Norman, Marsha, Getting Out电子书.doc

Characters Arlene: a thin, drawn woman in her late twenties who has just served an eight-year prison term for murder. Arlie: Arlene at various times earlier in her life. Bennie: an Alabama prison guard in his fifties. Evans: guard. Caldwell: guard. Doctor: a psychiatrist in a juvenile institution. Mother: Arlene's mother. School Principal: female. Ronnie: a teenager in a juvenile institution. CARL: Arlene's former pimp and partner in various crimes, in his late twenties. Warden: superintendent of Pine Ridge Correctional Institute for Women. Ruby: Arlene's upstairs neighbor, a cook in a diner, also an ex-con, in her late thirties. -- 2 -- Prologue PROLOGUE Beginning five minutes before the houselights come down, the following announcements are broadcast over the loudspeaker. A woman's voice is preferred, a droning tone is essential. LOUDSPEAKER?Kitchen workers, all kitchen workers report immediately to the kitchen. Kitchen workers to the kitchen. The library will not be open today. Those scheduled for book checkout should remain in morning work assignments. Kitchen workers to the kitchen. No library hours today. Library hours resume tomorrow as usual. All kitchen workers to the kitchen.Frances Mills, you have a visitor at the front gate. All residents and staff, all residents and staff…Do not, repeat, do not, walk on the front lawn today or use the picnic tables on the front lawn during your break after lunch or dinner.Your attention please. The exercise class for Dorm A residents has been canceled. Mrs. Fischer should be back at work in another month. She thanks you for your cards and wants all her girls to know she had an eight pound baby girl.Doris Creech, see Mrs. Adams at the library before lunch. Frances Mills, you have a visitor at the front gate. The Women's Associates' picnic for the beauty school class has been postponed until Friday. As picnic lunches have already been prepared, any beauty school member who so wishes, may pick up a pic