HOUSE/LIGHTS afer Gertrude Stein's Doctor FausturLightsthe Lights ‘TwewoosTEKeRourPN, 2297 We He 2000 9a oss ee ag mamas yee astern Olena 6 ant nocd eek CONTENTS 7 Seenell 24 Scene 29 sori » n From Ploy, an essey Keyt0 yabols standing atthe dorefhsrom om Tandy name's Trcic cere rains Dacor Fat owse Three estore Cart & Crew ‘The Wooster Group ColophonFROM PLAYS, AN ESSAY owad outa fundamental thing bout plays. The hing! found out about playewartooa combination and nota contradiction and twa something that makesone thinkendlesly shout play That something Ssthis, “The thing that ie fundamental about plays isthat he scone as depleted on the stageismore often than no! cone might sayitiralmost always in syncopated time in relation tothe sadience jtion of anybody i ‘What thi see tis. ‘Your sensation nein theaudiencein relation to the play played before you your sensation Tsay your emotion concerning that pay iealways either behind ‘or ahead ofthe play t which you are Iooking and so ‘which you arelistening. Soyouremotion ara member ofthe audience isnever going onat the same times the ction ofthe play This thing the fact that your emotional time asan audience isnotthesame as the emotional time play what maker one endlesly troubled about «pay. because not onlyisthere thing to knowasto why this Jato butalso there i athing to know why perhapeit does not needto beso. errs SinKEY TO SYMBOLS otspoken ‘srubstantial amp ahead in Steins text "prong ofstage timeFaust standing at the door of his room, with his ‘arms upatthe door lintel looking out, bebind hima Dlare of elecnictighs” usthen Mepbisospprochesand sppearsatthe door. FestusgrowisoutThe devilwhat the devil what do Teare ifthe deve ere, (ephistosays. Bus Doctor Fats dear yes Term here. PocorFaustus, What do I care there is no here nor there ‘Whatam Lam Doct verything can do everything and you say it was through you bat not at all. #'Thad not been ins hurry and if Thad taken my time would havelinown how to make white electric lightand day-light and nightlight and what ia Ido Tsaw you miserable devil Tauwyou 2 Faustuswho knows snd was deceived’ snd [believed miserable devil shought Ineededyou, and I thought vat tempted bythe devland know notemp-tation is tempting unless the devil tllayou 207 ll"And you wanted mysoul what the hell, did youwant my soul for, howde youknow! ‘have ss0ul, whosays vo nobodysayaso butyou ‘he devil and everybody knows the devilisall ties’ sohow doyou knowhow do Thnow that have asoultoellhow doyouknowMe. Devil ohMe. Devhoweanyoutell'youeannot ‘ell, snythiagand ITwhe kaow everything Theep fon having so much light that light Ss not Drigbtand whatafterallistheuse oflight, you can see jut az well without it you ean go round just as well without ou can getup snd gotobed just ar wellwithowt it" andIT svanted to make tand the devil takeityes you devil you do not even want tana I sold my roultomakeit, Fave madeitbuthaveTasoul toptyforit” sew doth i Wa you mon you doen. Jone der. id ‘id someone coma and gthert™ ' i q i i 4 : 4 id Olga come ond gate ln the rh som thee go. Shin the mine i ‘Yoult her. Shes inthe... Olgel lgol”Olge! Olge! Oige, ane! escaped, Shelathe go. Shes gone down be minssbat” lpe Willie cor oyu ter “Elaine wo ree, She hod made it. Bu! for how long® Sho new that Olga and Nick would be air her, They would ever giv op. She had kep anning, Bu where# Wherewould she go? Wout she have he eng tehep geingt* “You fool you devil how ean you know, how can youtell meso, ifTam the onlyonewho can know what [know then no devil can kxow What Hknowand no devileastellmero'and could know without any soul tosell, without ‘here being anything a hell, What know! know, [know how Ido what Ido when fave (he way through’ another day and you old devil youknow very wellyouneverseeany other way than just the way to hell How much thor, lane hough, how much ther would ‘she hove tron belare she woud get ewey fom Olga ond or butcor® She dred not get caught gain. Capt could ‘mean det rwos.e very rare cose when Olgas known laysany day Lil see ‘spore the lie ofonewho ied escape. Thin lnes wore ‘red only when Ol could find some very speci ee for ther services. cough Eeine had anyon cardi py: her life for th missing jewels But would Olga bein the mood ‘orborginng? srayendtneelciclighisjutthembegimtegerery ger Alsighe then My my what aay. Thankyou! ca Hyewdo Waite Srceagtiohetoganye Beecher laine hod dered har escope and now she hed to se it ‘roughtotheend Sh knew sho hodnocther cae, ‘Abthat moment the leetrelight getspale again, inthat moment Faurusshocked says Alisde boy comesinandply withthe dog, the dogs Thankyou! Doctor Fastuslockseway from the electric lights snd thes hesings ong "matLetmeslone Obletmealone Dogendboyletmeslone ohletmeslone Lesve meslone! Letmebeslone elebey nd dog letletmealone Hesighs ‘And ashe sigh Heuays Dogand boy boy and dog! leave mealoneletmeletme bealone. Thedogeays ‘Thankyou! ‘but does notTookst Fras Apesee Nowords Brekoraye Thankyou! asythankyou! Thankyou Bactetcbey ‘Theday beginsto-day Thedsy agen nemoon begins the diy a “Theresene moon to-day ine stongh wos slowyseaping fom her red body Hor wilt ight shard boo wos gone ga wes alo physialy shouted onder strength wos downto minimum, Bator strong wil cop sory srength to continue rand desroy lene gov hr he ne twas fong hard chese and now it was coming tan end. loin had Wied hardte make arexcape good. Butta no0. She wos much bo week and Olga ance again hover never never, neverwillher namebe Margucrte sand Helena Annabel never never never never well aswell sever Marguerite Ida and Helena Annabel never Marguerite Ida and Helena Annabel ‘There isa mudden Rash and the distant cherussaye Teanight be it might be her name her name might be ‘Marguerite Ida nd Helens Annabel it might be And Doctor Feustussaysin aloud whisper Temight be butitisnot, andthe ittlebey sayshowdo you know and Faustuesays it might he ie might not be Rotbenotbe, andarhesaysthelastnotbe the dog saps, Thankyou ge spent om time inking things out, Coculating whet oie’ nextmove might be. Olga wos hoping hotby now Eoine would av hd eneuph ond wel give vp hernrmaon, i el, cid you enjoy your sit You're bing very foolish you nowt You've already hod etal of what Olga can dot you! Why dont yu emote your senses nd telat where th jewels er fd bemuch osiarinthe og un eine What in itfr met Mik (Oh dorian, oppose Clge would ge youact Asnallene a ° ty te ine ‘Alte lve boo vaughn os wellkesp the jos Mik Hyoukeep then, butare'alva to enjoy them, ifs prey sense les att ‘eine Allight Alvi, al you, Mi Youpfomisat Dene? Nomereesihnesst Seine Alig Lai. Hey, Mek Allright heuhowopolathisclgset Hig get Olga” af te oingtotll ea ckoutisjena” Wherearethey? i Nadas them Ivor Fore f Howlong hos she been inst" Whats your print F reworked forherfor about. byes the other side. She's chaysbuen a hisses? 1m 2 vielee Howleng hasbeen going Boing ve bet working for her aff]and on for the ls ew yecrs Besides smgling for you! . wos lio smuggling for Node. «would ok hings from ou ond hick Bock to Nadja” She hos ql large syndicate. wth many ileal people behind her! When we found out about thet jewels sbe hod me indo sroytot gin wth you and bring the jewel ovr so hed posses: sionofthen.” And before got ofthe boat she sok them away Fromme. ond brought heminhrsl? Ole Shea: then owt? eine | would imoginasa, 968" andnowperhape chzough your bepintoknow thatitiral justo, that light however bright willnever be other thas ight, ebenyigiee thor deyorbymightbatjaseatigir Lado stp once but See ine ‘he hed of things” on ne ond. a is ne ws sworhi! . “ eo Mt vex os ee And you know alle dat Mi." Well er whel you've gone though here do oo think you're wig to tlk business wine ob you devil goto hell, that iallyouknow toca snd whois interested fa hell usta devi is snterested i hell beceumetintireitncenell- Hinks whether [stamp or whether I ery whesber live orwhether die, Tean knowthetalladevil can say i jait sbout going to hell ve same vy be Wil. hinknow’the nel min a posionte off you. some riceworkwih romerice dividends” Seine get out of here devil, it does not interest me whether yorosmbuyorkcersei (Oh. manayintrsedinnice . dividends Oe song or yourewiling to cooperate” eine getoutofhere deviant you go to hell. ‘esr thinktweuldbenicetobethehumer his fneistad of thebuned”Scene Tara Tand my name is Marguerite Ida! and Helena Annabel, and then oh then lcouldyesT could Teould begin to ery but why why could [begin to xy. ‘AndamI" and Tam here and how do Tknowhow ‘wild the wild worlds howwildthewild woods are the wood shey cai he woods the poor man's overcoat but do they corer meand ifthey do how wild they are wild and wild and wild they are“ how do I know how wild ‘woodsarewhen Thave never ever seen awood before? Iwish, (she whispered) Tknewwhy woodssze wild hy animals are wild why am I, why ean cay, TwighY wath! knew, Iwith oh how Iwish Ikaew. 'Once am in Iwill never be ‘ough’ the woods are there and Tame hereandama There oraml there, ohwhere ohwhere ere oh where oh where isthere and animals wild smi maleare everywhere” Shesite down. wish! (she says conversationally) I wish fThed a ish that when Isat down st would not be here but there there where could haves chair there where] would not have tolookaround! fearfully everpuhers here wincre achairand a carpet underneath dhe cy ould ake me know thatthereisthere, butherehere ereqprhese ‘here i nothing nothing like a earpet nothing ikea hier mings | chair,"here i ts wild everywhere” hear [hear every where that che woods arewild and Tam here and heres here! ond here lam sitting without» chais without car“ Pet, oh help meto acarpet witha chair" save me from the woods thew woods ereryuherewhere everything iewild’ sald ‘Merionne wos peperng foro very special party” being ‘Brown by some very influent people to calerate the f= ‘ation fnew goveramen fre ey independent county. ‘Olga coulgethnalfinothisnew coutnyorworktsothotsone fer polilal ends were to getin, thn Olga would be ino ‘er shang poion thee thigs her wy. snd I Tam not there am here ok dear amnot here ge could thelheoring the mse ad owen soe what wos hope Ping. And when 1m what wes gcing on I knew exasy hott mesa, Heol have bean mereplaoied.Imovedin ‘ete Chisine, There wos! ‘uch tot I had 9 2 odo ‘Marre idogeed ab. Tee doer ead ogo ii. Alithatthy needed waso ile eth inte right ireton. And tet whet wax gingtode She stands up with herkandsather sider sheopentandcloses hereyesnd opensthem sui, JE my eyes are open snd my eyes are closed T seelsee, seeno carpet seno chaisTeee the wild‘woods everywhere, what good does itdo mete close my cyesno good ata thewoods the woods are there I lose ry eyes but the green ischere and [open my eyesandT hhavetostare tobe eure the green ithere the green of ‘the woods, Tsawit when my eyes were closed [raw the wild woods everywhere and now Tepen my eyes and there there isthe wld wood everywhere. Would i do aswell f my name was not Marguerite ds and Helena Annabel would edo se well [would give ‘up even that for acarpet andachairindtobe not ge | would never get on opportu: Iherebut here, nity lke this again. Thee ilsllin one room andl ready ogo the lin. 1 cell you later. endl ploy? a shells out asbriek,)'Tam here am not thereand Tam Marguerite Ids nd Helena Annabel andit snot well ‘that could tll what there ito tell'what there sto see andwhat do seeand doTreestatall! ohyesl do Teall and call but yeal do [see tall oh dearoh dear oh dear yerTam here. Shes? Inthedisance theres daligtand neartothereisnone! “There esomething under the lenverand Marguerite Idan Helena Annabel makers quicktura” snd she sees thataviperhasstangher.? Re amet Inche isanceshereSsdayightandueartodhereiewue! There sa railing under thelesvesand Marguerite Ids and Helena Annabel maker quicktura’ andthe scot that aviper hes stung her, sheseesitand she aye andwhit sit. There iene annver Does ithurtshessye sandthen sheaayeno not realy! snd shesayewasitaviper andahe styshow can tel! Tneversawonebefore buts itshe saysand shestandsp! again and site down and ppallsdown her stocking’ and says well itwas not bee! rota busybeene not, noramorquitonorastingitwas bite! and serpents biteyesthey do perhapeitwarone! ge You jst ten oe, honey, ond everthing wl be ll ight aioe tor et le, do realy ike you, So behave rom now on,ckot Marguerite Ida and Helena Annabel sits thinking! (Olge wes sil ployng her cot end mouse game with Nod, ‘She wouldisherto ates ondlave her there os long 05.2 day lotinewihou doing anthing ale. Thismethed evenly di turbed Noiaand slowly began working on er neous” Nadja never nen whol expt Did Olga realy know whale Abowih hr? Wer Olga ling for tint Wht wos Olga plot arguerite Ida and Helena Annabel site hinking sad then she sees a country woman with aielle com~ ing. Have I she says have [been bitten, the woman ‘omer nearer, have [says Marguerite Ida and HelensAnnabel hive T have Tbeen bitten, Have you been bite Odell tenanowersthecountryvoman,wbyyeritcambsppen, Am Marguerite aor am] Helena Annabel then IhavebeenbitensysMangueriteldaand Helens | —_Veryyellchverpell Annabel whynotiyou have been isthe answer ‘Am Marguerite Ida very well am Helena Annabel, ‘Theystand repeatinghavel! andyesit does happen Shestopsshe reinembentheriperandin awhisper snd then Marguerite Ida and Helena Annabel ay let she snyawasica sing wasita bite am Talrighty waste ‘me showyouand the woman stysok yes but Ihave never sng wait bite‘ argh wasitasting, ohorwsiea bite seen any one who has heen bitten butlet meaee ne can ‘She moves‘ sway and then suddenly she tps, ot ellshesayebut goawayanddo something, vhatshall ‘Wate tal” 1 do ssid Marguerite 1da und Helena Annabel do ‘Wilhltht amMargueritldthat Tara elena Annabel, something to kill the poiton, but what tid Marguerite Walle tell" Ids and Helena Annabel, «doctor can do i said the “Andthen she stops gaia” woman but wi doctor” said Margue Ta end And thebite’ mighthe makeitas Helena Annabel, Doctor Faustus ean do it said Doctor Fustara queer name woman, do you know him said Marguerite [da and Might hemaake ta bite? Helens Annabel no of course I de aot Know him “Andso she disappear. ‘nobody does there isa dog, hetays! thankyou said the ‘woman and go and see inn gogo go said the woman, SeeneII Marguerite Ida and Helens Annabel went. Assheventshehegan to ing” Doctor Fustusthe dog andthe boy all leeping, the Doviperssting dovipersbite og dreacaing says thickly ‘Ue they bite with all their might Thankyou, thankyou thankyou thaskyou thankyou, Dotheydo they ting ‘Benkyou thankyou Ordotheydotheybite Doctor Frustusturns and mermure Argh they bites chey bite with all het migh Man and dog dog and man each one can tellitalllikea ‘And Iam Marguerite Ids oram [elena Anaabel | ballwithcareseno tenderness, manand dog just thesame cach one cas take the blame each one can.wellat well tell itallasthey ean, merramddogrveitveltmen "And then hewaitea momentandheseys Obwhatam “Just then inthe distance theres eall "Doctor Faustus Doctor Faustarareyou there Doctor Faustus Lam here Doctor Fass 1 Tam coming there smtatbeopethersheray “Where it there nobody sayenobodyisshere. Somebody ls there and nobody say that somebody is nat there. Somebody somebody is there somebody somebody somebody somebody ayethereitwherewhere irtwhere ls itwhere i itwhere, here it here here is there some body somebody sayewhereiswhere” . drthe wimbowwsncnge Well ell this the Doctor Faustas sad hehas aot goneto elle hae prety lightemmbtey Fightsoveryweliand there sa dogand he saysshankyou snd thereiealisleboy ckyerbtcboythereyomsreyou Jarearethereyertinicbor-yowere and there is “Marguerite da snd Helena Annabelandaviper did ite ther, ob career Doctor Fatus coreher whetinthowe of your hevimy beerrte ith Mergueritetdewad ‘Heleelemsbcbienottebeatiweti: “Andthechorussings Ifilintooburingring ae uentdowr, dow, dow, Andtheflemeroeehighr ‘adits buns bar, Teringoffe Taringa Riletawg, bos! Whatietheure Doctor Frsterrhatietheweotieningocr tchettsfpemeemenet cars poeeemererete 1 chink T have thought thought is not bough oh no ‘thought isnot bought think Thave thought and whet hhave Thought Ihave bought thought, o think isnot bought but IT have boughs thought and so you come hhereyou comeyoucomehersand here nd herowhere can Tsay that not to-day not any day Ifllintooburingringofire Tuentdown down dan, Andtflonesenthigher Andis, brs bars, eer Heckemdren: nomoteemmotlockaonofermnetrecendponpoueey yoware Mergueriteddwend Helenetinmabelamd can ot see Leannot see Marguerite Ida end Teannot cee Helena Annabel andyou youre the tro Teannet canacteceyor. Marguerite [ds and Helena Annabel Donotsee me Doct sitar do notsee meit would terrifj me fyou did ee do notseeme no no da notsce mc lam Marguerite Ida and Helena Annabel but do otsee me cereme Doctor Frustus do the viper bit the “ipersunghissting warabitesndyouyouhave thelight ‘ure me Doctor Frustus eure me do but donotsee me, Teeeyou but donot seeme cureme do but do not ace eLimploreyou, Doctor Fustus Adognysthankyoubutyouyou say do notscemecure edo but do notsceme what shall Ida, Heturasto thedog The dog ays Thankyou and theboysays What difference does sutke to you ifyou do what Aiference oh what difference doesitmaketo youifyou do, whateveryou do do whatever you do do what dffer-| encedoes it make toyouifyou do Marguerite Ide and Helena Annabel ‘What difference does it make toyouifyou do what dif ference dots it make toyoubutLaviper has had hisbite snd Ifvilldlebutyouyou cannot dieyouhave oldyour soulbutIThavemineand viper has come andhe has bitten me and see see how the poison works” se sce how {emus de, ec howlitdeby itl itt coming be high, bigherand higher" Imust die oh Doctor Faustus what ‘ifference dors it make to youwhat difference ob what Aifference but to metome tometo me’ viper hes bil ten me sbitterviperaviperhas bitten me,a Ob Thankyou thankyou sllsShefyowthenkyortbenk Jomcrviper arbiter pouthenbeyorsthankyoor Facbey ‘A siper har bittenher she knows ittooaviper harbiten hhorbelieveitor notitintree, aviper has bitten berand Uf Doctor Festus doesnot career itwillbeallthrowg® bheraviperhasbitten beraviperaviper! ‘Andatchelast Tnalowwhisp Sheseys tam Marguerite Ida and Helena Annabel and enough sid am not dead! unin hebptinlapnaniznntmde ae“The curtain atthe comer saiser and there she ie Marguerite [ds and Helena Annabel" and che har an artificial viper there beside her" and halo around Der not of electric ight” but of candlelight, and be sits thereand waits? Thechorut sings ‘There shee Isshed Lookandsee Inshe there Inchethere Aspese Leokandsse Tashethere Yersheiethere “Thereinthere Sheisthere Lockand seeShetsthere Andtheviperisthere “There seis Andthelightisthere ‘Therethere ‘Who gwveher thelight” Where Nobody did Wythere Doctor Frurtussold his oul Lockand see these Andsothelightcame there There the it And didshesellher soul” Andwhatisthere No silly hesoldhis woul Aviperie there" Shehadaviperbiteher ‘The viper that bither” She is there Nosillyno Obyesshe isthere Howcouldhebe there” Thistenotsviper ‘This swat is kea viper” She is there. Sheisthere Marguerite Ida begins tosing” Andaviper did bite her od sitwith my hackto the nuTatand set with my ‘And Doctor Faursdid cureher" Dackto the sun. Marguerite da etemdsetwitcherbeck Andaow tothoreer Andnow ‘Srererohtheramthelightrercbrightlikethensact Andnowshe isthere vemdshe at witeierbechtotheramast tnd st, Where Sheri Why there Avery grand ballet of lights Obyesthere ‘Nobedpembnowthettisse Yes oh yesyesthere, Freycometromereryere “There she ie Eplendinyseebyaie Lookandsee FreycometromererywhereFotecnetherthe sand they come from theses from theland and from Seehowshesiee thease Seehow she eate Andshesits ‘See how she lights ‘Arman comes from over theseas’ anda great many “The candle igh. srearoundhim" See how the vier there, shesit. sannot burt her. Noindeed he cannot Nothing esa touch Sheialiamylovesndabwayshere Shebas everything And bemherramdzheieraine Andhersoul, And Heveheraiidhettoe ‘Nothing can loser, Bretrpretrpretiydear Seehow hey come Nosyethe chorusno Sce how theycome She is cheand theviperbither Tosseker, ‘And Doctor Fossturcured her, Seehow they come The man from over the seas epeats Watch? ‘Marguerite [da and Helens Annabel rises. She aepcomebyce holds theviper she sys Faeycomebyiand Isityou Doctor Fousturisityou, tell meman from over Fecyeomecbysir theseasreyoube, Andaeriee Helaughe idcherbecktethesen Areyou afraid nowsfraid of me. Sncrae Shersys Amdbsbeirone Areyouhe. MargueriseEdremd Hickam tanabebeeth L Hesays “They commencetocome nd moreand more come ‘am the only heand youare the onlysheand weare the 1 SPSSonlywe, Comecomedoyouhe must cometome, throwaway the vp owaway the ‘an throw away the lights ni here ace none, Tam not anyone Tam the only one, you have to have me because Tam that one, Shelooks very troubled and drops theviper but she ‘instantly stoops and picks itup and some of the lights, go outand she fustesabout it. ‘And then uddenly she starts, Nooaeisonewhen therearetwo, lookbehindyoulook behind youyouare not oneyousre two. She faints, Marguerite ldaand Helens Annabel still staring at the man from over the seas and Mephisto behind hem, ‘She whisper, Theyre Iwo they two chat make sin itshould beseven they two Tewothey Wo five isheaven. The bulletrusherinandout, Pooh saps Mephisto, Fdepinewvipers the viper tiee Dut the viper lies. Metheyermmottoulrmenotrny sechraviper, habe sviper, eriperskear no thelighes the lights the candle ight, know light when I seca Light, Ework work all day and ll night, Tam the dev day tnd night, Emeverstocpbyenyfpherbyenyderhy srymightr I never sleep nothpdepnotbyigkerpo ‘sennot foolcbyoemdtetightrahercisthereabelee ‘siclightwomerenmerme: ‘And the viper dia bitehersnd Deco: Fasua did cureber, ‘Aad the boy and gel sing sof ‘Yer Mr Viperhe lea boy she ia gielyes Mr. Viper, ‘And the balletoflightsfades away. CutanScenel Doctor Fst" hous Faust hischsir, the dogand the boy, the clec= \wiclightsare right but the room is ask Foor Yesthey shine ‘They shineallthe time Tinow they shine Tree thera shine Andambere Thavene fear Batwhat shall o Teall through Teanaotbear Toharenocare ike i bright Tdolihe eightAlright tke it bright, Butisitwhite Orisitbright Desr dear Tdocare ‘That nobody ean share ‘What iftheyde tisaltome [Abi donotlike thatword me, ‘Why not eves if does rhyme with she. Tknowall the swords tht Fayme with bight with ight wich might with sings, ‘Og finally had decided Holy’ ote he was tobe putin the elec char And Eoine wer tobe her eactioner. The lecricchoir wor never actuely designed illanyone, but wot would happen i th! vii woud ecelve severcl does ohigh elec thock And wha! sally hoppened in ‘mor ates sho the vcion wos radveed 1 the moronic stoge lil, In mt ashe vin wos fr bt ff deo. 5 : Femmncticithowmcstmeedtomotharethats not light ‘notsight, notlight not night not alright, not night aot sight not bright, no wo not night aot sight mot bright momonot brig: rine ted har cow osignents She ited the fing of power The power oflieand doth over hr copes laine naw tor she would never return ei the honed in. Sha wo ie god ere ad he id i ho wy, There sa moment'silenceand then the dogsayt Thankyou, ry (Oh, sory. throw you wereuncesed eine (hha high, Come onin You consi up my drs foe, i (go, ah... gone ow forthe weekend. You know you've oh. pov come long way sneha ist day athe dock. en basting Bd yu ..eryarocine, Ch, ewe ou ove you Nove ov, wont yo. vey.” laine Doyou realy wane Mk Yeh Hoveyou ‘eine Then gedown onyour nas. ond ll ma you wont me ek I owant you. Ide, 1d6 66, returns around and then hesays Yesthankyou! Andthenbesaye [Not bright not night dear Doctor Faustusyousre right, Tama dogyesTam jus that Tam [anna dog nd bay at : amassthe moon. I did you Aid Tred to doit T used to bay: the moon I always used todo it and now now not any more, [cannot, ofcourse cannot, the electric lights ‘heymakeitbe thatthereis no night and fthere ito night then there t no moon and fthere isno moon] donotseeitand ifl do noteceit cannot bay at ‘The dogsighs andsetlesdown to rest, andashesetlesdownhesays Thankyou. Fachiticbeyeuddrapdoretohinendanys ‘Yerthereisno moonandifthere isamoon then wedo ot bayatthe moon andifthereisno moon then noone is craryany more becauseitisthe moon of courte itis ‘themoon that always made them belike that, sy thank you doggie! md too ltsowithyouvsillny thankyou! i Ianto. tone, Hove you Bane and for yo. when wantyou They llleave! SeeneIl The scene as before, Marguerite Ida and Helene “Annabel sitting withthe man from over the seas thelr Dackstothe run, the masictoexprestanoon-day hue Jan then outofthe gloomappeareatthe other end ofthe stage Foust and the boy nd the dog, nobody ses them, jast then in front of very one appears Mephisto, very ested andsings Which ofyou can dareto deceive mie which ofyouhe or she can dare todeesiveme, Iwho have 2will iron ‘ho make what will be happen I who cas win men or who canbewherererTama which ofyouharbeen Acceiving which ofyoushe or hewhick ofyou have been deceiving me. Heshovtslouder Lfthere isa lightwho hae thei ‘hesayshe gave it toher or ehe does not ny anything, I Taay gave ittohhim, sayTam Mephisto toany one, whohasbeea inher who hasbeen in him, 1 waillin, what Thave Ido not give no not Frustusmurmarsin alowvoice {sold my soul to make st bright with elec nowneonenctIn Helightand snenot they nothe are interested inthat thing and [andTI cannot go to hell have sold smysoul to makea light and the light is bright but not Snteresting in my sight and T would oh yes Iwould T ‘would rather goto hell be with all my might and then go tohell hye alright. One ome my itl ills,Since Cig considered met er girl ilies then why ot ciple hemo sich, lg wos sre that Nodjo was ust abou broken both physical and privy by now. And now witha ile horse dcilin she would scan bow dwn the ge ‘Thor A il foto now Thorsi ‘Mephitto strides up tlhim and say You decetred me, Laid not seysFeuras Mephintor Youdeccived meand [ass never deceived Frutryou deceived meandIamalvaysdecsived, ‘Mephisto you deceived meandl am never decelved a Well well lets forget tienot sendy yet let us forget and now oh howhowl want tobemempzelfall now, [donot care for light etitbehowereriaghtrI do not careany thingbot tobewell and togoto ell. Tell meoh devil tellme will hewll Marguerite Ida and Helena Annabel ‘will he wilde realy wil she goto bell Mephiate Isupposeso ‘Wellthen how der dev howhow ean who havenosoulT sel itforslighthow can Tbe Tagain alright and got hell Sepiate Commit asin Freres ‘Whatsin, howean Iwithouta soullcommit un. Mephitte Killanything Fete xu sick “Yerkil vomething oh yes il anything ‘Yeritiel who have been deceived Ihe devilwho no one ‘ean deceive esi isl Iho have been deceived, Frese ‘Batif Till what then wl. IeisIwhohaveanironwal Bete But f Dl what wal Mephisto Ohgotohel Fema Twill appen then. Hetornsheseestheboy and doghe sys lb Tl wl. de whispers Tell kl Il TlHenenesethcboy anddeyemthonye Boy and dog will hill you two Iwill Lill wil will boy and dog will ill you bil you, the viper wil ill you but sevallbe Iho dit, you will die. The dogeaye Thankyou, thetigheirrebrightthercienencemte Femiyor - This dey marked anther trv for Ole. Th doy thebor Protigé ook over thereinsar secondin command. This wos doy that line hod buen waiting er And she was going felorenything eranyone tp her now. eanbeanythingund eveything anditis abe shayligh. Feoetax Notumthrouphwithyoul do not need the devil ean, 0 tohellall alone. Feerersestoncictarebealoncbern gotohetlaaioner Yo, this was proud dey fr Olga She hed eeaed Elaine inher own nage nd lkenese Now thre were ho of thn Two wciows minds working ox ne. Sat upon he Falwho sadn ter way, by whatever means possible, Mephate No listen to me now take her with you do Iwill make yeayoung Foster Titeruethat ean beyoung. MMephiste Yeu Froater Adrght. He is young” he approaches Marguerite Ida and Helena Anmabelwhowalerp andlooksat his. Hesay? Lookwell Tam Dactor Frustusand can go to hell Marguerite lds and Helena Annabel! YouDoe > Faustus never never Doctor Faustus! ie old Iwastold and Teawitwith my eyes he was old and could ot gotohell and you areyoung and can go tohell, very wellyou arenot' Doctor Festus never never. Boas 1m fam! Tiled che boy and dog! when Twas an old sman!andnowIam:young man’ andyouMarguerite Idaand Helens Annabel andyou know itwell and you know Icangotohell and Lean takesome one tooand thatsome onewillbeyou! ‘Marguerite Ids and Helena Annabel Never never, never never, you thinkyou ares0 clever youthinkyou can deceive, youthiakyou canbe old and youareyoung and oldlikesnyonebst never never’ sm Marguerite Ida and Helena Annabel and know no ‘manor devil noviperand no light" Tean be anything snd everthing! and it isalways always" alright. No one candeceive me nota youngmuan net an old man nota tdevil not a viper I am Marguerite Tas and Hclone ‘ppmabel! and never never willayoungmanbean old ‘man and an old man be + 70% moan, you are ot Docior Fousturno not evermever ever? wed he fll back rinting tothe ars of the man fromover thesearwho sings ‘Beeny prey prety dear am he and shee sheandve cnowe, prety preig dear LamhereyesLambere pret wy preny prety dear ‘Mephisto idesp “Abway doceived vay deceived Thaveaailofiron' nd Tom always deceived always deceived! come Doctor ‘oust’ Thave evillofironandyouwil! gotoell! rota snge Leave me sloneletinebe alone, dogandboyboyand dog’ leave meslonelstmebealone snd ils int the darknes! and tial dark sedthe Please Me Viperlsten ome" heisheandsbefasheand swe are we please Mr Viper litento-me stlchoy and thelinle gil sing GainREFERENCES 1964 flmby Joseph from Something Weird Video, Box 13364, Seale, WA 98193. sera Available Mel Brooks’ 1974 spoof of Holly 1 Love Lucy (erisopz #19) 190 situation comedy that starved DesiArnar ss + Cuban bandleader, and Lucile Ball arhiswife Spanish ventriloquist popular on ‘American TV variety shows of the 2ggo'sand 60's Aawellasvarious chorus number fromlavish Hollywood film mosicals ‘of thez930'eset @],J.* Johnson Joba CollinsHans Peter Kuba, John Lurie Jennifer Tipton Elisabeth Jenyon “TheWoost ‘Special Dance (to Young Frnkandein>) Teaha Brows, et Ll Bll» eeton Hlen Eve Pickett Group Christopher Kondek “Tanya Selvurstnam, (Clay Hapee Jim Devon eltSoge GeolfAbbae ‘Ruudvan den Aker Lefcort et inet sienna ert eee, John Gollins Lance Dann Mack Fiaang MartiaR, Desjardins ‘into atsienand/waapnoae TaraWebb ‘KateValk Kaleb Kilkenny, Buns Menger [Richard Kimmel, DenlopmeneDineor Kis Whitener, MogingDiecor Iothefelonirgpecpe shower insoadinenahigef pice Georg Bugiel ‘Willer Dafoe Dennis Dermody Cynthia Hed Bllen Hofmana, PeyoaSmithTHE WOOSTER GROUP TH WOOSTER GROUP isanensemble ofartitawho, For over twenty years, have collaborated on the develop. ‘mentand production of theater and media pieces. The founding members of the Group are Jim Clayburgh Willem Dafoe, Spalding Gray, Elisabeth LeCompte, Peyton Smith, Kate Val, 2nd Ron Vawter (19481954) ‘Under the direction of LeCompte, the Group, with sssociatesand af has created and pesforniedalargcbody cofworkatthe Group'sperininent home, The Performing (Garage inthe SoHo district of NewYork ity ‘The Wooster Group bts played a pivotal role in bringing technologically sophisticated and cvocative utes of sound, film, and video into the realm of con temporary theater. Wo 1er Group pieces are cone structed at astemblages of justsposed elements, They combine radical rertagingz of lassie ters, found mate tials, films and videos, dance and morement works, rouli-trackecoring, and chitectonicapproach to design. Through process of overlaying, colliding, and sometimes synchronising systems, the siracture ofa plece gradually emerges during an extended rehearsl jouselementeCOLOPHON The Libretto to Howe/Lyhts as designed and edited by Philip Buren, with help from Flisabeth LeCompte, ‘Kate Valk, Kim Whitener, and Clay Hapss “The ypeface used for Gertrude Stein's text it Mrz. Hove: designed by Zuzana Licko for Emigre. Pl Renners'sFahrewas weed for the disiogue from «Olge's House of Sbame> tis ilable from Adabe. The cover snd thumbs imager were taken from the video-score of the 9/29/99 eel) Howe/Lis at Tae Penforaning Garage “The photographs on pages and60/6twere taken byPeula Court - bP _rphotographs are by Mary Gearhart. ‘The Libretto was printed and bound by Adm: Gomsmnnications in NewYork CryMeWwoosteRGROUP 70 Box 654 CanalS. Station NewYork, n¥ 10013 1 (axa) 966-9796 P (212) 226-6576 2 woostergrp@aol.com w wnncthewoortergroup.org