Inaction

The director yelled, “Inaction!” The actors on stage yelled, “We’re busy.” The lighting guy proceeded to adjust the lighting to an amber glow designed for souls of certain hues and then to silhouette which works for basically everybody. The sound guy adjusted the volume to ten decibels above the recommended human hearing range and people covered their ears. The speakers throbbed and some people lost their hearing. After a sudden silence, the director again yelled, “Inaction!” An opera singer vocalized her outrage and shattered glass. The red velvet curtain closed and the director said, “My work is ruined.” Press photographers beelined to the director who climbed his way to downstage center from his seat in the orchestra. With the microphones surrounding him and the cameras flashing, the director mustered up the courage to say, “Was it something I said?”