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We Move Through This Like We Know What It’s All About
Just One Short Question Regarding Everything
The house lights go down.
Narrator:
We move through this like we know what it’s all about.
We get the fur on top of our heads trimmed
Pick out particular clothes, eyeglass frames.
Adjust a saunter, swagger or trudge
to fit our style. To dress—
and address—who we are!
In a vast variety of adjustable uniforms.
What is the project?
Factories. Libraries. Golf courses. Skyscrapers. Banks. Military bases. Warehouses. Shopping malls. Living rooms. Nuclear reactors. Churches. Law courts. Parking lots. Bars. Offices.
What are we going on about doing—creating?
The two characters, Hopeful and Fearful, go for a walk. They talk about their distinct approaches to life.
(The critics have referenced Andre and Wally, Vladimir and Estragon.)
On a screen at the back of the stage are projected images of complex mathematical equations interspersed with photographs of bonobo apes going about their daily routines.
So—it turns out the world was indeed flat and ended at stage right. Fearful freezes…
