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THE BAKER’S WIFE: J2 SPOTLIGHT 2022
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GENEVIEVE (flustered)
Oh, yes.
(Hands her the order, turns to DOMINIQUE)
Yes?
HORTENSE
I didn’t pay you.
SHE pays her.
GENEVIEVE
Thank you.
HORTENSE exits. GENEVIEVE turns to DOMINIQUE, keeping her voice business-like.
GENEVIEVE (cont’d)
Yes?
DOMINIQUE
I came for the Marquis’s order… twelve loaves of bread.
GENEVIEVE
Twelve loaves.
DOMINIQUE
Yes.
SHE begins to fill the order, putting bread in the sack he is carrying.
DOMINIQUE
I met the baker in the café. He seems like a nice man, your father.
GENEVIEVE
He’s not my father, he’s my husband.
DOMINIQUE
Oh. I’m sorry. I thought because you’re so young… I’m sorry.
GENEVIEVE
That’s all right.
(Introduces a neutral subject)
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Tell me, what kind of work do you do for the Marquis?
DOMINIQUE Anything. Drive his car… take care of his horses… whatever he needs, mademoiselle.
GENEVIEVE Madame.
DOMINIQUE Oh, yes, excuse me, I’m sorry.
GENEVIEVE That’s all right.
DOMINIQUE Have you been married long?
GENEVIEVE Why do you ask?
DOMINIQUE I don’t know. I just asked.
(Coming to stand closer to her) I lost count. Is that five?
GENEVIEVE Six.
DOMINIQUE It’s just that you’re so young to be married to...
GENEVIEVE (cuts him off) You’ve just said that.
DOMINIQUE I’m sorry.
GENEVIEVE Why do you keep apologizing?
DOMINIQUE I don’t know. I’m sorry…
(SHE laughs. HE joins in, more sure of himself). So – are you busy all afternoon?
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GENEVIEVE
Why?
DOMINIQUE Well, I have the Marquis’ car, and since you’re new here, I thought I could show you –
GENEVIEVE I’m busy.
DOMINIQUE There’s a beautiful waterfall not far from here.
GENEVIEVE You keep forgetting, I’m a married woman.
DOMINIQUE What harm is there in a nice little drive? Oh – unless you think your husband would be jealous…
GENEVIEVE Jealous? Why should he be jealous?
DOMINIQUE Because someone like you… If you were mine, I wouldn’t leave you along for a second.
(SHE doesn’t answer) Do you know what I think?
GENEVIEVE Never mind.
DOMINIQUE I’ll tell you.
GENEVIEVE I said never mind! … Listen. You came for bread. That’s what you get. That’s all you get!
(beat) Now you’ve made me lose count.
DOMINIQUE Eleven.
GENEVIEVE (puts the last loaf in) Twelve.
THE BAKER’S WIFE: J2 SPOTLIGHT 2022
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DOMINIQUE, PHILIPPE
THESE TREASURES
OF YOURS
NEED THESE LIPS
OF MINE
LIPS THAT HUNGER
TO BE TASTING
THEM…
DON’T LET THEM
SPOIL
WITHER ON THE
VINE
SUCH A PITY
TO BE WASTING
THEM
FOR THEY WON’T
LAST
TREASURES GO SO
FAST
SO LET’S DO WHAT
WE MUST DO
TO
TREASURE THESE
TREASURES OF
YOURS
AS I TREASURE
YOU…
AIMABLE
YOU’RE MUCH TOO
KIND
BUT I DON’T MIND
I’VE NEVER BEEN SO
FLATTERED IN MY
LIFE…
TO FEEL SO
STRONG
YOU MAKE A SONG
BUT NEXT TIME,
PLEASE SING
SOMETHING FOR
MY WIFE…
WHAT A SERENADE
BUT A SERENADE
DESERVES A GIFT
OR TWO…
GENEVIEVE
YOU’RE SUCH A
PEST
I’M NOT IMPRESSED
TO BE SO MEAN
YOU MAKE A SCENE
WHAT A SERENADE
BUT A SERENADE
IS NOTHING
NEW
DOMINIQUE climbs onto the
balcony, from where GNEVIEVE has
been watching. HE grabs her and
kisses her. Below, PHILIPPE
continues to play the guitar as
AIMABLE goes into the bakery to get
gifts…
GENEVIEVE (pulls away)
Please don’t do this.
THE BAKER’S WIFE: J2 SPOTLIGHT 2022
47
DOMINIQUE
Look at me… Will you look at me! … I can’t keep away from you. I’ll do anything to be
with you.
GENEVIEVE
Stop it, he’ll hear you.
DOMINIQUE
You can’t stay here with him. You’ll dry up… you’ll die.
GENEVIEVE
Don’t do this. Please!
DOMINIQUE
You’re still young. We’re both young. We belong together. You know it, don’t you?
Don’t you?
HE kisses her again. After a moment,
she responds.
Come away with me, we’ll go away together.
GENEVIEVE
What?
DOMINIQUE
I can’t stay here. I can’t stay here watching you with him. Come with me.
GENEVIEVE
But –
DOMINIQUE
I’ll be by the church in an hour.
(HE kisses her.)
I love you.
PHILIPPE (audible clearing of throat)
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THEY hear AIMABLE coming out of
the bakery. DOMINIQUE starts to
climb down, looks up.
DOMINIQUE
I love you….
He jumps to the ground as AIMABLE
comes around the bakery, carrying
little cakes.
AIMABLE
Here you are… Thank you for the song…
DOMINIQUE
Thank you.
DOMINIQUE AND PHILIPPE
TO TREASURE THESE TREASURES OF YOURS
DOMINIQUE
AS I TREASURE YOU…
THEY exit.
AIMABLE
They’re gone, Genevieve. You can go to bed, darling.
GENEVIEVE
And you?
AIMABLE
It’s so late. Soon it will be time to take the bread out. I’ll take a nap downstairs… Please
wake me, don’t let me oversleep…
GENEVIEVE
I won’t.
AIMABLE
Good night, my darling.
GENEVIEVE
Good night…
THE BAKER’S WIFE: J2 SPOTLIGHT 2022
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ANTOINE
I think it wants to come down.
BARNABY
Who’s stopping it?
GENEVIEVE
(enters, looks up at tree)
Oh. My God. She’s up in the tree again…
(meow)
Poor Pompom… Come down, Pompom…
(meow)
She can’t, poor thing. I wonder, could one of you…
(DOMINIQUE enters)
BARNABY
I would, Madame… If someone had a ladder…
ANTOINE
I have a ladder, but it’s back at my place.
BARNABY
Then why did you bring it up?
ANTOINE
You asked if someone had a ladder. I have a ladder…
DOMINIQUE starts to climb up.
ANTOINE
Oh, look. He’s going after it. He’ll never get her…
BARNABY
He’ll scare her…
Throughout above, we hear meows…
Suddenly DOMINIQUE cries out.
Starts down.
ANTOINE
He’s got her!
THEY exit.
THE BAKER’S WIFE: J2 SPOTLIGHT 2022
35
DOMINIQUE
I’m sorry, she took off before I could get her.
GENEVIEVE
Well... thank you for trying. I’m sure she’ll come home, she always does. But thank you.
DOMINIQUE (rubs his hand)
It was nothing…
GENEVIEVE
Oh, she didn’t bite you, did she?
SHE reaches for his hand.
DOMINIQUE (holds her hand)
No, I’m fine.
GENEVIEVE (withdraws her hand)
That’s good… Well… Thank you again.
SHE starts to exit.
DOMINIQUE
Are you angry with me?
GENEVIEVE
Angry? No.
DOMINIQUE
Yes, you are. Every time I try to talk to you, you make some excuse and run away. Like
when I happened to run into you while you were shopping yesterday --
GENEVIEVE
And the day before that and the day before that. And the day before that.
A beat. They look at each other.
DOMINIQUE
I’m sorry. But… I’ve never met anyone like you…
SHE is silent for a moment: HE has
clearly touched her.
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GENEVIEVE
Please. Listen. My husband is a good man. I would never do anything to hurt him. Do
you understand?
DOMINIQUE (after a beat)
Yes. I won’t trouble you again.
GENEVIEVE
Thank you… Goodbye.
SHE starts off.
DOMINIQUE
Goodbye.
GENEVIEVE
Goodbye.
SHE exits. DOMINIQUE looks after a
moment, starts off in the other
direction. Then HE stops, looks after
her again, and sings…
DOMINIQUE
AHH….
I’M IN LOVE!
I’M IN LOVE AT LAST!
I’M IN LOVE, I’M IN LOVE –
THERE’S NOTHING I CAN DO
SO NO MATTER WHAT I SAY
WHAT PROMISE I GAVE
THE ONLY WAY
THAT I CAN BEHAVE
IS DO ANYTHING I CAN
TILL SHE LOVES ME TOO
NEXT TIME I GO TO GET THE BREAD
I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I’LL WEAR:
A BELT THAT’S TIGHT, A SHIRT THAT’S RED
AND OPEN JUST ENOUGH TO SHOW A LITTLE HAIR
AND WHEN THE BAG IS FULL AND WARM
THE WAY I LIFT IT, SHE CAN TELL
THAT ANY ACTION I PERFORM
I DO IT STRONG, I DO IT SLOW, I DO IT WELL
I CAN’T LET UP, I CAN’T LET DOWN, I CANNOT SLEEP
