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A rogue planet hurls towards earth, unbeknownst to humankind.

ACT 1

At her wedding reception at an extravagant golf resort, a young bride named Justine has married her groom Michael.  They are late to the reception where Justine’s sister Claire is waiting for them, as Justine wants to introduce her husband to her beloved horse Abraham, kept in the stable.  Her sister Claire finds them and chastises them for their tardiness, forcing them to join their waiting guests.  At the festivities speeches are made, including an acid-tongued diatribe by Justine’s mother Gaby, and another by Jack, her father-in-law, and also employer, who has been chasing her around looking for a tagline for a work-related promotional campaign.

Throughout the reception Justine becomes more and more disconnected, seized by a bout of depression – a “gray wooly yarn” that envelopes her.  She excuses herself from the celebration and finds herself in a bathtub with her mother, who goes off about the empty rituals of marriage.  Justine is surprised by Michael, who privately gives Justine a wedding gift: an orchard of apples.  It is Michael’s hope that the serenity of the orchard might be welcome for Justine’s unsound mind.  She cannot muster much interest in the apples and rejoins the party.

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