180 - There zs a bearer in t^he room who attends to the provision of food and drink 3 moving in and out^ and from guest to guest ^ ceaselessly. He does not wear a mask. Sound of aeroplanes overhead well before the curtain opens^ intensifying as it does. No other music before the play begins. From time to time^ a standard arrival or departure announcement is made^ heard by the audience in a somewhat muffled and incomplete form. Whirr of propellers^ noise of engines^ crowd voices rising and falling^ footsteps approaching and moving away. Hooting of automobile horns ^ raucous shouting of porters^ the occasional barking of a dog. Twice^ clearly^ the mooing of a cow. The cast stands in a semi-circle with back to audience. Their masks cannot be seen in the darkness^ Mr. Raman: Give us this day our daily Americano Rest of the Cast: Give us this day our daily American. Prof. Shah: Our American Town Planner. Mr. Raman: Our American Traffic Control Expert. Mr, Kapur: Our American Educational Advisor. Mr. Varma: Our American Textile Design Director. Prof. Shah: Our American Architect for the National Centre of the Performing Arts. Mro Raman: Our American Consultant on the Marketing of Rice» Mr. Kapur: Our American Tea Taster Mr. Varma: Our American Children' Book Trust Editor. Prof. Shah: Our American Garbage Disposal Plannero Mr. Raman: Our American Wheato Mr,, Kapur: Our American Sunshineo Mr Varma: Our American Airo (Airport roar again 3 subsiding for the sound of a teleprinter ticking out a report. Then a voice reads out the report):