{ "item_title" : "At the Still Point", "item_author" : [" Stephen Evans "], "item_description" : "The only way of catching a train that I have discovered is to miss the train before.―G. K. Chesterton In this two-act play by playwright and author Stephen Evans, two former college sweethearts meet again for the first time forty-some years later at a nearly deserted train station. During this encounter, the explore the events that broke them apart, and the possibilities of life at the Still Point.Cast of CharactersGwen A Grace Kelly look-alike (more the actress than the princess despite her 60 years)Art Gwen's age, a writer, more William Powell than Robert Redford.Merle The station vendor, who looks a little bit like the Princeton version of Einstein (sweatshirt and sneakers included).Setting: A train station.Time: Late.Setting: A small train station, the kind that you don't see much anymore. A few old benches are crowded together in the center. On the upstage wall is a round clock, the numbers, roman numerals, barely visible through the round crystal face, have delicate green vines climbing up them, twining around them. The time says 11:55 through most of the play. Upstage under the clock is a door to the train platform, with two old wooden chairs beneath. To the side is a cart for a vendor that offers newspapers, coffee, and various treats.At Rise: Merle sits doing a crossword puzzle behind the vendor cart, which is overflowing with various paraphernalia such as newspapers, souvenir hats, a carafe of coffee, various treats, and dust.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers2.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/1/95/372/558/1953725589_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "9.99", "online_price" : "9.99", "our_price" : "9.99", "club_price" : "9.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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