Phillip Glass Buys a Loaf of Bread

Revised: 02/24/2014

PHILIP GLASS BUYS A LOAF OF BREAD Blocking Script

Woman 1: Isnt that Philip Glass? (The 2nd Woman turns and looks.) Woman 2: I think it is. Baker: Can I help you, sir? Glass: Yes. I need a loaf of bread, please. Baker: Just a moment. Woman 1: Its time now. Woman 2: Yes. Lets go. (But she doesnt move. Glass turns and looks at her. They look at each other in silence, frozen.) Baker: Do you know that woman, sir? (A bell rings. Lights change.)

Section A

Woman 1: Isnt that? (Spoken) Woman 1: Isnt that? (Spoken) Woman 1: Isnt that? (Sung) Woman 1: Isnt that? (Sung) Woman 1: Isnt that? (Sung) Woman 2: Think it is. (Spoken) Woman 2: Think it is. (Spoken) Woman 2: Think it is. (Sung) Woman 2: Think it is. (Sung) Woman 2: Think it is. (Sung) Baker: Help you sir? (Spoken) Baker: Help you sir? (Spoken)

Phillip Glass buys a Loaf of Bread

Revised: 02/24/2014

Baker: Help you sir? (Sung) Baker: Help you sir? (Sung) Baker: Help you sir? (Sung) Glass: Yes I need. (Spoken) Glass: Yes I need. (Spoken) Glass: Yes I need. (Sung) Glass: Yes I need. (Sung) Glass: Yes I need. (Sung) (All Together) Woman 1: Isnt that? (Sung) Woman 2: Think it is. (Sung) Baker: Help you sir? (Sung) Glass: Yes I need. (Sung) (All Together) Woman 1: Isnt that? (Sung) Woman 2: Think it is. (Sung) Baker: Help you sir? (Sung) Glass: Yes I need. (Sung) (All Together) Woman 1: Isnt that? (Sung) Woman 2: Think it is. (Sung) Baker: Help you sir? (Sung) Glass: Yes I need. (Sung) (All Together) Woman 1: Isnt that? (Sung) Woman 2: Think it is. (Sung) Baker: Help you sir? (Sung) Glass: Yes I need. (Sung)

Section B

Woman 1: Philip Glass? Woman 2: Think it is. Woman 1: Philip Glass? Woman 2: Think it is. Baker: Help you sir? Glass: Loaf of bread.

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Baker: Help you sir? Glass: Loaf of bread. Woman 1 & 2: Philip Glass! Baker & Glass: Help you sir? Woman 1 & 2: Think it is. Baker & Glass: Loaf of bread. Woman 1 & 2: Think it is. Baker & Glass: Help you sir? Woman 1 & 2: Philip Glass. Baker & Glass: Loaf of bread.

Section C Glass: Yes I Woman 2: Think it is. Glass: Yes I Woman 2: Think it is. Glass: Yes I Woman 2: Think it is. Woman 1: A Glass: Loaf of bread. Woman 2: Think it is Woman 1: A Glass: Loaf of bread. Woman 2: Think it is

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Woman 1: A Glass: Loaf of bread. Woman 2: Think it is Glass 1: A Woman 1: Philip Glass. Woman 2: Think it is Glass 1: A Woman 1: Philip Glass. Woman 2: Think it is Glass 1: A Woman 1: Philip Glass. Woman 2: Is Woman 1: A Glass: Loaf of bread. Woman 1: Philip Glass. Woman 2: Is Woman 1: A Glass: Loaf of bread!

Section D

Woman 2: Is? Baker: Help! Woman 2: Is?

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Baker: Help! Woman 1: Philip. Glass: Loaf. Woman 1: Philip. Glass: Loaf. Woman 2: Think! Baker: Can. Woman 2: Think! Baker: Can. Woman 1: Philip! Glass: Bread. Woman 1: Philip! Glass: Bread.

Section E

ALL: PHILIP CAN THINK BREAD! BREAD HELP PHILIP THINK! PHILIP NEED BREAD LOAF!

Section F

Glass: Do I need a Baker, Woman 1 & 2: Loaf of bread? Glass: Can I need a Baker, Woman 1 & 2: Loaf of bread? Glass: Can I know a

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Baker, Woman 1 & 2: Loaf of bread?

Section G Baker: I need bread! Glass, Woman 1 & 2: I know, I know. Baker: I need bread! Glass, Woman 1 & 2: I know, I know. Baker: I need bread! Glass, Woman 1 & 2: I know, I know. Glass: Isnt that a loaf of bread? (Moving faster and faster through the following speeches)

Section H Woman 2: Think. Woman 1: Philip. Glass: Need. Baker: Help. Woman 2: Think. Woman 1: Philip. Glass: Need. Baker: Help. Woman 2: Think. Woman 1: Philip. Glass: Need. Baker: Help. Woman 2: Think.

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Woman 1: Philip. Glass: Need. Baker: Help. All: (Sustained, plainsong chant.) Yyyyyyesssssssssssssss pleeeeeeeeease! (Faster again.) Woman 2: Think. Woman 1: Philip. Glass: Need. Baker: Help you sir? Woman 2: Think. Woman 1: Philip. Glass: Need. Baker: Help you sir? Woman 2: Think. Woman 1: Philip. Glass: Need. Baker: Help you sir? All: (Sustained, plainsong.) Brrrrreeeeeaaaaaddddd looooaaaaaaffffff!

Section I

All: (Very fast, run together.) Philip need help you sir? Philip need help you sir? Philip need help you sir? Philip need Glass!

Section J

Baker: Do you know

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Woman 2: Phil? Woman 1: Do you know Woman 2: Lip? Baker: Do you know Woman 2: Glass? Baker & Woman 1: Do you know Woman 2: Phil? Baker & Woman 1: Do you know Woman 2: Lip? Baker & Woman 1: Do you know Woman 2: Glass? Baker & Woman 1: Do you know Glass & Woman 2: Glass lips.

Section K

(The two women and the Baker slowly chant the words Glass, please, yes, loaf, one on each of Glasss following phrases.) Glass: It was that memorable evening in March. Out at the end of the jetty. She was lying there in a white cotton dress. And I mistook her fora rowboat.

Section L

Baker: Justamoment. Woman 1: Its time. Glass: Please. Woman 2: Lets go.

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Baker: Justamoment. Woman 1: Its time. Glass: Please. Woman 2: Lets go. Baker: Justamoment. Woman 1: Its time. Glass: Please. Woman 2: Lets go! Baker: Justamoment. Woman 1: Its time now. Woman 1 & 2: Lets go! Baker: Justamoment. Woman 1: Its time now. Woman 1 & 2: Lets go! Baker: Justamoment. Woman 1: Its time now. Glass, Woman 1 & 2: Lets go! Baker: Justamoment. Woman 1: Its time now. Glass, Woman 1 & 2: Lets go! Baker: Justamoment. Woman 1: Its time now. ALL: LETS GO!

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Section M

All: (Cheerleaders) Go! Go! Go! Go! All: Time! Time! Time! Time! All: (Train) Go! Go! Go! Go! All: Time! Time! Time! Time! All: Go! Go! Go! Go! All: Time! Time! Time! Time! Baker: Go! Go! Go! Go! Time! Time! Time! Time! Woman 1&2: Glass Time. Glass Time. Glass Time. Glass: It was that memorable evening in March. Out at the end of the jetty.

Section N

Woman 1: Time. Woman 2: Is. Baker: A moment, sir. Woman 1: Time. Woman 2: Is. Baker: A moment, sir. Woman 1: Time. Woman 2: Is. Baker: A moment, sir. Woman 1: Time. Woman 2: Is. Glass: Now!

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Woman 1: Time. Woman 2: Is. Glass: Now! Woman 1: Time. Woman 2: Is. Glass: Now! Woman 1: Time. Woman 2: Is. Glass: Now! Woman 1: Philip. Woman 2: The. Baker: Moment, sir. Woman 1: Philip. Woman 2: The. Baker: Moment, sir. Woman 1: Philip. Woman 2: The. Baker: Moment, sir. Woman 1: Time. Woman 2: Is. Glass: Now! Woman 1: Time. Woman 2: Is.

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Glass: Now! Woman 1: Time. Woman 2: Is. Glass: Now! Woman 1: Time. Woman 2: Is. Glass: Now! All: (Cheerleaders) Go. Go. Go. Go. Time. Time. Time. Time. (Sudden ease and space.)

Section O

Woman 1: Philip Woman 2: Is Glass: A Baker: Moments Woman 2: Time.

Section P

All: (Soft and high, like chimes.) Go, go, go, go, time, time, time, time. (Very spacious throughout the next section.) Woman 1&2: (Telephone operators) Time is a moment, sir. Baker: Do you know that woman? (Pause.) Woman 1&2: (Telephone operators) Time is a moment, sir. Baker: Do you know that woman? (Pause.) Woman 2: Think. Woman 1: Philip. (Small Pause.) Glass: I loved her once.

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Woman 2: Think. Woman 1: Philip. (Small Pause.) Glass: I loved her once. Baker: Do you know that woman? (Pause.) Woman 2: Think. Woman 1: Philip. (Small Pause.) Glass: I loved her once. Woman 1: Whats the matter? Woman 2: Philip. Glass: I loved her once. Woman 1: Whats the matter? Woman 2: Philip. Glass: I loved her once. Woman 1: Whats the matter? Woman 2: Philip. Glass: I loved her once. Baker: Just a

Section Q

Baker: Moment. Glass: Once. Baker: Just a moment. Glass: Once. Baker: Just a moment.

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Glass: Once. Woman 1: Now. Glass: Once. Woman 1: Now. Glass: Once. Woman 1: Now. Glass: Once. Woman 1: Now. Woman 2: Nothing. Woman 1: Matters. Glass: I Woman 1: Now. Woman 2: Nothing. Woman 1: Matters. Glass: Loved Woman 1: Now. Woman 2: Nothing. Woman 1: Matters. Glass: Her Woman 1: Now. Woman 2: Nothing. Woman 1: Matters. Glass: Once (Pause)

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Baker: Juuuuust a moment, sir. (Suddenly fast.)

Section R All: Clap, Clap, Clap, Clap, Clap, Clap, Clap, Clap, Clap, Clap, Clap, Clap, Clap, Clap, Clap.

Section S

Baker, Woman 1&2: Philip need a Philip need a. Glass: Loaf of bread. Baker, Woman 1&2: Philip need a Philip need a. All: Loaf of love. Woman 1: Whats the. Baker: Woman. Woman 1: Matter. Woman 2: Go. Glass: Change. Woman 1 & Baker: Whats the woman matter? Woman 2: Philip. All: Go change. Woman 1 & Baker: Whats the woman matter? Woman 2: Philip. Baker, Woman 1&2: NOW CHANGE!

Section T

Glass: Need. Baker: Woman. Glass: Need. Woman 2: Nothing.

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Glass: Need. Woman 1: Matter. ALL: NEED HELP! Glass & Baker: Need woman. Glass & Woman 2: Need nothing. Glass & Woman 1: Need Matter. ALL: SO WHAT? Glass & Baker: (As the woman chant lovelovelovelove.) Need woman. Know nothing. Need matter. ALL: NEED CHANGE! Glass & Baker: (The woman chant lovelovelovelove.) Need woman. Know nothing. Need matter. Glass & Woman 2: ITS TIME! (The woman chant lovelovelovelove.) Need woman. Know nothing. Need matter. ALL: NO LOVE!

Section U

All: (Fast) Need woman. Know nothing. Need matter. Lets Go! Need woman. Know nothing. Need matter. NO CHANGE! (The bell rings again. Lights change back)

End Sequence

Baker: Do you know that woman, sir? Glass: Yes. I loved her once. (Baker takes loaf from the case.) Woman 1: Whats the matter? Woman 2: Nothing. Nothing. (They turn to go out, and freeze. Glass accepts the bread.) Glass: I also need some change. (Baker points up to the NO CHANGE sign.) BLACKOUT.

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Phillip Glass Buys a Loaf of Bread