Act 2; Scene 1

• The star effect sounds pretty. I'd love to see that.
• I like the pretty, colorful lemonade.
  
• Roger is excitedly showing a less enthusiastic Alma pictures of his mother's trip to the Orient. Roger is so pathetic in this scene, trying to capture Alma's interest. It is clear Alma's mind is somewhere else entirely.
• Mrs. Bassett is back. >:( I don't like her. She tells Alma that John and Rosa are to be married the next day! OH NO!
• Apparently John has lost two or three thousand dollars at the Casino that he can't pay back except by marrying Rosa.
  
• I like that Alma is nervously playing with the puzzle pieces. She says, "The pieces don't fit." I think that line goes well with what Alma is probably feelings about the entire situation.
  
• I get the feelings Mrs. Bassett enjoys upsetting Alma.
  
• Alma calls Dr. Buchanan to try and get him to stop John from marrying Rosa.
• Rosa and John are talking about their plans and dancing. Rosa tells John that she wants him because she doesn't want to end up with some dark little friend of Papa's after all she went through in her childhood, living in one room with a dirt floor.
• Gonzales, Rosa's father, is now part of the scene. He is probably drunk. He explains to John that he gets anything his daughter wants either through money or threats with his gun.
  
• John goes to see Alma. I like his line: "Eternity and Miss Alma have such cool hands!" How clever.
  
• Dr. Buchanan comes in and tries to get the Rosa and her father out of his house. Mr. Gonzalas shoots Dr. Buchanan with is revolver.
  
• I like that the scene ends with the gun shot, then the stopping of the flamenco music, then the ominous music, then the spotlight on Rosa's tragic face, and then a blackout.
• I hope Dr. Buchanan does not die. This story has quickly become dark.