The actors feel that the music played before the curtain rises will put the audience in the wrong mood. The playwright suggests that the (purposefully lugubrious) music be played at twice-speed. This peps it up somewhat while retaining its essentially dark and gloomy character. The actors listen carefully, and are pleased.


Opening", opening - Forty Stories (1987)

Donald Barthelme Quotes

The actors feel that the music played before the curtain rises will put the audience in the wrong mood. The playwright suggests that the...

The actors feel that the music played before the curtain rises will put the audience in the wrong mood. The playwright suggests that the...

The actors feel that the music played before the curtain rises will put the audience in the wrong mood. The playwright suggests that the...

The actors feel that the music played before the curtain rises will put the audience in the wrong mood. The playwright suggests that the...