Audition Tape

Back when I starred in a television showI turned down jobs like this. I wore gold-plated necklaces. Ugh, I hate small localplays, the way everyone handlesme so carefully. I understand I’m old and have outgrownmany parts: Dorothy, Wednesday, and, no,

don’t tell me, I already know:I can’t be Telemachus, thoughlike him, I am a far cry from battle-ready. We can edit this part

out in post, the part where I goand forget my lines. Was it Oto unweave the work I’ve done nightly, to throw applesat men and hope they are satisfied? Myself, I’d never trade cattlefor anyone’s hand. How long before the microphone’sready? If anything, let’s get this part right.