The World Is Upside Down

Welcome, my friends
Mr. Barrie!
Glad you could join me on this most auspicious day
Hip hip, hooray!
I hope you’ll forgive
Mistakes and errors
We’re just getting under way
Of course! We understand
You may recognize some of the scenes
You all played a part in sowing the seeds
‘Cause there is magic here in my imagination
Just believe and it can be a creation
The stories we invented
All the fun that we found
Appearing here before your eyes
The world is upside down!
Our characters
Nibs and Tootles???
What is their motivation?
Because you see, I have to live and breathe my part, drawing from my own life
experience…
Nibs is a lost boy
Lost! Good, interesting
Yes…
That I can use
Good, right
Is he lost in an emotional purgatory?
(spoken)
…or lost in an existential search for himself?
Yes!
No, he’s just lost
Good heavens! Where, when, and how?
Do you have experience being lost?
We’re experiencing it now
Dogs!
Boys!
Flying!
Lost!
So…
Frustration!
Believe and it can
No!
Be a creation
Actors don’t fly…
Because actors could die!
Start by saying I can do
And then you can try
I can’t
I won’t
Will not
Not me
There is no magic in your imagination
I do not believe in your new creation
This disaster is all due to your play
This could be my last first day
Nauseous!
Anxious…
My reputation!
Playing lost?
Get lost! Serious actors cannot work this way!
A positive start!
The world is upside down!