The use of colons after “The MAN” and “The WOMAN” make this experience like reading character descriptions at the beginning of a published play. It’s fun to see these embedded into the flow of a screenplay. 

By describing the characters’ personalities rather than their physical attributes, Lena Waithe ensures their playability by actors. 

Combined with everything else, the descriptions evoke a kind of stylistic mood. Just by the character descriptions, we feel like we’re sitting cooly in the same diner.