Scene 1

Three doors are on stage. One is stage right, one is center stage and one is stage left. They form a half hexagon. In between the doors there is one flat on each side. They overlap each other with space between them to exit and enter. See diagram.

A girl walks through stage left. The moment she enters the stage, newspaper headlines are heard from off stage overlapping each other with bits of information standing out from the rest.

A:(said fast with no unnatural pauses) Where have all the shoe stores gone? Will the Simpson’s ever age? Is a trip to McDonalds just what the doctor ordered? When pizza goes to India even Elephants are happy. A Bevy of Teeny Beauties, minds set on being queens (1) Laura (1) Bush (1) Talks (1) Naughty (3) Giving (1) Hollywood (1) Funerals (1) That (1) Brooklyn (1) Touch (3) NFL’s (1) move helps both(1) N (1) B (1) C (1) A (1) B(1) C(3) Clues for the (1) Stay (1) Sharp (1) Diet)

B: (said in a higher pitch and with a different tempo)(4) Make Time to Make Money(4) Learning New Ways to Show Dominance (4) Benefits of the Dinner Table Ritual (6) Step by Step NASA is doing what it can to “Fix the Culture” (6) Lazer Beam Warning Over Washington D.C., May be Terrorists (4) Long Horned beetle found in central park zoo.

C: Po (1) ver (1) ty (1) has (1) grown (1) services (1) to (1) the (1) poor (1) have (1) not (4) Black (1) inmate (1) increase (1) in (1) U.K. (1) similar (1) to U.S.(2) 13 (1) are (1) killed (1) in Bahgdad (1) and (1) Mosul (3) For Hospital stay only a select few qualify. Basic costs out of reach for many in city, report says. Hut by hut aids steals life in Southern African Town. Racist arson attack on shop owner. Bloodied marines sound off about want of armor and men. Anti Drug gains in Colombia don’t reduce flow to U.S.

As headlines blare she surveys the setting. She ponders going in the change door, the voices become louder and she starts moving quickly for the escape door. Before she can get very far a voice coming from the society door calls out to her.

Voice: Hey, get in here.

The girl looks at the doors once more and then returns to the stage left door. The moment she exits the voices stop.

Scene 2

Salesman enters from stage left. He knocks on center stage door.

Salesman: Hello sir

Man: Hello sir

Salesman: Having a good day?

Man: I suppose

Salesman: Well its about to get a whole lot better.

Man: Why do you say that?

Salesman: I’m selling utopia!

Man: utopia (chuckles) ok.

Salesman: oh you may laugh now, but nay on you, for I have here a real ticket to such a place!

Man: utopia is real and your selling a ticket? (smiles)

Salesman: precisely.

Man: where is this perfect place?

Salesman: a remote and secret island in the pacific, directions on back of ticket of course.

Man: hmmm

Salesman: hmmmm

Man: What if a tidal wave comes crashing down?

Salesman: what?

Man: There’s bound to be problems and even if it was ‘perfect’ (quotes with his fingers), then I think I’d get bored after a while.

Salesman: yea but it doesn’t mean perfect wouldn’t still be perfect, all that you could ever want lies within this very ticket!

Man: If it wasn’t it a tidal wave that destroyed your Utopia it would be someone’s free will.

Salesman: That’s why we only let good people in!

Man: And where do you find these good people? Everyone I know is greedy, selfish and insecure.

Salesman: All those qualities miraculously disappear in Utopia. Just buy one ticket and the wonders of human nature will become clear to you.

Man: Sorry, I don’t buy it, but good luck trying. There are probably enough desperate fools out there for your business to succeed.

Salesman: Well if you change your mind our e-…

Man: Good afternoon sir. Closes the door

Two charaters enter from between the flats. One is walking on there hands, the other is walking backwards. They exit through flats directly across.

Scene 3

Three salesmen enter through flats. Three briefcase’s are seen alone before the briefcases seemingly pull salesmen on to the stage. More uncharted choreography.

Tomorrow: Yesterday, you sold three Utopia’s so you knock on her door.

Yesterday: yea, but look how those turned out. Russia in the early 20^th century, Germany in the thirties, The united states right now. Those all failed.

Today: Yea, but they bought them. That’s all we care about right?

Yesterday: Were selling Utopia. We need to look into the future not the past, Tomorrow its your turn.

Tomorrow: No we need to sell it now. Today it’s your turn. You’ve never done it before.

Surveyor enters

Yesterday: Tomorrow!

Today: Yesterday!

Tomorrow: Today!

Today is shoved towards stage left door. Ariving at it simotaniously with the surveyor.

Surveyor: What are you guys doing here?

Yesterday: Selling our Utopia.

Surveyor: Selling your Utopia? I’m trying to find out what their Utopia is. What everyone’s is.

Today: Well I’m sure our Utopia is much better than anything you could come up with. The people want answers, they don’t want questions.

Tomorrow: Yesterday already sold three! Three Utopia’s were sold Yesterday! See you in the future!

Tomorrow and Yesterday: Go Today!

They push today towards stage left door and exit dragging the Surveyor with them. He knocks on door.

Girl: can I help you?

Man: Good afternoon ma’am. Terribly sorry to interupt your busy schedule, but I feel as those if I didn’t I would be doing you a far greater injustice.

Girl: [pause] and...?

Man: well. That is why I would like to introduce you to Utopia.

Girl: What’s a utopia?

Man: not what, but where ma’am, and let me tell you what.

Girl: What?

Man: or where. (awkward word pause) anyway, for just a small numerically deriven collection of predetermined currency, I will give you the very thing that creates utopia.

Girl: That’s very nice. My next question; what’s utopia?

Man: Well ma’am, come in closer for a moment. (he nearly whispers) Utopia is a perfect place.

The girl backs away, one eye cocked like, yeah right, but continue.

Man: In utopia there is no pain, everyone is happy, conflict is defeated.

Girl: How could such a place exist?

Man: No matter the miracles of reality, you can go there for only a small sum.

Girl: Let me see what you offer.

Man looks through his bag, studies the girl up and down

He pull’s out a piece of paper.

Man: here we are, admits one (holds up ticket)

Girl: (pause for thought) I’m sick of this world. I could use a ticket out. I’ll buy it.

Man: Excellent. (money exchange) Directions are on the back. You won’t be sorry.

Door closes. Man looks happy. He exits.

Scene 4

Surveyor enters. Goes to door on stage left and knocks. Girl opens the door and steps out.

Girl: while stepping out. Not another solicitor.

Surveyor: No I’m different. I’m not selling anything. I want to know what you want? What your ideal world would be?

Girl: I just bought a ticket to Utopia, and they said it would be a world free from conflict. Sounds good to me.

Surveyor: But is that what you really want?

Girl: I should hope so. I paid enough for it. If you’ll excuse me I have to go pack my bags. She shuts the door.

Surveyor: But… Damn those Salesmen. Surveyor exits.

Girl enters through stage left door with a suitcase. Crosses the stage, looks down at her watch and exits through the escape door.

Two characters enter. One is down on all four’s, the other is riding on its back facing the audience. They stop center stage and both stand up. The one who was carrying the other opens their legs wide, so the other one can walk aound him and crawl through. He/she then gets up and scratches the other behind the ear, who in turn shakes in happiness, starting at the head going t the feet. They then turn towards each other, mirror each other with arms raised and press into each other. When this is done, they rub buts and exits between flats.

Scene 5

A judge is sitting at a podium in full judge attire. Another person is sitting on the podium chatting it up with the judge.

Person: The problem really lies in the way we relate to each other on a one to one basis.

Judge: that has nothing to do with it. if we want to change society, we have to do it through the legal system.

Person:. You need to start by changing the things around you, and from there it can go on to change the world.

Judge: But that’s not good enough. That’s not a significant change. You need to find out

what’s really wrong with society, and get some changes in the law books to address it.

Person: but it is the way we interact with each other that causes violence and other problems in society, and laws can’t change that, all they do is punish people who do certain things, not stop these things from happening.

Judge: They stop people from doing them because of the threat of jail.

Person: but they don’t stop them. here, let me demonstrate.

(person punches Judge)

Judge: ow

Person: you see, it proves that violence still occurs even with the laws against it.

Judge: That would never work

Person: we need to change the way society as a whole is structured. And to do that, we need to change the way we interact with each other.

Judge: It works how it is. Exit through flats.

Two characters enter through flats, walking backwards towards each other. One is wearing all black and the other is wearing all pink. They rub buts in greeting. One takes interest in the others hat, so they switch. One notices the other would look great in their coat, so he takes it off and gives it to the other. They decide they need to switch one shoe. They rub elbows and leave wearing both colors. Exit through flats.

Scene 6

(Salesman enters from stage right realizes he’s been to the other two door already, so returns to the one he came out of. A man answers, headlines are blaring form behind him.)

Man: Oh, hello? Just a sec, let me turn this down.

(He leaves for a second, the headlines decrescendo and turn off. he returns)

Man: yeah?

Salesman: hello sir, how are you doing today?

Man: not bad. you?

Salesman: just fine sir, thanks for asking. Today I’ve brought you a special offer. A once in a lifetime opportunity.

Man: eh? Like what kind of opportunity?

Salesman: The opportunity to live in a perfect world. I’m here today to offer… Utopia.

Man: what? That’s it? But I’m already in utopia.

Salesman: well, this one is better.

Man: It can’t be better than this place, here I’ve got 700 channels.

Salesman: but no matter how many channels you have, it’s no substitute for living in an actual utopia. What I’m selling is a pla-

Man: (interrupting) I beg to differ, I can watch TV shows about all the utopias I want, and if I don’t like one, I can change the channel. This place is a perfect society, it says it right here. (reads) “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union.” you get it; it goes on like that for a while. And it sounds like your peddling a cheap imitation.

Salesman: I can assure you, a real life utopia is better than one you see on TV. And not everyone here has as many channels. It’s not really utopia if it’s not utopia for everyone living there.

Man: but it is for me. And that’s what counts. Goodbye.

Shuts door

Surveyor enters.

Surveyor: Hows it going? Any luck selling utopia?

Salesman: not yet. Unless people start agreeing with my bosses’ idea of utopia, I’ll never sell any.

Surveyor: well maybe it’s not really utopia then.

Salesman: what?

Surveyor: what, what does “utopia” mean anyway?

Salesman: it’s a place where everyone is happy,

Surveyor: are you happy?

Salesman: not really, no, this job sucks.

Surveyor: well, then maybe you need to figure out what a utopia really means to you

before you run around trying to sell it.

Salesman: and how would I do that?

Surveyor: imagine you, say, want a world with more vacations. The first step to getting

there might be to take more vacations yourself, that way, one small part of the world has been changed, and that’s at least a solid start towards creating a real utopia.

Salesman: But, I’ll lose my job.

Surveyor: Get a better one.

Salesman: hmm, I do feel like a vacation would be nice, maybe I will take one. Right now. Thanks for the advice; I’ll catch you later. (Salesperson leaves through the change door)

Surveyor: (calling after) just remember to spread the word, get others to do the same

thing. (towards audience) probably should have mentioned that earlier, eh, it’s a start at least.

Surveyor goes to stage left door and knocks. Girl answers. Through this scene the headlines should be very soft in the backround.

Girl: Your back.

Surveyor: I didn’t want to give up on you. I believe everyone has their own ideas. You can’t buy somebody else’s.

Girl: Your telling me. I went to that place and it was horrible. A tidal wave came and killed nearly everyone. I barely escaped.

Surveyor: I’m not surprised. Have you re-thought about my questions? What would your ideal world be?

Girl: It’s definitely not something you can buy. But knowing what it is, that’s a long process, and its something I need to start thinking about.

Surveyor: Why do you think I do this?

Girl: It makes sense, but do you learn anything.

Surveyor:( Headlines crescendo) Sometimes it’s hard to reach people,( girl steps away from door and slams it behind her) But, it is possible. They exit together.