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ENT€R$€}R DESilGN b-v Janis Van Brunt

GURU is cross-legged on cushion stage left'

Staff: You will have only a few minutes'

Wait for His Holiness to speak trst'

Traveler: *

f.Y minutes' Wait for him to speak'

Got it. . r . l

Staff; The time has arrrved'

THE GURU is seated on a small cushion on the

floor. Bows are exchanged' THE TR,qVELER takes

otf f,'= backpack and sets it on the floor'

Guru: Welcome.

Staff: Mister Thomas Hartmanr /our Holiness'

' has traveled fat to be with You'

Guru: WhY are You here, Mister Thomas

Hartman?

Traveler: I am searching' I want to discover the path

that is right for me'

Guru: You have crossed my path to find your path'

Traveler, I guesi-s-o--{ow can I find inner Peace' Your Holine\

Guru: I see that you h\e brought your belongings

with You.

Traveler= My backpack? Yes, I brorlgll some clothes'

a toothbrush and a book' What about inner

G u r u :

Staff:

Traveier:

G u r u :

peace, Your Holiness? MY Path?

How do you care for Your sPirit?

Your time is almost uP'

How do you care for Your sPirit, Your

Holinessi I look around this entry room and

I see only cushions, candles, a be1l, a sink'

This is not an entry room!This is mY

home, where I live. You have all you need

in your backpack. I have all I need in this

room.

Traveler= Yes, Your Holiness, but I am just visiting'

just Passing through'

Guru: So am I, mY child' So am I'

( C U R T A I N )

What do you do when You

have more PriTe -winning

entries than PriPs? ln the

last issue of Rosebudwe ran

the winners and runners-uP

in our secon d One-Minute

Playwright contest. But the

truth is, some of us liked

the honorable mentions

even better. There's an old

theatrical adage to "leave

them wanting more." We've

decidedto ignore it and 1

instead give You an encore'

Here are those honorable

mentions, Ple ase continue

the applause.