O4m Barbershop Sc. 2 Apr 2026

Ezra hesitates, then takes the middle chair. He does not spin it or adjust it. He sits like a man sitting in a waiting room.

For that?

My father. Two months ago.

After a long silence:

That’s why you’re here.

I’ll leave the middle chair warm.

You’re holding your helmet like it’s a bomb. And you sat in the middle chair. First-timers always sit in the middle. They think it’s neutral. It’s not. The middle chair is for men who can’t decide what they want. o4m barbershop sc. 2

The lights fade to black.