man in his thirties, hale but somewhat 
	bookish. He stands, tuxedoed, in the wings of a theater, 
	looking out at the stage, listening intently to end of a 
	performance.

	In the shadows behind him an old stagehand leans against a 
	flat, expressionlessly smoking a cigarette, one hand on a 
	thick rope that hangs from the ceiling.

	The voices of the performing actors echo in from the offscreen 
	stage:

				ACTOR
		I'm blowin' out of here, blowin' for 
		good.  I'm kissin' it al