Roger hangs up. He looks in the mirror. For the first time, he doesn’t see King Lear. He sees a man in a stained cardigan who just lost a custody battle over a monologue .
Roger gets word that a small off-off-Broadway theater will give him ten minutes at their “Voices of Despair” festival—but only if he performs his legendary “Loss” monologue. drama and comedy movies
Then Leo says, “Mr. Pumble, you just drooled a little.” Roger hangs up
The students stare. Chloe’s hedgehog sneezes. drama and comedy movies
A beat. Roger mimes building an invisible box around himself. He puts on an invisible beret. He does the mime’s “trapped in a windstorm” routine.
The Last Laugh of Roger Pumble