Original Cast of Ordinary Days
Beautiful
[WARREN, spoken]
Hey!
This one
[DEB, spoken]
Really?
[WARREN, spoken]
Yes, this one
[DEB]
This is your pick?
Out of all of the paintings we've seen
This is it?
[WARREN, spoken]
Yes
[DEB]
Out of hundreds of paintings
Your favorite painting is this
Piece of sh—
[WARREN]
Hey!
What's wrong with it?
[DEB]
Well, it's a little bit...boring
[WARREN]
Then you must be ignoring
The most important bit
[DEB]
I don't see it
Warren, we've been walking around
Passing statues of angels
And portraits of kings
[WARREN, spoken]
So?
[DEB]
So?
You can choose any one
And we're standing in front
Of this painting of everyday things
[WARREN]
It's beautiful, right?
[DEB]
No, it isn't. It's plain
[WARREN]
Well, part of our trip to the Met
Is I get
To explain
[DEB, spoken]
Here we go...
[WARREN]
So, this is a painting of what?
[DEB]
It's a painting of apples
[WARREN]
That's right
That's right!
So, the artist has us looking at what?
[DEB]
Boring, everyday things
[WARREN, spoken]
Well, yes
[DEB, spoken]
And the point?
[WARREN]
The point is that
Things aren't beautiful all on their own
Beautiful comes from reflection
Beautiful takes
A person who makes
A connection
You know what I mean?
For beautiful to happen
The beautiful has got to be seen
[DEB]
Okay
I like that shade of red right there
The spot where the apple is peeling
It's deep as an ocean, but lighter than air
[WARREN]
It's simple, familiar and full of feeling...
[DEB]
The color of Saturdays here at the Met
[WARREN]
The color of shouting from rooftops
[DEB, spoken]
You bet
[WARREN]
The color of feeling that life is okay
[DEB]
The color of an ordinary day