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    The Cellar Door – “Down there I won’t go” (aria)

    Daniel sings of his fear at the prospect of going down into the cellar of his childhood home, after his father has died.

    The Cellar Door – “That’s all you have to say?” (aria)

    Judith sings angrily at her brother when he expresses his desire to leave their childhood home after their father has died.

    The Cellar Door – The Cellar Door

    Back in his childhood home after the death of this father, Daniel kills his sister when she wants to resume their childhood sexual relationship.

    The Last Life – The Last Life

    Former lovers are reincarnated and reunited, but this time around one is a farmer and one is his cow.

    The Perfect Screw – Act 1, Scene 1: “Ladies and Gentlemen” (aria)

    Robertson demonstrates the new “automatic spiral ratchet spring-loaded screw driver,” affectionately called the “Yankee.” The demonstration is cut short when the driver slips off the single slot screw, injuring Robertson’s hand.

    The Perfect Screw – Act 1, Scene 2: “Fates, I curse you” (aria)

    Robertson in his shop, Amalia (present day) in her bathroom with her antique vanity, Phillips in his workshop, also injured by a screw driver slip.

    The Perfect Screw – “In my journeys far and wide” (aria)

    Phillips sings the praises of his new screwdriver.

    The Perfect Screw – “Wandering endlessly” (aria)

    Amalia dreams of what can be accomplished with hardware.

    The Perfect Screw – “Hmm… he cuts quite a figure” (aria)

    In the afterlife, Henry Ford invites Robertson to present his screwdriver.

    The Perfect Screw – “Double slit Phillips” (aria)

    Amalia critiques the two screwdrivers and chooses the Robertson.

    The Perfect Screw – Act 1, Scene 2

    Robertson in his shop, Amalia (present day) in her bathroom with her antique vanity, Phillips in his workshop, also injured by a screw driver slip.

    The Perfect Screw – Act 1, Scene 3: “Wandering Endlessly” (aria)

    Wandering in a big box store, Amalia dreams of what can be accomplished with hardware.

    The Perfect Screw – Act 2, Scene 1

    In the afterlife, Henry Ford invites Robertson to present his screwdriver. Ford is rapturously impressed, and offers Roberston a deal - but with the catch that Ford would then own the rights to his invention (as Ford puts it, he demands "complete submission"). Phillips reveals himself and makes a sales pitch. Ford is less attracted, but offer...

    The Perfect Screw – Act 2, Scene 2

    Ford and Phillips celebrate while Robertson is chagrined and depressed by his failure to get the contract. Amalia finally finds the screwdriver aisle in the store.

    The Perfect Screw – Act 2, Scene 3

    Amalia critiques the two screwdrivers and chooses the Robertson.

    The Perfect Screw – Act 3, Scene 1

    Phillips realizes he will not get rich in his deal with Ford, but Ford will.

    The Perfect Screw – Act 3, Scene 2

    Robertson, still sad, hopes his screwdriver will still be of use to others.

    The Perfect Screw – Act 3, Scene 3

    Amalia at home, mounting her vanity. She praises the Robertson's screwdriver as he observes from heaven.

    The Perfect Screw – Act 3, Scene 4

    All sing the praises of the Robertson screwdriver.

    The Theory of Everything – Theory of Everything

    At a restaurant, a man flirts with a woman he thinks he recognizes. She is emotionally frank with him, but it turns out she isn't who he thinks she is.

    Partager la musique

    The Goddess of Music reconciles the tribe of the arco violin players with the tribe of pizzicato players, inviting them to make music together.

    Sooner Than Later – Close your eyes, son
    A father comforts his son as he encourages him to end his life, rather than waiting for him to die of a terminal illness.
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