For John Lennon and Yoko Ono,
who graced my home with their presence
and focused me to
Give Peace A Chance
dedication
THE TIME: TODAY AT DAWN
THE PLACE: REAL TOWN
Prologue: The Realest Kind of Folk!
Act 1: Real Town
Scene 1: The Human Race! What a Marvelous Idea!
Scene 2: The People of Real Town Give Peace a Chance
Act 2: Real World
Scene 1: The Human Race Was Suffering
Scene 2: What on Earth Are We the People Living For?
Scene 3: The People Reawakened
Act 3: Real Heaven
Scene 1: The Only Thing We the People Really Believe In
Scene 2: O My Sisters, O My Brothers
Epilogue: “Yes!”
The Characters
The Storyteller
The Town Crier
The Soothsayer
The Lion Tamer
The Mad Scientist
Adam and Eve
The Twin Sisters Promise and Perfection
Delia Urchin Fair
Children’s Toys
Wisteria Jones
The Troll Kids: Little Troll and Joe IV
The Child
The Mother
The Statue of Liberty
The Audience
Because the inhabitants of Real Town are aware of both the threat and the potential of our existing Age of Terror, they know the world’s survival is both possible and up to them.