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8INT. GEHRING HALL - NASSAU BAND ROOM - MOMENTS LATER

Rehearsal has ended. The MUSICIANS have just filed out -- except for Andrew, who’s hanging back...

MR. KRAMER

Are you learning from Ryan?

ANDREW

Yeah... He’s been great to me.

MR. KRAMER

Last week was a little overwhelming for you?

ANDREW

(is that a question?)

Yeah...

(then, hesitant,)

I wonder...what you think about my progress?

MR. KRAMER

Your progress?

ANDREW

I just... I’m...practicing hard and...

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MR. KRAMER

Andrew -- you’ve got a good attitude. You

always arrive on time.

Andrew nods. Waiting.

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MR. KRAMER (CONT’D)

Yeah. Ok?

ANDREW

(beat)

Ok... Do you think... I know Fletcher’s

looking for players...for Studio Band...

MR. KRAMER

Yeah, Andrew... Lincoln Center looks out

for Fletcher’s top players. If it weren’t

for Ryan’s injury he’d have been in Studio

Band last year. He’s a natural player.

Andrew takes this in. Nods.

ANDREW

Ok.

MR. KRAMER

(this is awkward)

Look... I’m going to be candid. 90% of

our players will never make it into the

Lincoln Centers or the Collectives. The

question is -- who’s in that 10%?

A beat.

MR. KRAMER (CONT’D)

So I’d practice. You could start a rock

band.

Andrew takes it in. The implication is clear.

He turns -- and glimpses a poster on the wall: a DRUMMER