The Point

Right now the most exciting thing going is that my group of 3 is planning a play. We are adapting The Point, by Harry Nilsson. It is a story about a boy named Oblio who lives in The Land of Point. Everything and everyone has a point except Oblio - his head is round. In our story he also has HIV/AIDS.

He gets banished from the town because it is The Law of the Land that everything must have a point. In our town everyone always washes their hands and their sources of water are not too close to where they poo.

Oblio is sent to the Pointless Forest where he meets the Pointless Man who actually has lots of points. He also meets the Rock Man (Medicine Man) who explains that you see what you want to see.

Then he falls down a hole - The Point of No Return - if there is time we will do this song cause it is about being Lonely.

Back on his way (the Health Path) he meets the 3 Fat Sisters who laugh and are merry, the Leaf Man (teaches about Safe Sex), and then he is swooped up by a Prehistoric Terikdacdile. The bird takes him to his nest where Oblio falls asleep.

After waking he ends up back in the Land of Point and everyone is very happy to see him again. Oblio explains to them that the Pointless Forest isn't Pointless! Someone yells out that "he's got a point there." All the points melt and Oblio grows one.

We introduced the concept to the kids today and tomorrow we will start rehearsal. We made a poster too.