A man in a black suit stands on the side of a stage lit by blue lights. He holds an open book and a microphone. He slowly walks forward as he reads.
He stops.
He stares down at the book.
He walks again.
He smiles.
He looks up.
He frowns.
He shrugs.
He smiles and nods.
He looks out at the room in front of him.
He closes the book and walks off stage.
The room is black.
The blue stage lighting slowly returns.
At the back of the stage, two figures walk from each side of the stage toward each other.
They pause, still feet apart, and turn toward the front of the stage. The two women walk forward, light illuminating the pink skirt of one and reflecting off sparkles on their tops. The women dance, extending their outer legs and stretching one arm toward this leg and another toward the ceiling. They twirl, extend their arms toward the audience, then hug themselves.
They face each other then turn away, then circle each other.
They raise their right arms.
They touch.
They switch places, cross their arms over their chests, turn away from and toward each other, then extend their outer arms away from each other.
They lock arms and spin together then part and slide to the floor. They roll to sitting positions, looking at each other.
They stand, spinning on one foot and raising their arms. They dance toward each other and touch their own mouths. The woman in the skirt raises her veil.
The other woman holds out an apple.
They part. They spin, facing the same direction. They lift their right legs, cross their arms, raise their right legs again, raise their right arms, kick their left legs out, spin, sweep their left legs around, face the back of the stage and look at their raised right arms, then walk in a circle.
They stop and turn their heads, pause, then spin in circles, mirroring each others twirls and raised arms as they circle each other.
They move away from then toward each other as they dance.
They run in a large circle to opposite sides of the stage.
They slowly walk toward each other and stop several feet apart. They face the front of the stage and extend their arms.
They hug themselves.
They slowly raise their arms toward the ceiling as they walk forward.
The woman in the skirt puts her veil over her head as the other woman pulls the apple from the bag at her waist. They face each other. The lights dim.