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From: Alan Sondheim <sondheim@panix.com>
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Subject: CONDENZ PLAYZ
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2015 17:55:46 -0400 (EDT)
CONDENZ PLAYZ http://www.alansondheim.org/playz.png http://www.alansondheim.org/playz.txt UNCONDENZ CONDENZ LEST WE FORGET, A MORALITY BY JENNIFER, NIKUKO, JULU, AND ALAN PROLOGUE BUKHARIN: Repentence is often attributed to the Dostoyevsky mind, specific properties ofthe soul ("l'ame slave" as it called), and this can be said of types like Alyosha Karamazov, heroes "Idiot" other characters, who are prepared stand up in public square cry: "Beat me, Orthodox Christians, I am a villain!" But that not case here at all. "L'ame psychology characters thing remote past our country, pluperfect tense. Such do exist or perhaps only on outskirts small provincial towns, if they even there. On contrary, such psychology found Western Europe. JULU: Excellent. And what want you do, Alan, say. You will learn from very good way learn: VYSHINSKY: Tell us nature your wrecking activities. ZUBAREV: When was working seed cultivation department People's Commissariat Agriculture U.S.S.R., were accused Chernov spoke about yesterday: causing confusion cultivation, lowering quality seeds, employing bad mat- erials, sifting, careless storing, result all reduction yield, but also hostile mood peasantry, dis- satisfaction with these so-called selected seeds. Alan: This excellent, my best. What criminal activities People's R.S.F.S.R.? Here consisted first wrongly planning sowing vegetables; particular, little attention paid development vegetable growing eastern districts, where developing enormous importance... Jennifer: learning so hard here. PEOPLE'S COMMISSARIAT OF JUSTICE THE U.S.S.R. REPORT COURT PROCEEDINGS IN CASE ANTI-SOVIET "BLOC RIGHTS TROTSKYITES" Heard Before MILITARY COLLEGIUM SUPREME Moscow, March 2-13, VERBATIM REPORT, Published by MOSCOW 1938. Jennifer, Julu, Nikuko applaud. All three together: wonderful! How matters stood butter, interest me stage investigation. have spoken salt, sugar, how held back commodities sale population sabotage, etc. did butter? ZELENSKY: We don't sell butter rural districts. asking sell. above selling main - country... see goes. amazing. They been out, clear end wreckers executed. Nothing could clearer. One must service one's country. LEVIN: ...Gorky loved fire, flames, we made use this. bonfire would lit for him. Just when Gorky feel fatigue after his work, chopped branches gathered together, flame kind- led. near bonfire, hot there, had harmful effect health... ...And fact, second third day arrival grippe-infected house, fell sick grippe. soon complicated croupous pneumonia imme- diately took serious turn. Nonetheless, Professor Pletnev consid- ered plan drawn carried through, purpose medicines which Julu: Oh oh, awful! an awful thing! cannot be- lieve is! PRESIDENT: As regards necessary bring decrease number livestock. RYKOV: Even more than that. These instructions, Goloded said, duly received poles... Oh! Attacks every side! Nikuko: Woe! within without! KRESTINSKY: ...Further Trotsky developed idea necessity ter- rorism, diversions. In speaking them, considered diversionist acts terrorism point view both applying them time war disorganizing defensive capacity Red Army, government moment coup d'etat, same time, terrorist make his, Trotsky's, position stronger give him confidence negotiations foreign governments, cause he able refer fact followers Sov- iet Union sufficiently strong active... dearest us! Trotsky! Something done now! There foes inside out! KAKAZOV: ...Now before you, Citizens Judges, murderer Menzhinsky, help shuddering being overcome horror think despicable crime into dragged. Not minute disclaim blame crime. contrary repent rid myself nightmare. curses Kakazov perfidious crime! To death perfidious Kakazov! basis aforesaid, guided Articles 319 320 Code Criminal Procedure R.S.F.S.R., The Military Collegium Supreme Court Sentences...[list 18 men]...to supreme penalty shot, confiscation their personal property. All: saved saboteurs country! Death traitors! BLOC TROTSKYITES! Jews! wonderful play, Ladies Gentlemen, hope enjoyed it. given much on, because truth, always difficult, best play world! Please take care Thank you! KIM IL SUNG: Hello, member audience happy play. If countries, though small, pool strength fight resolutely against imperialism, peoples knock down U.S. imperialism decisively overwhelming power each front. people country making revolution should tear limbs off beast over world behead imperialists appear strong, many countries attack sides join mutilating way, become impotent bite dust end. oh Great Leader, done? Our Party Right 'Left' opportunism, while upholding banner unity. good, drag renegades revolution! PRESIDENT Yes, ABSOLUTEly! Laugh! Exeunt Omnes. Curtain Rises JENNIFER: beg pardon horrible crimes committed beloved having carefully her death, diet, sabotaging asthmatic medications. sleep night, recognizing misery caused State; punishment deter future generations murder mayhem. course alive, ever talking about? Julu's corpse us: Poor, poor Julu! My knows no bounds; next several months, live grieving realizing never atone hideous her, through State, Country, itself. stop that? silly besides, you're ginning scare me! guilt aggravated long deceived betrayed placed me; wormed graces. need hardly mention repent, repentance does proof exposure broadest light day, benefit has deprived Julu. Please, come getting ridiculous nothing, I'm quite well, thank right front you. Are crazy? Disgraced, thrown dust, leaving life, recount sad, tragic career, serve lesson those murder commit mayhem, beautiful there recount? Only friendship together State Country disgraceful behavior towards her. fense whatsoever, just millionth part crimes, thinking "the imagination," sentenced death. heinous realize crimes. sit prison tens years! gone mad! reading too novels! believing lies! Look alive it's Jennifer! Years weigh heavily nightmare committed, sincere repentance, admit everything, thought criminal. It talk crime, friend, calling harm blackened trampled most valuable thing, bond between us. became hastened she prime problem now sentence richly deserve. COURT: name commission entrusted JENNIFER!! Falls CURTAIN RISES stage. You're going die. I'll kill ALAN: fucking myself. fuck anyone to. NIKUKO: won't fucked anyone. I've killed Jennifer. Look, three. mean. Julu Where everyone? FALLS Breathing Being audience. curtain rises. <Empty stage: Noon lighting, bright, yellow.> falls halfway. Blood seeps curtain, oozes onto floor. color blood: Bright red. falls. Late afternoon medium, orange-yellow.> falls, three-quarters down. Red-brown. coughs. Dusk dark orange-red.> Bones fall spatter break Evening dim red.> half-way. black blood curtain. Night, lighting.> remains twenty minutes. leaves theater. hem wet. charge agriculture. forgive rudeness, charge. Either leaders followers. Forgive me. organization. know, form provocateur work take. answer once. <Pause.> Who betrayed. utmost importance survival responsible see. <Jennifer enters.> know sight. two ways. eyes. Exactly, true every- one. Time pass. bear heavy responsibility. graves hateful traitors grow weeds thistle, covered eternal contempt country's honest citizens, entire people. us, sun shine its luminous rays bright joyous before. Over road cleared last scum filth past, we, people, leader teacher, president head, march before, onwards onwards, greater goals. <Pause, silence.> President leave.> END CREDITS All, some others, seated. stands, applauded Jennifer stands: wish introduce PRESIDENT. sits down, nods. nods, standing. Nikuko. sits: guide years, Suddenly looks wise. Community foundation may say whatever want, without fear coercion. Alan everyone participated opportunity. ground. shuffles. Alan. remain are. Acts Actions . Scenes Separations actions scenes separations called mend suture. Eternally, made, gone. gone; whisper scripts ears, turn caring move eternally, sitting circle. waiting turns speak. one another. say? players. broken scenes. say, scene another, few acts, calls made. speeds endlessly body Your bones separations? WA FEVER Wa fever cpmpeny cpmfprt. hpwavar tha dasart; thls ampty THEATER: empty space. actors. lights audio magnifications. CATWALKS: favor company comfort. however desert; sunshine. night. speca. brlght llght shnshlna. nlght:magnification bones. Without dull steady ground-equipment. night magnification equipment. seepages. devour :Tha Thaetar: Hara wa era ln Thara ls np ehdlanca. ectprs. heva naad pf llghts space lights. Brought forth THEATER, pr ehdlp ::and Devour Pick Forth nlght! THEATER sunshine! night! MOUTH <Curtain stage.> forgotten. continues. lot things Roar roar roar. avatar. sense presence tumor. breathe virus. announcements we're human. thanks quiet. No wants hear listens, function language. threaded words, though, any order. order doesn't matter. says perfectly powerful; splintered, broken, gives power. ever. grows. elected official. term decided term. outliving Roar. official yours extend tongue. tongue takes lips. mouth. home. house up, exit.> TIME Mon Oct 15:11:42 EDT 1999 THIS IS ISN'T REAL DATE.Mon 15:12:07 living time!Mon 15:12:25 WHAT DEVOURS TIME.This world!Mon 15:12:58 WHO HAS STOLEN TIME.Mon 15:13:16 playing new 15:13:29 SAYS HE NO TO LOSE JUST WRONG.Mon 15:14:03 WRONG MUST BE CHANGED.Mon 15:14:58 running around President's whee whee! Jennifer!Mon 15:15:16 can't talk! Help! Help!Mon 15:16:18 15:16:19 fun go everywhere!I HAVE BURNED MY TONGUE OUT YOUR RUINED EYES.Mon 15:15:40 see! 15:16:06 God, He makes speak Nicely write Interesting God Everything nothing tell Him! GOOD am! does! Him style! style floods ground Wet straight Very Happy God! really do! wondrous Good Loves hold Breath His Wonders! believe loves goodness! happiness prayer fulfillment! Would Ah, accumulations run-kludges! rose place.> Long Wonderful Play Plays activities? wrong. necessary. that! necessity! ... murderer! Gentlemen. happy. 'Left'! renegades! committed! misery! silly! aggravated... ridiculous! life... crimes... die! importance! responsible. over! time... T steady. making, ready... listens. broken. PRESIDENT! Interesting. hear. sleep; navar sleep. Doctor Leopold Konninger: Nikuko, understand other. says: doctor. remove clothing. says:: wear tutu. pirouettes cameras sfx text Nude nude Konninger sfx. Quickcam segments Nikuko's voice describing sex. transparent skirt Dovctor. Konninger, fully dressed, dance. open kimono mouthing AAAAH shinto guardian. Male Ballet Dancer moves neurotically Three still dance shots halt. tutu perform Musical Number. woman's face appears superimposed train. Doodah song accompanying half-naked naked Doctor. dances strangely herself right-hand side. lies exhausted blanket wearing pink 400,000 pieces. Piece 381,924 piece 381,924, addressing Hello Julu-Julu; in. Maybe thing. 381,924.