me I'm beautiful,

but I just don't see it ever.

I wrote a letter today and sent it out to that show

that does makeovers.

You know, the show, "Beautiful Day?"

I wrote a passionate letter in hopes

that they feel bad for me and gimme a makeover,

make me beautiful. Nothing.

And sure, I know those books that talk about,

if you're beautiful on the inside,

you're beautiful on the outside.

So why can't I believe it about myself?

I like who I am on the inside.

So why can't I just like who I am on the outside?

And I know about those beauty tricks, they don't work.

When my friends and family tell me I'm beautiful,

but I just don't see it.

I mean, some days I look at women

in movies like Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn,

and I wish I were them.

Just for one day to like the way I look,

just one day to look in the mirror

and not see an ugly monster.

To see the slightest bit of beauty,

that would be my beautiful day.

People often associate pain with discomfort,

but that's not always the case.

At least for me, it wasn't.

I took comfort in my pain

because it was a distraction from my anger.

And I wanted to be an actress so I could escape all of that.

Be someone else, disappear.

I was afraid.

Afraid to be myself because I wasn't sure

who that person was.

My world had become very black and it almost killed me.

But I'm not afraid anymore

because I know that I'm surrounded by love.

And if I ever do get to Hollywood and become a star,

I may be playing a character,

but it will always be a reflection of me.

My past will be a mystery

because life before this moment isn't worth talking about.

But from this day forward,

things are gonna get a lot better.

I see colors again. I have hope.

For me, it's like this overwhelming force

to explore acting.

I mean, it's bigger than me.

It's probably created by God himself.

I think that sports fans and athletes can relate to that.

You know, we're just drawn to it.

But we cannot pursue our passion

if we concentrate on our critics.

I'm guessing that's why some artists don't even read

their reviews. Why some drink.

I mean, that shuts up our critical thinking

for a little while, right?

But it destroys us in other ways.

I don't know.

I'm not an alcoholic.

All I know is I'm addicted to making art.

I'm tired of her.

Who the hell does she think she is?

Coming into my mind and insulting me.

I am almost an adult,

and I still have her as part of my life.

I just don't know what to say.

I'm at a loss for words here.

I'm not talking to her and no,

I don't think I'm overreacting.

I'm giving her this silent treatment.

It's fair. She is the one that makes me feel worthless,

ugly, and hollow.

Look, I never liked her from day one.

Hey, I'm sorry, but it's how my mother raised me.

She told me, Grace, be yourself.

Don't listen to other people.

But that person is me.

That voice is in my head

and I have to stop listening to her.

Maybe my mom can help.

I trust my mother.

If she said run in front of a train, I would.

But sometimes I'm not so sure we live under the same roof.

So whatever, I'm through with her, the voice in my head,

let her do what she wants,

I don't care anymore.

At least my mother can listen to me and she does.

She's my pride and joy and I thank God for her.

I never have to listen to that voice again.

My dad and I have an elephant in our house.

I've never seen it.

And well, we're not zookeepers, but it's there

and it has to do with my mom.

So I guess it's a girl elephant.

You see, I've never met my mom. I don't know her.

Gosh, what if she hates me?

I mean, what if she thinks I'm ugly?

What if I don't like her?

What if this elephant comes through that door, right?

If it can get through the door and our eyes meet,

but the feeling's not there.

Yeah, she's my mother.

But why did she decide to ditch us?

Maybe she didn't want the responsibility.

I'm cool with that, I think.

I mean, the few letters she sent were cool and all,

but they were just words on paper.

She's got her own family now with her own kids,

the one she actually wanted.

And now I'm just a bad memory she's trying to erase.

So Dad, what do you mean I don't understand?

She doesn't want us, I'm sorry.

Maybe that's our elephant.

Maybe that's why we stop connecting.

I have a check for $2,500 that will be awarded

to the studio that had the overall highest scores

from each contestant on stage.

And that studio is newcomer, Best Supporting Actors.

Whoo!

Absolutely.

Alright, I see that smile.

I thought you said that money and trophies

is not a measure of the kids' success.

Well, it isn't, but yep.

Maybe I should, you know, stick around to make sure

that it doesn't happen in the future.

Oh!

It's her.

We won a trophy.

Oh, okay. I'll catch up with you. Hi Todd.

Congratulations.

Thank you. Thank you. Well so much.

You know I was also Cornelius Hacker in "Hello, Dolly."

Yeah, you said that.

♪ Out there there's a world outside of Yonkers ♪

♪ Way out there beyond this hick town Barnaby. ♪

So good.

♪ There's a slick town, Barnaby. ♪

Hey, I wanna thank you for helping my son.

I haven't seen him this happy, this proud in a long time.

He really needed it. I needed it.

And I guess I can be an ass sometimes. Huh?

What? What? Come on you?

Yeah. Watch it, there's a new chief in town.

See you around.

Hey Jimmy, you are a heck of a football player.

You too, pal.

Pastor Cam. Oh no, no, man. No.

Congratulations, Tyler.

Thank you.

You really did use your gifts.

Aw, thank you.

Thank you for everything.

It was all you man.

It was a pleasure to watch.

I appreciate it.

So do I. Thank you. Enjoy.

Thank you.

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♪ Where we can go and be alone ♪

♪ So come away, with me ♪

♪ Nobody has to know ♪

♪ Where we gonna go ♪

♪ Mmm ♪

♪ I was just ♪

♪ Calling to see if you're free ♪

♪ To run away with me ♪

♪ To run away with me ♪

♪ Don't tell your friends ♪

♪ We'll let them know we safe later on ♪

♪ The road is calling ♪

♪ Sun on our skin ♪

♪ Sleeping under stars when it's gone ♪

♪ I was just ♪

♪ Calling to see if you're free ♪

♪ To run away with me ♪

♪ To run away with me ♪

♪ To run away with me ♪

♪ To run away with me ♪

♪ Oooh ♪

♪ Run away with me ♪

♪ Run away with me ♪

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♪ Run away with me ♪