human
Tell me exactly what I am to do, please, Mr. Paxton.
gpt
Well, there is a platform and a long flight of stairs leading down from it. The tableaux form on the stage and then dissolve and go down the stairs into the throne room.
human
I see. Am I in a tableau?
gpt
No, you go alone. You appear with the head, on the charger, hold it up so they can see it, then you come down the stairs.
human
That isn't hard. Then what?
gpt
You go to the throne, display the head to Herod and the Queen, and run off with it, stage right.
human
Is that all?
gpt
No, you come on later, during a dancing number, walk across and sit on the steps of the throne, watching the dancers. If that is too difficult, we could get you on before the dance begins.
human
Why is it difficult?
gpt
You ought to rehearse walking in among the dancers, not to halt them, or run into them. The other girl had a good deal of trouble with it.
human
Suppose you wait until after I come off with the head to decide whether I make that later entrance.
gpt
All right. Have you ever been in amateur performances before, Miss Judd?
human
Oh, yes, in school.
gpt
I cannot begin to say how grateful I am to you for helping me out this way.
human
Better thank me later.