THE PORTRAIT OF THE VIRGIN MARY FEEDING THE DINOSAURS BY JEFF
GOODE IS COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL, AND MAY NOT BE PERFORMED,
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(Blackout)
Rex!
(In the darkness, slowly, thunderous footsteps
approach)
(Lights: a slow sunrise)
(In the dim light, the silhouette of a Tyrannosaurus
Rex)
(The rumble of a low growl, and the sound of its
breathing)
(pause)
(lights continue to rise, slowly, until we see that the gigantic silhouette is
merely the shadow of a seven foot tall dinosaur figurine backlit so as to cast a large shadow on a
scrim.)
(The scrim flies out. Sunrise has become full daylight. Although it is a
very good figurine, it seems somehow paltry compared to our first impression.)
(Then it turns its head toward the audience and lets out a roar. The sound
is incredible. Deafening. Terrifying. Painful.)
(blackout.)
