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eva Screenplay written by Laura Claire Bligh NOTE TO READERS: A dramatized film about Eva Cassidy could be written in hundreds of different ways. I chose to write about the eight years that comprised Eva’s recording career, and about the making of the albums that have won Eva such a devoted following. The story and characters are based on my personal knowledge and extensive research, with every effort taken to be truthful. Notwithstanding, some characters and events may be composites and may have been fictionalized or invented. In the unlikely event that a movie were ever to be made based on this script, a ruling premise would be that all the singing must be in Eva’s own voice. This screenplay has been registered with the Writers Guild (East) and the U.S. Copyright Office. All rights are reserved. I hope you enjoy reading this, and that you understand that you may NOT reproduce it or quote from it without my specific permission. On-Line Edition, dated 12/10/2009 lbligh@ EVA FADE IN: int. bbc radio TWO studio – day chris biondo (O.C.) You’ve been asking me a lot of questions, now I have a question for you. Is there somebody you’ve been listening to, that you think is a better singer than Eva? Because if there is someone better out there, I’d like to know about it. As far as I’m concerned, Eva’s the best in the history of music, the best singer in the universe. A mans hands remove a CD from its case. The plastic case reflects the studio’s lights, obscuring the album’s title. One hand deftly places the disc in the player and pushes the drawer in. The other hand presses a button marked play and slides a soundboard control lever to a point that has been inked in with magic marker. The music to “Fields of Gold” begins and continues throughout the subsequent scenes. eva’s vocals (V.O.) Oooh... Youll remember me when the west wind moves among the fields of barley... begin credits dissolve to: ext. behnkes nursery – day A regal white swan floats on a pond, leav