HOST GUIDELINES SEGMENT THREE

POLLY'S PERFORMANCE ART SHOW

{THE STANDARD INTRO (BEFORE A DEAD AUDIENCE) IS ABOUT 45 SECONDS}

POLLY IS STANDING AFTER THE FADE FROM INTRODUCTION.

POLLY STILL STANDING, "Our guest tonight is the incredible Mark the Marxist."  "Lets all welcome Mark"

MARK MOVES IN AND SITS IN HIS CHAIR.  POLLY SITS DOWN IN HER CHAIR

MARK IS WEARING A MARXIST SHIRT AND WEARING A GUN BELT ON HIS SHOULDER WITH GRENADES STRAPPED TO THE GUN BELT.   HE IS ALSO CARRYING HIS MARXIST LITERATURE.

POLLY, "Welcome Mark.  It says on my card that you are running for President of the United States next year"

MARK, "Yea, the country is just a wreck.  Terrorist everywhere"

POLLY,  "I assume you have a platform?"

MARK, "No.  I don't need one.  I am tall enough"

POLLY,  "I mean some serious issues that you stand for"

MARK,  "I had rather sit while I tell you my issues.  Is that OK?

POLLY, "Sure, just sit right there and tell me about them"

MARK,  "We only have one major issue.  We want to take the 300 and 400 block of Limestone street in Springfield and send everyone else that isn't an American Indian back to Europe on a Boat."

POLLY,  "You mean everyone else in America.  Like in all the other States?"

MARK,  "Yea."

POLLY, "But wouldn't that take an awful lot of boats?"

MARK,  "Not that many  because we would make all the religious people walk back to Europe.  You know they are able to walk on water, part the sea and stuff so they don't need boats."

POLLY,  "And that is your platform.  I mean your issues?  How many votes do you think it would take for you to get elected?"

MARK,  "Around a couple thousand."

POLLY,  "When will you start the deportations?"

MARK, "They have already started.  You see those airplanes take off every day and fly to Europe?"

POLLY,  "Well yes."

MARK,  "Well everyday we get rid of thousands."

POLLY,  "But don't the airplanes come back with the same amount?"

MARK, "Not that I am aware of."

POLLY,  "Why do you have so many weapons?"

MARK,  "You never know when the revolution is going to start.  I want to be ready."

POLLY,  "What revolution?"

MARK,  "You know.  The revolution.  It is just called the revolution"

POLLY,  "The Communist Manifesto.  Isn't that your bible?"

MARK HOLDS UP THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO

MARK,  "Yes."

POLLY,  "But isn't it really small for a bible?"

MARK,  "Truth doesn't have to be a lot of words.  Truth only has to be true words."

POLLY BRUSHES AWAY IMAGINARY FLIES SEVERAL TIMES THEN PULLS OUT A BLANK GUN AND SHOOTS ONE ON THE TABLE.  MARK THE MARXIST DOESN'T MOVE.  HE ACTS AS THOUGH NOTHING HAPPENED.

THE CURTAIN IS MOVING

MARK,  "What is behind the curtain?"

POLLY,  "Nothing.  Ignore it."

{TWO MINUTES AND THIRTY SECONDS HAVE BEEN USED TO THIS POINT}

POLLY,  "I know you are a Marxist.  Just how good of a marksman are you?"

MARK,  "I can shoot the eye out of a fly on the fly."

POLLY, "Well that is pretty good."

POLLY,  "Did you bring some poetry to read for us?"

MARK,  "I did.  Would you like me to read it?"

POLLY, "Sure."

MARK READS "HAMMER AND SICKLE" AND "MY WALL"

THE HAMMER AND SICKLE

The shape is one in which amazes me and puts me in awe.

The symbol, one of work unity and life.

I see it and depth defying questions come to  mind.

Does God exist?

Does love?

Who invented liquid soap and why?

I see it and it empowers me.

Most see it and vomit.

I love it.

But most hate it.

It is the visual representation of my pride.

It is my passion.  It is my love.  It is constant.

 It is my life.  My life.

My

My life exactly as it is both loved and resented and repulsed

This is a symbol of a theory in which I live and espouse.

Expose my intelligence and ignorance.

I expose my love and my anger.

Your anger is a gift.

A gift of life

I love my anger.

I thank God for this gift.

Insight and raised fist.

Examine yourself and do the same.

If for no other reason to see what I love.

MARK,  "This second one is titled "My Wall"

I have built a wall to protect me.  To protect me from myself.  I have created an unprintable force so that I would no longer see myself for who I am.  To protect my delicate f*#@@$ wrists from the blade that could end my pain.

Then I ask myself.  Why?  Why do I do this?  This is a question that will never be answered.  It will never be answered because it's too late.  The wall is complete.

I've created an act of genocide on my own creativity.  I've experienced the wrath of God like a hammer in an angry wife's hands.  Like the talc of fat used to create soap.  I am a by product of a by product of a by product.

I sometimes want to crush my  hand.  Shatter the bones.  Then go hunt elk around the ruins of the Rockefeller center.  Make a youth center out of the Chrysler building.  Plant crops in some abandoned super highway.

But as I said it's too late.  Society has thrown me into an abyss one of greed and a need to fit in.  Confusion sets in.  Hence.  My wall.

{THE TWO POEMS TAKE TWO MINUTES AND THIRTY THREE SECONDS}

POLLY,  "Well Mark that was interesting.  We will lighten up a bit and lit the audience see the third episode of the serial _____________________________________  And then we will be right back.

{THE HOST SERIAL TAKES FIVE MINUTES}

{FADE FROM BLACK TO SET}

POLLY,  "Mark, I am sure you have waiting for this next one.  It has all the bombs in it.  So here is the third of the serial "QUANTUM GIRL VS. THE SON OF THE MAD BLASTER AND HIS SIDEKICK 'SANTA'S LITTLE HELPER'

{FADE OUT TO MOVIE}

{THIS FILM TAKES FIVE MINUTES}

{FADE BACK TO SET}

POLLY,  "Well Mark, what did you think of that"

MARK,  "I loved it.  The Mad Blaster's son and Santa's Little Helper' can outsmart the smarty pants Quantum Girl any day."

POLLY,  "Well, I don't know about that.  We have one more episode.  So be sure you watch to see if the masked guys continue their scourge of the poetry readings."

POLLY, "We now go to our Performance Art Segment"

POLLY LOOKS AT HER CARD

POLLY,  "It looks like we are on a bad guy roll tonight.  This is "Mr. Hitler's Neighborhood".  It was first done at the Cleveland Performance Arts Festival in 1998 and done again at the Art Center of Cincinnati in October of 2001.  Jack Bowman is the creator and performer.  It is available on the net in it's entirety if you want to inspect it closely.  There are a lot of subtleties in Jack's pieces that only you subconscious will pick up unless you watch and analyze them closely.  The net address to find it is at Jack's master index.  www.jackbowman.com So lets get on with the performance.

{SHOW MR. HITLER'S NEIGHBORHOOD}

{THIS TAKES ABOUT SEVEN MINUTES}

POLLY,  "Thank you for watching audience.  Thank you for coming Mark.  And be sure to tune in next time to see the exciting conclusions of ___________________________________________ and QUANTUM GIRL VS. THE SON OF THE MAD BLASTER AND HIS SIDEKICK SANTA'S LITTLE HELPER.

POLLY,  "Good night"

{FADE TO CREDITS}

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