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TRUTH OF THE BOOK OF GENESIS,
EXODUS, LEVITICUS, NUMBERS, DEUTERONOMY, JUDGES,
RUTH, FIRST SAMUEL, SECOND SAMUEL, FIRST KINGS,
SECOND KINGS.
COURT IS ADJOURNED UNTIL TEN O'CLOCK TOMORROW MORNING.
...EZEKIEL, DANIEL, JOB, OBADIAH, JONAH, MICHAH, NAHUM,
HABAKKUK, ZEPHANINAH, HAGGAI.
THIS IS THE TRUTH. THIS REALLY HAPPENED TO ME.
I'LL KILL YOU.
IT HAPPENED TO ME. TO ME.
YOU SATANIC ***. STOP IT. STOP THAT.
OOH. OH. OH.
THAT'S ENOUGH NOW.
OH.
(Laughter)
OH, OH.
ALRIGHT?
ALRIGHT.
VERY QUIET NOW.
WE WILL ALL BE VERY QUIET.
MURDERER.
MUUURDERER!
OKAY NOW, THAT'S ENOUGH.
(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)
THERE'S CERTAIN LINES IN THE PLAY
THAT UH, ARE GETTING QUITE A DIFFERENT REACTION THAN,
THAN THEY HAVE BEFORE.
SPECIFICALLY?
MMM?
SPECIFICALLY?
WELL SPECIFICALLY THERE'S A, THERE'S A LINE -
GEORGE TALKS ABOUT UM, UH, TEACHERS
AND UH, HOW HE USED TO BE IN CHARGE
OF THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT DURING THE WAR,
BUT UH, UH, THAT WAS BECAUSE EVERYBODY WAS AWAY,
AND THEN EVERYBODY CAME BACK
AND THEN HE SAYS "OF COURSE NOBODY BOMBED WASHINGTON".
AND BEFORE, IT USED TO BE A BIT OF A LAUGH.
NOW YOU CAN ACTUALLY FEEL THIS KIND OF "WHAT DID HE SAY?"
SORT OF REACTION, COMING BACK FROM THE HOUSE.
SO ITS PRETTY INTERESTING.
GEORGE ALSO HAS THIS LINE ABOUT UH, UH, UH -
"AND THE WEST ENCUMBERED BY CRIPPLING ALLIANCES
AND BURDENED WITH THE MORALITY TOO RIGID TO ACCOMMODATE ITSELF
TO THE SWING OF EVENTS, MUST EVENTUALLY FALL".
AND THAT ONE TOO NOW IS - PEOPLE ARE LIKE...
VERY TOUCHY ABOUT IT.
SO IT'S REALLY INTERESTING HOW THE PLAY,
THE PLAY CONSTANTLY REFLECTS WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND US,
LIKE IT OR NOT.
♪ SINNER, DO YOU LOVE MY JESUS,
♪ SINNER, DO YOU LOVE MY JESUS?
♪ SINNER, DO YOU LOVE MY JESUS?
♪ SOLDIER OF THE CROSS.
♪ THE CROSS.
GENTLEMEN, PROGRESS HAS NEVER BEEN A BARGAIN.
YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.
SOMETIMES I THINK THERE IS A MAN WHO STANDS BEHIND A COUNTER
AND SAYS "ALRIGHT, YOU CAN HAVE A TELEPHONE,
BUT YOU'LL HAVE TO GIVE UP PRIVACY, THE CHARM OF DISTANCE.
LADY, YOU MAY VOTE BUT AT A PRICE.
YOU LOSE THE RIGHT TO HIDE BEHIND THE POWDER PUFFS
AND A PETTICOAT.
MISTER, YOU CAN CONQUER THE AIR
BUT THE BIRDS WILL LOSE THEIR WONDER,
AND THE CLOUDS WILL SMELL OF GASOLINE".
DARWIN MOVED US FORWARD TO A HILLTOP,
WHERE WE COULD LOOK BACK
AND SEE THE WAY FROM WHENCE WE CAME,
AND FOLLOW THIS VIEW, THIS INSIGHT, THIS KNOWLEDGE,
WE MUST ABANDON OUR FAITH IN THE PLEASANT POETRY OF GENESIS.
"INHERIT THE WIND" IS UH,
I MEAN THEY WERE GETTING GREAT HUGE REACTIONS
ABOUT THE, THE STUFF THAT THEY TALK ABOUT IN THAT PLAY BEFORE.
BUT NOW APPARENTLY, IT'S JUST BECOME EVEN MORE DIVIDED.
THE AUDIENCE THE... ARE REALLY RETURNING TO THEIR, EITHER-
YOU KNOW, CONSERVATIVE ROOTS OR THEIR LIBERAL, LIBERAL ROOTS
AND, AND UH IT'S BECOMING MUCH MORE BLACK AND WHITE,
THE REACTIONS OUT OF THE HOUSE.
THAT IT'S MUCH MORE IMMEDIATE NOW
THAN IT WAS THREE WEEKS AGO.
BUT YEAH THERE IS, IN "THE MERCHANT OF VENICE" YOU KNOW?
IT'S AMAZING HOW THESE PLAYS ARE CONSTANTLY TOPICAL.
DO YOU CONFESS THE BOND?
I DO.
THEN MUST THE JEW BE MERCIFUL.
ON WHAT COMPULSION MUST I? TELL ME THAT.
THE QUALITY OF MERCY IS NOT STRAINED.
IT DROPETH AS THE GENTLE RAIN FROM HEAVEN
UPON THE PLACE BENEATH.
IT IS TWICE BLESSED.
IT BLESSETH HIM THAT GIVES AND HIM THAT TAKES.
THAT WAS THE BEST IT'S EVER GONE.
DO YOU THINK?
OH I DO. IT WAS SO GOOD.
OH JEEZ, OH MY GOD. HOME STRETCH.
YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE, THAT IT'S ALIVE.
THAT THEY'RE NOT HISTORICAL PIECES.
THEY'RE NOT DUSTY OLD THINGS THAT SHOULD BE LEFT
ON THE SHELF.
THEY ARE WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND US.
WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF, VIRGINIA WOOLF, VIRGINIA WOOLF?
I... AM... GEORGE.
WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
I AM GEORGE. I AM.
(AUDIENCE APPLAUSE)
YOU'RE NOT ALONE. AND, AND, AND IT WILL ALWAYS BE CHALLENGING.
IT WILL ALWAYS BE SCARY AND THRILLING
AND MAYBE THAT'S WHY WE DO IT. IT'S NEVER BORING.
(Audience Applause)
(Applause)
BEAUTIFULLY DONE. LOVELY PIECE.
ALL YOUR VOICE WORK WORK PAID OFF.
GOOD. THANK YOU.
HERE WE GO.
IT WAS A GREAT JOB.
THANK YOU.
BUSTED THE SCALES.
I KNOW. THAT'S NOTHING RAMI'S
MOUSTACHE FELL OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SCENE.
REALLY?
OH YEAH.
IT'S NOT A MOVIE YOU KNOW. IT'S THEATRE.
EXACTLY.
♪ A GREAT WHILE AGO THE WORLD BEGUN
♪ WITH HEY HO THE WIND AND THE RAIN
♪ IT RAINETH EVERY DAY,
♪ BUT THAT'S ALL WON,
♪ OUR PLAY IS DONE
♪ AND WE'LL STRIVE TO PLEASE YOU EVERY DAY.
EXCEPT MONDAY; THAT'S OUR DAY OFF.