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From: Alan Sondheim <sondheim@panix.com>
To: Cyb <cybermind@listserv.aol.com>, Wryting-L <WRYTING-L@listserv.wvu.edu>
Subject: A NEW PLAY FROM OLD
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:45:30 -0400 (EDT)
A NEW PLAY FROM OLD THE THEATER: Roar roar roar. You're inside me just like an avatar. Jennifer, Julu, and Nikuko applaud. Julu: Oh oh, that is so awful! This is such an awful thing! Julu: Oh dearest us! How awful is Trotsky! Something must be done and now! Jennifer: Julu's corpse is here before us: Poor, poor Julu! Jennifer: Thank you, Julu. Julu sits down. Julu: Thank you. Julu: We say we are the players. We say we are broken into scenes. Julu: Oh that is so good, we will drag down the renegades! Julu stands: It is wonderful that we live in such a time... Julu: We say we are the players. Jennifer says: Julu is in 400,000 pieces. Jennifer says: Julu piece 381,924 is addressing me. Piece 381,924 says: Hello Julu, come in Julu. Jennifer says: You are Julu-Julu; you have come in. Piece 381,924 says: This is one thing Julu. Jennifer says: This is Jennifer, Julu piece 381,924. Jennifer, Julu, and Nikuko applaud. Nikuko: Oh! Woe! Attacks from within and without! Nikuko stands: I wish to introduce Jennifer. Jennifer: Thank you, Nikuko. Nikuko sits: You have been my guide for so many years, Jennifer. Jennifer: Community is the foundation of all life, Nikuko. Nikuko: Thank you, Jennifer. Nikuko: Oh! Woe! Attacks from within and without! Nikuko: This is a wonderful play, Ladies and Gentlemen. Nikuko stands: I wish to introduce Jennifer. Jennifer: Thank you, Nikuko. Nikuko sits: You have been my guide for so many years, Jennifer. Jennifer: Community is the foundation of all life, Nikuko. Nikuko: Thank you, Jennifer. Nikuko says: But you must do one thing for me doctor. Nikuko says: You must remove your clothing. Nikuko says:: I will wear my tutu. Nikuko pirouettes with three cameras and there are sfx and a text. Nude Nikuko sitting on nude Doctor Leopold Konninger with sfx. Hortatorical segments with Nikuko's voice describing her sfx. Nikuko pirouettes in a transparent skirt for the Doctor. Nikuko and Doctor Leopold Konninger dance. Nikuko in open kimono mouthing AAAAH, Shinto Inari Kitsune! Nikuko in tutu and the Male Ballet Dancer perform a Musical Number. A Doodah song accompanying a half-naked Nikuko and fully naked Doctor. Nikuko dances strangely by herself on the right-hand side. Nikuko lies exhausted on a blanket wearing a pink tutu. Jennifer: I am learning so very hard here. Jennifer: Oh! Oh! Oh! Attacks from every side! Jennifer stands: I wish to introduce THE PRESIDENT. Nikuko stands: I wish to introduce Jennifer. Jennifer nods, remains standing. Jennifer: Thank you, Nikuko. Jennifer shuffles. Jennifer: Thank you as well, Alan. Jennifer: I see quite well, thanks to you. Jennifer: I am learning so very hard here. Jennifer: Oh! Oh! Oh! Attacks from every side! Jennifer: But oh Great Leader, what is to be done? Julu: Excellent. And this is what I want you to do, Alan. Alan: This is excellent, and I will do my very best. Alan: I see how this goes. This is amazing. Alan sits down. Jennifer: Thank you as well, Alan.