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Duration:
\n<\/span><\/strong>ca. 3 minutes<\/p>\n

Vocal Range:
\n<\/strong><\/span>Baritone: B\u266d2-G4
\nTenor: C\u266f3 \u2013 B\u266d4<\/p>\n

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The Story<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The legend of Luther Dane, poet and cult hero, enhanced by his mysterious disappearance and presumed death, is now the subject of a film biography. On the first day of shooting, work is disrupted when the actor portraying Dane angrily insists that his lines could not be the words of the man whose life and poetry he so admires.<\/p>\n

Left alone to sort out his feelings, the Actor is suddenly face-to-face with Luther Dane, very much alive, an unsuspected witness to the filming. Intrigued by the Actor\u2019s concern for integrity in his portrayal, the poet offers to piece together the not so well-known story of his life and \u201cdeath.\u201d<\/p>\n

Through Dane\u2019s memories and actual encounters, the Actor experiences the poet\u2019s explosive career, the women and men (a brash interviewer; his seductive manager; Sara, his first love; Kathryn, a mature love; two critics \u2013 one nonsensical, the other serious; and Willie, an alcoholic) who shaped his life, and his powerful influence when he spoke to his dedicated followers. Most important, the Actor learns the truth about Dane\u2019s escape from an unbearable public image.<\/p>\n

When the poet abruptly takes leave of him, the Actor begins to find the words and images he must use if he is to portray with honesty the life of Luther Dane . . .<\/p>\n

End of Scene I. The sound stage of a film studio. Time: The present.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Text<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Luther Dane:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I did not intend to be a poet,
\nno one, no one does,
\nthe title has no meaning, and the profession less.
\nDay after day,
\nthe words and pictures made me drunk,
\ntumbling through my head,
\ndemanding that I give them order,
\nand that order is called poetry!<\/div>\n
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I found a voice to comfort me, as no one could,
\nI found an ear that heard me,
\nno matter how corrupt or frightened I might be.
\nAnd most wonderful, I found a way
\nto praise the utter beauty of everything I saw:
\nthe faces, the colors of the air,
\neverything that grows and reaches for the sun,
\nthe miracles of what the heart can feel,
\nthe very fact that we are alive at all.
\nOh, I was young, that too was miraculous,
\nand silence was impossible . . .
\nI wrote my praise and sang it in the streets!<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
For a moment, Dane is caught in the fire of his memory.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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For this song, begin watching at 11:57<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N1wyx-toMss&t=3s<\/p>\n

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