profile. Jules is completely out of proportion and, worst of all, It's Hot Up Here. These people have been stuck in the same poses for almost a century and they're sick of it. It is now 1984 and Georges' work is on exhibition in America, where his and Dot's daughter Marie, as old as the painting, have come to see it. With her is her grandson, another George, another artist. Although he's never really believed that the woman in the picture is his grandmother, his latest commission, a big white electrical machine with a sphere on top called Chromolume #7, is his own way of commemorating the famous painting. After some technical hitches, the machine finally functions and George and Marie narrate the history of Georges Seurat. After the performance the museum's Director announces that the new condominium development above the gallery is now open for viewing. The inconsequential chit-chat is depressing, but necessary. Link by link, drink by drink, clink by clink, George is Putting It Together - making the deal so that he can finish the art: connections lead to commissions lead to exhibitions. As the glittering guests drift off to dinner, Marie looks at her mother in the painting, remembering what she said about Children and Art and trying to relate her to her young grandson. But Marie dies and George is invited to present his Chromolume in Paris. The island of La Grande Jatte is now a cacophony of concrete towers and the park his supposed great-grandfather painted has dwindled away to a tiny patch of grass. George has his great-grandmother's old grammar book and is idly intoning Lesson #8: "Charles has a book. . ." "Marie has the ball of Charles . . . " George misses Marie. And, as he thinks of her, Dot appears. Despite his protestations that he has nothing more to say in his art, she urges him to Move On and, as he reads the words Dot's Georges scribbled in her book a century ago, the original promenaders re-convene for one more perfect Sunday. George looks again at the book: "A black page or canvas. His favourite. So many possibilities . . . " The stage fades to white, and Dot slowly disappears. MUSICAL NUMBERS Act I Sunday in the Park with George – Georges & Dot No Life – Jules, Yvonne Color and Light – Dot, Georges Gossip – Celeste #1, Celeste #2, Boatman, Nurse, Old Lady, Jules, Yvonne The Day Off – Company Everybody Loves Louis – Dot The One on the Left – Soldier, Celeste #1, Celeste #2, Georges Finishing the Hat – Georges We Do Not Belong Together – Dot, Georges Beautiful – Old Lady, Georges Sunday – Company Act II It's Hot Up Here – Company Chromolume #7 - Orchestra Putting It Together – Company Children and Art – Marie Lesson #8 – George Move On – George, Dot Sunday (Reprise) – Company
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