Rock Bottom

Rock" is thrown from a volcano in the beginning of time, and he spends the next few million years determined to prove that he is more than he appears. He is visited periodically by the Sand Pebbles, the Gold Nuggets and the Gem Stones—all of whom are living exciting lives of travel and adventure—while the farthest he has ever traveled is a few yards down the beach between the toes of a brontosaurus. In the play, Rock knows he won't ever help to build pyramids, be as valuable as gold, or be as beautiful as a gem. He never forgets, however, that he's much more than just a conglomeration of minerals, fossils, dead plants and bones. As he says, "There's a heart in this little body," and it's this spirit that sees him through the tough times. "I may be a rock, but that's not who I am," is his mantra. However, his confidence begins to seriously waver as time passes with no changes in his dreary existence. That is, until—by being in the right place at the right time—he becomes one of the most famous landmarks in America, Plymouth Rock.