The Keynote

ACT I
SCENE I. A conference stage.

[Lights up. A lectern stands alone.]

SPEAKER
Thank you for that generous introduction, which I wrote myself.

ASSISTANT
[Offstage] The slides are missing.

SPEAKER
Then we are free.

ASSISTANT
The sponsors are not free.

SPEAKER
The sponsors will enjoy imagination.

[The screen behind SPEAKER displays a spinning wheel.]

SPEAKER
Behold: the future.
