SYNONYMS

TWO MEN, each wearing Greco-Roman wrestling outfits approach each other in the center of a gymnasium. There is a spotlight shining on a wrestling circle. A REFEREE stands there.

REFEREE

Generous.

MAN 1

Giving.

MAN 2

Charitable.

MAN 1

Lavish.

MAN 1

Benevolent.

MAN 2

Bountiful.

MAN 1 pauses, considers.

MAN 1

Magnanimous.

MAN 2

Altruistic.

MAN 1

Munificent.

MAN 2

Unselfish.

MAN 1

Big-hearted.

MAN 2 looks to the REFEREE. Is that okay? REFEREE nods.

MAN 2

Copious.

MAN 1

Plentiful.

MAN 2

Ample.

MAN 1

Liberal.

MAN 2

Profuse.

MAN 1

Abundant.

MAN 2

Ungrudging.

MAN 1

Free.

They are both sweating.

MAN 2

Opulent.

MAN 1

Prodigal.

MAN 2

Prolific.

MAN 1 is disoriented.

MAN 1

Stingy.

A BUZZ rings. The REFEREE lifts the arm of the second man. MAN 2 faces the previously unacknowledged audience.

MAN 2

Our outfits are unnecessary.