7.2 210 Drama May 2026

[ELIAS freezes. He slowly removes the loupe and looks at the pocket watch, not her.] Berlin. They have clocks there, I suppose.

I’m not going there to fix gears. I’m going to paint. I’m going to move. Everything in this room just... repeats. 7.2 210 Drama

[CLARA walks to a large grandfather clock in the corner. It is silent.] [ELIAS freezes

I’m leaving tomorrow. For the residency in Berlin. I came to say goodbye. I’m not going there to fix gears

The stage is filled with the rhythmic, polyphonic ticking of dozens of clocks. ELIAS sits at a workbench, a jeweler’s loupe pressed to his eye. He is working on a delicate gold pocket watch. CLARA stands by the door, holding a messenger bag.

And now it’s in a box. In a shop. In a town where nothing happens.