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[ "TURKEY IN THE STRAW" PLAYS ]

[ "JOLLY OLD ST. NICHOLAS"

PLAYS ]

>> * JOLLY OLD ST. NICHOLAS,

LEAN YOUR EAR THIS WAY *

* DON'T YOU TELL A SINGLE SOUL

WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY *

* CHRISTMAS EVE WILL SOON

BE HERE *

* NOW, YOU DEAR, OLD MAN *

* WHISPER WHAT YOU'LL BRING

TO ME *

* TELL ME IF YOU CAN *

* WHEN THE CLOCK IS STRIKING

12:00, WHEN I'M FAST ASLEEP *

* DOWN THE CHIMNEY WITH YOUR

PACK, SOFTLY YOU WILL CREEP *

* ALL THE STOCKINGS YOU WILL

FIND HANGING IN A ROW *

* MINE WILL BE THE SHORTEST

ONE * * YOU'LL BE SURE TO KNOW *

* JOHNNIE WANTS A PAIR OF

SKATES * * SUSIE NEEDS A SLED *

* NELLY WANTS A STORYBOOK,

ONE SHE HASN'T READ *

* AS FOR ME, I HARDLY KNOW,

SO I'LL GO TO REST *

* CHOOSE FOR ME, DEAR

SANTA CLAUS, WHAT YOU THINK

IS BEST *

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

[ SIREN WAILING ]

>> WHAT DO I LOVE ABOUT THE

THEATER?

WOW. GREAT QUESTION.

[ SIGHS ] YOU'VE GOT TO FEEL IT.

IT'S IN YOUR BONES.

IT'S IN YOUR VEINS.

IT'S IN YOUR BLOOD.

AND I CAN'T TELL YOU.

IF YOU DON'T KNOW, I'M SORRY.

BUT YOU WATCH ME, AND I

GUARANTEE SOME OF IT'S GONNA

RUB OFF ON YOU.

MY NAME IS EUGENE OLIVIER, AND

I'M A FAIRLY SUCCESSFUL THEATER

ARTIST FROM NEW YORK CITY.

IT'S WHERE I CALL HOME NOW --

THE BIG APPLE.

IT'S -- IT'S AN AMAZING CITY --

THE -- THE BEST IN THE WORLD, I

THINK.

BEEN OUT HERE FOR ABOUT 10

YEARS NOW, AND I FEEL PRETTY

GOOD ABOUT THE THINGS THAT I'VE

ACCOMPLISHED.

MOST RECENTLY, UH, COMPLETED A

PROJECT CALLED "RASPUTIN'S

ADVENTURES IN NEVERLAND" --

MUSICAL.

TINKER BELL HAS BROUGHT RASPUTIN

TO NEVERLAND, AND HE TURNS INTO

CAPTAIN HOOK, AND, THEN, YOU

KNOW HOW THE STORY GOES FROM

THERE. I'M A LITTLE MORE HANDS-OFF WITH

THIS. ALL I DID WAS WRITE IT, DIRECT

IT. UH, I DID WRITE THE MUSIC FOR

IT, AND I PLAYED RASPUTIN.

BUT I HAD OTHER PEOPLE PLAY THE

OTHER PARTS.

PROBABLY THE BIGGEST MUSICAL

PRODUCTION THAT I'VE PUT ON, BUT

I FEEL LIKE IT'S LIKE A DAY JOB

NOW OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW?

I HAVE DONE WHAT I CAN DO HERE

IN NEW YORK, AND I'M READY FOR A

NEW CHALLENGE.

NOW IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON AND TRY

SOMETHING DIFFERENT, SO I'M

GONNA HEAD OUT TO LOS ANGELES,

CALIFORNIA, WHERE TWO OF MY GOOD

CHILDHOOD FRIENDS FROM ORRVILLE,

OHIO, ARE NOW LIVING, LAWRENCE

AND REGINA.

THEY DON'T KNOW THAT I'M COMING,

SO WE'RE GONNA SURPRISE THEM.

I JUST WANT TO GO OUT THERE AND

RECONNECT WITH THEM AND CREATE

SOMETHING WITH THEM AGAIN.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT

NEW YORK CITY -- IF YOU CAN MAKE

IT HERE, THEN YOU CAN CERTAINLY

MAKE IT IN LOS ANGELES.

[ TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS ]

>> * WILL THE CIRCLE BE

UNBROKEN? *

* BY AND BY, LORD *

* BY AND BY *

* THERE'S A BETTER HOME

A-WAITING *

* IN THE SKY, LORD *

* IN THE SKY *

>> * OH, I FOLLOWED CLOSE BEHIND

HER *

* I TRIED TO HOLD UP AND BE

BRAVE *

* BUT I COULD NOT HIDE MY

SORROW *

* WHEN THEY LAID HER IN THAT

GRAVE *

>> * WILL THE CIRCLE BE

UNBROKEN? *

* BY AND BY, LORD *

* BY AND BY *

>> YOU SOUNDED AMAZING, MAN.

GOLDEN PIPES -- YOU STILL GOT

THEM. >> THANK YOU.

WELL, IT'S THE CLOSEST I GET TO

BEING ONSTAGE AGAIN.

>> KIM! >> HEY!

>> YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL!

HEY, DID YOU MOVE THE KIDS'

STUFF OUT OF MY ROOM?

I'M MOVING IN. JUST KIDDING.

I'M KIDDING, I'M KIDDING, I'M

KIDDING. HEY, UH, DO YOU WANT TO COME?

YOU SHOULD GET YOUR STUFF.

WE'RE GONNA GET SOME BEERS.

>> IS THAT OKAY, BABY?

>> [ CHUCKLES ] GO AHEAD.

>> [ LAUGHS ]

>> YEAH.

WE SHOULD BRING THE KIDS.

>> [ CHUCKLES ]

>> I MISS THEM.

>> THEY'RE 5 AND 7.

>> EH.

>> YOU KNOW WHAT?

I THINK I'M GONNA GO CHECK ON

THEM. >> ALL RIGHT.

>> UM, DON'T STEAL ANYTHING.

>> THAT'S STUPID.

THERE'S LITERALLY NOTHING TO

STEAL OUT HERE.

>> MR. BARNES, YOU'RE INTERESTED

IN REFINANCING YOUR MORTGAGE

TODAY.

EUGENE IS ONE OF MY OLDEST

FRIENDS IN THE WORLD.

YOU KNOW, WE USED TO DO THEATER

TOGETHER AS LITTLE KIDS.

YOU KNOW, SO TO SEE HIM DOING SO

WELL IS JUST -- YOU KNOW, IT'S

PRETTY AWESOME.

IS THAT GOOD?

THIS MIKE.

HELLO.

>> AND THEN MAYBE A SHOT?

>> I THINK I'M GOOD.

>> ONE MORE. THANK YOU.

[ SIREN WAILING ]

>> [ LAUGHS ]

CAN I TELL YOU SOMETHING?

YOU WERE THE ABSOLUTE LAST

PERSON I THOUGHT I WOULD SEE

TODAY.

I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M SITTING HERE

WITH EUGENE OLIVIER, THEATRICAL

AUTEUR.

>> ARE YOU SERIOUS?

>> I'M SO SERIOUS.

>> COME ON, COME ON.

>> [ LAUGHS ] NO, NO, NO, NO!

I KEEP EVERYTHING, MAN.

IT'S BEEN WAY TOO LONG.

>> YEAH.

>> YOU READY? >> TO TELL YOU WHY I'M HERE?

>> TO TELL ME WHY YOU'RE HERE.

>> I MOVED OUT HERE WITH NOTHING

BUT A TYPEWRITER AND...

A SHOE BOX BECAUSE YOU AND I --

WE HAVE EXACTLY 12 MONTHS --

365 DAYS -- TO COMPLETE THE NEXT

GREAT AMERICAN MUSICAL.

>> OR ELSE?

>> I KILL MYSELF.

[ LAUGHS ]

I MEAN, WE SHOULD GET STARTED.

SUICIDE THREATS ARE BASED

COMPLETELY ON LEVERAGE.

AND FOR THAT REASON, I USE THEM

ALL THE TIME.

RIGHT? LIKE, UM...

"IF YOU DON'T GIVE ME THAT PIECE

OF PIZZA, I'M GONNA KILL

MYSELF."

OR, UH, IF, UM...

IF YOU DON'T WANT TO DO A

MUSICAL WITH YOUR BEST FRIEND,

"OKAY, GOOD. I'M DEAD.

YOU KILLED ME."

SEE, IN THE THEATER, YOU NEED A

GOOD STORY, RIGHT?

IN THIS STORY, IF THE SHOW

FAILS, THEN I KILL MYSELF.

THE STAKES ARE FUCKING HIGH!

LET'S PUT ON A SHOW...

AS SOON AS WE FIND A PLACE TO

LIVE, BECAUSE KIM DOES NOT WANT

ME STAYING WITH THEM.

>> WELL, THIS IS IT.

>> THIS...

THIS WORKS.

>> IT DOES?

>> YES. THANK YOU.

THIS IS GOOD.

I'LL TAKE IT.

WILL -- WILL, UH, $20 A WEEK

CLOSE THIS DEAL?

>> CLOSED. >> YES, YES.

YES. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

>> OOH, BABY.

>> EVERY -- EVERY SATURDAY.

>> THAT'S REAL, RIGHT?

>> YEAH. THAT'S REAL.

>> REAL WILL DO.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> WELL, ALL RIGHT.

>> THANKS, MAN.

>> ENJOY. >> CLOSE THAT GARAGE DOOR FOR

ME? >> YOU GOT IT.

>> THANK YOU.

I JUST MOVED OUT HERE TO

BEAUTIFUL LOS ANGELES,

CALIFORNIA, UH, WITH THE HOPES

OF STAGING THE NEXT GREAT

AMERICAN MUSICAL WITH THE HELP

OF MY CHILDHOOD FRIENDS.

I THINK WE SHOULD GET STARTED.

HOW ABOUT "OTHELLO"?

"OTHELLO: THE MUSICAL."

YOU'RE GONNA PLAY OTHELLO, UH,

AND REGINA IS PERFECT FOR

DESDEMONA.

YOU KNOW THAT.

AND MAYBE I'LL PLAY IAGO.

IT'S A GUARANTEED HIT.

>> LOOK, KIM'S, UM...

A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT ME

DOING A PLAY WITH -- WITH YOU.

>> COME AGAIN? WHAT?

>> SHE'S A LITTLE CONC-- NOT AS

MUCH THE --

>> IS THIS -- WAIT.

DOES THIS HAVE ANYTHING TO DO

WITH HOW I-I ACTED AT YOUR GUYS'

WEDDING?

IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO.

SHE HASN'T GOTTEN OVER THAT?

>> KIM IS JUST A LITTLE

CONCERNED ABOUT HOW YOU'LL

HANDLE THE, UM -- THE ADDED

STRESS.

>> MAN, I TOLD YOU NOT TO TELL

HER ABOUT THE S-U-I-C-I-D-E

T-H-R-E-A-T SHIT.

>> WELL, SHE'S MY W-I-F-E, AND

WE SHARE EVERYTHING TOGETHER.

>> I WAS 70% JOKING WHEN I SAID

THAT. >> WERE YOU?

>> YEAH -- UH, YES!

IT WAS A JOKE, YES.

LISTEN, CAN WE PLEASE JUST TALK

A LITTLE BIT MORE? 'CAUSE I THINK I CAN REALLY SELL

YOU ON THIS. IF WE DO

"OTHELLO: THE MUSICAL" -- IT'S

THE ROLE THAT YOU'VE ALWAYS

WANTED TO PLAY. >> EUGENE, I NEED YOU TO SEEK

HELP.

WE WERE IN HIGH SCHOOL, DOING

THE ANNUAL HOLIDAY SHOW AT

O.C.T. IT WAS CHRISTMAS EVE.

I'LL NEVER FORGET IT.

WE WERE BACKSTAGE, GETTING READY

TO DO THE SHOW, WHEN EUGENE'S

MOM GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT.

GUESS MR. FELD DEBATED WHETHER

HE SHOULD TELL EUGENE OR NOT.

[ SIREN WAILING ]

ULTIMATELY, HE DECIDED TO LET

THE SHOW GO ON.

>> * HOLY INFANT, SO TENDER... *

>> REGINA WOUND UP TELLING HIM

AFTER THE CURTAINS CLOSED

THAT HIS MOM WAS DEAD, AND HE

WAS NEVER REALLY THE SAME SINCE.

>> * SLEEP IN HEAVENLY... *

>> SO, DR. LOVE, I WANTED

TO TELL YOU --

>> I GOT TO STOP YOU RIGHT

THERE. >> UH-HUH.

>> IT'S DR. "LOHVE."

>> EXCUSE ME?

>> "LOHVE" LIKE "DOHVE."

>> YOU KNOW, YOU COULD PRONOUNCE

"DOHVE" "DOVE," LIKE THE BIRD,

RIGHT? >> YOU COULD, YEAH.

BUT THAT WOULD BE INCORRECT,

WOULDN'T IT?

>> YOU KNOW, I JUST WANTED TO

LET YOU KNOW, THE ONLY REASON

THAT I'M ACTUALLY HERE -- NO

OFFENSE -- BUT IS, UM -- IS SO

THAT LAWRENCE WILL BE IN MY

MUSICAL AND THAT OTHERWISE, I'M

COMPLETELY HEALTHY.

>> OF COURSE.

YOU KNOW, LAWRENCE TOLD ME ABOUT

THAT. >> THAT I'M HEALTHY?

>> NO. ABOUT YOUR MUSICAL.

IT SOUNDS LIKE A VERY

INTERESTING PROJECT.

>> REALLY?

WHAT ELSE [SCOFFS] DID HE SAY

ABOUT ME, THEN?

>> LET'S NOT WORRY ABOUT

LAWRENCE.

LET'S TALK ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE.

>> OKAY. SO, WHAT ELSE SHOULD WE

TALK ABOUT?

>> WHAT DO YOU WANT TO TALK

ABOUT?

>> I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT

LAWRENCE. >> [ CHUCKLES ] CAN I TELL YOU A

STORY ABOUT SOMETHING?

>> PLEASE.

>> THERE WAS MY FRIEND.

HE WAS A GREAT GUY.

HE HAD TO SPEND 40 DAYS AND

40 NIGHTS IN THE DESERT.

>> THIS IS A FRIEND OF YOURS?

>> YEAH.

AND HE DID IT BECAUSE HE HAD THE

SMARTS UP HERE...

>> UH-HUH.

>> ...MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE

SMARTS UP THERE.

>> JESUS.

>> JESUS.

>> GUYS, WE'RE GOING.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

>> I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> IF LAWRENCE CALLS, TELL HIM

THAT I WAS HERE.

>> "CONFRONTATIONAL.

SEEMS JEWISH."

[ MID-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS ]

>> * PICK MY LONGER DAYS APART *

* CLIMB ON THE ROOF AND TELL ME

WHAT YOU SEE *

* CALL ME MAMA'S BOY... *

>> PART OF BEING A SUCCESSFUL

THEATER ARTIST IS -- IS

RECOGNIZING THE TALENT IN

OTHERS.

>> * WHERE THEY BELIEVE

THE ONE *

>> IT TAKES AN ARMY TO PUT ON A

SHOW. AND I KNOW I HAVEN'T FINISHED

WRITING IT YET, BUT I DO KNOW

THAT I'M GONNA NEED AN ARMY.

I'M GONNA BUILD ONE, ONE SOLDIER

AT A TIME.

MY NAME'S EUGENE OLIVIER.

I'M A THEATER ARTIST FROM

NEW YORK CITY.

THEATER ARTIST FROM

NEW YORK CITY. I'M A THEATER ARTIST FROM

NEW YORK CITY. YOU'RE GONNA HELP ME WITH MY

NEXT MUSICAL.

>> * HOW LONG HAVE I BEEN... *

>> YOU CAN TEACH A LOT OF THINGS

IN THIS WORLD, BUT YOU CAN'T

TEACH PASSION.

"OTHELLO" -- IT'S GOT

EVERYTHING -- MURDER, PAIN,

RACISM, JEALOUSY, LOST LOVE.

BUT WHY DO IT NOW?

THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA FIGURE

OUT. * OTHELLO, WHAT CAN YOU TELL

LOS ANGELES? *

* OTHELLO...TO SAY TO THE PEOPLE

OF L.A. *

* I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M

DOING IN "OTHELLO" *

* OTHELLO, OTHELLO *

[ TIRES SCREECH, HORN HONKS ]

>> JESUS CHRIST, MAN!

[ HORN HONKS ]

>> OH...SHIT.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOTHING IN

THIS WORLD... >> FUCK YOU, MAN!

>> ...MORE BEAUTIFUL OR MORE

INNATELY HUMAN, MORE ORGANIC

THAN A MOMENT OF INSPIRATION.

HA!

WHEN I WRITE, IT'S LIKE I'M

GOING INTO A CAVE, LITERALLY

WALKING INTO A CAVE.

BUT I CAN'T HEAR OR SEE ANYTHING

EXCEPT THE ARC OF THE STORY,

RIGHT?

THAT'S IT.

I DON'T EAT.

I DON'T SLEEP.

I DON'T SHIT OR PISS IN THE

TOILET FOR DAYS AT A TIME.

LIKE, IT'S REALLY THAT INTENSE.

IT'S LIKE YOU, UM, BLACK OUT

FROM DRINKING TOO MUCH BOOZE OR

YOU'VE BEEN IN, UM, A TERRIBLE

CAR WRECK, YOU KNOW?

OR EVEN WORSE, LIKE IF -- IF YOU

COULD EXPERIENCE A PLANE CRASH

AND SURVIVE IT.

[ LAUGHING MANIACALLY ]

YOU KNOW, IT'S -- IT'S SOMETHING

TO THAT EFFECT WHERE, WHEN IT'S

DONE, I HAVE TO, YOU KNOW,

REGAIN COMPOSURE AND, UM -- AND

TAKE A LOOK BACK AND TRY AND

FIGURE OUT WHAT THE FUCK JUST

HAPPENED.

AND I KNOW THAT'S NOT GOOD, BUT

I-IT'S THE ONLY WAY THAT I KNOW

HOW TO WRITE OR TO BE CREATIVE.

WHAT'S UP? IT'S EUGENE.

UH, I FOUND IT, MAN.

I FOUND THE IDEA.

THE WHOLE SHOW IS WRITTEN, ALL

OF IT. THE ENTIRE SHOW IS WRITTEN.

IT'S THE ONE.

I MEAN, I CAN FEEL IT.

SO COME OVER TOMORROW.

WE'LL BE WAITING FOR YOU.

AND I'M GONNA MAKE YOU FEEL IT,

TOO.

HUGS AND KISSES TO THE FAMILY.

[ SMOOCHES ] THIS IS A LITTLE SONG I LIKE TO

CALL "LET'S DRIVE THIS FUCKING

BRONCO RIGHT OFF THE ROAD."

[ POP MUSIC PLAYS ]

>> I LOVE THIS ONE.

>> IN OUR PERFECT SITUATION, WE

HAVE A REAL BRONCO ONSTAGE, BUT

RIGHT NOW, JUST USE YOUR

IMAGINATION, PLEASE.

* RUN, O.J., RUN *

* RUN, RUN, RUN, O.J., RUN *

* RUN, RUN, RUN, O.J., RUN *

* RUN, RUN, O.J. *

* RUN, RUN, O.J., RUN *

* RUN, RUN, RUN, O.J., RUN *

* RUN, RUN, RUN, O.J., RUN *

* RUN, RUN, O.J. *

* THESE PEOPLE, THEY THINK

THAT I'M A MURDERING MAN *

* THAT THESE KILLINGS ARE ALL

PART OF MY MASTER PLAN *

* THAT I TOOK MY LOVE'S LIFE AND

HER FRIEND, GOLDMAN *

* NOW THEY'RE TRYING TO LYNCH

ME LIKE THE KU KLUX KLAN *

* BUT I'M NOT GONNA LET THEM *

>> * NO, YOU BETTER NOT *

>> * 'CAUSE I'LL NEVER

SURRENDER *

>> * NO, WE'RE NOT GONNA STOP *

>> * FOR IF THEY WANT THEIR

RATINGS *

>> * YEAH, YOU KNOW THEY DO *

>> * THEN WE'LL GIVE THEM THEIR

TV * >> * THEN WE'LL GIVE THEM THEIR

TV *

>> * HELL, WE'LL DRIVE THIS

FUCKING BRONCO RIGHT OFF THE

ROAD *

LAWRENCE, WAIT. WHAT ARE YOU...

>> I GOT TO GO.

>> WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU GOT

TO -- DUDE, HEY, WE HAD A DEAL.

>> I CANNOT PLAY O.J. SIMPSON IN

A MUSICAL. >> YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

YOU'RE GONNA PLAY

JOHNNIE COCHRAN.

HE'S A MAN OF GOD. HEY, THIS IS WHAT WE'VE ALWAYS

WANTED.

>> THIS IS A BAD IDEA.

>> GOD DAMN IT, THIS IS A

PERFECT IDEA.

O.J. IS OTHELLO.

MARK FUHRMAN IS IAGO.

NICOLE BROWN SIMPSON AS

DESDEMONA.

KATO IS RODERIGO.

AND THEN RONALD GOLDMAN IS

CASSIO, THE INADVERTENTLY SLAIN

LOVER BY OUR HERO'S JEALOUS

RAGE. WE HAVE TO DO THIS SHOW.

>> NO.

YOU HAVE TO.

GOOD LUCK.

>> LAWRENCE, COME ON.

[ BEEPING, CAR DOOR CLOSES ]

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

[ TIRES SCREECH ]

[ GRUNTS ]

I'M KILLING MYSELF!

[ DOG BARKING ]

SO, YEAH, LAWRENCE HASN'T AGREED

TO DO "ORENTHAL" YET, BUT THAT

JUST MEANS WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO

MOVE FORWARD AND CONVINCE HIM.

AND -- AND IT STARTS WITH THE

MOST IMPORTANT I WOULD SAY PIECE

OF THE PUZZLE.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA GO FINALLY

MEET WITH REGINA FOR THE FIRST

TIME IN 10 YEARS.

AND I'M GONNA HUG HER.

[ DOGS BARKING ]

>> UH, WELL, I AM REGINA.

I HAVEN'T REALLY BEEN ACTING TOO

MUCH LATELY, BUT I'VE BEEN

WORKING HERE AT THE SHELTER.

WE'RE KIND OF BUSY TODAY.

WELL, UM, EUGENE WAS, UM -- HE

WAS MY HIGH-SCHOOL SWEETHEART.

WE DATED FOR FOUR YEARS, UM,

ALMOST.

OH, GOD, AND, UH, GLORIA PASSED

AWAY, AND HE GOT REALLY DISTANT,

AND -- AND I MOVED OUT HERE TO

L.A.

JUST -- OUR RELATIONSHIP KIND OF

FELL APART.

GOD, I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM HIM IN

10 YEARS, AND THEN...5 DAYS AGO,

I GET THIS TEXT FROM AN UNKNOWN

NUMBER, AND IT JUST SAYS...

"JUST MOVED TO L.A.

JEAN VALJEAN."

>> WHOA.

>> [ LAUGHS ]

HI!

>> YOU MADE IT.

>> [ LAUGHS ]

OH, MY GOD. >> YOU LOOK SO PRETTY.

>> OH, WELL, THANKS.

YOU LOOK --

>> HUG ME MORE.

>> OH, GOD.

>> I MEAN, THINGS ENDED WEIRDLY,

BUT THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO,

AND WE WERE LIKE 17 THEN.

WE'RE 30 NOW.

RIGHT, BUT YOU'RE NOT ACTUALLY

GONNA KILL YOURSELF IF THE SHOW

FAILS, RIGHT?

>> I SURE AM GOING TO KILL

MYSELF, YES.

>> NO. REALLY?

>> YES, YES.

>> SO IT BETTER BE -- IT BETTER

BE GOOD.

>> IT'S BETTER THAN "BETTER BE

GOOD."

IT'S GREAT.

IT'S REALLY AMAZING.

>> IS IT DONE? >> YEAH, IT'S DONE.

AND I WANT YOU TO PLAY NICOLE IN

IT.

>> WAIT. REALLY?

>> YEAH. WHAT DO YOU MEAN "REALLY"?

YES, OF COURSE.

>> EUGENE --

>> WHY WOULD I C-- WHY WOULD I

CALL YOU AND TELL YOU ABOUT THIS

IF I-I --

>> I MEAN, I'M SO FLATTERED, BUT

IT'S BEEN SO LONG.

I'M -- I HAVEN'T ACTED IN -- IN

YEARS.

THERE'S LIKE HUNDREDS OF GIRLS

IN THIS TOWN WHO ARE MORE

PREPARED FOR THIS THAN I AM.

I -- >> YES, BUT I DON'T WANT -- I

DON'T WANT THOSE GIRLS.

I WANT YOU. I WANT YOU TO DO IT.

ME, YOU, AND LAWRENCE -- WE'RE

GETTING THE BAND BACK TOGETHER.

>> YEAH, THAT WAS 10 YEARS AGO.

>> THAT WAS YESTERDAY FOR ME.

[ CHUCKLES ]

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE TALENTED.

YOU'RE AMAZING.

YOU'RE GONNA BE AMAZING IN THIS.

THIS IS A ROLE FOR YOU.

>> OKAY, YOU REALLY SHOULDN'T BE

HERE.

>> WHY? >> 'CAUSE YOU'RE DRESSED LIKE A

HOMELESS SUPERHERO.

>> HEY, JUST TELL THEM I'M AN

ARTIST.

REALLY, YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH

ANYTHING IF YOU TELL PEOPLE THAT

YOU'RE AN ARTIST.

WATCH. I'LL SHOW YOU.

CHECK IT OUT.

>> DON'T.

>> DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I WAS

GONNA DO.

>> WELL, WHATEVER YOU'RE GONNA

DO, DON'T. >> I WAS GONNA STICK MY DICK IN

THIS THING. >> OKAY, WELL, THANK YOU.

>> HAVE YOU DONE IT?

>> YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD REALLY

HAVE THIS CONVERSATION LATER,

PREFERABLY OVER THE PHONE.

>> I UNDERSTAND WHY YOU SAID

WHAT YOU SAID.

>> MM-HMM. >> YOU'VE GOT A WONDERFUL LIFE.

BUT I'M IN NO WAY TRYING TO

SCREW THAT UP.

I'M TRYING TO MAKE IT BETTER.

>> I -- LOOK, IT'S REALLY NOT

THAT SIMPLE. >> THAT'S NOT WHAT REGINA

THINKS.

>> WELL, REGINA HASN'T ACTED IN

TWO YEARS. I TOLD YOU THAT WHEN YOU WERE

BACK IN NEW YORK.

>> REALLY? >> YEAH, REALLY.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF SHE STILL

LIVES HERE. >> WELL, I MEAN, IF REGINA QUIT

ACTING AND MOVED AWAY, THEN WHY

IS SHE SITTING OUTSIDE IN A CAR

I STRATEGICALLY PLACED IN FRONT

OF YOUR WINDOW?

HA!

>> [ SCREAMS ]

[ LAUGHS ]

>> DONE A LOT OF THEATER IN MY

LIFE, LAWRENCE, BUT I-I NEED

YOUR HELP.

>> GIVE ME TWO MINUTES.

>> YEAH!

GREAT. WE'RE GONNA NEED $5,000

TO GET STARTED.

BRING YOUR CHECKBOOK.

>> [ LAUGHS ]

>> HELLO!

>> EUGENE HAS ALWAYS HAD A

UNIQUE TALENT FOR MAKING PEOPLE

DO THINGS THEY WEREN'T CERTAIN

THEY WANTED TO DO. >> [ LAUGHS ]

>> YOU KNOW, HE JUST NEVER TOOK

NO FOR AN ANSWER...EVER.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S PROBABLY WHY

HE'S THE ONE FROM OUR GROUP THAT

MADE IT. EVERY TOWN HAS THEIR BREAKOUT

STAR. YOU KNOW, HE'S OURS.

>> OKAY, DID YOU GET MY E-MAIL?

YEAH.

TODAY?

UH, THIS AFTERNOON.

IT WAS AN OLD FRIEND OF MINE --

QUI -- FROM THIS YOUTH THEATER

COMPANY I USED TO VOLUNTEER AT.

HOPING HE'LL LET US USE HIS

SPACE FOR "ORENTHAL."

[ SIGHS ] SORT OF THE FIRST STEP TO

PRODUCING, SO PRETTY EXCITED.

>> WHY ARE WE IN A FUNERAL HOME?

>> 'CAUSE THAT'S WHERE QUI'S

OFFICE IS.

>> WHY IS QUI'S OFFICE IN A

FUNERAL HOME?

>> I-- I DON'T -- DO YOU HAVE AN

OFFICE?

>> NO. >> WELL, THEN, HOW DO YOU KNOW

WHERE OFFICES ARE?

>> LAWRENCE, WHAT KIND OF

THEATER COMPANY IS THIS?

>> IT'S MOSTLY BIBLICAL SHOWS,

YOU KNOW, MORALITY PLAYS.

>> OH.

>> YEAH. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

IT'S GONNA BE FINE. >> YOU'VE READ THE SCRIPT,

RIGHT?

>> WHAT? YEAH. IT'S NOT GONNA BE A PROBLEM.

QUI'S REALLY DOWN TO EARTH,

YOU KNOW?

PLUS, THEY NEED ANOTHER SHOW

THIS QUARTER FOR TAX PURPOSES.

IT'S GONNA BE FINE. I'M GONNA BE DOING MOST OF THE

TALKING, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO

WORRY ABOUT IT.

>> LARRY.

>> [ Laughing ] HEY!

>> [ LAUGHS ] SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.

>> YOU TOO.

>> UH, YOU MUST BE EUGENE.

LARRY'S TOLD US SO MUCH ABOUT

YOU.

>> PLEASURE.

>> UH, THIS IS DAN. THIS IS ELAINE.

>> NICE TO MEET YOU.

>> YOU'LL BE PITCHING THE

PROJECT TO THEM, AS WELL.

>> NICE -- NICE TO MEET YOU.

>> WELCOME.

>> LARRY? >> YES, YES. PLEASURE.

>> NICE TO MEET YOU.

>> SO, BEFORE WE BEGIN OUR

MEETING, LET US SAY A PRAYER.

>> [ CLEARS THROAT ]

>> DEAR LORD, THANK YOU FOR

BRINGING BROTHER LAWRENCE AND

BROTHER EUGENE INTO OUR LIVES.

MAY THEIR PRODUCTION BE BLESSED

AND HOLY.

AMEN.

>> AMEN.

>> SO, HOW ABOUT YOU TELL US

ABOUT YOUR PLAY?

>> WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS --

>> IS "OTHELLO," BUT

NON-"OTHELLO...

THE MUSICAL."

>> THAT SOUNDS SUPER.

>> [ LAUGHS ] TOTALLY.

THAT SOUNDS, UH, LIKE A REALLY

ORIGINAL IDEA.

I'M JUST WONDERING, UM, DO YOU

PLAN ON REMOVING ALL THE ADULT

THEMES AND MURDER FROM THE --

>> [ LAUGHING ]

>> WHY WOULD YOU COME TO, UH --

>> I DON'T PLAN ON TAKING ANY OF

THAT OUT. >> EXCEPT FOR THE PARTS THAT WE

DO TAKE OUT.

>> GREAT. SUPER.

>> YEAH. THAT'S REALLY GOOD.

>> LET'S DO IT.

>> OKAY.

>> WE ARE THE HORIZON THEATRE,

AND WE'RE PRODUCING

"OTHELLO: THE MUSICAL."

>> GOSH, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT.

YOU BRING OUT THE ABSOLUTE WORST

IN ME. >> ARE YOU SERIOUS?

WHEN DID I TELL YOU TO LIE?

>> WELL, WHAT CHOICE DID I HAVE?

OKAY, WHAT DO I SAY?

"WE'RE DOING O.J. SIMPSON AS A

MUSICAL"?

>> I THINK THAT'S FINE.

YEAH. WHY NOT? >> WELL --

>> LET'S JUST PUT IT RIGHT OUT.

>> NO, WE'RE NOT PUTTING THAT --

>> LET THEM KNOW WHAT THEY'RE

GETTING INTO.

>> YOU HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO TALK

TO PEOPLE. YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA...

>> [ GASPS ]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

>> WHAT TYPE OF ASIAN ARE YOU?

>> EXCUSE ME?

>> DO YOU SING? DO YOU SING?

YES, NO, DO YOU SING?

>> UH, Y-YES. >> I HAVE A PROPOSITION FOR YOU.

MEET ME OUTSIDE IN 10 MINUTES.

I'LL BE IN THE GRAVEYARD,

WAITING.

LET'S ROLL.

[ CLICKS TONGUE ]

>> [ STAMMERS ]

>> WHEN I MEET A-A POTENTIAL

ACTOR FOR THE FIRST TIME, I

ALWAYS LIKE TO HAVE A STARING

CONTEST WITH THEM.

IT'S A WAY TO TEST THEIR RESOLVE

OR, YOU KNOW, THEIR FOCUS.

IT'S ALSO A REALLY GOOD WAY FOR

ME TO GET THE UPPER HAND,

BECAUSE I NEVER LOSE.

WHY WERE YOU CRYING? >> I DIDN'T GET A PART IN A SHOW

I WANTED. IS THERE REALLY A SHOW, OR ARE

YOU TRYING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF

ME?

>> NO, THERE'S A SHOW.

IT'S PHENOMENAL.

I'M IN LOVE WITH SOMEONE ELSE.

DO YOU WANT TO SECRETLY PLAY

JUDGE ITO IN MY O.J. SIMPSON

MUSICAL WITHOUT TELLING THOSE

RELIGIOUS FREAKS THE CONTENTS OF

MY SHOW? >> SURE.

>> YOU'RE IN.

>> EUGENE AND I HAVE OUR FIRST

PRODUCTION MEETING TOMORROW.

>> WHAT'S OUR DEAL, HONEY?

>> NO TALKING DURING MAGAZINE

TIME.

KIM STILL HASN'T ASKED ABOUT

THE CONTENT OF THE SHOW, SO

TECHNICALLY, I'M NOT LYING TO

HER.

POINTS FOR LAWRENCE.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

[ LAUGHS ]

>> [ SHOUTS ]

WHAT'S UP, GUYS?

>> [ GASPS ]

>> WHY AM I NAKED?

>> [ CLEARS THROAT ]

>> WHY DO YOU THINK?

LAWRENCE?

>> NO.

>> I STAND BEFORE YOU GUYS AS A

SIGN OF TRUST, OKAY?

IT IS A SIGN THAT I TRUST EVERY

SINGLE PERSON IN THIS ROOM RIGHT

NOW.

AND THAT'S THE ONLY WAY THAT

THIS SHOW IS GONNA WORK.

OTHERWISE, WE'RE NOT GONNA GET

ANYWHERE. SO IT'S GONNA BE NO HOOPS IN

THIS ROOM, NO -- NO BELLS, NO

WHISTLES, RIGHT?

IT'S JUST US AND OUR OWN BARE

ASSES, OKAY?

SO, FIRST THINGS FIRST.

UH, WE NEED ONE MORE LEAD TO BE

CAST.

SO I HAVE TAKEN THAT...

AMY, I KNEW I LIKED YOU FOR A

REASON.

>> YEAH, I HAVE BEEN CALLED AN

EXHIBITIONIST BEFORE.

UM, JUST REALLY LOVE GETTING

NAKED, ESPECIALLY IN FRONT OF

STRANGERS.

PLUS, I, UM -- I REALLY THOUGHT

IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT I SHOW

SUPPORT FOR EUGENE.

UM, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE

DIRECTOR AND THE STAGE MANAGER

IS KEY, AND SO GOT TO SHOW MY

SUPPORT.

UM -- OH, I'M SORRY.

I AM, UH -- I'M AMY, BY THE WAY.

STAGE MANAGER.

AND I ALSO MAKE THE COFFEE.

>> UM, WELL, IF ANYTHING, YOU

HAVE ISSUES, SO WE SHOULD BE

ABLE TO REIMBURSE YOU FOR THAT,

AT LEAST WITHIN THE NEXT DAY OR

SO. >> [ GROANS ]

>> IT'S JUST ALL...PART OF THE

PROCESS, RIGHT?

>> [ LAUGHS ]

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS.

>> MOM, DAD, REGINA, ARE YOU

GUYS READY TO HAVE YOUR MINDS

BLOWN?

>> YES, WE ARE! WHOO!

[ LAUGHS ]

>> OH!

>> [ LAUGHS ]

>> YOU GUYS!

>> * I'M A LITTLE TEAPOT, SHORT

AND STOUT *

* HERE IS MY HANDLE *

* HERE IS MY SPOUT *

* WHEN I GET ALL STEAMED UP *

>> * HEAR ME SHOUT *

>> * SHOUT *

>> * TIP ME OVER AND POUR ME

OUT *

>> [ LAUGHS ]

>> WHOO!

>> NICE, NICE!

>> YEAH!

>> GREAT JOB!

OH, YOU'RE SO CUTE!

YOU GUYS ARE SO ADORABLE.

[ LAUGHS ]

>> MWAH!

>> HAS ANYONE SEEN MY SCRIPT?

>> * LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA *

* LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, LA *

>> THANK YOU.

>> ORLANDO.

THAT'S A VERY NICE NAME.

>> MY MOTHER THOUGHT SO.

>> [ LAUGHS ]

>> MY NAME IS ORLANDO THOMAS,

AND FOR MY CLASSIC PIECE, I'M

GOING TO PERFORM THE CHARACTER

OF OTHELLO BY

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.

>> FITTING.

>> SOFT YOU, A WORD OR TWO

BEFORE YOU GO.

I HAVE DONE THE STATE SOME

SERVICE, AND THEY KNOW IT.

NO MORE OF THAT.

I PRAY YOU, IN YOUR LETTERS,

WHEN YOU SHALL THESE UNLUCKY

DEEDS RELATE, SPEAK OF ME AS I

AM.

NOTHING EXTENUATE, NOR SET DOWN

AUGHT IN MALICE.

THEN, MUST YOU SPEAK OF ONE THAT

LOVED, NOT WISELY, BUT TOO WELL,

OF ONE NOT EASILY JEALOUS, BUT,

BEING WROUGHT, PERPLEXED IN THE

EXTREME.

AND SAY, BESIDES THAT, IN ALEPPO

ONCE, WHERE A MALIGNANT AND

TURBANED TURK BEAT A VENETIAN

AND TRADUCED THE STATE, I TOOK

BY THE THROAT THE CIRCUMCISED

DOG AND SMOTE HIM!

THUS [GASPS]

>> OH! >> [ COUGHS ]

I KISSED THEE ERE I KILLED THEE.

NO WAY BUT THIS -- KILLING

MYSELF, TO DIE UPON A KISS.

>> [ LAUGHS ]

>> OH, MY GOD!

>> OH, MY GOD.

>> OH, MY GOD, YOU ARE AMAZING.

>> LOVE IT. >> THANK YOU. THAT FELT GOOD.

>> OH, MY GOD.

IT FELT GOOD OVER HERE.

>> OH, MY GOD.

>> SO -- SO, YOU'LL ALL GIVE ME

A CALL? >> YES, YES, YES.

WE WILL DEFINITELY BE GIVING YOU

A CALL.

>> I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO IT.

>> WE MIGHT CALL.

>> MY NAME IS ORLANDO, AND I AM

A RECENT GRADUATE OF

JUILLIARD'S PROFESSIONAL ACTORS

TRAINING PROGRAM, WHERE I WAS

THE RECIPIENT OF BOTH THE

KING HENRY FELLOWSHIP AWARD AND

THE NATIONAL BARD SHAKESPEAREAN

RECOGNITION AWARD FOR

EXCELLENCE.

AND NOW I MIGHT BE PLAYING

O.J. SIMPSON, UNPAID, IN A

SHITTY SPACE IN DOWNTOWN L.A.

STRANGE WORLD SOMETIMES.

>> WHO'S NEXT? >> I THINK WE'RE DONE.

>> I KNOW.

I THINK WE CAN CALL IT A DAY.

[ LAUGHS ]

DID YOU SEE HIS RéSUMé?

IT IS SO IMPRESSIVE.

>> OH, HE'S SO GOOD-LOOKING,

TOO.

SO, UM, I'M PRETTY SURE THAT I'M

IN LOVE WITH ORLANDO RIGHT ABOUT

NOW, WHICH IS TOTALLY COOL,

BECAUSE, UM, MY SORT OF

BOYFRIEND AND I -- WE HAVE THIS

DEAL WHERE I CAN HAVE SEX WITH A

BLACK MAN ONCE AND IT DOESN'T

COUNT AS CHEATING.

SO, UH, WE ARE HOPING FOR A

SHOWMANCE.

>> I MEAN, IS THAT THREE YESES?

>> OH, MY GOD. [ LAUGHS ]

>> I'M GONNA GO.

I'M GONNA GO TELL HIM.

>> [ LAUGHS ]

>> ORLANDO! [ LAUGHS ]

>> HE WAS REAL GOOD.

YEAH?

>> SURE, YEAH. I GUESS SO.

* AND SO ON THIS DREARY

EVENING *

* WHEN THERE'S NOWHERE LEFT TO

RUN *

* FOR NOW, UPON YOUR

CONSCIENCE *

* HAVE THE LIFE OF MARK FUH-- *

I GOT TO HIT THOSE REALLY HIGH

NOTES THAT I CAN'T HIT.

[ Falsetto ] * YEAH, FUHRMAN *

>> DO YOU THINK THAT PEOPLE ARE

GONNA REALLY START QUESTIONING

SOME OF THEIR OWN PREJUDICES?

>> SOME OF THEIR OWN WHAT?

>> AFTER SEEING -- THEIR

PREJUDICES AFTER SEEING THIS

PLAY?

>> YEAH. I HOPE SO.

>> HOW QUICK WE ARE TO JUDGE.

>> I THINK THEY'LL JUDGE US

PRETTY QUICKLY. >> IT'S SO DEEP.

[ LAUGHS ] >> I THINK WE, UH, FINALLY FOUND

AN O.J.

BY THE WAY, THIS GUY NAMED

ORLANDO IS JUST A TREMENDOUS

TALENT.

UH, WE WEREN'T REALLY SURE WE

WOULD. LOT OF WHITE WOMEN.

>> SORRY, GUYS.

I NEED TO TALK TO MY HUSBAND...

NOW.

>> I'm gonna talk to my wife in

a little bit, but I'll -- I'll

talk to her when I feel like it.

>> LIKE RIGHT NOW. >> I'M GONNA SEE YOU GUYS.

>> YEAH. >> Y'ALL SHOULD CLEAR OUT.

>> LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN HERE.

COME ON.

>> NEW FRIENDS...

WHY AM I NAKED?

ANYBODY?

ANY IDEA?

>> AM I HAPPY MY HUSBAND IS

DOING AN O.J. SIMPSON MUSICAL

WITH HIS DERANGED CHILDHOOD

FRIEND AND BANKROLLING THE WHOLE

THING?

THAT'S A RHETORICAL QUESTION.

I'M GONNA ASSUME THAT'S A

RHETORICAL QUESTION.

>> I'VE WORKED WITH CRAZY PEOPLE

BEFORE, SO I'LL BE FINE.

THE DUDE'S CRAZY, THOUGH, RIGHT?

GOD, I LOVE THE THEATER.

WHERE IS HE, ANYWAY?

>> HEY, HAVE YOU GUYS SEEN

EUGENE?

HI. >> HEY.

>> HEY, BUDDY.

>> HEY, BUDDY.

>> [ LAUGHS ]

HOW'S IT GOING?

>> JUST GETTING SOME AIR.

JUST HAD TO GET A FEW MINUTES OF

AIR, AND THEN I FOUND THIS

AMAZING HIDEOUT HERE BEHIND THE

THEATER.

>> PRETTY AMAZING. [ LAUGHS ]

>> YES, IT IS.

>> UM...YEAH.

WELL, DO WE WANT TO, I DON'T

KNOW, GO BACK INSIDE AND

REHEARSE OR WHAT?

>> UH...I DON'T KNOW.

>> IT'S PRETTY COOL OUT HERE,

BUT -- >> YEAH, YEAH. OKAY, YEAH.

WANT TO DO FIRST OF THREE FIRST?

>> YES.

>> OKAY.

>> OH, GOSH.

AAH!

ALL RIGHT.

STOP IT, STOP IT.

AAH!

>> DOUBLE. THAT WAS A DOUBLE.

>> AAH! AAH!

THIS ISN'T WHERE YOU'RE STAYING,

IS IT?

>> NO.

BUT...

THAT MIGHT BE A DECENT OFFICE,

THOUGH.

>> [ SCREAMS ]

>> [ GROANS ]

HEY, FOLKS.

HEY, TAKE A SEAT.

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

OKAY.

UM...ALL RIGHT.

"OTHELLO" AND "ORENTHAL."

IT'S TWO DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT

WORLDS THAT HOPEFULLY, THROUGH

MUSICAL EXPLORATION, WE'RE GONNA

TRY AND BRING TOGETHER, ALL OF

US TOGETHER.

THEY'RE TWO HEROES, OKAY, AND --

AND THEY WERE BOTH SHUNNED BY

THE RACIST SOCIETIES THAT HAD

PREVIOUSLY ACCEPTED THEM AS

THEIR OWN.

THEY WERE ALSO TWO LOVERS.

BOTH LOVED NOT TOO WISELY, BUT A

LITTLE TOO WELL.

BUT FIRST, GUYS, HOW ABOUT BRING

YOUR SCRIPTS, AND IF YOU GUYS

COULD COME UP HERE, WE'LL

JUST -- UH, EVERYBODY ONSTAGE

REAL QUICK.

ALL RIGHT, TEAM, JUST -- JUST

REAL QUICK IN HERE, OKAY?

AND 3 -- ON 4, "VIVA EL O.J."

1, 2, 3, 4.

>> All: VIVA EL O.J.!

>> [ CLEARS THROAT ]

>> [ Deep voice ] PAY THE RENT.

[ Feminine voice ] I CAN'T PAY

THE RENT!

[ Deep voice ] PAY THE RENT!

[ Feminine voice ] I CAN'T PAY

THE RENT.

[ Deep voice ] PAY THE RENT.

[ Feminine voice ] I CAN'T PAY

THE RENT! [ CLEARS THROAT ]

[ Deep voice ] I'LL PAY THE

RENT.

[ Feminine voice ] MY HERO.

[ LAUGHS ]

[ WATER RUNNING ]

>> * YOU DESERVE TO DIE QUITE

SWIFTLY *

* FOR THESE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE

DONE *

* YOU HAVE KILLED TWO INNOCENT

PEOPLE *

>> WHAT THE HE--

>> STAN, WILL YOU MIND TURNING

THE WATER OFF IN THERE?

>> OH, NO!

>> REHEARSALS ARE GOING

INCREDIBLY WELL, AND THERE'S

THIS, UM, FEELING, YOU KNOW, UH,

WHEN THINGS ARE GOING RIGHT

THAT'S HARD TO DESCRIBE, BUT ALL

ENCOMPASSING.

YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE -- IT'S LIKE

A FLESH-EATING VIRUS.

THAT'S WHAT IT'S LIKE.

IT'S LIKE A FLESH-EATING VIRUS.

IT -- YOU KNOW, IT TEARS UP YOUR

INSIDES. IT -- IT RIPS YOU APART FROM THE

MIDDLE.

AND THAT'S WHAT "ORENTHAL" HAS

BECOME -- A BEAUTIFUL

FLESH-EATING VIRUS.

>> * A VIDEOTAPE *

>> IT'S A GREAT FEELING.

>> * H-H-HEY *

>> HEY, LAWRENCE.

IT'S DAN FROM THE

HORIZON THEATRE.

I WAS WONDERING, THE "OTHELLO"

SCRIPT THAT YOU SAID YOU PUT IN

THE MAIL FOR US HASN'T ARRIVED

YET, WHICH IS WILD.

I THINK IT'S FOREVER LOST.

SO, UM, I WAS JUST WONDERING IF

WE COULD ARRANGE A PICKUP TIME

SO THAT WE COULD ACTUALLY READ

IT. THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

YEAH, I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED.

UM, BUT I TRUST QUI.

QUI TRUSTS LAWRENCE.

NOT A SINGLE ONE OF US TRUSTS

EUGENE.

SOMETHING FISHY GOING ON THERE,

AND I'M GONNA GET TO THE BOTTOM

OF IT.

IF ONLY THEY'D ACTUALLY LET ME

COME WATCH A REHEARSAL.

CALL ME CRAZY.

IN MY EXPERIENCE, THAT'S

TYPICALLY WHAT YOU LET THE

PRODUCERS DO.

>> OKAY.

I THINK WE'RE READY TO DO THIS.

UH, JOHN, YOU CAN START WHENEVER

YOU'RE READY.

MAKE SURE WE GET THE FOG

MACHINE. SCOOT OVER THERE.

>> DOOM APPROACHED.

OUR HERO, CONSUM-ED BY --

>> SKIPPED THE "ED."

WE HAVE "APPROACH-ED, CONSUM-ED,

APPEARED."

FROM THE TOP.

>> DOOM APPROACH-ED.

OUR HERO, CONSUM-ED BY FEAR.

THAT NIGHT, A VISION FINELY

APPEAR...ED.

>> OKAY, AND THEN UPSTAGE.

PERFECT.

AND ORENTHAL.

>> WHAT IS THIS PLACE?

WHERE AM I?

WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME?

>> FOG. HIT THE FOG.

[ FOG MACHINE WHIRRING ]

[ FOG MACHINE HISSING ]

OH, YEAH. THAT'S NICE.

YEAH, YEAH. BILLOW THAT FOG.

>> YOU'RE SAFE NOW, ORENTHAL.

YOU'RE WITH ME.

>> NICOLE.

NICOLE, MY LOVE?

>> [ LAUGHS ]

>> COME UP FRONT.

YEAH, A LITTLE MORE DOWNSTAGE.

>> OKAY. >> ARE YOU A GHOST, OR ARE YOU A

DREAM?

>> I'M YOURS, ORENTHAL, FOREVER.

FOR THE REST OF TIME, WE WILL BE

TOGETHER.

>> OKAY. YEAH, THAT'S GOOD.

NOW WE JUST SEPARATE HERE.

GOOD REHEARSAL, EVERYBODY.

THAT WAS AWESOME.

DON'T FORGET TO GIVE YOUR

PERMISSION SLIPS TO AMY, BECAUSE

WE GOT THE FIELD TRIP.

>> WHOO! >> THAT WAS REALLY NICE.

>> YOU GOT A SECOND TO DISCUSS

THE SCENE?

>> SURE. YEAH.

>> IT WAS GOOD.

I JUST THOUGHT YOU CALLED A STOP

TOO SOON. >> NO, IT WAS REALLY GOOD.

>> YEAH?

>> AND -- AND THAT'S WHY I THINK

WE HAD TO STOP THERE -- BEFORE

WE -- IF IT WAS IN A COMFORTABLE

SPOT --

>> OKAY.

>> YEAH? >> I THINK SO, YES.

>> UM, YOU KNOW WHAT?

I-I HATE TO ASK.

$100 FOR THE VAN.

>> YEAH. YOU KNOW WHAT?

I'D PUT IT ON MY CREDIT CARD,

BUT THAT'S JUST A TERRIBLE IDEA.

>> THAT SHOULD COVER LUNCH, AS

WELL. >> OKAY.

YOU'RE THE BEST.

>> WE'VE BEEN GOING ON A LOT OF

FIELD TRIPS TO FAMOUS

O.J. SIMPSON LANDMARKS AROUND

TOWN. >> * 99 BOTTLES OF BEER ON THE

WALL *

>> * 99 BOTTLES OF BEER *

>> * YOU TAKE ONE DOWN, PASS IT

AROUND *

* 98 BOTTLES OF BEER ON THE

WALL * * 98 BOTTLES OF BEER ON THE

WALL *

>> BEERS. >> * 98 BOTTLES OF BEER *

>> YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO HONOR

THIS MATERIAL.

THESE WERE REAL EVENTS.

THESE WERE REAL PEOPLE.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CANNOT

FORGET.

AND THERE'S NOTHING FUNNY ABOUT

MURDER.

IT'S ALSO A GOOD GROUP BONDING

EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYBODY.

>> YOU KNOW, I JUST THINK IT'S A

GOOD THING FOR ALL OF US TO COME

OUT HERE AND -- AND SEE IT.

IF -- IF NOT ANYTHING ELSE, YOU

KNOW, JUST UNDERSTAND WHERE IT

HAPPENED.

>> I THINK AS LONG AS EVERYONE

KEEPS IT PRETTY RESPECTFUL

AND --

>> YEAH, GUYS.

>> AND CIVILIZED, I THINK, YOU

KNOW, NO ONE'S GONNA MIND.

>> HEY, CAN YOU -- CAN YOU TAKE

A PICTURE OF US? >> YEAH. LET'S DO THAT.

>> NICOLE AND O.J. AT THE SCENE

OF THE CRIME.

>> YEAH. USE -- USE MY CAMERA.

>> OKAY. [ BOTH LAUGH ]

>> [ SCREAMS ]

>> I THINK IT'S REALLY GREAT

THAT ORLANDO AND REGINA HAVE

SHOWN SUCH AN AMAZING CHEMISTRY

ONSTAGE. THAT'S THEIR JOB, YOU KNOW?

AND IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS

THAT YOU KNOW IT'S -- IT'S

BECAUSE THEY'RE SUCH

PROFESSIONALS.

>> [ LAUGHS ]

>> I'LL GET IN.

AMY, CAN YOU TAKE A PHOTO HERE,

TOO? >> UH-HUH.

>> JUST GET THE WRITER/DIRECTOR

IN HERE.

>> OH. >> WHAT?

>> WRITER/DIRECTOR/STAR IN HERE,

TOO. WHY DON'T WE GET THE WHOLE --

THE WHOLE CAST? >> SURE, SURE.

>> GUYS, LET'S GET A-A GROUP

PHOTO HERE WHILE WE'RE ALL...

>> OKAY.

>> ACT LIKE YOU LIKE EACH OTHER.

>> "VIVA EL O.J." ON 1, 2, 3.

>> All: VIVA EL O.J.!

[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]

>> THEY'RE ABLE TO CONNECT.

THEY'RE ABLE TO SHOW LOVE IN --

IN A WAY THAT -- THAT MAKES YOU

ACTUALLY BELIEVE THAT IT'S

HAPPENING.

[ TIRES SCREECH ]

I THINK IT'S TREMENDOUS.

>> [ LAUGHS ]

>> YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE WHAT

HAPPENS IN LIFE AND THEN WHAT

HAPPENS ON THE STAGE.

THE TWO NEVER MIX.

>> STRETCH YOUR SHOULDERS OUT.

ROLL YOUR ARMS BACK.

FIND SOME SPACE.

[ LAUGHTER ]

FEET ABOUT TWO, THREE FEET

APART. ROLL YOUR SHOULDERS FORWARD.

AND JUST TAKE A DEEP BREATH IN.

[ INHALES SHARPLY ]

AND LET IT OUT WITH SOUND.

>> All: AHHHHH!

>> PA-TA-KA-TA, PA-TA-KA-TA.

PA-TA-KA-TA, PA. >> All: PA-TA-KA-TA,

PA-TA-KA-TA, PA-TA-KA-TA, PA.

>> BA-DA-GA-DA, BA-DA-GA-DA,

BA-DA-GA-DA, BA.

>> All: BA-DA-GA-DA,

BA-DA-GA-DA, BA-DA-GA-DA, BA.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

>> TAKE SOME TIME FOR YOURSELF.

DO WHATEVER YOU'D LIKE.

[ PIANO PLAYS ]

MIND IF I SIT?

>> OF COURSE NOT.

>> COOL. >> [ CHUCKLES ]

>> THANKS.

>> YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN MEANING

TO TELL YOU SINCE YOUR AUDITION

THAT YOU REMIND ME OF SOMEONE.

>> OH, REALLY?

>> YEAH. WHY DO YOU SAY IT LIKE THAT?

>> LET ME GUESS -- TAYE DIGGS.

>> NO, NO.

I WAS GONNA SAY A YOUNG

TOMMY LEE JONES.

>> SHUT UP.

>> NO. WHY?

>> I DID AN ENTIRE SHOWCASE OF

TOMMY LEE JONES SCENES FOR MY

FELLOW ACTING CLASS IN GRAD

SCHOOL.

>> SHUT UP.

SO DID I. >> YOU'RE KIDDING!

>> NO. I WOULDN'T JOKE ABOUT

SUCH A THING.

>> WOW! >> IT'S SERIOUS BUSINESS.

[ LAUGHS ] >> WOW.

WELL, REGINA, THANK YOU.

THAT IS THE NICEST ACTING

COMPLIMENT I'VE EVER RECEIVED,

AND I'VE RECEIVED MANY.

>> YOU'RE SO WELCOME.

>> HEY, GUYS. GO TEAM, HUH?

HEY.

>> HI.

>> WHAT'S UP?

>> HOW'S IT HANGING OVER HERE IN

THE COOL KIDS' SECTION?

>> [ LAUGHS ]

>> [ CHUCKLES ]

YEAH? YOU GUYS DOING GOOD?

MIND? >> YOU WANT ME TO, UH, MOVE

OVER? >> THAT'D BE GREAT.

THANK YOU, MY BROTHER.

I GUESS YOU GUYS ARE EATING

HEALTHY, HUH?

>> [ LAUGHS ]

>> SO, YOU --

>> REGINA AND I ARE HAVING

SEXUAL INTERCOURSE.

>> EXCUSE ME?

>> YOU KNOW, PENIS AND VAGINA

STUFF. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW

BECAUSE I SEE WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

>> EUGENE, CAN WE HAVE A CHAT

RIGHT NOW? >> RIGHT NOW?

>> YEAH. >> I JUST SAT DOWN FOR SOME

LUNCH. >> HAVE A LITTLE CHAT.

>> PEACE.

>> EUGENE, EUGENE, WHY WOULD YOU

SAY THAT TO HIM? >> WHY WOULD I SAY WHAT TO HIM?

>> YOU KNOW WHAT TO WHO.

YOU KNOW WHO.

>> OKAY, SO I TOLD HIM THE TRUTH.

>> WHAT?! THAT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE

TO BEING THE TRUTH BECAUSE WE'RE

NOT HAVING SEX, EUGENE.

>> WELL, WE'RE ALMOST HAVING

SEX. >> NO, WE'RE NOT ALMOST HAVING

SEX. NO, WE'RE NOT.

WE'RE TWO OLD FRIENDS WHO ARE

WORKING ON A PROJECT TOGETHER

WHO ARE NOT HAVING SEX.

>> OKAY. WELL, AS FAR AS I'M

CONCERNED, YOU'RE MY GIRLFRIEND

AGAIN. >> WELL, I'M NOT.

>> WELL, THAT'S WHY YOU SAY.

IT'S A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.

WE SHOULD JUST AGREE TO -- I

LOVE YOU. >> NO, EUGENE.

[ GROANS ]

[ SCOFFS ]

>> DON'T...

[ GROANING ]

[ SIGHS ]

IT'S ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL WHEN

BEING CREATIVE TO BLOCK OUT ALL

OF YOUR PERSONAL ISSUES AND

FOCUS SOLELY ON THE WORK, WHICH

IS WHAT I'M DOING RIGHT NOW.

AND I HAPPEN TO THINK I'M DOING

A PRETTY DAMN GOOD JOB OF THAT.

>> HEY.

>> HEY. >> UM...SORRY ABOUT ALL OF THAT.

>> YOU ALL RIGHT?

>> YEAH.

>> UM, I THINK REHEARSAL'S DONE

FOR TODAY, SO --

>> DO YOU WANT TO GO OVER THE

DANCE NUMBER WITH RIKO?

[ SIREN WAILING ]

>> YEAH. >> YEAH?

>> YEAH.

THAT'D BE FUN. >> OKAY. LET'S DO IT.

>> I'M A TERRIBLE DANCER.

>> IT'S ALL RIGHT.

>> OKAY. >> HEY, RIKO.

>> I HAVE A VERY HARD TIME

LETTING PEOPLE LEAD.

>> I GOT A GIRL WHO WANTS TO

DANCE.

[ WAILING CONTINUES ]

>> [ SNIFFLES ]

[ KNOCK ON DOOR, DOOR OPENS ]

[ GASPS ]

>> HI. >> UH, HEY, YOU.

>> HEY.

>> HEY.

>> HEY.

UM, ARE YOU STILL GOOD, UH, FOR

YOUR MEETING WITH DOMINIC, OR

DO YOU WANT ME TO RESCHEDULE?

>> OH, NO, YEAH.

I WOULD LOVE -- THERE'S NOTHING

MORE IN THE WORLD THAT I WOULD

LOVE THAN TO MEET WITH THAT GUY

RIGHT NOW.

WHAT TIME WAS THAT?

WHAT TIME WOULD I HAVE TO BE

THERE? >> UH, 10 MINUTES AGO BACKSTAGE.

>> RIGHT NOW? >> YEAH.

>> OKAY. PERFECT.

THAT'S GREAT.

>> THANKS FOR COMING.

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

SO, UH, IN TERMS OF

CONSTRUCTION, THINGS ARE -- ARE

GOING WELL.

UM, CUT OUT ALL THE SET PIECES,

AND, UH, EVERYTHING'S PAINTED.

>> OH. >> READY TO GO.

UH, WE HAD A LOT OF DESIGN

IDEAS, BUT DUE TO, YOU KNOW,

BUDGET, UH, WE NIXED THOSE.

>> YEAH.

>> SO BASICALLY, WHAT WE'RE

WORKING WITH IS, UM...

>> OH.

>> THAT'S -- THIS IS THE, UH,

RECTANGLE THAT WE BUILT.

>> OKAY, THAT'S GOOD.

WHAT ELSE HAVE YOU GOT?

>> THE BLACK, UM...

IN, UH, TERMS OF THE ACTUAL

BRONCO, WE WERE --

>> I DESIGNED THAT ALREADY.

>> EXCUSE ME?

>> THE BRONCO'S DONE.

I ALREADY DESIGNED IT.

>> UH, I'M THE DESIGNER.

>> BUT I'M THE DIRECTOR.

>> CAN I -- CAN I SEE IT?

>> NO.

>> WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WHAT? WHY ARE YOU -- WHY ARE

YOU STARING AT ME?

I, UM...

>> [ MOANING ]

>> I'M GONNA GET BACK TO WORK

HERE. THIS WAS A REALLY GOOD MEETING.

UH, I APPRECIATE YOU COMING IN?

>> YOU FEEL THAT?

>> DO I FEEL WHAT?

>> FEEL THAT? >> DO I WHAT?

FEEL IT?

ALL RIGHT. WELL, UH -- WELL, I'LL TALK TO

YOU SOON, EUGENE.

UM, UH, GREAT. IT'S ALWAYS GOOD SEEING YOU.

>> HELL, YEAH.

FEEL THAT. YES. >> UH, AND I'M SURE I'LL SEE YOU

IN A COUPLE WEEKS.

>> PHEW! >> ALL RIGHT, I'LL TALK TO YOU

LATER. NICE WORK, MAN.

KEEP IT UP.

OOH!

>> FUCKING WEIRDO.

>> 1, 2.

BEAUTIFUL. VERY NICE.

JUST FEEL IT.

FEEL HIS ENERGY.

FEEL THE MUSIC.

DRIVE THAT.

>> SO, THE SHOW IS GOING

INCREDIBLY WELL.

UH, EVERYONE SEEMS FOCUSED, AND

THEY'RE HAVING A LOT OF FUN, YOU

KNOW?

>> HA! >> GOD!

>> EXCEPT FOR EUGENE.

IT'S HARD BEING EVERYONE'S

LEADER, EVERYONE LOOKING UP TO

YOU FOR SUPPORT.

EUGENE!

EUGENE. HEY, HEY, HEY!

GREAT REHEARSAL, HUH?

>> YEAH, IT WAS GOOD.

IT WAS FINE.

>> HEY, YOU GOT A MINUTE?

>> NOT REALLY.

I GOT TO GET TO MY OFFICE.

>> OKAY. IT'S JUST THAT KIM HAD

SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE SCRIPT.

>> KIM -- OH, THAT'S SHOCKING.

>> YEAH, YEAH. DO YOU WANT TO MAYBE TALK LATER?

>> LATER WOULD BE GREAT.

YEAH, LATER. >> OKAY. WE'LL MEET LATER IN

YOUR, UH, TRAILER.

>> OKAY, I'LL BE IN MY OFFICE.

>> OKAY. IT'S A TRAILER, THOUGH.

>> I'M JUST GOING RIGHT OVER

HERE TO MY OFFICE. >> IT'S A TRAILER.

>> IT'S AROUND THE CORNER.

YOU KNOW WHERE THE OFFICE IS? >> I KNOW WHERE YOUR TRAILER IS.

>> PLEASE, WILL YOU JUST SAY

"OFFICE" FOR ME RIGHT NOW?

>> IT'S A TRAILER.

>> CAN YOU CALL IT MY OFFICE,

JUST FOR ONE TIME? JUST CALL IT AN OFFICE, AND THEN

YOU CAN SAY TRAILER RIGHT AFTER

THAT, BUT JUST SAY OFFICE ONCE.

>> OFFICE.

>> AND THEN YOU CAN SAY --

>> TRAILER. >> OKAY.

I'LL BE THERE IN MY OFFICE.

TO BE A SUCCESSFUL DIRECTOR, YOU

HAVE TO TREAT EVERY ACTOR

DIFFERENT. SOME ACTORS YOU TREAT LIKE

ANGELS, AND SOME ACTORS YOU

TREAT LIKE HYO.

>> EUGENE, I --

>> Shh.

[ WHIRRING ]

>> EUGENE? SER--

>> Shh.

>> SERIOUSLY, I DON'T UNDERSTAND

THIS EXERCISE.

OKAY, JESUS, I JUST...

EVERYONE KEEPS TELLING ME HOW

SUCCESSFUL EUGENE IS.

THEREFORE, I JUST NEED TO HAVE

FAITH IN THE PROCESS, BUT...

I don't know.

IT JUST KEEPS GETTING WEIRDER

AND WEIRDER AND WEIRDER.

I MEAN, I HAVE WORKED IN THE

THEATER MY WHOLE LIFE, AND I

HAVE -- I HAVE NEVER SEEN

ANYTHING LIKE THIS.

>> Shh. >> YOU SEE?!

DID YOU SEE THAT?

>> Shh.

>> [ GRUNTS ]

[ LIQUID STREAMING ]

[ SIREN WAILING ]

>> LOVE YOU GUYS.

[ LAUGHING ]

FUCK.

WHAT ARE WE DOING OUTSIDE,

BEFORE SUNRISE, AT 7:00 A.M. AT

REGINA'S PLACE?

WELL, GOOD QUESTION.

WE HAD A BREAKTHROUGH LAST

NIGHT, SO WE'RE JUST HERE TO

CELEBRATE WITH SOME BAGELS AND

CREAM CHEESE.

DUH!

AND, THEN, SOME O.J.

DOY!

>> UM, SO, WHEN MY ALARM GOES

OFF IN MY POCKET HERE, WE'RE

JUST GONNA RUSH UP THERE AND SEE

HOW HER NIGHT WENT.

YOU KNOW, SHE HASN'T BEEN

RETURNING MY PHONE CALLS THE

LAST FEW DAYS.

I THINK SHE'S BEEN REALLY BUSY

WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN

GOING ON, ALL THE -- THE

WORKLOAD AND ALL THE REHEARSALS

AND EVERYTHING.

WE'RE GONNA GO CHECK ON HER AND

HAVE A -- HAVE A NICE, LITTLE

MORNING TOGETHER.

[ DOG BARKING ]

MORNING.

I BROUGHT YOU SOME BAGELS.

REGINA?

[ KNOCK AT DOOR ]

>> OH, MY GOD.

>> REGINA, HEY.

>> WHY, WHY, WHY, WHY, WHY?

HEY! >> WHY?

>> HEY, HEY.

THANK YOU, MAN.

HEY. GOOD MORNING.

I BROUGHT BAGELS AND

ORANGE JUICE.

>> WHAT TIME IS IT?

>> IT'S 10:30. IT'S 11:00.

>> IT'S 7:00. IT'S 7:00.

>> DO YOU MIND IF I COME IN?

I DON'T HAVE TO TAKE OFF MY

SHOES, 'CAUSE I'M NOT WEARING

ANY, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU THOUGHT.

THANK YOU.

>> [ GROANS ] >> HOW'S YOUR MORNING SO FAR?

>> WHY ARE YOU WEARING THE CAPE,

EUGENE? >> IT'S JUST BECAUSE IT'S

SOMETHING THAT I WAS WEARING

LAST NIGHT.

IT'S NO BIG DEAL. SO, HOW IS EVERYTHING?

I BROUGHT SOME BAGELS AND SOME

CREAM CHEESE.

WHOSE SHOES ARE THESE?

WHOSE -- DOMINIC'S IN HERE?!

WHY IS DOMINIC IN HERE?!

>> HE'S CRASHING ON MY COUCH!

EW, GROSS!

>> OH. NO, I REMEMBER -- HEY, MAN,

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

>> WHAT?

IS THAT WHAT'S GOING ON, EUGENE,

RIGHT NOW?

IS THAT WHY YOU'RE HERE?

ARE YOU SPYING ON ME RIGHT NOW?

>> I WAS NOT SPYING.

>> ARE YOU SPYING ON ME?

>> NO. WE'RE FRIENDS.

YOU AND I ARE FRIENDS.

I GET IT. YOU SAID THAT WE WERE FRIENDS,

AND I UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE

FRIENDS.

>> OKAY, ALL RIGHT, OKAY.

BUT WHY ARE YOU HERE?

>> BECAUSE I WANTED TO BRING YOU

BAGELS AND SOME ORANGE JUICE.

O.J. -- DO YOU GET IT?

IT'S FOR THE SHOW.

>> YOU'RE FREAKING ME OUT, OKAY?

WE NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION.

WE NEED TO HAVE A LENGTHY TALK.

>> YES, GOOD. LET'S HAVE A TALK.

>> WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE IT RIGHT

NOW, BUT WE'RE GONNA HAVE IT IN

A COUPLE OF HOURS.

>> DID I JUST SEE ORLANDO WALK

THROUGH THE BATHROOM?

ORLANDO!

ARE YOU SE--

ORLANDO, OPEN UP.

ORLANDO, YOU'RE MAKING THE BEAST

WITH TWO BACKS WITH MY WOMAN?

OPEN THIS GODDAMN DOOR,

MOTHERFUCKER!

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

DOMINIC, DID YOU SEE ORLANDO IN

THERE? IS THAT ORLANDO WHO IS IN THAT

BATHROOM RIGHT NOW?

TELL ME IF THAT WAS ORLANDO,

MAN! GOD DAMN IT!

HEY, MAN, GUESS WHAT?

I KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE, AND IT'S

TIME TO DO THIS.

GET THE FUCK OUT HERE, MO...

[ DOORKNOB RATTLING ]

ORLANDO, HEY.

>> YEAH, I WAS THERE.

THE FUNNY THING IS, I WASN'T

EVEN IN THE BATHROOM.

I WAS IN THE BEDROOM, WATCHING

TV THE WHOLE TIME.

DUDE'S CRAZY.

AND YES, WE WERE MAKING THE

BEAST WITH TWO BACKS.

BOOYAH.

>> THANKS FOR THE BAGELS,

EUGENE.

>> YEAH. NO PROBLEM.

>> THAT'S KIND OF HOW EUGENE HAS

BEEN.

HE'S UNPREDICTABLE.

I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T REALLY -- I REALLY DON'T

FEEL LIKE IT RIGHT NOW.

>> YOU READY TO GO?

>> YEAH.

CAN -- CAN WE JUST DO THIS

ANOTHER TIME?

I-I, UM...

[ GROANS ]

SO, OKAY.

>> I WEAR MY HEART UPON MY

SLEEVE FOR DOGS TO PECK AT.

I AM NOT WHO I AM.

I AM MARK FUHRMAN.

>> WHY DON'T YOU TAKE THE PILLOW

AWAY FROM YOUR FACE?

>> [ MUFFLED TALKING ]

>> WE CAN HAVE AN ADULT

CONVERSATION. >> [ GRUNTS ]

>> OKAY, EUGENE...

[ Baby-talking ] I'M GONNA NEED

THAT BIG BOY TO TAKE THAT PILLOW

AWAY FROM HIS FACE, OKAY?

YEAH. THERE HE IS.

THAT'S A PRETTY, LITTLE FACE.

LOOK AT THAT. FEELING BETTER NOW?

>> YEAH.

>> SO, HOW IS THE PLAY?

>> IT'S A DISASTER.

EVERYBODY HATES ME.

I REALLY SCREWED UP EVERYTHING!

I DON'T WANT TO -- I DON'T WANT

TO TALK ABOUT IT.

>> WELL, THEN, WHAT DO YOU WANT

TO TALK ABOUT?

>> [ SIGHS ]

DEATH AND SUICIDE AND PAIN AND

SELF-MUTILATION OF ONE'S

PRIVATES AND --

>> ALL GOOD TOPICS.

OKAY, BUT LET'S WORK OUR WAY UP

TO THOSE, ALL RIGHT?

LET'S TALK ABOUT SOMETHING MORE

RECENT. I SEE IN OUR LAST SESSION, WE

TALKED ABOUT REGINA.

>> [ SCREAMING ]

>> IT SEEMS LIKE I HIT A SORE

SPOT, HUH?

>> [ GROANING ]

>> SO, BESIDES REGINA --

>> [ SCREAMING ]

>> I GOT ONE QUESTION FOR YOU,

JURY. >> MM!

>> I GOT ONE QUESTION FOR YOU,

PROSECUTION. >> MM!

>> I GOT ONE QUESTION FOR YOU,

JUDGE ITO!

>> MM! >> I GOT ONE QUESTION FOR YOU,

AMERICA.

>> MMM! >> IF THE GLOVE DON'T FIT...

>> MMM!

>> I SAID, I SAID, IF THE GLOVE

DON'T FIT...

>> MMM!

>> I SAID IF THE GLOVE, THE

GLOVE, THE GLOVE, THE GLOVE, THE

GLOVE, THE GLOVE, THE GLOVE, THE

GLOVE, THE GLOVE, THE GLOVE, THE

GLOVE!

>> MMM!

>> I SAID IF THE GLOVE DON'T

FIT, THEN YOU MUST, UH, YOU

MUST, UH, YOU MUST, UH -- HEY!

YOU'VE GOT TO, YOU'VE GOT TO

ACQUIT! YOU'VE GOT TO ACQUIT!

YOU'VE GOT TO ACQUIT!

>> [ CLEARS THROAT ]

>> [ Laughing ] HEY, YOU GUYS.

WHAT IS GOING ON?

>> WE RECEIVED A PHONE CALL THAT

SAYS YOU'RE DOING AN

O.J...SIMPSON MUSICAL?

>> [ GASPS ]

>> ARE YOU DOING AN

O.J. SIMPSON MUSICAL?

>> UM --

>> SO IT'S TRUE?

>> YEAH.

>> [ SIGHS ]

HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME,

LARRY? WE'RE A SMALL, CHRISTIAN

THEATER. I TRUSTED YOU.

OKAY, I KNOW YOU DID.

>> MM-HMM.

>> AND I'M SO SORRY, QUI.

>> WE NEED YOU ALL TO VACATE

THIS THEATER SPACE IMMEDIATELY.

>> YEAH, AND THE TRAILER, BY

MORNING.

>> YEAH, WE'RE STILL IN THE

MIDDLE OF REHEARSAL HERE, SO --

>> HA! NO, YOU'RE NOT.

UH, THE REHEARSAL'S OVER.

>> [ LAUGHS ]

>> AMY, HOW MANY MORE MINUTES DO

WE HAVE?

>> UM...1 HOUR AND 21 MINUTES.

>> SO WE HAVE 1 HOUR AND 21

MINUTES LEFT.

BUT, THEN, SOMETIMES, WE GO A

LITTLE BIT OVER, 'CAUSE THAT'S

JUST THE --

>> EUGENE, IT'S OVER, OKAY?

COME ON. DON'T MAKE ME DO THIS.

>> MAKE YOU DO WHAT?

>> WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

>> COME ON. YOU KNOW.

>> WHAT, WHAT?

>> AFTER WE HEARD THE NEWS, WE

WANTED TO SEE WHAT ELSE

EUGENE OLIVIER WAS LYING ABOUT,

SO WE FOLLOWED UP ON EVERY

SINGLE THEATER LISTED ON HIS

RéSUMé AND WEBSITE.

NO ONE'S EVER HEARD OF HIM!

THE PRODUCTIONS, THE AWARDS --

HE MADE UP EVERYTHING.

YOUR FRIEND IS NOT A SUCCESSFUL

THEATER DIRECTOR.

[ CHUCKLES ] HE'S A MORON.

>> YOU GUYS GET THE FUCK OUT OF

OUR SPACE.

>> UH, WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE.

>> NO, YOU GET THE FUCK OUT OF

OUR SPACE BEFORE YOU GET YOUR

FUCKING SKULL CRACKED!

>> WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!

>> DON'T EVEN TALK ABOUT THAT.

>> HE'S GONNA GET HIS FUCKING

SKULL CRACKED!

>> HEY, YOU KNOW, LISTEN TO YOUR

LADY. IT'S OVER.

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

>> STOP! >> HEY!

>> COME ON, EUGENE.

>> EUGENE, RELAX!

>> COME ON. [ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

>> NO, NO, NO, NO!

STOP IT, STOP IT, STOP IT,

STOP IT!

>> STOP, STOP, STOP, STOP.

>> DON'T YOU EVER TELL ME WHAT

TO DO! >> IT'S COOL, MAN.

>> SERIOUSLY, YOU GUYS GOT TO

GO.

GET OUT!

GET OUT.

THAT WAY OUT.

GO, GO, GO.

>> I WAS THE ONE WHO CALLED QUI.

SOMEBODY HAD TO PUT A STOP TO

THIS WHOLE CHARADE.

IT'S FOR THE BETTER, FOR BOTH OF

THEM.

AND I'M EXCITED TO HAVE MY

HUSBAND BACK.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

>> [ SIGHS ]

>> [ SIGHS ]

>> EVERYONE GONE?

>> YEP.

>> YOU MEAN RIKO AND REGINA?

>> EVERYONE.

>> AND ORLANDO -- IS HE OKAY?

>> BIT OF A BRUISE.

SAID SOMETHING ABOUT CALLING

EQUITY. >> [ SCOFFS ]

>> QUI WILL NEVER SPEAK TO ME

AGAIN.

>> [ SIGHS ]

>> SO...

>> DO YOU KNOW WHO CALLED?

>> DOES IT MATTER?

>> I GUESS NOT.

>> SO, YOU REALLY MADE ALL THAT

STUFF UP?

YOU'RE NOT REALLY A BIG,

SUCCESSFUL THEATER DIRECTOR?

>> [ SNORTS ] NO, MAN.

I HAVEN'T DONE A SHOW SINCE HIGH

SCHOOL.

>> [ SIGHS ]

YOU'VE BEEN...

[ SIGHS ]

YOU'VE BEEN TELLING ME ABOUT

PRODUCTIONS.

FOR YEARS, YOU'VE BEEN SENDING

ME PROGRAMS AND REVIEWS.

I'VE DONATED TO SOME OF THEM.

ARE YOU TELLING ME NONE OF THAT

WAS TRUE?

I GOT TO GO.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

>> * CAN THE CIRCLE BE

UNBROKEN? *

* BYE AND BYE, LORD *

* BYE AND BYE *

* THERE'S A BETTER HOME

A-WAITING *

* IN THE SKY, LORD *

* IN THE SKY *

* I WAS STANDING BY MY WINDOW *

* ON A DARK AND CLOUDY DAY *

* WHEN I SAW THAT HEARSE COME

ROLLING *

>> WHY ARE WE IN ORRVILLE?

'CAUSE I LIED TO EVERYBODY.

SHOW'S OVER.

NOT GONNA FINISH "ORENTHAL."

FAILED AGAIN.

HELLO? GRANDMA?

[ DOG BARKING ]

>> * THERE'S A BETTER HOME... *

>> EUGENE ALWAYS LOVED THE

THEATER.

HE WAS IN A LOT OF PLAYS IN

JUNIOR HIGH.

THEY HAD HIM PUT ON WOMEN'S

CLOTHES, AND HE PUT STOCKINGS ON

AND WOMEN'S SHOES AND A LADY'S

SUIT, AND THE GUYS IN HIS CLASS

SAID HE HAD BETTER LEGS THAN THE

LEADING LADY.

[ LAUGHS ]

AFTER MY MOM PASSED AWAY, UH, MY

GRANDMA, YOU KNOW, TOOK CARE OF

ME, SO SHE'S THE ONLY FAMILY I

HAVE, REALLY...

BESIDES LAWRENCE.

WHY ARE WE IN ORRVILLE?

WELL, I FIGURE THIS IS WHERE IT

ALL BEGAN, SO THIS IS WHERE IT

SHOULD END.

MY NAME IS EUGENE OLIVIER.

I'VE TOLD A LOT OF LIES TO A LOT

OF PEOPLE, AND I'M SICK OF

LYING.

I MADE A PROMISE TO MY FRIEND

LAWRENCE, AND I-I INTEND TO KEEP

IT.

[ KNOCK AT DOOR ]

>> EUGENE?

[ KNOCKING CONTINUES ]

EUGENE, DINNER'S READY.

[ CAT MEOWS ]

[ "JOLLY OLD ST. NICHOLAS"

PLAYS ]

>> * JOLLY, OLD ST. NICHOLAS,

LEAN YOUR EAR THIS WAY *

* DON'T YOU TELL A SINGLE SOUL

WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY *

* CHRISTMAS EVE WILL SOON

BE HERE *

* NOW, YOU DEAR, OLD MAN *

* WHISPER WHAT YOU'LL BRING

TO ME *

* TELL ME IF YOU CAN *

>> I COULDN'T DO IT.

PLAN WAS TO COME BACK HERE AND

END IT WHERE IT ALL BEGAN.

BUT THERE'S STILL TIME.

THE YEAR ISN'T OVER.

THERE'S THREE WEEKS LEFT.

I MEAN, SO I'M GONNA FLY BACK

OUT TO CALIFORNIA AND HOPE THAT

THESE PEOPLE THAT I ABANDONED

WILL WORK WITH ME TO PUT ON THE

NEXT GREAT AMERICAN MUSICAL.

>> * SO I'LL GO TO REST *

* CHOOSE FOR ME, DEAR

SANTA CLAUS, WHAT YOU THINK

IS BEST *

[ APPLAUSE ]

>> I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE YOU

LIED TO ME FOR ALL THOSE YEARS.

>> I KNOW.

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

>> I WOULD HAVE HELPED YOU OUT

EITHER WAY.

>> IT WAS A FEW YEARS AGO, RIGHT

AFTER JAMES WAS BORN.

>> UH-HUH.

>> YOU'D JUST GOTTEN THAT BIG

PROMOTION. WE WERE TALKING ON THE PHONE.

MAN, YOU SOUNDED SO HAPPY.

I MEAN, EVERYTHING...

SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GOING SO

GREAT IN YOUR LIFE.

I-I JUST DECIDED TO TELL YOU

THAT I WAS PRODUCING A PLAY.

I DON'T KNOW WHY. IT JUST --

IT JUST CAME OUT, AND...

MAN, YOU WERE SO PROUD OF ME.

BUT I FOUND THE VHS TAPES...

OF THE STUFF THAT WE DID WHEN WE

WERE KIDS.

TELL ME THAT YOU DON'T MISS IT.

AND IF YOU -- IF YOU REALLY

DON'T, THEN I'LL LEAVE YOU

ALONE, MAN.

BUT...THE GUY THAT LIED TO YOU

AND MANIPULATED YOU AND -- THAT

GUY'S GONE.

YOU'RE -- YOU'RE MY FAMILY.

YOU KNOW, I'M JUST ASKING FOR

ANOTHER SHOT.

>> [ CHUCKLES ]

YOU KNOW, IT WAS KIM WHO CALLED

HORIZON ON US.

>> SECOND-SMARTEST THING SHE'S

EVER DONE.

SO, WHAT DO WE DO NEXT?

>> WE FIND A PLACE TO DO THE

SHOW.

>> [ CHUCKLES ]

YEAH.

>> NEEDS A LITTLE BIT OF WORK,

BUT...

SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

>> IT'S PERFECT.

I'M GONNA GO GRAB OUR STUFF.

>> WHY ARE YOU SO MEAN TO ME?

>> BECAUSE WHEN I FOUND YOU, YOU

WERE A WEAK, LITTLE ASIAN GIRL.

I HAD TO TOUGHEN YOU UP.

ARE YOU TOUGH ENOUGH TO PLAY

JUDGE ITO?

>> YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW TOUGH I

CAN BE!

>> THEN SHOW ME.

>> [ GROWLS ]

I AM JUDGE ITO.

[ SCREAMING ]

>> ARE YOU HOLDING, OR ARE YOU

SHAKING IT DOWN HERE?

>> I DON'T THINK IT'S LEVEL.

>> WHAT?! IT JUST STOPPED MOVING.

>> ALL RIGHT, GUYS.

LOOKING GOOD.

THIS WORKS.

AND THEN, AFTER THAT, YOU GUYS

MIND JUST MOVING ALL THESE BOXES

HERE? >> WHAT, ALL -- ALL OF THESE

BOXES? >> YEAH. WE'LL GET THE BOXES

OUT, AND THEN WE'LL BE SET FOR

THE BUILD.

GREAT JOB. >> EUGENE?

>> WELCOME TO "ORENTHAL"

HEADQUARTERS, WHERE MAGIC IS

MADE. SO, WE'RE SET UP HERE.

WE'RE GONNA BE DOING THE SHOW

RIGHT OUTSIDE THERE, IN THE

WAREHOUSE.

IT'S A LOT OF STUFF WE'RE

CRAMMING INTO A SHORT AMOUNT OF

TIME, BUT I HAVE 100% CONFIDENCE

THAT WE'RE GONNA PUT THIS THING

UP. LAWRENCE HAS BEEN AMAZING,

FIGURING OUT HOW WE CAN DO THIS

ON A SHORT BUDGET.

UH, DIETRICH PLAYED THE MUSIC

FOR ME EARLIER, AND IT'S

AMAZING. DOMINIC IS GETTING THE SET

BUILT.

AND AMY -- AMY'S BEEN AMAZING.

AMY'S KEEPING EVERYTHING IN

ORDER.

THINGS ARE GOING REALLY, REALLY

WELL. IT'S -- IT'S AMAZING WHAT YOU

CAN ACCOMPLISH WHEN YOU'RE NOT

LYING TO EVERYBODY ALL THE TIME

EVERY DAY.

IT'S REALLY GOOD TO KNOW WHAT

YOU WANT TO DO AND GO FOR IT.

AND I JUST GOT ONE MORE THING TO

GET DONE BEFORE WE PUT THE SHOW

UP.

CAN I COME IN?

>> I'M SORRY.

AND I'M COMING TO YOU RIGHT NOW

AS A DIRECTOR, NOT AS A CRAZY

EX-BOYFRIEND, AND I'M JUST

ASKING YOU IF YOU'RE STILL

WILLING TO PLAY NICOLE BROWN IN

MY O.J. SIMPSON MUSICAL.

BECAUSE I -- LIKE I SAID, I

CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU.

>> WE'LL BOTH DO THE SHOW ON ONE

CONDITION.

>> IS THAT ORLANDO?

HE'S BEEN IN THERE THE WHOLE

TIME. >> YEAH. THIS TIME, HE ACTUALLY

WAS IN THE BATHROOM.

>> WHAT'S THE CONDITION?

[ DOOR OPENS, TOILET FLUSHES ]

>> WE'RE GOING OUTSIDE.

>> WE'RE GOING OUTSIDE?

>> WE'RE ROLLING.

>> YOU SERIOUS ABOUT THIS?

>> IT'S THE ONLY WAY WE DO THE

SHOW.

>> WELL, AND THIS -- THIS

DOESN'T SOUND LIKE YOU.

THIS IS OKAY?

>> OH, I THINK THIS IS THE

STUPIDEST THING EVER.

>> I AGREE. OKAY, FINE.

ONE PUNCH IN THE STOMACH.

>> GOT TO BE IN THE FACE.

YOU HIT ME IN THE FACE.

I GOT TO HIT YOU IN THE FACE.

>> MARK FUHRMAN CANNOT HAVE A

BLACK EYE. THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY --

>> FINE.

>> OH!

[ COUGHS ]

OW!

>> ALL RIGHT. GET UP.

>> [ COUGHING ]

DAMN!

>> YOU ALL RIGHT?

>> GIVE ME A HUG.

>> LET'S MAKE A MUSICAL.

>> LET'S DO IT. LET'S MAKE ONE.

LET'S DO A SHOW.

>> [ STAMMERS ]

>> * DOO, DOO *

* DOO, DOO-BA *

>> BUT YOU'VE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH

HIS PEOPLE?

>> * DOO, DOO, DOO-BA-DA, DOO *

>> ALL RIGHT. OKAY.

HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT CALLING

KATO?

>> * SNOWFLAKES IN HEAVEN *

>> YEAH!

>> * DOO *

* BA-DA-DA, DOO *

* BA-DA, DOO *

* BA-DA, DOO, DOO *

* DOO, DOO *

* DOO, DOO *

>> [ CLEARS THROAT ]

THREE TICKETS FOR HORIZON.

>> GUYS, GUYS...

10 MINUTES TILL CURTAIN.

>> THANK YOU.

>> LAWRENCE?

LAWRENCE, LAWRENCE, 10 MINUTES.

>> READY OR NOT, HERE WE GO!

>> THANKS FOR COMING.

>> HI.

>> THANKS FOR COMING.

>> PERFECT.

>> GUYS, WE'RE ABOUT TO START

THE SHOW.

WE'RE ABOUT TO START.

>> WHOA! ROCK 'N' ROLL!

>> HERE WE GO. >> ROCK 'N' ROLL TIME, GUYS!

>> I'M GONNA FIX MY COSTUME!

>> [ LAUGHS ]

>> BREAK A LEG.

>> MAKE MAGIC.

[ FLAMENCO MUSIC PLAYS ]

>> [ SIGHS ]

>> * I BEGIN BY ASKING YOU *

* LISTEN TO EACH WORD *

* AND NOT JUDGE US UNTIL WE'RE

THROUGH *

* THE STORY I'M TELLING IS NOT

EASY OR SIMPLE *

* POINT OF FACT, THE OPPOSITE'S

TRUE *

* SO SIT BACK, BE PATIENT, AND

KEEP YOUR MIND OPEN *

* FOR A TALE THAT'S NEVER BEEN

SUNG *

* THE MOMENTS, THE HEARTACHE,

DECEIT, CORRUPTION *

* THE STORY OF O.J. SIMPSON *

* AND THEN, ONCE THE CURTAIN IS

RISEN AND FALLEN *

* AS YOU GO HOME TO REMINISCE *

* HIS LONGINGS, HIS SUFFERINGS,

HIS HATRED *

* HIS ONE HOPE, TO DIE UPON A

KISS *

[ SIREN WAILING ]

>> WE HAVE A VISUAL OF A WHITE

BRONCO HEADED NORTHBOUND ON THE

405. O.J. SIMPSON IS IN THE VEHICLE.

>> * RUN, RUN, O.J., RUN, RUN *

* RUN, RUN, RUN, O.J., RUN *

* RUN, RUN, RUN, O.J., RUN *

* RUN, RUN, RUN, O.J., RUN *

* RUN, RUN, RUN *

>> * WILL THEY THINK THAT I'M A

MURDERING MAN? *

* THAT THESE KILLINGS ARE ALL

PART OF MY MASTER PLAN? *

* THAT I TOOK MY LOVE'S LIFE

AND HER FRIEND, GOLDMAN *

* NOW THEY'RE TRYING TO LYNCH ME

LIKE THE KU KLUX KLAN *

>> * RUN, O.J., RUN *

>> * BUT I'M NOT GONNA LET

THEM *

>> * NO, YOU BETTER NOT *

>> * 'CAUSE WE'LL NEVER

SURRENDER *

>> * AND WE'RE NOT GONNA STOP *

>> * WELL, IF THEY WANT THEIR

RATINGS *

>> * AND YOU KNOW THEY DO *

>> * THEN WE'LL GIVE THEM THEIR

TV *

>> * YES, WE'LL GIVE THEM THEIR

TV *

>> * AND WE'LL DRIVE THIS

FUCKING BRONCO RIGHT OFF THE

ROAD *

>> * YES, WE'LL DRIVE THIS

FUCKING BRONCO RIGHT OFF THE

ROAD *

>> * RUN, O.J., RUN, O.J. *

* RUN, RUN, RUN, O.J. *

>> I'M LEAVING.

>> THANK YOU.

>> DAN?

>> OH, I THINK I'M GONNA STICK

AROUND.

>> * RUN, RUN, RUN, O.J. *

* RUN, O.J. *

>> * NO, THESE PEOPLE AREN'T

READY FOR THE JUICE

TO BE LOOSE *

* AM I? *

[ APPLAUSE ]

>> * WHO IS THIS MAN? *

* THIS MAN WHO THINKS HE SHOULD

BE FREE? *

* THIS MAN WHO'S CHALLENGING

THE LAW? *

* THIS MAN WHO'S MURDERED TWO OF

ME? *

* ...SCREAMS IMMERSE YOUR SOUL

INTO THIS CASE *

* DISPERSE YOUR HATRED IN THEIR

DREAMS *

* SHOW THEM THE BLOOD BEHIND

YOUR FACE *

* I AM NOT GOING TO FALTER *

>> * O.J., RUN *

>> * I WEAR BLOOD ON MY SLEEVE *

>> * O.J., RUN *

>> * AND MY WORD IS MY SERMON *

>> * O.J., RUN *

>> * AND I WON'T LET HIM GO

FRE-E-E-E-E *

>> * O.J., RUN *

* O.J., RUN *

* O.J., RUN *

>> * ON THIS DARK PAINT, I

PLEDGE MY LIFE *

>> * O.J., RUN *

>> * I PLEDGE MY BADGE *

* I PLEDGE MY SOUL *

>> * O.J., RUN *

>> * I PLEDGE THIS MAN WILL HAVE

TO PAY *

* FOR HIS VICTIMS, RONALD AND

NICOLE *

>> * O.J., RUN *

>> I JUST WANT TO SAY, IN CASE

NO ONE DOES, THAT I THINK THE

REAL TRAGEDY HERE IS THAT

NICOLE, RON, AND, UH -- AND

JOHNNIE ARE NOT ALIVE TO SEE IT,

THAT -- THAT THEY'RE MISSING

THIS MUSICAL.

>> [ SNIFFS ]

I SMELL MURDER.

>> MR. FUHRMAN, I'M TIRED, OKAY?

>> HEY, YOU'RE THE ONE THAT

CALLED ME WITH THIS PROBLEM,

THIS STAIN.

>> I KNOW, BUT THERE'S NOTHING

LEFT TO FIND!

>> [ LAUGHS EVILLY ]

NOTHING LEFT TO FIND?

[ LAUGHS ]

KATO, I THOUGHT YOU WERE AN

ACTOR. USE YOUR IMAGINATION.

>> IMAGINATION?

>> * IF THERE'S ONE THING TO

LEARN FROM MY TIME IN THIS

WORLD *

* IT'S TO TAKE MATTERS INTO

ONE'S HANDS *

* IF YOU'RE PRAYING FOR JUSTICE,

YOU'RE JUST GIVING UP AND

ACCEPTING THE LAW OF THE LAND *

* SO I'LL PLACE THIS BLOOD HERE,

AND I'LL MOVE THAT ONE THERE *

* I'LL EMBELLISH THE REPORT

AS I GO *

* AND IF THINGS DON'T SEEM

RIGHT, THEN I'LL MAKE THEM SEEM

RIGHT *

* NO ONE EVER WILL KNOW *

[ GIGGLES ]

>> [ GASPS ] LOOK, MR. FUHRMAN.

A HANDKERCHIEF.

[ APPLAUSE ]

>> EXCUSE ME. THIS SUCKS.

>> * DOO, DOO-BA, DOO, DOO *

>> HEY, HOW'S EUGENE DOING?

SEEMS LIKE HALF THE CROWD LEFT.

>> YEAH, BUT HALF THE CROWD'S

STILL HERE, RIGHT?

>> YEAH.

>> * LATE AT NIGHT, WHEN I'M ALL

ALONE *

* IN MY LONELY CELL, I AM ON MY

OWN *

* I'M ON MY OWN, BUT I'M NOT

ALONE WHEN SHE APPEARS *

>> * I HEAR HIS NAME, AND I KNOW

HIS TOUCH *

* I FEEL HIS PAIN AS I SOFTLY

CLUTCH HIS HANDS IN MINE *

* I HOLD HIM CLOSE AND SAY IT'S

OKAY *

>> * AND WE DANCE *

* YES, WE DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY *

* IN PERFECT HARMONY, WE SWAY *

* AND THE SNOWFLAKES FALL LIKE

TURDS TODAY *

* SHE KEEP ME WARM ANOTHER DAY *

* ANOTHER DAY *

>> * IF THE GLOVE DON'T FIT *

>> * IF THE GLOVE DON'T FIT *

>> * THEN YOU MUST ACQUIT *

>> * THEN YOU MUST ACQUIT *

>> * IF THE GLOVE DON'T FIT *

>> * IF THE GLOVE DON'T FIT *

>> * THEN YOU MUST ACQUIT *

>> * THEN YOU MUST ACQUIT *

>> * 'CAUSE IF THE GLOVE DON'T

FIT *

* AND THE COP'S A BITCH *

* AND THERE'S NO WARRANT *

* THEN YOU MUST *

* THEN YOU MUST *

* THEN YOU MUST, MUST, MUST,

MUST, MUST, MUST, MUST, MUST,

MUST... *

* ACQUIT *

[ GAVEL BANGS ]

>> I BUILT THE SET.

>> OH, REALLY?

>> YEAH. YOU KNOW, IT'S NO BIG DEAL.

>> SO, DID QUI LEAVE ALREADY?

>> YEAH, YEAH. HE'S GONE.

IT'S TOO BAD.

>> WHY'S THAT?

>> YOUR HUSBAND'S REALLY DOING A

GREAT JOB.

>> HE IS, ISN'T HE?

>> * WHEN DID MY LIFE BECOME A

CIRCUS? *

* ONE BASED ON HATE, ONE BASED

ON RACE? *

* ONE BASED ON PROVING THAT

WE'RE DIFFERENT *

* WHEN IN TRUTH, WE'RE QUITE THE

SAME *

* AND AS I LOOK OUT AT MY CITY *

* NO LONGER WORTHY TO DEFEND *

* I SEE ONE FINAL ACTION

LOOMING *

* THE LAST WORDS BEFORE

THE END *

[ SNARE DRUM PLAYS ]

* AND SO ON THIS DREARY

EVENING *

* WHEN THERE'S NOWHERE LEFT

TO RUN *

* FOR NOW, UPON YOUR

CONSCIENCE *

* HAVE THE LIFE OF

MARK FUHRMA-A-A-A-A-A-- *

[ GUNSHOT ]

>> * NO-O-O-O-O-O-O-O *

>> * THIS STORY HAS NO HAPPY

ENDING *

* NO FINAL CURE *

* NO CURTAIN CALL *

* IT'S JUST THE STORY OF A

HERO *

* AND OF HIS TRAGIC FALL *

* AND IF YOU'VE ONLY JUST

LEARNED ONE THING *

* AND TAKE SOME CREDENCE FROM

OUR SONG *

* IT IS THAT LOVE IS

EVERLASTING *

* THOUGH IT PAINS THE DAY

ALONG *

* SO WE PRAY THAT YOU

SHOULD GO NOW *

* BUT PLEASE JUST WALK

AND DO NOT RUN *

* AND VALUE EACH AND EVERY

MOMENT *

* JUST LIKE O.J. SIMPSON *

>> YES!

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

YES!

>> THINGS ARE REALLY GREAT,

ACTUALLY.

I, UH -- I STARTED ACTING AGAIN,

WHICH I -- I DO -- I HAVE EUGENE

TO THANK FOR.

HI. I'M REGINA EDWARDS, AND I

WILL BE READING FOR THE PART OF

KATHLEEN.

YOU PUT THAT MOTHERFUCKING GUN

DOWN RIGHT MOTHERFUCKING NOW!

WHY?

BECAUSE I LOVE YOU, DON RODRIGO.

POOM!

[ GROANS ]

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

>> SO, I MADE AN INVESTMENT AND

BOUGHT THE HORIZON THEATRE SPACE

FROM QUI, FOR A PRETTY GOOD

PRICE, 'CAUSE HE SAYS THE DEVIL

IS IN HIM.

SO, I JUST THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, I

LOVE THEATER.

IT'S NOT GONNA CHANGE.

SO, WHY FIGHT IT?

I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT COMES.

>> HEY, LILY, DID YOU LIKE YOUR

UNCLE EUGENE'S PLAY?

>> I LIKE FLOWERS.

>> SHE DIDN'T SEE IT.

COME ON. CANNONBALL!

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

>> MAN, I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T

KNOW. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU,

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU,

THANK YOU. [ LAUGHTER ]

WE DID IT.

>> YEAH.

>> YEAH. AMAZING.

>> WE DID IT, AND, UM...

MAYBE WE'LL DO IT AGAIN.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

THIS WHOLE PROCESS HAS HELPED ME

REDISCOVER A PASSION FOR THEATER

THAT HAD BEEN DEAD INSIDE ME FOR

A LONG TIME.

MY NAME IS EUGENE OLIVIER, AND

I'M A FAIRLY SUCCESSFUL THEATER

ARTIST FROM LOS ANGELES,

CALIFORNIA.

SOUNDS PRETTY GOOD.

[ APPLAUSE ] >> VIVA EL O.J.

>> VIVA EL O.J.!

>> 1, 2, 3.

>> All: VIVA EL O.J.!

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

[ BELL TOLLS ]

[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]

>> DID YOU GET IT?

>> YEAH, I THINK SO.

>> YOU THINK YOU GOT IT OR YOU

GOT IT?

>> UM... >> THAT MEANS YOU GOT IT.

CAN I SEE IT?

>> YEAH. >> SO, AMY AND I ARE WORKING ON

A CALENDAR OF THE 12 WAYS THAT I

WOULD HAVE KILLED MYSELF IF THE

SHOW HAD FAILED.

IT'S JUST AS A GOOF FOR THE CAST

AND CREW FOR A CHRISTMAS

PRESENT.

HOW DID YOU TIE THIS THING?

ALL RIGHT, LET'S BRAINSTORM.

>> OKAY. >> SO, FOR THE NEW THEATER

COMPANY, LET'S GIVE OURSELVES

SOMETHING COMFORTABLE TO WORK

WITH, MAYBE STICK WITH THE SAME

FORMULA. IF WE GO WITH SOMETHING BASED

OFF OF "THE TEMPEST," IT'S GONNA

BE "KATRINA: THE MUSICAL."

>> NOT A CHANCE IN HELL.

>> THAT'S NOT ONE.

THE NEXT THING THAT WE HAVE

HERE --

>> OKAY. >> JUST GIVE ME -- GIVE ME A

CHANCE TO ACTUALLY PLEAD MY CASE

HERE.

>> LET'S GO, LET'S GO.

>> "KING LEAR."

POWER. >> I LIKE IT.

>> WE TWIST THAT AROUND, AND

IT'S

"JERRY SANDUSKY: THE MUSICAL."

>> I DON'T LIKE THAT PART AT

ALL. >> WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THE

MUSICAL PART. IT COULD BE JUST A STRAIGHT -- A

STRAIGHT PLAY. >> THAT'S NOT THE PART I HAVE A

PROBLEM WITH. >> OKAY. ONE MORE STRIKE AND I'M

OUT HERE.

>> YEAH. >> WE'LL GIVE IT A SHOT.

UH, "MACBETH."

>> EH?

>> BUT --

>> IT'S NOT GONNA BE

TRAGEDY-RELATED.

>> IT'S -- THE TWIST IS IS THAT

IT'S MORE ABOUT LADY MACBETH.

>> OKAY. >> AND IT'S

"CASEY ANTHONY: THE MUSICAL."

>> PLEASE, NO.

STOP, STOP, STOP.

>> UH, "KATRINA: THE MUSICAL"

HAS TO BE THE BEST ONE.

>> OKAY, IF YOU BRING THAT UP

AGAIN, I WILL LITERALLY KILL

MYSELF.

>> NOW YOU'RE LEARNING.

I WON'T BRING IT UP AGAIN.

THAT'S THE DEAL.

>> THANK YOU. OKAY.

>> BUT WE BASED IT ON

"THE TEMPEST."

>> [ Sighing ] OKAY.