Play #1: A Matter of Matter

SCENE:(Spot light up on PERSON1 in child's pose just left of center. Sits for a moment then goes into mountain.

PERSON 1: M (Goes back into child's pose then back to mountain) M. (Repeat several times)

Spot light up on PERSON2 on stage right in mountain. Moves to warrior as PERSON1 goes back into child's)

PERSON2: A (Goes back into mountain then into warrior.) A. (Repeat several times.)

(Spot light up on PERSON3 just right of center in warrior. Moves to triangle.)

PERSON3: T (Goes back to warrior then to triangle.) T (Repeat several times.)

(Spot light up on PERSON4 stage left in triangle. Moves to child's pose.)

PERSON4: R (Moves back to triangle then to child's pose.) R. (Repeat several times so all four letters are being said in succession with motions.)

P1: M

P2: A

P3: T

P4: R

ALL: M. A. T. R. M. A. T. R. M. A. T. R. M. A. T. T. E. R. Matter. Matter. Ma-

P1: Matter matters. (Continues between child's pose and mountain.)

P2: We feel matter, matter matters. (Continues between mountain and warrior.)

P3: Because we feel matter, matter matters. (Continues between warrior and triangle.)

(At this P4 stops moving halfway through the change so they are standing straight. The other three continue with the motions.)

P4: And if matter doesn't matter?

P1,2,3: Because we feel matter, matter matters.

P4: So what of non-matter? Not-matter? Anti-matter? Matter-less?

P1: I am matter.

P2: You are matter.

P3: We are matter.

P1,2,3: We are matter. Matter matters to us. Matter matters to all. All is matter.

P4: (After a thoughtful silence of watching the others move.) Matter only matters if you think that matter matters. So, if matter doesn't matter, what is matter?

P3: (Stopping motions and looking angry.) Matter matters. Matter matters. Matter. MATTERS. (P2 stops and joins in with P3. P1 stops as well.)

P1: Matter matters. Matter...matters? But how can matter-less matter?

P2,3: Matter. MATTERS! (Mumbling throughout the next lines.) Matter matters.

P4: Matter matters not.

P1: How is matter less?

P4: (After a short silence.) A dream. A dream of matter. A matter dream.

P1: Matter matters in the dream. We are matter of the dream. We are dreams of matter?

P4: Dreams of matter.

P2,3: MATTER MATTERS.

P4: Dreaming matter matters matter.

P2: I am matter.

P3: We are matter.

P1: Matter only dreams of matter. You are just a dream.

P4: (repeats throughout.) Just a dream, just a dream...

P2: (Starts repeating mantra.) Matter matters, matter matters...

P3: Matter matter matter MATTERS.

P1: Matter only matters if you think that matter matters.

P3: I feel matter, matter matters. I feel you, you are matter.

P1,4: I am only matter if you think that matter matters. So if matter doesn't matter I'm not matter. Nor are you.

P2: Matter doesn't matter? Do I think that matter matters?

P4: If matter matters you don't think.

P2: I think. I think matter doesn't matter.

P3: (Cutting P2 off.) Matter MATTERS.

P1,2,4: Doesn't! (P4 laughs and starts into a basic sun salutation. When P4 gets to upward dog P1 laughs and starts spinning in circles then lies down on the ground when P4 returns to mountain. P4 then follows the example, leaving P2 smiling at P3.)

P3: Matter matters. Matter MUST matter.

P2: Love matters. (Falls over.)

P3: Love. Matter. Matter matters. Love is matter? Love isn't matter. Yet love matters. Love matters. (Silence.) Matter doesn't matter. (Falls.)

(Blackout.)