Stephen Sondheim
We’re Off on a Great Mission
[DIONYSOS]
Xanthias, it is time to start our journey. We are off on a great mission
[XANTHIAS]
Where?
[DIONYSOS]
I, Dionysos, god of drama, am going to travel to the Underworld and bring back a great writer who can speak to the problems of our society and give us comfort, wit and wisdom. And also challenge our complacencies
[XANTHIAS]
Who are you gonna bring back?
[DIONYSOS]
Shaw
[XANTHIAS]
Oh... who?
[DIONYSOS]
George Bernard Shaw
[XANTHIAS]
The one who wrote the plays?
[DIONYSOS]
Yes, the one who wrote the plays. And what glorious plays!
[XANTHIAS]
I can't think of any at the moment
[DIONYSOS]
I know them all
[XANTHIAS]
Did he write "The Rape of the Sabine Women"? I liked that -- it had a lot of pictures
[DIONYSOS]
No, he did not. It's time to stop flapping your lips and start moving your feet. Walk!