MS-UoR-1477-1

[0006] Old man (sitting) in dark. [0007]
Facing front, a little off centre.
[0007|001] Face alone lit^{, faintly.} [0008] Very white, long
white hair standing on end.
^{[0007|002] face about 8' above stage level, problem in consequence.
[0008|001] Head on white pillow?}
[0008|002] Faint tick-tack through[⁁]^out, only just
audible in silence.

[0008|003] No blinking. [0013] Eyes staring
wide as long as possible,
then closed as long or longer.
^{or: eyes open only in silence}

[0009] 3-fold text in single voice coming
from left (A), right (B), above (C).

Recurrence of element "time" in
all 3, e.g. "the time they ...",
"that time she", "one time
we ..."

avoid "he" in ref. to old man.

Overlapping voices, e.g. A beginning
stops B or C, but for a moment 2
together. A may resist, B or C yield &
A continue.

Voice: low, flowing. ^Unemotional.
So low in places as to be
unintelligible. Fading effect.

A: factual, names, dates, places, confusion
B: mental, confusion of thought.
C: affective, confusion of sensation. ^{not inter-exclusive}

15 min. @ 200 words/min. = 3000 words,
i.e. 3 recordings 1000 words ^apiece.

[0005] Curtain up. [0005] Face lit.[0013] Eyes open.
[0012] Silence 10 seconds. [0012] A begins.
[0012] Eyes close after say 3 seconds speech.

End: voice stops. [0057] Silence 5 secs.
[0059] Eyes open. Silence 10 seconds. [0061] Curtain
in silence on lit face eyes open.

Convention: brief breaks ^{(never exceeding 2 secs )} in speech
do not open eyes which open only
after 5 seconds silence followed
by 10 seconds silence . ^{[⁁]2 at most} such
15 sec. silences in course of play.

Opening text shd. indicate a session
now beginning after long silence:
closing text shd. indicate session now
closed and long silence beginning.

Alternative: Opening and closing
silence of same nature as median,
i.e. speech continuous with long
break (15 sec) every five mins. or
so if 2 median or every 7/8 secs.
if only one median.