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a contemporary play
Contemporary = abstract, psychological atmosphere |
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You are loyal to people like you whether or not you agree with the principles. There is no individual thinking. You follow whoever is charismatic and courageous.
Egocentrism - when life benefits us we accept it and pay for it
Whoever is not useful in the moment can be pushed to the margins |
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| contemporary plays about the marginalized - the outside, of no use, those forced to the outside perimeters of society; uncomfortable; plays give voice to the marginalized to be heard by society |
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dance = action; figurative; dance is an expression, physical shows relationship
about a baby; one incident
Baby - innocence, dependence, immature |
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| no last names - intimate, universal story, about relationships |
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| chaos, upheaval, nothing of structure or support |
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Challengers
(marginalized) |
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Weapon - her sexuality - uses her ability to have children as a weapon against Rachel
Armor - life experiences, logical, practicality, mother, only woman in the house |
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| reluctant challenger, on side of challenger out of obligation; Men add to marginalization, tie women down |
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a production of society
Weapon - knowledge, status in society, money money money
Armor - her lawyer, education, clothes
1st line: enters from outside of the stasis with weapons - things Wanda can not afford |
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| reluctant team member, not out of principle but out of obligation |
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| 1) low socioeconomic status, 2) lack of society breeding, 3) naive religion, 4) lack of education |
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the baby
There are no armies in contemporary plays |
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| Production (Staging/Props/Costumes) |
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Uncomfortable, not pristine, cramped, easy to costume and light
Set is a character in and of itself - feeling of oppression, dilapidated, should be done on a small stage
Cheaper, easier to produce, smaller budgets, smaller theaters
Major battle, pivotal moment - downstage center suggests evenness between Wanda/Rachel; audience is in the middle of their battle, divided in half like the women
The Dress: To Wanda - it is special, from the outside society she’s never had
To Rachel - Wanda becomes unimportant after the baby is born |
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audience on Rachel’s side - on the side of the battleground - what is best for the baby
By the end you want the audience on the side of the marginalized - on the side of the unborn baby |
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Act II is Rachel's Act
audience is on her side - on the side of the battleground (the baby)
she is outside of the stasis of the play, in her comfort zone, she has support |
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Everyone surrenders battleground; audience left with battleground; left with the question: “Someone will take her, won’t they?”
“What are you going to do about the marginalized?”
Nobody wins in contemporary plays |
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