Merrily, Merrily, Merrily, Merrily
May 23rd, 2020
Starring: The Dreamer, Kayaker
The Dreamer awakes on a big bed, floating in the middle of a river. They are alone.
THE DREAMER
…
Holy cow
…
Hello?
KAYAKER (voice, offstage)
Hello?
THE DREAMER
Echo?
KAYAKER (voice, offstage)
Echo?
THE DREAMER
Echo!
KAYAKER (voice, offstage)
No!
THE DREAMER
No?!
Kayaker appears, on a solo kayak.
KAYAKER
No.
...
Hello.
THE DREAMER
Hello.
Who are you?
KAYAKER
You tell me.
THE DREAMER
You tell me. You seem like you know more.
KAYAKER
Probably.
What do you want me to tell you?
THE DREAMER
Is this a dream?
KAYAKER
Yes.
THE DREAMER
Am I living it?
KAYAKER
Uh-huh.
THE DREAMER
Living my dream or living the dream?
KAYAKER
Wasn’t your dream to live the dream of a new dream?
THE DREAMER
Yes.
KAYAKER
This is it.
...
THE DREAMER
I’m living my dream!
I was getting really tired of my old one.
I was in this warehouse with gruff looking workers in coveralls and everyone was trying to form this wax that could clog holes in airplanes or something and—
KAYAKER
Sorry, but I don’t really care.
I was just passing through.
THE DREAMER
No I totally understand.
Before you go, can I ask what significance you have?
KAYAKER
You tell me.
THE DREAMER
I don’t know.
KAYAKER
Yes you do.
Kayaker paddles away.
THE DREAMER
I do?
The dreamer thinks. It takes a while. Then, finally:
THE DREAMER
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh