Rent: The Complete Book and Lyrics of the Broadway Musical (27 page)

JOANNE

MARK

JOANNE

(The word echoes in digital delay land.)

MARK

JOANNE

MARK

JOANNE

(The pay phone rings. MARK hands it to JOANNE.)

JOANNE

(Joanne hangs up, looks at MARK.)

BOTH

13. Life Support

"Life Support" Group

(PAUL, the support group leader, sits on the downstage railing on the right above, facing upstage. GORDON, one of the members of the group, is standing downstage left, facing the audience. As they enter they introduce themselves and form a semi-circle.)

(Note: the names of the HIV support group members should change every night and should honor actual friends of the company who have died of AIDS.)

STEVE

Steve.

GORDON

Gordon.

ALI

Ali.

PAM

Pam.

SUE

Sue.

ANGEL

Hi, I'm Angel.

COLLINS

Tom. Collins.

PAUL

I'm Paul. Let's begin.

ALL

(MARK noisily enters.)

MARK

PAUL

MARK