Act 2, Scene 1 Summary

This scene begins with Max and Leo returning to the office, which Ulla has transformed by cleaning and painting. Everything in the office is now a pristine white, including, all the furniture and draperies. Ulla is on a ladder making some finishing touches with a paintbrush.

Max and Leo think they have entered the wrong office and begin to leave, when Ulla calls them back. Max must make a payment to the Schubert Theatre, so he opens the safe and begins cramming stacks of money into his pockets. He leaves Leo and Ulla alone in the office.

Ulla flirts openly with Leo, whose shyness makes him appear awkward, especially when he reaches for his blue blanket again. For all his shyness, though, Leo cannot help staring at Ulla. She returns to her painting task and Leo begins to sing "That Face...