Sidenote: This chapter may be a little difficult to understand so allow me to clear a few things up. This is Amy's performance. It's a sort of spoken word and song combined. As you are well aware this story in an interpretation of the Broadway hit Rent. I did not write this piece I simply copied it from the play. It is called "Over the Moon" and was written by the shows creator, the late Jonathan Larson. Here it is preformed by Amy (Lita) and all the speaking is done by her. When you see certain sentences in Italics that mean its Amy pretending to be someone else. If this is still unclear then I would suggest most people to download the song and play it as you read. It will clear things up and it's pretty kick ass.
Enjoy,
Marisa
A hush fell over the crowd as a single spot light shun down on the bare stage. Amy walked out taking her place in front of the microphone. And with one deep breath she began.
"Last night I had a dream.
I found myself in a desert called Cyberland.
It was hot.
My canteen had sprung a leak and I was thirsty.
Out of the abyss walked a cow Elsie.
I asked if she had anything to drink she said,
I'm forbidden to produce milk.
In Cyberland, we only drink Diet Coke.
She said,
Only thing to do is jump over the moon.
They've closed everything real down ...
like barns and troughs and
performance spaces.
And replaced it all with lies and rules and
virtual life.
But there is a way out."
From off stage the backup vocalists softly sang the word "Leap of faith" over and over as Amy countuined.
"Only thing to do is jump over the moon.
I gotta get out of here!
It's like I'm being tied
to the hood of a yellow rental truck,
being packed in with fertilizer
and fuel oil,
pushed over a cliff by a suicidal Mickey Mouse!
I've gotta find a way
to jump over the moon.
Only thing to do is jump over the moon.
Then a little bulldog entered.
His name (we have learned) was Shane.
And although he once had principles, he abandoned them to live as a lap dog to a wealthy daughter of the revolution."
Amy reached behind her and pulled out a pair of Ray-Ban sunglasses. Similar to the ones her former friend, Shane Helms, wore. She also lowered her voice to better match that of a man's.
"That's bull,
he said.
Ever since the cat took up the fiddle, that cow's been jumpy.
The dish and the spoon were evicted from the table and eloped ...
She's had trouble with that milk and the moon ever since.
Maybe it's a female thing.
'Cause who'd want to leave Cyberland anyway?...Walls ain't so bad.
The dish and the spoon for instance they're down on their luck.
Come knocking on my doghouse door and I said,
NOT IN MY BACKYARD UTENSILS!
GO BACK TO CHINA!"
She took the glasses off and returned her voice to its usual sound as she proceeded with the performance.
"The only way out is up,
Elsie whispered to me.
A leap of faith…
Still thirsty? she asked
Parched.
Have some milk.
And I lowered myself beneath her
and held my mouth to her swollen udder
and sucked the sweetest milk I'd ever tasted.
Climb on board, she said.
And as a harvest moon rose over Cyberland,
we reared back and sprang into a gallop.
Leaping out of orbit I awoke singing."
"Leap of faith, leap of faith
Leap of faith, leap of faith…"
"Only thing to do
Only thing to do is jump
Only thing to do is jump over the moon
Only thing to do is jump over the moon
Over the moon over the…
Moo"
The audience watched on, a bit confused, as Amy continuously mooed like a cow before them.
"Moo with me." She said signaling the audience participation. From the silence a sound echoed.
"Moo."
"Come on sir." She encouraged. "Moo with me."
"Moo."
"Moo."
One by one the audience responded. Soon the lot was filled with people mooing simultaneously. Louder and louder they grew until the cow like sounds could be heard miles away.
"Moo!" Amy shouted at the top of her lungs as she made a big sweep of her
arms, cutting everyone off.
"Thank you" she smiled and ran off the stage. The entire lot stood in silence. A bit bewildered by what they had just seen. Then suddenly the broke out in applause. Matt watched them all in amazement as they cheered and raved. "I don't believe it. She actually did it." He thought as joined in the ovation.
