Orange Flower Water is a dramatic play written by Craig Wright published in August 2004. The Chicago Tribune describes the play as "Uncommonly intense and intimate ninety-minute drama." "A brutally honest drama about marriage and infidelity" by Chicago Sun-Times, and "Simultaneously visceral, with crackling humor, and intellectual." by Star Tribune. Characters and setting Characters David Calhoun, a pharmacist, 30s-40s Cathy Calhoun, a choir director wife of David, 30s-40s Brad Youngquist, owner of video rental stores, 30s-40s Beth Youngquist, wife of Brad, 30s-40s Setting Present day in various locations of Pine City, Minnesota. The set is composed of a bed and nightstand, with a telephone, and four chairs. Synopsis Scene 1 Cathy recites a message to her husband, David, gives exposition of happy marriage. She speaks of their three children Annie, Ruthie, and Gus and their schedule for the week while she is away for a choir festival. Cathy ends the letter expressing her deep love for David. She signs off with "Yours more truly than truly could ever say." Scene 2 David and Beth are lying in bed. David prompts Beth to imagine herself far away from Pine City, "in a bay in a kingdom in the clouds." Beth realizes that he’s coming on to her and protests. David expresses his feelings of true love and tells Beth that when he is with her, he is really living. Beth has reservations, since they are both already married and their affair could affect their families. Although David wishes he didn't have to hurt others to find his happiness, it’s a price he is willing to pay to live his dream. The argument fades and Beth shares a recent dream that she and David had a four-year-old daughter named Lily. In the dream, Beth, David, and Lily are driving home after shopping for ingredients to make Christmas cookies together. In the back seat, little Lily gets ahold of a bottle of orange flower water that they bought and spills it all over the back seat, filling the car with the scent of oranges. “We were all giggling and laughing. We were truly happy.” Even after confessing her dream, Beth still has reservations about ruining their current relationships. David harps on Beth for her husband's inattentive behavior. Beth moves to leave. Disappointed at his failed attempt to be intimate with Beth and upsetting her in the process, David tries to convince her to