Alec Berg

In an acting class, Ryan and Barry perform a tense scene from the film True Romance. While Ryan leans into a heightened, eccentric characterization, Barry struggles to stay present until the scene reaches a physical climax that reveals the absurdity of their rehearsal environment.

After committing a murder, Chris is wracked with guilt and wants to confess to the police. Barry, a hitman, tries to convince him to stay quiet, revealing the dangerous consequences of involving the authorities and the criminal underworld he's entangled with.

Barry, in a daze, is thrust into a play by a frantic Sally, who desperately needs to impress an agent in the audience. Sally pleads with Barry to give her something to work with, but Barry is too distracted to understand the gravity of the situation.

Sally experiences a manic emotional breakdown while helping Barry prepare for an audition. She oscillates between self-important artistic integrity regarding her own play and intense, bitter jealousy over Barry's sudden success in the industry.

Chris, a former Marine, wants to go to the police after he and Barry, a hitman, killed someone. Barry tries to dissuade him, revealing the dangerous consequences for both of them and their families if Chris goes to the authorities. The scene escalates as Chris's desperation clashes with Barry's chilling resolve.

Fuches confronts Barry in a hotel room after discovering that Barry has befriended his target and joined an acting class. The stakes escalate as Fuches reveals the Chechens blew up Barry's apartment as a 'nudge' to finish the hit, while mocking Barry's sudden aspiration to be an actor.

A hitman desperate for a new life confesses his dark past to an eccentric acting teacher under the guise of an improvisation. The teacher, oblivious to the literal truth, is impressed by the 'emotional honesty' of the performance and agrees to take him on as a student.