diff --git a/src/hollywoo/Director.hx b/src/hollywoo/Director.hx
index 297d2cc..9deca7a 100644
--- a/src/hollywoo/Director.hx
+++ b/src/hollywoo/Director.hx
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@ interface Director<Set, StagePosition, StageFacing, ScreenPosition, Actor> {
     function showScene(scene:Scene<Set, StagePosition, StageFacing, ScreenPosition, Actor>, appearance:Appearance, cc:Continuation):Void;
     function showCharacter(character:Character<StagePosition, StageFacing, Actor>, appearance:Appearance, cc:Continuation):Void;
     function waitForInputOrDelay(delaySeconds:Float, cc:Continuation):Void;
+    function showDialog(character:Character<StagePosition, StageFacing, Actor>, dialog:String, cc:Continuation):Void;
 }
diff --git a/src/hollywoo/Movie.hx b/src/hollywoo/Movie.hx
index 2b48382..a5af2a0 100644
--- a/src/hollywoo/Movie.hx
+++ b/src/hollywoo/Movie.hx
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package hollywoo;
 
 import kiss.AsyncEmbeddedScript;
+import kiss.Prelude;
+import hollywoo.Scene;
 
 /**
  * Model/controller of a Hollywoo film, and main execution script
diff --git a/src/hollywoo/Movie.kiss b/src/hollywoo/Movie.kiss
index a16e8f0..87a5cf7 100644
--- a/src/hollywoo/Movie.kiss
+++ b/src/hollywoo/Movie.kiss
@@ -1,6 +1,47 @@
 // Mostly immutable, reusable resources:
 (prop :Map<String,Set> sets (new Map))
 (prop :Map<String,Actor> actors (new Map))
-    
-// "View" in the Model-View-Controller architecture:
-(defNew [&prop :Director<Set,StagePosition,StageFacing,ScreenPosition,Actor> director] (super))
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+
+// TODO for some reason this won't work when declared in Kiss syntax:
+// Mutable representation of frames in time:
+// var scenes:Map<String, Scene<Set, StagePosition, StageFacing, ScreenPosition, Actor>> = [];
+(prop :Map<String,Bool> shownScenes (new Map))
+
+(defNew
+    [
+        // "View" in the Model-View-Controller architecture:
+        &prop :Director<Set,StagePosition,StageFacing,ScreenPosition,Actor> director
+    ]
+
+    (super))
+
+(method newSet [name :Set set :Continuation cc]
+    (dictSet sets name set)
+    (cc))
+
+(method newSceneFromSet [name :String setKey :SceneTime time :ScenePerspective perspective :Continuation cc]
+    (dictSet scenes name (objectWith
+                                [
+                                    set
+                                        (dictGet sets setKey)
+                                    characters
+                                        (new Map)
+                                ]
+                                time
+                                perspective))
+    (cc))
+
+(method newScene [name :Scene<Set,StagePosition,StageFacing,ScreenPosition,Actor> scene :Continuation cc]
+    (dictSet scenes name scene)
+    (cc))
+
+(method setScene [name :Continuation cc]
+    (director.showScene
+        (dictGet scenes name)
+        (if (dictGet shownScenes name)
+                ReAppearance
+            {
+                (dictSet shownScenes name true)
+                FirstAppearance
+            })
+        cc))
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