Testi Soundtracks :: R

[ANGEL and COLLINS attend an AIDS Life Support group.]

[PAUL, the support leader, sits on the downstage railing above.]

[GORDON, one of the members of the group, is standing downstage left,]

[facing the audience. As the members enter, they introduce]

[themselves and form a semicircle. Note: The names of the support]

[group members should change every night and should honor]

[actual friends of the company who have died of AIDS.]



[STEVE]



Steve.



[GORDON]



Gordon.



[ALI]



Ali.



[PAM]



Pam.



[SUE]



Sue.



[ANGEL]



Hi, I'm Angel.



[COLLINS]



Tom. Collins.



[PAUL]



I'm Paul. Let's begin



[ALL]



There's only us

There's only this ...



[MARK blusters in noisily.]



[MARK]



Sorry ... Excuse me ... oops



[PAUL]



And you are?



[MARK]



Oh -- I'm not --

I'm just here to --

I don't have --

I'm here with --

Um -- Mark

Mark -- I'm Mark

Well -- this is quite an operation



[PAUL]



Sit down Mark

We'll continue the affirmation



[ALL]



Forget regret or life is yours to miss



[GORDON]



Excuse me Paul -- I'm having a problem with this

This credo -- My T-cells are low --

I regret that news, okay?



[PAUL]



Alright

But Gordon - How do you feel today?



[GORDON]



What do you mean?



[PAUL]



How do you feel today?



[GORDON]



Okay



[PAUL]



Is that all?



[GORDON]



Best I've felt all year



[PAUL]



Then why choose fear?



[GORDON]



I'm a New Yorker!

Fear's my life!

Look - I find some of what you teach suspect

Because I'm used to relying on intellect

But I try to open up to what I don't know



[GORDON AND ROGER (who sings from his loft)]



Because reason says I should have died

Three years ago



[ALL]



No other road

No other way

No day but today