Matt: Send in the first group, Rob. We don't have a lot of time to line up these acts for the opening of the new Rainforest Convention Center.
Rob:(signals to the group just offstage) - Right this way...(The Bats get in place and start their song )
Don:CUT! CUT! CUT!
Matt: Maybe they should use echolocation to find their next job
(Both laugh!)
Rob: Personally, I don't think it was that bad.
Don: WHEN I WANT YOUR OPINION, I'LL ASK FOR IT. Besides, bats are dirty and scary.
Matt: It might interest you to know that in Asia, bats are highly revered mammals. You should be more open-minded.
Don: Nevertheless, they're OUT!
Matt: Rob, Go get us some coffee and the next group!
Don: With extra caffeine!
Rob: The next group with extra caffeine?
Matt: No!
Don: Just get us some coffee.
Rob: Isn't that the beany stuff that comes from the rainforest on the third shelf in the cabinet next to the cocoa powder?
Matt: Just go!
(Rob goes offstage for the coffee.)
Don: (While Rob is gone.) Hey, I just realized that cocoa comes from the rainforest.
Matt: No it doesn't!
Don: It comes from South America!
Matt: It comes from the supermarket!
Don: Whatever.
Rob returns with two coffee mugs and the "Limbawhackers."
Rob: (Looking at his clipboard ) Here's the next act.
(The group performs.)
Don: That was excellent!
Matt: And very informative!
Don: I didn't know that citizens depended on the rainforest for everyday jobs.
Matt: It sounds like the rainforest provides many of my favorite foods.
Rob: Are you gentlemen ready for the next group?. You might not be...it says here on their resume that they're ...loggers?!? Hmmm...singin' loggers. What next??
(The loggers sing)
Matt: What do they mean they don't care. That's terrible!
Don: Thousands of acres gone? That's just plain scary
Rob: I also think that the disco thing is passe!
Don: Just go get the next group!
Rob: (going into the "waiting room") Next! (coming onto the set) Here are the Sugar Girls singing "Sugar." What a surprise!
(They sing their song...)
Don: That was strange. (Pause) I can't imagine life without coffee...
Matt: I guess cocoa does come from the rainforest.
Don: Told you!
Matt: Bring on the next group!
Rob: These guys say they're from Tennessee.
Don: There aren't any rainforests in Tennessee.
(They sing "You Ain't Nothin' But a Clearcutter"
Matt: CUT!
Don: OK, OK, don't call us, we'll call you.
Matt: This session is over. Tell the rest of the groups to go home.
Rob: Hey, I got three tickets to the Bat Opera. You two, wanna come?
Don: No way! I hate opera.
Matt: And I hate bats!
Rob: Aw, come on...you could change your mind.
Don: Well, just this once.
Matt: I can't believe we're doing this.