Exit Stage Right

This is based on a friend's anecdote about how she discovered her character on stage.

                                                             Exit Stage Right

                                   The young actress first found herself on stage
                                   standing in front of a fake kitchen sink
                                   as she instinctively chose the best
                                   potato for her imagined husband
                                   in Anne Frank’s secret garret.

                                  Later, the not-so-young housewife found herself
                                  surprised by the small potato in her hand
                                  she had been absentmindedly peeling
                                  for the man who was not the husband
                                  she had imagined -- and realized
                                  it was all an act.