Opera Synopsis
As the trio sings about the bliss found in suburban life, a young married couple, Sam and Dinah, fight over the breakfast table. Sam announces that he is unable to attend his son's show at school due to a handball competition at the gym; Dinah accuses him of being selfish and neglecting his family. Leaving the argument unresolved, Sam distracts himself from the marital stress at home working through a successful day at the office, followed by an athletic victory winning the handball cup at the gym. Meanwhile, Dinah attends a therapy session and wonders what became of her dreams to find quiet contentment in marriage and domestic life. When the two pass each other during a chance meeting the street, they awkwardly make excuses to avoid having lunch together. That afternoon, Dinah decides to see a movie, Trouble in
