Crossroads: A Sad Vaudevilla

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The Man and the Woman At a train station, a young man waits for the woman of his dreams, but soon finds out he was mistaken about who he was actually waiting for. In the play Crossroads: A Sad Vaudevilla by Carlos Solorzano, a character called the Man is waiting for a woman who he has romantically fallen for. The two have never seen each other and have arranged to finally meet at a railroad crossing. The characters have no names. Their interaction fails to have a deeper connection, when things take a turn for the worst with both the man and the woman.
The Woman's worst enemy is time, she fears she will run out of time and the Man would lose interest in waiting for her. She also fears being alone forever because of her aging appearance.

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