listen to the beautiful guitar music
Short pause
THE MAN
Yes
Short pause
THE WOMAN
You must listen
The Woman begins to move to the guitar music. Pause
THE OLDER MAN
And then we were here
Short pause
THE OLDER WOMAN
But where are we
THE OLDER MAN
Yes
yes where are we
THE OLDER WOMAN
I’m so scared
quite short pause
why don’t you come over here
THE OLDER MAN
Yes
The Older Man walks over to The Older Woman
THE OLDER WOMAN
I don’t know where we are
Pause
THE GUITAR PLAYER
I am the guitar player
quite short pause
I play the most beautiful
guitar music
quite short pause
I play the most beautiful
guitar music
that I am able to play
Short pause
THE WOMAN
But listen
THE MAN
I’ll listen
THE WOMAN
Yes
quite short pause
yes listen to the beautiful guitar music
THE MAN
I’ll listen
THE WOMAN
He plays so well
THE MAN
Does he play well
THE WOMAN
Yes
yes it’s the loveliest guitar music
I’ve ever heard
Pause
THE OLDER WOMAN
I’m so scared
THE OLDER MAN
You mustn’t be scared
Short pause
THE OLDER WOMAN
But I am scared
THE OLDER MAN
Come
come let’s go
Pause
THE SHIPMASTER
I am the shipmaster
THE GUITAR PLAYER
I am the guitar player
I play the most beautiful guitar music
Pause
THE WOMAN
You must listen
THE MAN
I’m listening
Short pause
THE WOMAN
Listen to the most beautiful guitar music
The Woman moves away from The Man towards
The Guitar Player. Pause
THE MAN
But you mustn’t leave me
Don’t go
Short pause
Can’t you wait for me
Don’t go
Short pause
You mustn’t leave me
Pause. The Woman moves closer to The Guitar Player
You can’t leave me
quite short pause
I was so happy to see you
happy that you came
that you’re here
that I finally
got to meet you
Quite short pause
THE WOMAN
It’s the most beautiful guitar music
Quite short pause
THE MAN
You mustn’t go
quite short pause
because finally
finally
I met you
THE WOMAN
You must listen
THE MAN
I don’t want to listen
to the guitar music
quite short pause
I want to be
in you
quite short pause
I want to be
in all that’s yours
THE WOMAN
Listen
quite short pause
listen to the guitar music
THE MAN
I want to listen to you
quite short pause
for you
for you
are so lovely
quite short pause
you’re the loveliest guitar music
Quite short pause
You mustn’t go
THE WOMAN
Don’t talk
Listen
Listen to the guitar music
THE MAN
I can’t listen
to that
THE WOMAN
But it’s so beautiful
The Woman stands next to The Guitar Player, she still moves to the guitar music, looks at him
You play so beautifully
you play the most beautiful guitar music
Quite short pause
You play the most beautiful guitar music
I have ever heard
Long pause
THE SHIPMASTER
loudly
No
The Guitar Player stops playing air guitar and The Woman stops moving
No
Short pause
No
Short pause
THE GUITAR PLAYER
questioningly
No
Short pause
THE MAN
You mustn’t go
I’m so happy
that I met you
THE GUITAR PLAYER
But imagine you being here
THE WOMAN
Yes
quite short pause
yes I don’t quite understand it
myself
but well
looks around a little
yes
yes well here I am
THE GUITAR PLAYER
So here we are
both you and I
THE SHIPMASTER
You know each other
THE GUITAR PLAYER
We seem to
THE WOMAN
We know each other
a little at least
at least we knew each other
yes a little
yes a long time ago
Short pause
But you
yes you know each other
you and he
quite short pause
yes he
THE GUITAR PLAYER
No
THE SHIPMASTER
No we don’t
Short pause
THE WOMAN
But why are you here
yes together
yes if you don’t know each other
THE SHIPMASTER
You may well ask
THE GUITAR PLAYER
You may well wonder
THE WOMAN
You must know
THE SHIPMASTER
Yes we must
but we don’t
THE GUITAR PLAYER
No we don’t know
THE SHIPMASTER
We are just here
THE GUITAR PLAYER
We just are here
THE SHIPMASTER
It just happened
THE GUITAR PLAYER
We just were here
THE SHIPMASTER
We just are here
THE GUITAR PLAYER
Yes
THE SHIPMASTER
And now you are here too
THE GUITAR PLAYER
You came here just now
THE WOMAN
Yes
THE SHIPMASTER
And it’s so good to see you
The Shipmaster wants to touch The Woman, but she slips away and goes and takes The Guitar Player’s arm
Aren’t you happy to see me
THE WOMAN
Why should I be
THE SHIPMASTER
No
quite short pause
no it’s just
quite short pause
just that I was so happy to see you
THE WOMAN
But you haven’t seen me before
THE SHIPMASTER
No
no but still
quite short pause
still I was
yes happy to see you
THE WOMAN
It is
quite short pause
yes good of you
yes that
yes that you were happy to see me
THE GUITAR PLAYER