A Play by Amanda Davidson
 

  Judy           Mother
  Kirthi         Sea captain, phantasm
  Masha        Talk show host
  Faye            Heavenly wife/feather bender
  LRSN         Emmanuel Swedenborg, 18th Century mystic                       LRSN's dream-scene monologues are quotations drawn from
                      Arcana Caelestia by Emmanuel Swedenborg

 
 
       

Judy: My daughter. The once and future king of daytime television. She had her own show once, before...the incident. And now she has a second chance. Don't be disappointed if this story has a happy ending. We're all here together, live, a studio audience. We're all in the same fantasy, and I am feeling just like a big electric sign that says 'Applause'. Flashing, flashing! And when I sparkle, you clap.

Kirthi: I prefer to appear to people in dreams. But for now, I'm with you, I'm in the audience. Problems occur over there, but here I am, clapping, safe! I love to watch. ( Giddily. ) Don't you?

Judy: Yes! I appear under the sign of "Judy" or "mother" but when I begin to watch, my pleasure blends into yours, and I dissolve. Then we're interrupted by a refreshing commercial break, and I remember, this is not just any talk show host, this is MY DAUGHTER. ( Pounds her chest, then begins to weep.)

Kirthi: Don't cry. This is her big come back!  

Judy: It's just--been--so hard.
         
   
         
   
       
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