Bus stop plot summary character breakdowns context and analysis and performance video clips. Bus stop by william inge cherie mebbe im a sap i dunno why i dont go off to montana and marry bo i might be a lot better offn i am now but all he wants is a girl to throw his arms around and hug and kiss thats all the resta the time he dont even know i exist. Bus stop by william inge the play bus stop is set in a diner in early march of 1955 a snowstorm has delayed the trip so the 5 characters who are on the bus and the 3 who are in the diner spend around 1 5 am together grace the owner of the diner and carl the bus driver have a little bit of a relationship cherie who is a singer is also in a little bit of a love mess with bo . At least that is what william inge is able to convince us of in his three act romance bus stop a cowboy can lose his belligerence a young girl can learn of romance from an unexpected source a nightclub chanteuse can discover domesticity and a drunken lecher can mend his ways. William inges play bus stop 1955 is a drama with tinges of comedy throughout set in a diner during a snowstorm in march 1955 in rural kansas thirty miles west of kansas city it involves a group of people waiting at a bus stop who are forced to seek shelter together against the harsh storm the ensuing drama involves several romantic