Act 1 Eternal Sunshine Page

Cleo speaks to a therapist offstage (voice filtered through a telephone EQ). She describes the final fight: “He said I remembered things wrong. So I started recording everything. Now I have 400 hours of proof that I’m not crazy—and I’m still crazy for him.”

A high-frequency sine wave. Then a door slamming underwater. SCENE 4: “LACUNA (THE BUTTON)” Setting: The procedure room. A dentist’s chair. A VR headset shaped like a laurel wreath. A large red button on an armrest. The stage goes dark except for a single red spotlight on the button. act 1 eternal sunshine

“I don’t remember the color of his jacket / I don’t remember the name of the pet / But I remember the shape of a wound that I patched with a cigarette / Is this freedom? Or is this a lobotomy dressed up as self-respect?” Cleo speaks to a therapist offstage (voice filtered

A heartbeat becomes a 4/4 kick drum. Synth pads swell and distort, like a lullaby being fed through a broken pedal. Now I have 400 hours of proof that

She hesitates. Her finger hovers. The Ghost appears in the corner of the stage—not reaching for her, just watching. Sad. Human.