From The Notebook: Well, Have They Or Haven't They?

While putting together the script, there were a lot of things that were cut for time, for story, or were cut before they ever made it in to the script at all. From time to time I'll throw up what could have been, if only because I have about 3 or 4 months of stuff to fill this space with. And some of it is funny, or at least an alternate way of how the play could be.

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I've gotten two questions from cast members about whether or not Dean Anderson and Ms. Barron are married, divorced, or if they ever were married in any way. The big answer is, "I dunno." It really doesn't matter what I think. It's all about what you and your directors think.

However....

Here is a piece of a scene that was going to be for Beth what the Alison/Sarah, Alison/Bathroom scenes and Will/Dean Anderson, Will/Eric scenes are for those two characters. Here, we learn more about where Will came from, the circumstances of it, and Barron's general feeling about matters. It does not lend a lot of light on the question posed, but is an interesting little character beat for The Barron. Also, it is the set up for a call-back line that Jocelyn has when the girls come back from the party, and, possibly, how the cycle perpetuates itself. So, while this isn't necessarily the end-all, be-all answer (defend your point of view in the comments if you'd like), here is a snippet of What Could Have Been....

Barron: I was promiscuous once. Senior year, took the shuttle in to a party. They had this rare juice from a jungle of them recently visited, I presume. I met what passed for a man.
Beth: How was it?
Barron: Seedy. Untidy. Weak. A passing feeling.
Beth: What came out of it?
Barron: Immediate and permanent responsibility.

*Will walks into the scene*