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Act One: Fun and Games

George, a middle-aged professor of history, and his wife, Martha, arrive home from a faculty party. A drunk Martha denigrates George鈥檚 lack of movie knowledge, then reveals that she invited a young married couple from the party over for drinks 鈥渂ecause Daddy said we should be nice to them鈥�. A defeated George sulks, prompting more mockery from Martha. As they exchange harsh words, their guests arrive: Nick, a handsome young biology professor, and his wife, Honey, a petite, plain-looking woman. Things get off to an awkward start as Nick and Honey try to diffuse the palpable tension with awkward small talk, but George and Martha keep trading passive-aggressive insults. Looking for an escape, Honey asks the way to the bathroom, and Martha practically drags her off to show her around the house. Left alone together, George toys with Nick, and the two engage in some passive-aggressive verbal back and forth. George brings up that Martha often reminds him that he is in