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''Sure Thing'' is a short comic play by David Ives featuring a chance meeting of two characters, Betty and Bill, whose conversation is continually reset by the use of a ringing bell, starting over when one of them responds negatively to the other. ==Synopsis== The play begins with Bill approaching Betty in a café, asking "Is this chair taken?" To which she replies "Yes." The bell rings and Bill repeats his question to which Betty says, "No, but I'm expecting somebody in a minute." The bell rings again, and Bill poses his question again. This process continues until Bill is finally allowed to take a seat. The bell acts as a buffer against all topics of conversation that are potentially negative to building their relationship, allowing them to try another line. By the end of the play, their initial differences in opinion (i.e. literature, movie tastes, romance) have reversed to become perfect companions. Both of them finally agree to fall in love and cherish the other forever.〔Ives, David. (''Sure Thing'' ) ''All in the Timing: Six One-act Comedies'', Dramatists Play Service, Inc., 1994, ISBN 0822213966, pp13ff.〕 Ives takes away any words or beliefs that could be offensive, whether they be sexist remarks or political affiliations. As with Bill's line: :“I believe a man is what he is. (Bell) A person is what he is. (Bell) A person is ... what they are.”〔 As Martin Andrucki (Professor of Theater, Bates College) wrote: "In effect words create, and re-create, his () future as he goes along. Thus, language itself takes on the power to determine the lives of Bill and Betty."〔("Study Guide. ''All in the Timing'' " ) thepublictheatre.org, November 1995〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sure Thing (play)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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