THE BET

Postcard Play #8: THE BET
for Meghan Deans
1/29/10

MATT
Bet I can lift that.

BARRY
Bet you can.

MATT
No, you gotta bet I can’t.

BARRY
Why? You probably can.

MATT
Yeah, but you gotta take the other side of the bet. That’s how it works.

BARRY
I’m not going to bet on something with losing odds.

MATT
Dude, there’s no point in lifting that thing if you think I can do it.

BARRY
I thought the point was to lift it.

MATT
No. That would be a complete waste of time.

Director Deans, doing tablework with her cast.