act 1
pete the cat decides he’d like to sit where olive is sitting
olive is pretending to be asleep
hoping pete the cat will get bored
go sit somewhere else
pete the cat develops a plan
olive is ignoring pete the cat
olive hangs one leg down
to show how deep in sleep she is
olive is in her special spot
that she now won’t move from
act 2
as pete the cat stands up
planning to relocate olive
one way or another
olive suddenly awakens
from her fake deep sleep
quickly swivels to face pete the cat
a spontaneous kung-fu battle ensues
act 3
pete the cat feels
even more emboldened
to make a major move
in a surprise attack
pete the cat takes flight
olive is ready
now taking up
even more of the coveted space
olive takes a stand
like a stone
refusing to budge
even if she has to
get dehydrated and starve to do so
she has not been to her buffet and water fountain
in 30 minutes
olive knows it is so worth it
pete the cat has other plans.
the end.
(a suspenseful dramatic ambiguous ending)
—
‘with theater you have to be ready for anything, ‘
-wilem dafoe (olive’s favorite theater quote)
—
‘there’s no real theatre without taking risks.’
-haris pasovic (pete the cat’s favorite theater quote)
