[ANGEL and COLLINS attend an AIDS Life Support group.]

[PAUL, the support leader, sits on the downstage railing above.]

[GORDON, one of the members of the group, is standing downstage left,]

[facing the audience. As the members enter, they introduce]

[themselves and form a semicircle. Note: The names of the 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]

There's only us

There's only this ...

[MARK blusters in noisily.]

[MARK]

Sorry ... Excuse me ... oops

[PAUL]

And you are?

[MARK]

Oh -- I'm not --

I'm just here to --

I don't have --

I'm here with --

Um -- Mark

Mark -- I'm Mark

Well -- this is quite an operation

[PAUL]

Sit down Mark

We'll continue the affirmation

[ALL]

Forget regret or life is yours to miss

[GORDON]

Excuse me Paul -- I'm having a problem with this

This credo -- My T-cells are low --

I regret that news, okay?

[PAUL]

Alright

But Gordon - How do you feel today?

[GORDON]

What do you mean?

[PAUL]

How do you feel today?

[GORDON]

Okay

[PAUL]

Is that all?

[GORDON]

Best I've felt all year

[PAUL]

Then why choose fear?

[GORDON]

I'm a New Yorker!

Fear's my life!

Look - I find some of what you teach suspect

Because I'm used to relying on intellect

But I try to open up to what I don't know

[GORDON AND ROGER (who sings from his loft)]

Because reason says I should have died

Three years ago

[ALL]

No other road

No other way

No day but today

By Marininha