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%%* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Sherry and Sidney are both examples of this. %%How?
%%* BettyAndVeronica: Holly is the Betty to Anne's Veronica. %% How?
%%* CreepyChild: Sherry.

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%%* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: * AnnoyingYoungerSibling:
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Sherry is constantly annoying her older brother, Nicky. She's always trying to scare him, talking about him getting encephalitis and mosquitoes draining him of his blood, and he's clearly annoyed with her antics.
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%%* BettyAndVeronica: Holly is
gets on her brother's last nerves. A justified example since she's six and he's seventeen. Stanley finds her overdramatic nature, constant reference to her friends, and her being InnocentlyInsentive about his issues.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Stanley, despite acting like he hates her, clearly loves and cares deeply for Sidney. He's concerned about her being out in freezing temperatures. [[spoiler: When Sidney falls into
the Betty lake, Stanley doesn't hesitate to Anne's Veronica. %% How?
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jump in after her.]]
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CreepyChild: Sherry.Sherry has a very dark sense of humor. She makes jokes about death and illness, even telling Nicky they have to sacrifice him since there are not enough seats on the canoe. At the end of the scene when the family leaves to take Al to the hospital after Sherry hits him in the head with a canoe paddle, she gets excited over the potential of seeing a gunshot victim at the hospital.



%%* LighterAndSofter: The third story, Famtime, is this. %%How?

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%%* * LighterAndSofter: The third story, Famtime, is this. %%How?one of the lighter scenes from the show, especially after following ''Flick of the Wrist,'' one of the saddest scenes of the show about dealing with a sick parent.



* ScatterbrainedSenior: Jonathan is an older man who has an undisclosed sickness that makes him this.
%%%* SurprisePregnancy: discussed and PlayedForLaughs
%%-> Stanley: “…And you. The mistake of the family!”
%%-> Sidney: “Actually… I’m a surprise!”

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* ScatterbrainedSenior: Jonathan is an older man who has an undisclosed sickness that makes him this.
%%%* SurprisePregnancy: discussed and PlayedForLaughs
%%-> Stanley: “…And you. The mistake of the family!”
%%-> Sidney: “Actually… I’m a surprise!”
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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Sherry and Sidney are both examples of this.
* BettyAndVeronica: Holly is the Betty to Anne's Veronica.
* CreepyChild: Sherry.

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* %%* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Sherry and Sidney are both examples of this.
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BettyAndVeronica: Holly is the Betty to Anne's Veronica.
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CreepyChild: Sherry.



* KillTheCutie: [[spoiler: Sidney, a hyperactive and precious six year old, downs to death.]]
* LighterAndSofter: The third story, Famtime, is this.

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* KillTheCutie: [[spoiler: Sidney, a hyperactive and precious six year old, downs drowns to death.]]
* %%* LighterAndSofter: The third story, Famtime, is this.this. %%How?



* SurprisePregnancy: discussed and PlayedForLaughs
-> Stanley: “…And you. The mistake of the family!”
-> Sidney: “Actually… I’m a surprise!”

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* %%%* SurprisePregnancy: discussed and PlayedForLaughs
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* DaddysGirl: Beth was very close to her father before he got sick.
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* KillTheCutie: [[spoiler: Sidney, a hyperactive and precious six year old, downs to death.]]
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** Jake has issues with his parents, specifically with his father, calling him "him" instead of his dad.

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** Jake Stanley has issues with his parents, specifically with his father, calling him "him" instead of his dad.
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* ParentalIssues:
** Discussed with Liberty when she mentions her father didn't support her getting a degree in philosophy.
** Jake has issues with his parents, specifically with his father, calling him "him" instead of his dad.
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** ‘’Flick of the Wirst,” a story about a woman trying to reconnect with her senile dad, goes straight to ‘’Famtime,’’ a goofy family trip story.
** While ‘’I’m Staying with you’’ had its sad moments, most of it was kind of jokey. [[spoiler: It goes straight serious when Sidney falls off the dock.]]

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** ‘’Flick ''Flick of the Wirst,” Wrist,'' a story about a woman trying to reconnect with her senile dad, goes straight to ‘’Famtime,’’ ''Famtime,'' a goofy family trip story.
** While ‘’I’m ''I’m Staying with you’’ you'' had its sad moments, most of it was kind of jokey. [[spoiler: It goes straight serious when Sidney falls off the dock.]]
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** ‘’Flick of the Wirst,” a story about a woman trying to reconnect with her senile dad, goes straight to ‘’Famtime,’’ a goofy family road-trip story.

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** ‘’Flick of the Wirst,” a story about a woman trying to reconnect with her senile dad, goes straight to ‘’Famtime,’’ a goofy family road-trip trip story.
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* MoodWhiplash:
** ‘’Flick of the Wirst,” a story about a woman trying to reconnect with her senile dad, goes straight to ‘’Famtime,’’ a goofy family road-trip story.
** While ‘’I’m Staying with you’’ had its sad moments, most of it was kind of jokey. [[spoiler: It goes straight serious when Sidney falls off the dock.]]
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''Flick of the wrist:'' woman, Beth, trying to get her father, Jonathan, to remember her.

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''Flick of the wrist:'' a woman, Beth, is trying to get her father, Jonathan, to remember her.
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''Our Place'' is a one-act play written by Gabbard.

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''Our Place'' is a one-act play written by Terry Gabbard.

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* AmusingInjuries: Sherry hitting Al on the back of the head with a paddle is treated as a joke.



* CreepyChild: Sherry.



* DoubleMeaning: Liberty talking about food being a metaphor for her relationship with Corey.

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* DoubleMeaning: Liberty talking talks about food being as a metaphor for her relationship with Corey.Corey.
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: the show ends with Sidney and Jonathan both being dead, and everyone leaving the dock sadly.]]



* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: the show ends with Sidney and Jonathan both being dead, and everyone leaving the dock sadly.]]

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* DoubleMeaning: Liberty talking about food being a metaphor for her relationship with Corey.
* LighterAndSofter: The third story, Famtime, is this.



* MoralEventHorizon: Jake was a scumbag who uses the same moves on different girls, but his worst action was stealing Anne's dead great grandma's blanket.
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* MoralEventHorizan: Jake was a scumbag who uses the same moves on different girls, but his worst action was stealing Anne's dead great grandma's blanket.

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* MoralEventHorizan: MoralEventHorizon: Jake was a scumbag who uses the same moves on different girls, but his worst action was stealing Anne's dead great grandma's blanket.
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''Famtime:'' a father tries to take his wife, Brenda, and two children, Nicky and Sherry, on a canoe trip.

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''Famtime:'' a father Al tries to take his wife, Brenda, and two children, Nicky and Sherry, on a canoe trip.


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* BettyAndVeronica: Holly is the Betty to Anne's Veronica.
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‘’Our Place’’ is a one act play written by Gabbard.

Our place about five different stories that take place at the same dock.

Our Place: Jake and Holly arrive at the dock for a date, but things go south when Jake’s ex, Anne, shows up with her new boyfriend, Lyle.

Flick of the wrist: woman, Beth, trying to get her father, Jonathan, to remember her.

Famtime: a father tries to take his wife, Brenda, and two children, Nicky and Sherry, on a canoe trip.

Tuna fish : couple Liberty and Cory when a conversation about tuna sandwichs reveals a lot about how Liberty is feeling.

I’m staying with you: a teen boy, Stanley, runs away from home when his six-year-old sister follows him.

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‘’Our Place’’ ''Our Place'' is a one act one-act play written by Gabbard.

Our place The show is about five different stories that take place at the same dock.

Our Place: ''Our Place:'' Jake and Holly arrive at the dock for a date, but things go south when Jake’s ex, Anne, shows up with her new boyfriend, Lyle.

Flick ''Flick of the wrist: wrist:'' woman, Beth, trying to get her father, Jonathan, to remember her.

Famtime: ''Famtime:'' a father tries to take his wife, Brenda, and two children, Nicky and Sherry, on a canoe trip.

Tuna fish : ''Tuna fish:'' couple Liberty and Cory when a conversation about tuna sandwichs sandwiches reveals a lot about how Liberty is feeling.

I’m ''I’m staying with you: you:'' a teen boy, Stanley, runs away from home when his six-year-old sister follows him.
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* PietàPlagiarism: [[The last story ends with Stanley sobbing while holding Sidney’s dead body.]]

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* PietàPlagiarism: [[The PietaPlagiarism: [[spoiler: The last story ends with Stanley sobbing while holding Sidney’s dead body.]]
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* ScatterbrainedSenior: Jonathan is an older man who has an undisclosed sickness that makes him this.

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* ScatterbrainedSenior: Jonathan is an older man who has an undisclosed sickness that makes him this.this.
* SurprisePregnancy: discussed and PlayedForLaughs
-> Stanley: “…And you. The mistake of the family!”
-> Sidney: “Actually… I’m a surprise!”
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ScatterbrainedSenior: Jonathan is a older man who has a undisclosed sickness that makes him this.

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* ScatterbrainedSenior: Jonathan is a an older man who has a an undisclosed sickness that makes him this.
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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: the show ends with Sidney and Jonathan both being dead, and everyone leaving the dock sadly.]]

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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: the show ends with Sidney and Jonathan both being dead, and everyone leaving the dock sadly.]]]]
ScatterbrainedSenior: Jonathan is a older man who has a undisclosed sickness that makes him this.

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Story one: Jake and Holly arrive at the dock for a date, but things go south when Jake’s ex, Anne, shows up with her new boyfriend, Lyle.

Story two: the second story is a woman, Beth, trying to get her father, Jonathan, to remember her.

Story three: a father tries to take his wife, Brenda, and two children, Nicky and Sherry, on a canoe trip.

Story four: couple Liberty and Cory when a conversation about tuna sandwichs reveals a lot about how Liberty is feeling.

Story five: a teen boy, Stanley, runs away from home when his six-year-old sister follows him.

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Story one: Our Place: Jake and Holly arrive at the dock for a date, but things go south when Jake’s ex, Anne, shows up with her new boyfriend, Lyle.

Story two: Flick of the second story is a wrist: woman, Beth, trying to get her father, Jonathan, to remember her.

Story three: Famtime: a father tries to take his wife, Brenda, and two children, Nicky and Sherry, on a canoe trip.

Story four: Tuna fish : couple Liberty and Cory when a conversation about tuna sandwichs reveals a lot about how Liberty is feeling.

Story five: I’m staying with you: a teen boy, Stanley, runs away from home when his six-year-old sister follows him.



* DeathOfAChild: [[spoiler: Sidney, a six year old, drowns to death.]]

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* DeathOfAChild: [[spoiler: Sidney, a six year old, drowns to death.death after falling off the dock.]]
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: the show ends with Sidney and Jonathan both being dead, and everyone leaving the dock sadly.
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DeathOfAChild: [[spoiler: Sidney, a six year old, drowns to death.]]

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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Sherry and Sidney are both examples of this.
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DeathOfAChild: [[spoiler: Sidney, a six year old, drowns to death.]]
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DeathOfAChild: ||spoiler: Sidney, a six year old, drowns to death.||

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DeathOfAChild: ||spoiler: [[spoiler: Sidney, a six year old, drowns to death.||]]
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DeathOfAChild: ||Sidney, a six year old, drowns to death.||

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DeathOfAChild: ||Sidney, ||spoiler: Sidney, a six year old, drowns to death.||
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!!''Our Place'' provides examples of:

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‘’Our Place’’ is a one act play written by Gabbard.

Our place about five different stories that take place at the same dock.
Story one: Jake and Holly arrive at the dock for a date, but things go south when Jake’s ex, Anne, shows up with her new boyfriend, Lyle.
Story two: the second story is a woman, Beth, trying to get her father, Jonathan, to remember her.
Story three: a father tries to take his wife, Brenda, and two children, Nicky and Sherry, on a canoe trip.
Story four: couple Liberty and Cory when a conversation about tuna sandwichs reveals a lot about how Liberty is feeling.
Story five: a teen boy, Stanley, runs away from home when his six-year-old sister follows him.

The ensemble all gathers for the epilogue.

!!''Our Place'' provides examples of:

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