OLT: Judgement Monologue

[emberleo]

*Angel draped in white crepe cross-tied in gold ribbon walks lightly to center stage. She opens a book bound in black raw silk with silver ribbon*

Once upon a time
you lived in Paradise
The grass was green
The sky was blue
The age was golden

The light was beautiful
And the dark was a mystery
you never wanted to consider

It never occurred to you to question
the beauty of IS

Until someone *gestures to Devil*
taught you SHOULD...

*the book slams shut*

... And paradise was lost.

*the book falls to the floor*

*Angel begins to pace, her expression thoughtful*

You never forgot that trick
You never forgave yourself for falling
And you never again trusted the Divine
for allowing it

But you never gave up hope!
Someday the sky will fall!
Someday your pain will end.
Someday everything you ever wanted will be yours.
Someday you will return to paradise.

Well rejoice, children of paradise!
For your waiting is over.
Yesterday is gone forever
and Tomorrow the world ends!

So rise and fulfill your destinies!

*Angel raises her arms, saluting the heavens. She looks down at the audience, expectantly.*

For they will never be handed to you.

You will not live to see Tomorrow.
You awoke today.
You live today.
You will sleep today.
And when you awaken again
it will be
Today.

Tomorrow never comes.
You cannot return to paradise.

*Angel returns to center stage, and picks up the book*
*She holds the book out to the audience*

You never left.

*Angel smiles gently, and exits*

--Ember--

Comments

[songcoyote.livejournal.com]

From the director's perspective: I particularly liked your concept, monologue, and delivery, and found it a wondrous interpretation of the card. Thanks for making it happen so well!

From another perspective....

I hope the videographer caught the level of interaction we had during the second show. I was trying to be part of, and add to, your monologue without upstaging you (difficult since I was, in a basic phyiscal sense, upstage), and from the feedback I got it worked pretty well.

The underlying reaction: it hurt. But then... I think it should have. For all his occasional bluster and smoothness, the Devil I called was at times all too aware of the dynamics involved in his... position.

I'd still like to continue those conversations some time.

Light and laughter,
SongCoyote

[perlandria.livejournal.com]

It was interesting sitting between you two in the 7 PM show. Judgement was fairly miffed that the Devil was a lot more popular, but her reasons for being upset weren't something I could understand at the time. Partially, I think, because I was in a very active and doing oriented mental place and from what little I could understand she was in a very 'Doing is not needed, everything is, can't you see?' mental space.
But my memory is probably munched.

[songcoyote.livejournal.com]

Heh... your memory may feel munched, but I think your observation is pretty accurate.

With that in mind, it is significant to note that our American "culture" (and actually, in much of the Western world) there is a greater emphasis on doing than on being... to the ultimate frustration of the particular entity of Judgement as manifested in this show.

Of course, my own judgement may still be clouded on this issue ;)

Light and laughter,
SongCoyote