This play is taking place in a new country which is being established by people who are trying to create a new country and laws no one has ever seen before.
Play contents of seven days. Everyday there is a meeting to decide important questions on establishing a new country taking place.
Actors and the audience have to be ready for surprises and improvisation, because you can never be sure of where the inspiration will take you.
The circumstances of the action will be made up during the performance and the characters have to adapt to it while telling their stories.
The number of the audience shouldn’t exceed 50.
******Characters************************************************************************************************************************
ANNOUNCER
~20 years old, passionate girl who wears neon clothes. She always is the centre of attention. She is dreaming to become an actress and she is the sister of the manager.
CAMERAMAN
20-25 years old man, always grumpy. He is ordered to capture moments of this memorable event. Son of the President.
MANAGER
~25 years old girl. Her name could be “straight” and surname — “forward”. She only cares about material things. She doesn’t get involved in discussions. She talks in facts which gives a lot of stress both to her and those around her.
PRESIDENT
~40 year old woman, a dreamer. Her emotions are going over the top. She is everybody’s inspiration and support. She gives many promises, but not always keeps them. She doesn’t really like reality. She hears what she wants and creates her own reality.
REPORTER
Neither gender nor age of this character is known due to disappearing connection in the left corner of the screen.
******Before the play************************************************************************************************
By the door of the hall there is a huge blank piece of paper. MANAGER meets the viewers at the door and asks everyone to write down a made up word, a name for a country of their dreams, a name for not yet established company or a made up compound.
President greets every coming viewer coming in and gives them each a yellow, blue, green or red piece of paper.
On every piece of paper there is a sentence which could inspire an idea.
(sentences to put on pieces of paper are added at the attachment no. 1)
Subject for yellow pieces of paper — initial provisions.
Examples:
This country is_____ (location).
A day in this country is_____hours long.
In this country there never________.
______ is free for everyone.
Citizens of this country have ________.
Let’s change _______ to _________.
And etc.
Subject of blue pieces of paper — institutions: what should be established in the country, how things should be dealt with there, and etc.
Subject of green pieces of paper — nature, home and animals.
Subject of red pieces of paper — suggestions from the citizens how to increase their comfort.
Ungiven pieces of paper are taken by the manager who will later raise it as a public questions.
When all the audience has been seated, manager brings in the huge piece of paper with names of the country to stage. And the play begins.
******The play************************************************************************************************************
DAY I. LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION!
On the stage there is a white board. There are yellow, blue, green and red pieces of papers sticked on it.
There are lights in the hall of performance so the audience is visible.
In a visible spot Manager hangs the huge piece of paper with words written on it. Manager has a file with her.
She looks around as if looking for something. She dials on her phone. The person doesn’t take the call.
President enters the stage. Manager puts the phone away, invites audience to applaud.
PRESIDENT
Hello, hello my darlings! I am extremely happy to see you all here in… Well, we not yet know where, but I hope we will soon find that out. You are the most courageous, gifted and bright! It’s hard even to embrace all your beauty! You’re fantastic! I feel your energy flowing to me!
Manager comes to her, whispers something to her ear.
PRESIDENT
(to Manager)
I’ll finish soon.
(to all)
Time is pressuring us, darlings, there even ain’t any to rejoice with you! So, it’s time to begin this seven day meeting! Don’t forget that this world depends only on you. It will be what you make of it! Do not limit your fantasy — give in to it. Forget the rules of the old world, make your own original rules of your dreams.
I already see desire in your eyes so let’s not waste time.
Let’s start with the name of our country.
President goes to the huge piece of paper, reads the written words — possible names — out loud.
MANAGER
President, it’s time to vote.
PRESIDENT
Yes yes.
President leads the voting. The audience votes by raising hands. Manager is counting votes (no need to overdo — visual majority wins).
When the name is selected, manager writes it down on the top of the board. And from now on this is the name of the country.
Names suggestions which were popular between the audience but were not selected, become fiction neighbouring countries. They will be later used in news reports.
The opening ceremony continues.
PRESIDENT
Well, darlings. I am your humble president, Dream the first, I announce that our _______(the name of the country) is established!
(Manager encourages the audience to applause)
Well, and now I have to run to the meeting with the leaders of our neighbour countries, but you are left in good hands…
(turns to the Manager)
Right?
MANAGER
Yes, of course.
ANNOUNCER
(from backstage)
Yes, of course!
(she enters the stage)
Because I am with you!
If the audience applauses, the Manager signs them not to.
Announcer comes to the centre of the stage. She is wearing a bright suit.
ANNOUNCER
I announce this meeting open!
MANAGER
(to Announcer)
Please, behave.
ANNOUNCER
(to Manager)
It’s alright.
(to all)
Honorable President, it is my honor to replace you in this meeting.
PRESIDENT
Well, thank you for joining our community!
ANNOUNCER
As I like to say — old rules are not in fashion anymore.
PRESIDENT
(addresses audience)
Well, my darlings — I will visit you as soon as possible! Our country depends on you! Good luck!
ANNOUNCER
Let’s applause and thank our president!
President leaves.
ANNOUNCER
(to Manager)
So this is that friend of yours?
MANAGER
(to Announcer)
She’s not my friend.
ANNOUNCER
(to Manager)
So you arejust living together?
MANAGER
(to Announcer)
We are colleagues.
ANNOUNCER
(to Manager)
You haven’t looked this way at any of your colleagues before.
MANAGER
(to Announcer)
Calm down.
ANNOUNCER
Okay… As you wish… So? Darlings? Let’s begin the first session?
MANAGER
We can’t. We have to wait for the cameraman.
ANNOUNCER
You didn’t tell me that they are going to film here.
MANAGER
President wanted to capture this historical moment.
ANNOUNCER
So where is he?
MANAGER
Late.
ANNOUNCER
I understand everything. Well, it will be a nice chance to meet him.
(to Manager)
Unless it also needs to be captured?
MANAGER
No, that is already documented.
ANNOUNCER
Well, I haven’t seen anything documented yet, so maybe let’s watch it together?
Announcer takes Manager’s file, opens a random page.
ANNOUNCER
Yeess… Do we have Greta here?
(if there is no Greta in the audience, she is naming female names until someone responds,)
Nice to see you here! Here it says that Greta onesidedly joins this community because she doesn’t like… Confidential information, it’s written here. What’s so confidential, Greta?
If Greta (or another person) replies:
ANNOUNCER
Don’t worry, I support you fully! Here we all are very understanding! So, who’s next? Luke?
(if there is no Luke, continues naming male names until someone responds)
If Luke (or another person) doesn’t reply:
ANNOUNCER
Well, confidential is confidential. But in this new world there should be no secrets. We are all understanding! So, who’s next? Luke?
(if there is no Luke, continues naming male names until someone responds.)
A charming young man, promising business man who wants new challenges in life! Wow, that’s almost my ideal CV. Only that I’m not a young man, but charming for sure! Nice to meet you! Girls, take a look at him, I guess he has a lot of good ideas…
Cameraman enters the stage with his equipment.
MANAGER
So you’re that cameraman?!
Cameraman points to his equipment.
ANNOUNCER
It’s a pleasure!
Announcer offers his hand to him, Manager comes and puts it down.
MANAGER
Do you even know how to film?
CAMERAMAN
What’s not to know?
MANAGER
Still, I think it would be better if you would leave.
CAMERAMAN
I only want to help.
ANNOUNCER
So, if he’s here now, are we making people to wait more?
MANAGER
When will you be ready?
CAMERAMAN
Soon?
MANAGER
But don’t let the President see you. Prepare and I, I mean, the Announcer, will present rules for the citizens.
Manager opens the file, shows to the Announcer what to read.
ANNOUNCER
(takes back the file)
So, soon we’ll be ready for the first meeting. Remember, overall this conference is going to take seven days. We will take care of all the conveniences. Let’s focus on one goal — future of our country. Today the ability to express their wishes is granted to those who have yellow pieces of paper. When the Announcer invites you to talk, please stand up and tell your idea. Then there will be voting, and the law will or won’t be adopted. So, and now we can begin!
CAMERAMAN
A second.
ANNOUNCER
A second.
CAMERAMAN
One more second.
Cameraman finally turns on the camera, it’s aimed at the audience. The image is projected on the wall or screen.
Announcer stands where she is visible in the frame.
ANNOUNCER
Well, I invite you to talk about the primary questions of the country! Raise your hands, yellow!
People raise their hands. Announcer selects one (it’s best if the first one is an infiltrated actor).
After the viewer reads one of the suggestions from the yellow piece of paper, Announcer asks them to vote.
If everyone agrees — the law is adopted and the Manager writes is down on the wall next to the yellow piece of paper.
If people don’t agree — Manager stresses that the law has to be adopted and offers her version of it.
Manager also has the right to suggest a law if there is no one in the audience who’d like to.
After the law has been adapted one way or another, five more viewers are asked to suggest laws and they are adopted in the same way.
Manager brings a piece of paper and gives it to Announcer. She reads it.
ANNOUNCER
It’s time to interrupt the voting for a bit, and watch the interview with our President!
Manager, Announcer and Cameraman leaves the stage. In the hall directional lights turns on, and everyone sees President and Reporter (who has a blur mask on) sitting in armchairs.
REPORTER
It’s a pleasure to have you here in our studio. We didn’t even expect you to have time to visit us!
PRESIDENT
The pleasure is mine to visit you. I will use this opportunity to send my sincere regards to citizens of _______! I hope we’ll meet soon, darlings!
REPORTER
Talking about this country you’ve established…
PRESIDENT
Well, it’s not only mine.
REPORTER
Yes, of course. It’s yours and 50’s most original innovators you’ve selected, right? Will it be possible for others, well, how to say, less creative people to live in your country? And what is the selection process?
PRESIDENT
Well, every citizen of our country felt a calling inside and we saw the light which caused it.
REPORTER
So, you are gathering people who are, as you say, unhappy with the old world?
PRESIDENT
Our citizens are seeking for a better tomorrow and want to correct mistakes of the old world. You may say that we opened a new page for the humanity.
REPORTER
As I understand, you yourself have opened a new page in your personal life, right? Did it inspire you for this initiative?
PRESIDENT
No, I wasn’t inspired by my…
We hear a sound of a TV being turned off. Action moves to the meeting hall.
MANAGER
Soon meeting hours are going to end, we have to continue.
MANAGER
We invite people with yellow papers to give their suggestions.
ANNOUNCER
Let me handle this. Ladies and gentleman, we can't wait to hear your thoughts!
After the member of the audience says its suggestion, Announcer invites everyone to vote.
If everyone agrees — the law is adopted and the Manager writes it down next to the yellow piece of paper.
If not everyone agrees — Manager stresses that the law must be adopted and offers her own suggestion.
After the law has been adapted one way or another, four more viewers are asked to suggest laws and they are adopted in the same way.
After the last viewer.
Manager gives the paper with text to the Announcer, she reads it out loud.
ANNOUNCER
Thank everyone for participating in today’s meeting! Let’s finish this day with our president’s creativity exercises!
ANNOUNCER
Well, stand up everybody! Stretch your arms up. Stretch as much as you can. Great! You’re ready. First step to uniqueness — put your palms together and chain your middle fingers. Now tighten the rest of the fingers. Second step to uniqueness — open your mouth as wide as possible, make a fist and put it in your mouth. Like this.
(shows how to do it)
Well, and the last step how to be a genius — form a tunnel out of your tongue and go for beauty sleep! Don’t say “bye”! Say “see you tomorrow”! Don’t forget to wake up in two hours and free your tongue.
Lights at the audience’s side go down.
MANAGER
We will need to repeat that. She did it wrong.
CAMERAMAN
What’s the difference?
MANAGER
You have to do it right.
ANNOUNCER
I’m sorry…
CAMERAMAN
Tomorrow.
MANAGER
Who told you that you’ll be here tomorrow?
CAMERAMAN
See you tomorrow.
Cameraman leaves.
ANNOUNCER
Don’t you worry, I’ll do it right tomorrow. I’m sorry.
MANAGER
I hope so.
ANNOUNCER
I think, dad and mom will finally be proud of us!
MANAGER
I hope you haven’t told them anything yet?
ANNOUNCER
No, only that I’m going to you and your…
MANAGER
Friend?
ANNOUNCER
Just that. But still, they soon will see us on TV, right?
MANAGER
If they are asking anything else, don’t say a thing.
ANNOUNCER
Wait, don’t they know that you…
MANAGER
Aren’t studying?
ANNOUNCER
Well, that too… And other thing.
MANAGER
I’m going to call the President, don’t bother me anymore.
Manager leaves. Announcer repeats exercises. It’s going dark.
DAY II. NEED FOR A DRINK
Lights turn on everywhere.
Note: All the laws, adopted on previous day, come into force.
Manager enters the hall.
MANAGER
Hello and welcome to the second day of the meeting!
Announcer and Cameraman enter.
ANNOUNCER
I am very glad to welcome you at the second day of the establishment meeting!
MANAGER
They’ve already been welcomed. Before the meeting I invite you to watch news about what is going on in our neighbouring countries!
Projector turns on, we see pixelated image of the reporter. S/he holds microphone.
REPORTER
Short continental news are with you!
Citizens of _______ are on strike due to lack of hot water in the capital.
In ________ the first man married a computer mouse.
In _________ the second day of the establishment meeting is going to take place. Other countries got used to new way of life last night…
ANNOUNCER
Maybe it’s enough of news? As I understand, we need to hurry. We can’t disappoint our president, can we?
CAMERAMAN
Is she intending to come back here?
MANAGER
Soon she will be with us.
ANNOUNCER
Well, it’s enough about that President, I’m inviting the first person with blue piece of paper to offer a law suggestion!
After the member of audience reads a suggestion from the blue paper, Announcer invites people to vote.
If everyone agrees — the law is adopted and the Manager writes it down next to the yellow piece of paper.
If not everyone agrees — Manager stresses that the law must be adopted and offers her own suggestion.
After the law has been adapted one way or another, five more viewers are asked to suggest laws and they are adopted in the same way.
MANAGER
I’d like to invite one more citizen…
MANAGER
Now it’s about time to watch President’s speech in __________.
ANNOUNCER
(to Manager)
And maybe we can skip it? You remember that I have to leave today?
MANAGER
(to Announcer)
Where?
ANNOUNCER
Job interview?
MANAGER
But this is your job.
ANNOUNCER
It’s not forever…
MANAGER
But you already are a citizen. You can’t back out.
ANNOUNCER
But I need to leave.
MANAGER
You don’t, here you have everything you need.
MANAGER
You maybe have everything here…
Manager takes a look at her phone.
MANAGER
And here we are, we’ve missed half of the interview because of you. What President is going to say?
ANNOUNCER
(to Manager)
You’ll tell her that she looked beautiful and that’s it.
MANAGER
(to Announcer)
How many times do I have to tell you that we’re not together. Can you put it in your head and not say it again?
ANNOUNCER
You’re just like dad.
MANAGER
Do what you’re here to do.
ANNOUNCER
Well, darlings, what’s next? There still are a few things left to decide.
After the member of the audience says its suggestion from the blue paper, Announcer invites everyone to vote.
If everyone agrees — the law is adopted and the Manager writes it down next to the blue piece of paper.
If not everyone agrees — Manager stresses that the law must be adopted and offers her own suggestion.
After the law has been adapted one way or another, three more viewers are asked to suggest laws and they are adopted in the same way.
ANNOUNCER
Thank you everyone who offered ideas for the laws. We can close this evening with creativity exercises!
MANAGER
Which will be lead by the President who has just come back!
ANNOUNCER
Oh! Thank you!
President enters.
MANAGER
This is not for you.
ANNOUNCER
Of course.
Manager encourages everyone to applause. Announcer leaves running.
PRESIDENT
Hello my darlings! It’s time to begin evening exercises!
President notices Cameraman.
PRESIDENT
(to Cameraman)
How did you find out?
(to all)
Well, everybody, stand up! Stretch your hands up. Stretch is as much as you possibly can.
CAMERAMAN
Dad told me.
PRESIDENT
Great! You are ready. First step to uniqueness — put your palms together and chain your middle fingers. Now tighten the rest of the fingers.
(to Cameraman)
I hope you’re here to support.
(to all)
Second step to originality — open your mouth as wide as possible, form a fist and out it in your mouth. Just like that.
(shows how)
And now — the last step of a genius — form a tunnel with your tongue and go for beauty sleep! Don’t forget to wake up in two hours and free your tongue.
Lights turn off in audience’s side.
MANAGER
(to President)
I need to discuss something with you…
PRESIDENT
Bring me something to drink.
Manager and Announcer leave in a hurry.
PRESIDENT
(to Cameraman)
I really didn’t expect to see you here.
CAMERAMAN
Everyone is worried.
PRESIDENT
Why? Because I am making a better world? I don’t see why they should.
CAMERAMAN
You’re not yourself. And who are these people?
PRESIDENT
People who want a better tomorrow?
CAMERAMAN
People who are also confusing reality, just like you?
PRESIDENT
Did he send you here?
Manager brings glass of whiskey to the President. She stands next to her.
PRESIDENT
(to Manager)
Leave.
MANAGER
I’m very sorry, he asked to be here, I thought he wouldn’t come in your sight…
PRESIDENT
Leave.
MANAGER
I’ll fire him, just don’t be angry.
PRESIDENT
I’m not angry.
CAMERAMAN
(to Manager)
You’ve been told to leave.
PRESIDENT
(to Cameraman)
For you it’s also time to go. And if it’s too hard for you to understand me, don’t come back. I don’t need spies here.
CAMERAMAN
You yourself are against everyone on your own wish, nobody else to blame.
Cameraman leaves.
MANAGER
I’ll take care that he doesn’t show up tomorrow.
PRESIDENT
No need.
MANAGER
But he is interfering your focus.
PRESIDENT
Don’t you worry, I’ll manage.
Darkness.
DAY III. GRASS IS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE
Lights turn on everywhere.
Note: All the laws, adopted on previous day, come into force.
Joyful President is standing in front of audience.
PRESIDENT
Hello, darlings! I congratulate you on the third day and I hope that this hard work is not wearing you off!
Manager, Announcer and Cameraman enter the stage.
ANNOUNCER
(to Manager)
Am I still needed here at all?
PRESIDENT
Wait, darling, I have an important announcement! Today I am looking for a genius idea we could share with whole world! Don’t forget that you only need to wish, tell it to yourself and others and let’s go forward! Who’s first?
ANNOUNCER
Me!
MANAGER
(to Announcer)
Let others.
PRESIDENT
No no. On the contrary, go for it! What’s your idea?
ANNOUNCER
We should establish national TV and I would be its announcer!
MANAGER
(to President)
Is it allowed?
PRESIDENT
I wouldn’t say it’s a very original idea.
ANNOUNCER
Well, but everyone needs TV.
PRESIDENT
And maybe we don’t?
ANNOUNCER
So maybe let the audience vote?
Audience votes.
If the law to establish national TV is adopted:
ANNOUNCER
Hooray! I can’t believe it! Finally FI NA LLY! I’ll be…
CAMERAMAN
Just say it…
ANNOUNCER
A star!
CAMERAMAN
Congratulations.
ANNOUNCER
Well, darlings, I’m entering the big waters. See you on air! Thank you all! And you, madame President!
Announcer leaves.
If the law to establish national TV is NOT adopted:
PRESIDENT
I’m very sorry. Citizens have said their word.
ANNOUNCER
You said everything can come true…
Note: if this is version where Announcer has left her lines are skipped.
MANAGER
Who’s next? Please stand up if you have a green piece of paper.
After the member of the audience says its suggestion from the green paper, President invites everyone to vote.
If everyone agrees — the law is adopted and the Manager writes it down next to the green piece of paper.
If not everyone agrees — Manager stresses that the law must be adopted and offers her own suggestion.
After the law has been adopted one way or another, five more viewers are asked to suggest laws and they are adopted in the same way.
PRESIDENT
Darlings! I’m just fascinated! So much talent and passion! But I need something more fresh and meaningful!
MANAGER
Maybe I can participate in that?
PRESIDENT
Yes, of course, please. All citizens are equal.
CAMERAMAN
But some are more equal.
MANAGER
I suggest to ban divorce for men.
PRESIDENT
What?
MANAGER
Isn’t it what you want?
CAMERAMAN
Isn’t it too late?
PRESIDENT
Shush. Enough.
MANAGER
But you told me that yourself…
PRESIDENT
Shush. I want to invite another citizen to present a suggestion.
MANAGER
We are not even voting for this one?
PRESIDENT
(to audience)
Do you think it’s worth it? Maybe then let’s change it into no weddings?
MANAGER
It’s a bit different.
PRESIDENT
Let’s vote! Who is in favor of life without marriage, promises or anything.
If everyone agrees — the law is adopted and the Manager writes it down next to the green piece of paper.
After the law has been adopted one way or another, four more viewers are asked to suggest laws and they are adopted in the same way.
PRESIDENT
Well, we started our day with some difficulties but after hearing you all I think I already know what will surprise the world!
President says an idea which she has chosen (you need to select a viewer with an idea “In every home there must be ___________.”). She invites this viewer on the stage (it would be best if it was male).
PRESIDENT
(to chosen one)
We will put some make up and we’ll get you ready! And also we’ll joyfully surprise the world! With ideas like this, you’ll be my right hand.
ANNOUNCER
New?
MANAGER
What do you mean?
PRESIDENT
Not new, just another. It’s time for us! See you tomorrow! Don’t forget the evening exercises!
President and the chosen one leave.
If there is no Announcer:
Manager leads the exercises.
MANAGER
Well. It’s time for exercises. Stand up. First step to uniqueness.
(demonstrates)
Second step to originality.
(demonstrates how)
Step of a genius.
(demonstrates)
I announce that the third day is over!
Lights are off at the audience’s side.
Manager leaves. Cameraman stays.
CAMERAMAN
I don’t think that rolling the tongue helped anyone. But that’s just my opinion.
If Announcer is still there:
ANNOUNCER
First step to uniqueness — put your palms together and chain your middle fingers. Now tighten the rest of the fingers. Second step to originality — open your mouth as wide as possible, form a fist and out it in your mouth and you know what, that’s enough. Goodnight.
MANAGER
What are you doing? You want to violate the protocol?
ANNOUNCER
Well, that’s bullshit.
MANAGER
Continue.
ANNOUNCER
But that does no good.
MANAGER
No need to make a fuss if your idea hasn’t been selected.
ANNOUNCER
I’m not.
MANAGER
Move! I’ll finish. Let’s get ready for genius step — form a tunnel with your tongue and go for beauty sleep! Don’t forget to wake up in two hours and free your tongue. I pronounce that the third day is over!
Lights turn off at audience’s side.
MANAGER
(to Announcer)
I hope you understand that you may not come back tomorrow.
ANNOUNCER
But I don’t want to go back home…
MANAGER
So you could’ve been more useful.
ANNOUNCER
Ramunė, please… Nothing horrible happened.
MANAGER
Nothing horrible happened? You always embarrass me in the presence of the President.
ANNOUNCER
You’re embarrassing yourself.
MANAGER
Get out of sight.
Manager leaves.
Announcer sits down on the edge of the stage. Cameraman joins her.
ANNOUNCER
I only wanted to be noticed.
CAMERAMAN
It’s not the best place for that.
ANNOUNCER
You know, I wanted to build myself anew. I didn’t like to be who I was at home. I thought Ramunė would help me. She told me she will take me in, we’ll be together, she’ll help me to get a job… But she herself… She needs help. Oh, sorry. It’s probably too much for you. She’s my sister, you know. Older. Shouldn’t she be better than me?
CAMERAMAN
No one has made such law yet.
ANNOUNCER
Hasn’t… Have you been in a situation where you have no place to come back to?
CAMERAMAN
I can only imagine.
Darkness.
DAY IV. STARS ARE ONLY IN THE SKY
Note: All the laws, adopted on previous day, come into force.
Lights turn on everywhere. We see President, Reporter and the chosen member of audience.
Note: if it is voted that Announcer has her own TV, she is the reporter.
REPORTER
It’s a pleasure to have you in our studio. And this time, you are not alone!
PRESIDENT
Yes, I’m accompanied by a citizen of our new country. We thought we had news we needed to share with whole world.
(to the chosen one)
Tell them your idea!
CHOSEN ONE
In every home there must be a ___________.
REPORTER
Very interesting! How are you going implement it?
PRESIDENT
We are not thinking about that at the moment. We don’t want to pressure our dear citizens. And our country’s finances are pretty stable…
REPORTER
(talks not in own voice)
Are you out of your fucking mind?
PRESIDENT
Excuse me?
REPORTER
(still not in own voice)
I mean, I wasn’t expecting such thing to happen at all. You need medical help or something.
PRESIDENT
(talks not in own voice)
Your help is needed the most.
REPORTER
(still not in own voice)
Mine? It’s over and doesn’t matter how guilty I feel, I can’t be helping you anymore, I have to take care of someone else.
PRESIDENT
Someone else. As usual.
REPORTER
(still not in own voice)
You know perfectly well that it’s not like usual.
PRESIDENT
Well, let’s not spoil the mood for our citizens.
REPORTER
(still not in own voice)
What mood? Do these so called citizens know that this is just you hallucinating?
PRESIDENT
Please, do not speak to me like this, I am president of ______ and I will take care of my people.
REPORTER
(still not in own voice)
You can’t just make up a new world. Things do not happen this way, listen to me for once.
PRESIDENT
And you can make up one?! And since when I can’t? That’s true, it wasn’t allowed to me until now. I need to adapt, I need to suffer through. What people are going to say, kids can’t find that out, there’s no difference for you, I want freedom, I need love. And I also need all those things. If you didn’t know. And now I can get it. And you are NOT in this world.
REPORTER
(again in own voice)
What do you mean?
PRESIDENT
Er, what were we talking about?
REPORTER
Someone is not in this world? Does it mean that you, as a new country, lack something?
PRESIDENT
No. We do not lack anything. Thank you very much. If I’d knew what’s waiting for me, I for sure wouldn’t have come. I expected more understanding.
Darkness. Lights turn on in all the hall.
Manager is lingering by idea board. Cameraman is calmly preparing for the day.
MANAGER
How many people saw this?
CAMERAMAN
Enough. Believe me, it’s not pleasant for me too, anyways, it’s my…
MANAGER
Be silent for once.
CAMERAMAN
Your word is my commandment.
MANAGER
I asked you.
President joyfully enter the stage, the chosen one goes back to his/her place.
MANAGER
(to President)
What would you want?
PRESIDENT
No, thank you, darling. I’d like to speak to all citizens and address this big big apprehension. I don’t want to upset our country with my behaviour so I apologise you all for my outburst. But don’t forget, that our future is bright and our day is coming soon. Today’s verbal attack wasn’t something unexpected. At the beginning people are not going to understand us, they don’t understand us already, and hurt us with words. Straight to my eyes. But let’s not pay attention to them, darlings. They are only jealous. They think we are going to be damned alone without them. But let’s go forward boldly because we have left them. We left those who cheated on us behind our backs, those who lied, those who left us, oh, I don’t want to repeat myself.
Well, I’ve talked too long, forgive me. Let’s go back to work! I’m already tired today. Where’s our Announcer?
MANAGER
She’s gone.
If Announcer is the Reporter:
PRESIDENT
Ah, yes, sorry, you’ll probably have to find a new one.
In Announcer has left:
PRESIDENT
And where did she go?
MANAGER
Last night she had a mind twist…
CAMERAMAN
(not in own voice)
She got bored. Just. Just like I got bored with your bullshit. You know how long have I been just feeling sorry for you?
PRESIDENT
How long?
MANAGER
(not in own voice)
Long enough. I needed someone else. I didn’t like your smell anymore.
PRESIDENT
But why?
FROM HERE ALL STORYLINES CONTINUE THE SAME
CAMERAMAN
(still not in own voice)
You haven’t really done anything. But I always felt deceived by you, you see. Some intuition kept me alert that you’re not like that.
PRESIDENT
Not like what?
MANAGER
(still not in own voice)
Not to me. Now I can’t look at you anymore.
PRESIDENT
But… but… What about me?
MANAGER
So you, President, still would like to go through voting process?
PRESIDENT
No, no. I need to take a break. Seeing all these great citizens, I have no doubt we will find a New Announcer.
CAMERAMAN
And do we really need one?
MANGER
Well, really. I think I could do that.
PRESIDENT
No. We need to involve more citizens in this process.
MANAGER
I see, President. Would someone like to nominate themselves?
If there are nominees — Manager leads the voting process.
If there are no volunteers — President chooses new Announcer herself.
If member of the audience refuses to be Announcer, Manager becomes the New Announcer.
If someone from the audience is chosen:
Member of the audience is invited to come on the stage.
PRESIDENT
It’s honor to me to have you here on stage.
Manager gives a text to the viewer — New Announcer.
MANAGER
Can we start?
If the viewer refuses to participate:
PRESIDENT
(to Manager)
Well, at least your wish will be granted.
MANAGER
Well, I don’t know how to thank you, I for sure will do a better job than the previous announcer.
PRESIDENT
All in order, please resist commenting.
MANAGER
Yes, of course, can we start the session?
From here all storylines continue the same:
PRESIDENT
No, I think today will be a day off.
MANAGER
But it’s not the seventh day.
PRESIDENT
I don’t think that after day like this wise decisions might be made.
MANAGER
But this way we won’t be in time.
PRESIDENT
And where are we hurrying? Huh? When everything ends, life will start. Imagine that at the moment we are just as safe as in mother’s womb, as lovers on a wedding day. We only dream and hope that tomorrow will make all our problems disappear. I have no desire to give up that feeling.
MANAGER
And what about the country?
PRESIDENT
Now we are living the best of times. Let’s enjoy and prolong it. And now I wish goodnight to everyone.
MANAGER
And now it’s time for evening exercises.
NEW ANNOUNCER
(or Manager)
First step to uniqueness — put your palms together and chain your middle fingers. Second step — feel how heavy your body is, how heavy the world is, curl up.
MANAGER
That’s not what’s written!
NEW ANNOUNCER
(or Manager)
In this world I am alone. ALONE. And that’s how it’s going to be from now on.
PRESIDENT
What’s going on here?
NEW ANNOUNCER
(or Manager)
So that’s all my fault? But what could I do? What else could I do?
PRESIDENT
Stop it. Now. I think this day can end without exercises.
Everywhere in the hall lights turn off. Only the President is illuminated.
CAMERAMAN
Hey, mom. Don’t you think this situation has gotten out of control?
Cameraman comes to her. He talks to her while he films her.
PRESIDENT
Maybe I’m out of control?
CAMERAMAN
That would be more accurate. Do you really need this? I’m not even asking if it’s possible…
PRESIDENT
There’s nothing more left for me.
CAMERAMAN
I’m here.
PRESIDENT
You’re not here. You’re free from everything, for a long time now.
CAMERAMAN
Doesn’t seem like that.
PRESIDENT
Seems lot like that. If everybody get a new family — this is mine.
CAMERAMAN
Don’t you think that reality will get to you?
PRESIDENT
Only a new one. Put your gun down.
CAMERAMAN
You first should do that. You’re the president.
PRESIDENT
If only I could…
Darkness.
DAY V. MOTHER NATURE
Lights turn on in all the hall.
Note: All the laws, adopted on previous day, come into force.
Joyful President stands in front of the audience. Cameraman is preparing his equipment.
PRESIDENT
Darlings, I want to joyfully greet you at the fifth day. For me it is true pleasure to see your bright faces on this bright morning. I’d like to invite our New Announcer!
New Announcer and Manager or just Manager enter the stage.
NEW ANNOUNCER
(or Manager)
It’s. A. Pleasure. For. Me.
PRESIDENT
It’s a pleasure for us, too.
NEW ANNOUNCER
(or Manager)
Here on the stage it’s just somehow…
PRESIDENT
How?
NEW ANNOUNCER
(or Manager)
Well, I don’t know…
PRESIDENT
Don’t you worry, I think you’ll be great at your job.
NEW ANNOUNCER
(or Manager)
Aren’t you here for that?
PRESIDENT
No, you’re here for that.
NEW ANNOUNCER
(or Manager)
But the previous Announcer didn’t do lot…
PRESIDENT
Just read your lines and stop asking questions, okay?
NEW ANNOUNCER
(or Manager)
Yeees. I’m sorry. So. I’d like to invite, on this beautiful day…
(to President)
But it’s cloudy…
PRESIDENT
Don't listen to him. Continue.
NEW ANNOUNCER
(or Manager)
I’d like to invite, on this beautiful day, you, citizens with red pieces of paper to offer their suggestions in the order. First suggestor, please stand up.
(or President)
Is there such word?
After the member of the audience says its suggestion from the red paper, New Announcer invites everyone to vote.
If everyone agrees — the law is adopted and the Manager writes it down next to the red piece of paper.
If not everyone agrees — Manager stresses that the law must be adopted and offers her own suggestion.
After the law has been adapted one way or another, two more viewers are asked to suggest laws and they are adopted in the same way.
The same way the second law is adopted.
After the third suggestion “3. In this country no one remembers what was before”.
CAMERAMAN
Well, okay, how do you imagine that?
PRESIDENT
Please, don’t interrupt session. Everyone, please vote.
NEW ANNOUNCER
(or Manager)
But we really can’t guarantee this.
PRESIDENT
Let’s vote.
If everyone agrees — the law is adopted and the Manager writes it down next to the red piece of paper.
If not everyone agrees — Manager announces the law declined.
NEW ANNOUNCER
(or Manager)
The fourth one, please offer your suggestion.
S/he says this idea “People from the past are now allowed to come to this country”.
PRESIDENT
Oh! Here’s an idea, really not bad!
If everyone agrees — the law is adopted and the Manager writes it down next to the red piece of paper.
If not everyone agrees — Manager announces the law declined.
NEW ANNOUNCER
(or Manager)
We invite the fifth person.
S/he says the idea “Everyone is happy in this country”.
PRESIDENT
This law can be declined at once. There’s no mean to promise what can’t be married. Oh. Kept. There is no such thing at all, but thank you for good intentions. Next.
NEW ANNOUNCER
(or Manager)
We invite the next citizen.
Member of the audience-citizen reads this suggestion “It is forbidden to copulate with anyone but your partner and it is punishable by death.”
PRESIDENT
Where did you get this idea? Are you mocking me?
(to Manager)
Was it your idea?
MANAGER
No. No. I would never…
PRESIDENT
What? I expected all this to be different, But for some time now I see you laughing behind my back.
MANAGER
That’s not true, President.
If member of the audience is the New Announcer:
MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE
I’m resigning.
PRESIDENT
You can’t.
MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE
Of course I can. Actually, I’m not only resigning but also emigrating.
MANAGER
Well then, give us your passport.
MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE
No one ever give me one. Good luck.
A letter to the member of the audience who was the New Announcer: Thank you very much, you were great! Now you can go back to your seat and enjoy the rest of the performance.
If the Manager was the New Announcer, continue from here:
PRESIDENT
So tell me now. Who else wants to emigrate? Huh?
MANAGER
Please, raise your hands.
PRESIDENT
(to Manager)
I can do it myself.
MANAGER
May we also, madame President, discuss something with you before you do it?
PRESIDENT
Later. Raise your hands, who are emigrating!
Viewers who want to emigrate raise their hands.
If only a few raise hands:
PRESIDENT
Great. You’ll be deported in two days. Gather your things.
If there are more hands:
MANAGER
We’ll ask for your patience, deportation may take a few days. Please, all the people who want to emigrate sit on the right side of the hall and those who wants to stay — sit on the left.
PRESIDENT
(to Cameraman)
Did they miss the world?
CAMERAMAN
And you didn’t?
PRESIDENT
No.
MANAGER
Can I show you something, madame President?
PRESIDENT
I hope you have better news.
Manager takes President to the board with ideas and colorful papers.
Cameraman comes to them to film them.
MANAGER
We have some kind of troubles.
(to Cameraman)
Can you stop filming?
CAMERAMAN
I can’t.
PRESIDENT
Do as she says.
Cameraman puts down his camera.
MANAGER
All our adopted laws had made some trouble in our country. Take a look yourself.
President opens one of the papers of the consequences, reads it aloud.
PRESIDENT
But how can it be?
MANAGER
Well, some of those ideas are hardly implementable…
President one after the other takes off the papers and reads the consequences.
MANAGER
(interrupts)
Well, and some has inflicted conflicts with our neighbour countries…
PRESIDENT
Why didn’t you tell me earlier?
MANAGER
Well, I didn’t know how to say that…
CAMERAMAN
Well, what did you expect?
PRESIDENT
I expected… I expected… It doesn’t matter what I expected… What are we going to do? What citizens are going to say?
CAMERAMAN
Well, half of them are emigrating — so there pretty much is no problem…
PRESIDENT
Please stop, at least for once, can you be on my side?
CAMERAMAN
I’m on your side.
PRESIDENT
You’re a good liar but not that good.
MANAGER
Turn off the lights!
Darkness in the hall.
PRESIDENT
Turn on the lights!
(to Manager)
Don’t do this again.
(to audience)
Dear citizens, I’d just like to celebrate with you again, but I have to announce that at the moment country needs your support and sincere work so, sorry, but deportation is not possible. Any entering or leaving of the country is forbidden.
MANAGER
But President…
PRESIDENT
I announce the national crisis. Lock all the doors and cover all the windows. At night there may be no light sources.
MANAGER
(silently)
Are we under attack?
PRESIDENT
Yes. Our biggest enemy is doubt. But don’t give up, dear citizens, soon our bright day will dawn! Well, and for now I’d like to ask you all to move chairs aside and form a circle.
MANAGER
Faster! Do as your President.
President and Manager encourages audience and help them to sit in circle. They stand in the middle of the circle.
Cameraman stays onstage.
PRESIDENT
You’ll be safe here, darlings. And now — good night!
Lights go out at audience’s side. President and Manager go back onstage.
MANAGER
Again you forgot evening exercises…
PRESIDENT
It works too well. And not always the way we need.
CAMERAMAN
Maybe you need to make up a new routine which would work as you need it?
PRESIDENT
For you I would love to make an exception to allow to get out of here.
CAMERAMAN
I never have joined you, but you do realize that it all has become funny?
PRESIDENT
Please don’t interrupt the meeting.
(to Manager)
Can you explain to me why are we in such debt?
MANAGER
Well, probably the most expensive things were repainting the sky, also printing new money and also organising the moving...
PRESIDENT
And plague?
MANAGER
New pets, well, they digged deep… And…
PRESIDENT
Don’t continue. Flood?
MANAGER
That must be sewers due to overload of people in the palace…
PRESIDENT
And the strike of road workers union?
MANAGER
Because there are only two paths in our country…
PRESIDENT
And since when do we have road workers?
MANAGER
Well, we have only one.
PRESIDENT
Then it doesn’t count as problem.
MANAGER
You’ve told me to record every doubt…
PRESIDENT
Okay, okay… Let’s think positive. How can we solve all this?
CAMERAMAN
We can always change all people and, I don’t know, finish it all.
PRESIDENT
Once again I’m asking you to refrain from commenting.
CAMERAMAN
I’m fucking done with your celibacy of reality. Calm the fuck down! I’m sorry. But just please, how much more? How much more can you do this? How much are your people able to take? I come here everyday with a hope that you will come to your senses, but I see that it just keeps going for the worse. Don’t you see what is happening?
PRESIDENT
There’s no need to worry for me, son. Go. I’ll manage.
CAMERAMAN
Okay. Although I should be doing opposite of what you’re saying, I’ll refrain.
Cameraman leaves.
MANAGER
You’ve told me that I’m your only daughter.
PRESIDENT
Daughter.
MANAGER
But he also is your son.
PRESIDENT
Doesn’t seem so. Well, at least you’re here.
MANAGER
All your citizens are here.
DAY VI. REFLECTION
A light turns on at the end of the hall.
We see the Reporter there with the face finally uncovered. Reporter holds TV microphone.
REPORTER
Hello, I am next to the place where it happens. At the moment, in this house, around fifty people are held hostage. Numbers are being refined. It turns out, for a week now in this house there is a newly established country _________. Last night one of the citizens of this made up country managed to contact police and report about the situation. At the moment all citizens of _______ live in this house without electricity and water. Utilities had been turned off two days ago after the said President didn’t pay the bills after being warned. Police tries to negotiate the situation but there are no progress in sight. Outside the borders of her country President is known as 45 years old woman named Nijolė K. Nijolė left her job a month ago and started gathering people for a new country. Motives of her behaviour is still unknown.
REPORTER
Together with me there is a young actress Kristina who herself, couple of days ago, has been inside this house. Hello, Kristina.
ANNOUNCER
Hello, to tell the truth, after I left, the situation became uncontrollable. People were not even allowed to go outside anymore. Until then, I tried to talk everyone back to their senses, but my efforts were in vain.
REPORTER
Tell me, Kristina, is the said President dangerous?
ANNOUNCER
Well, dangerous or not, it’s hard to say but for sure her mental state is not stable.
REPORTER
Can you tell us about the people related to her?
ANNOUNCER
Er… Well, there is a so called Manager who is her right hand. That woman is more dangerous. There was a rumor that she killed her parents and gave her heritage to the President.
REPORTER
Are they involved romantically?
ANNOUNCER
It’s hard to say but Manager used to call her mom.
REPORTER
Creepy. Who could’ve thought that such creepy things are taking place just under our noses. Thank you, Kristina. Aaand just now I’ve got a report that unidentified man is trying to get into the house. Police is not going to stop him. His identity just has been confirmed, it’s Nijolės’ son. Stay with us.
At the end of the hall the light goes off. On the stage lights turn on. We see Cameraman there.
CAMERAMAN
Mom! Mom! Did you see what’s going on outside? It’s time to put this to an end. Mom? Where is everyone? Where are you? Hey!
Cameraman comes to circled audience. He turns on a flashlight.
CAMERAMAN
Mom!
Cameraman turns lights on Manager who sits in the middle. She stands up. She points a flashlight to her face.
MANAGER
No one invited you here.
CAMERAMAN
I don’t need an invitation to come back home.
MANAGER
Aaah. So you’ve been sent by them.
CAMERAMAN
By who?
MANAGER
Enemies of the state.
CAMERAMAN
I came for my mother.
MANAGER
She’s busy.
CAMERAMAN
I hope you understand that this is not your business?
MANAGER
All that is President’s business, is my business as well.
CAMERAMAN
Calm down. Can’t you see what’s burning outside? You can’t, right? Fuck. Can you see anything at all?
MANAGER
You are not welcome in ________.
CAMERAMAN
And you are not welcome in my home.
MANAGER
It’s not your home.
CAMERAMAN
It’s no one’s home. Okay. Now tell me where’s mom. Tell me. And all the others.
MANAGER
(takes out a knife)
Don’t move or…
CAMERAMAN
Come on. Enough with this drama.
MANAGER
I’m serious.
PRESIDENT
(voice only)
Stop it, Ramunė. Not like that.
Cameraman turns lights on the President who is lying in the middle of the circle.
CAMERAMAN
Mom. Get up. Let’s go.
PRESIDENT
No. I don’t want to go back. Others can go.
MANAGER
President, if you will give up I…
PRESIDENT
Ramunė, give that knife to Tom.
Manager gives knife to Cameraman and while doing that, she on purpose cuts her hand and throws the knife.
MANAGER
It’s all your fault.
CAMERAMAN
Okay?.. And now it’s time for everyone to go home.
PRESIDENT
No. Wait. We need to finish it with honor, I have to end this with honor.
President stands up. Cameraman turns light to her.
CAMERAMAN
(silently encourages audience)
Everyone. Turn on flashlights.
PRESIDENT
Dear citizens, your loyal President is addressing you. Today is our sixth and the last day together. I want to thank you very much for the time we’ve spent together and for your lasting unity, well, at least until yesterday. It was honor for me to try to create world with you. But it’s shame that together we had to understand that this is impossible. Well, at least not all things. And even though now you’re going to think that I am just a crazy middle aged woman I’d like you to remember me the way I am going to remember you. And I will always remember the first day when I saw your radiating faces and realized that you all are so unique and incredible, that it’s hard to embrace it. I love you, darlings. And I announce that I move the state of _______ to my heart.
President goes round the circle and hugs every citizen.
People dressed in black run into the hall, they chase the audience and tell them to settle on stage.
Where there was a circle, only President and Cameraman are left.
DAY VII. BUBBLE BATH
Audience still is on the stage. Announcer is next to the stage. Lights are on her and the audience. Manager is among the audience.
ANNOUNCER
Hello, hello, dear viewers, tonight we have many guests! Let’s applause them! And you, of course, applause yourself. You are among the bravest of all the people I’ve ever met! Dear viewers, if you don’t remember what happened yesterday, just stay tuned. Soon you will hear horrifying stories of hostages who were freed yesterday. For six days these people were imprisoned in a house with a mentally unstable woman, who is still barricaded in basement of that house! And now it’s time to talk to so called citizens of _________.
Announcer comes to one of the audience members.
ANNOUNCER
What’s your name?
(member of the audience replies)
Pleasure, tell me, what truly happened inside that house?
(member of the audience replies)
How does it feel to be free again?
(member of the audience replies)
Thank you for your bravery!
Announcer comes to next member of the audience.
ANNOUNCER
What’s your name?
(member of the audience replies)
Tell me, how did they behave with you inside?
(member of the audience replies)
What can you say about so called President of ________?
Announcer turns to another member of the audience.
ANNOUNCER
And what’s your opinion?
(member of the audience replies)
Did you experience violence or were forced to do something or anything was used against you?
(member of the audience replies)
So then, how did you spend your days there? What did you have to do?
(member of the audience replies)
Thank you very much for coming to our studio!
ANNOUNCER
Well, dear viewers, before going live from the house where it happened we still have time for one more member of the audience...
Announcer comes to Manager.
ANNOUNCER
You, miss, what’s your name?
MANAGER
Ramunė.
ANNOUNCER
Tell me, Ramunė, what do you think, will you be able to recover from these events?
MANAGER
No, I don’t think so. Everything happened so unexpectedly. President… We really believed in her, we believed that it all will succeed…
ANNOUNCER
So, you are supporting President?
MANAGER
No. No. I have nothing in common with her. I just. I just feel sorry for her.
ANNOUNCER
Sorry? Why do you say that?
MANAGER
Well, she… She was a great leader.
ANNOUNCER
(to all)
Do you also think that?
If most of the audience agrees with Manager:
ANNOUNCER
Well, it must be Stockholm syndrome again. And maybe President really was a great leader? Or just a captain of a sinking ship? Well, one way or another, it all will be cleared, we’re going live at the location.
If most of the audience doesn’t agree with Manager:
ANNOUNCER
Opinions of citizens of __________ are differing after all. But can we truly condemn a woman who only wanted to create a better world? I think we all will have something to think about tonight… Well, and now we’re going live at the location.
Lights turn off on the stage. Lights turn on in the hall where President and Cameraman are sitting.
CAMERAMAN
I think we only lack a fire.
PRESIDENT
Do you remember when you’ve made a fort here and slept in it for three days? Me and dad had to promise you three Happy Meals.
CAMERAMAN
Uh-huh. They had very bad toys…
PRESIDENT
Then all three of us had to sleep here. One of the rare times when dad didn’t have to go to a business trip. How didn’t I realize that for an average bank servant there were way too many business trips. Probably I just didn’t want to realize that. And when you moved out, I just stayed here alone, but never felt like that. And now the end — it’s official.
CAMERAMAN
Why didn’t you say anything?
PRESIDENT
You’re right, we should put this house on fire. Burn everything. It will never be the same here. And then to plant a forest here, I don’t know…
CAMERAMAN
A forest in the middle of the city?
PRESIDENT
No. Cemetery would be better.
CAMERAMAN
I don’t think you will achieve anything this way.
PRESIDENT
You’re suggesting I stay here or what? And to be stuck at this basement because you need that?
CAMERAMAN
No. No. I don’t need that. But burning everything also won’t help. Dad, as I understand, left you the house, right?
PRESIDENT
And why would he need two? You know, I went to see her. She’s much older, fat and her hair are oily. My hair have never been oily. But he kissed and caressed her. He didn’t care. But it was always important for him how I looked. Was my looks important to me? Was everything important only to me? And that house of theirs. It’s not a house. Size of a pantry. Three kids. I guess only one is his.
CAMERAMAN
All three.
PRESIDENT
All three? Great. Then I also need to get some kids. How many can I adopt, what do you think?
CAMERAMAN
It’s not a competition.
PRESIDENT
But I always win.
CAMERAMAN
Not always. Don’t lie to yourself.
PRESIDENT
But you do understand how insulted I was? Do you realize? For everyone to see. And now they will only remember me by that. And then they must be laughing at me. There is no meaning to live in a world like this.
CAMERAMAN
There is no other anymore. You’ve tried already.
PRESIDENT
But I don’t want to live alone in the world with them.
CAMERAMAN
There is no other.
A long uncomfortable pause.
CAMERAMAN
You know, there’s such Tinder. Like, an app to meet people. I think there are older people there, too…
PRESIDENT
What are you suggesting?
CAMERAMAN
I don’t know. But don’t say, there are pluses. And men for you…
PRESIDENT
I don’t need other men.
CAMERAMAN
But you wouldn’t be alone…
PRESIDENT
You know, only a week ago I was choosing between this and Tenerife.
CAMERAMAN
I’ve heard there’s tornado there now.
PRESIDENT
Here, too. There’s nowhere to run. And no way out. And we are sitting here and talking, but that doesn’t solve anything. There is no happy ending in this play.
CAMERAMAN
I’ll make a movie about you. You’ll be a star.
PRESIDENT
Will movie have a happy ending?
CAMERAMAN
Of course. In the end you’ll fly off everyone to Tenerife.
PRESIDENT
To Tenerife?
CAMERAMAN
Uh-huh. And you will go for a bubble bath because a real president also needs to rest.
PRESIDENT
Sounds not bad!
CAMERAMAN
Uh-huh and then your secretary will call you and she’ll tell: President, we are waiting for you in a meeting room in an hour, delegation from ______ has come. The end.
PRESIDENT
But everyone will be in Tenerife but me?
CAMERAMAN
Well, I’ll work on the script.
People dressed in black (police) come to them and take out President. She doesn’t fight it.
CAMERAMAN
Darkness.
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Suggestions for voting ballots and law offerings. Manager also gets them and if member of the audience is shy helps to get the law adopted.
YELLOW:
This country is in _____ (location).
In this country day is _____ hours long.
In this country there never ________.
______ is free for everyone.
Citizens of the country has to ________.
Let’s change _______ to _________.
The most valuable thing in this country is ______.
This country is governed by __________.
Citizens of this country must ________.
Currency of this country is _____________.
BLUE:
Institutions — what should be established, how this country should be governed, etc.
In this country there must be established ____________.
If you want to live in this country you have to ___________.
The highest level of punishment in this country is _________.
In this country _________ is legal.
In this country __________ is banned.
All citizens of this country live _______ (where?).
In the central square of the capital there is _____________.
The working age starts at ____________.
Pension age starts at _________________.
Official language of this country is _____________.
GREEN:
Nature, homes and animals.
In this country there are ___ seasons of the year.
National animal of the country is ______.
Everyone at home has __________ (pet).
Citizens of this country at free time likes to do _____ the most.
In every home there must be a ___________.
___________ is the national holiday.
Everyone keeps ____________ tradition.
Colour of the sky is _______.
Colour of trees which grows here is ________.
In this country there never is __________.
RED:
Special suggestions to increase comfort of country’s citizens.
1.____________ is free for everyone.
2.In this country everyone is free to _____________.
3. In this country no one remembers what was before.
4. People from the past are not allowed to enter this country.
5. In this country everyone is happy.
6. In this country it is banned to copulate with anyone else but your partner and it is punishable by death.
All laws are written next to same coloured letters with consequences of these laws. Here are examples of consequences but it is best to use news sites headlines from the week or the month of the performance.
Note: laws chosen in a random way don’t have any consequences.
CONSEQUENCES:
Southern part of the country has been flooded.
Road workers refuse to clean the roads because providers of salt are on strike.
For the second time the senior officer of air force has resigned.
In the country there is lack of apples.
Butter is no longer healthy for children.
Allergies have attacked Northern part of the country. There is panic there.
Vice minister has been accused of corruption.
Country is boycotted by neighbouring countries.
Scientists have determined that turtles are experiencing the most stress.
Number of poisoning by shrimps have increased in the country.
A man with a snow shovel has made a copy of Mona Lisa.
A father says that police raids are waste of money: seniors always have been drinking at prom.
Tragedy in a gold mine: for days had to stand in flooded water.
