Alterity

'Alterity - lack of identification with some part of one's personality or one's community, differentness, otherness.' Shawver, L. (2006). Nostalgic Postmodernism: Postmodern Therapy

What happens when you remove the words that were meant to be spoken from a written text. Each act of each play begins with a description of the setting and ends with the phrase 'The Curtain Falls'. I will record one act of each play performed upon the stage blocks then play them at the same time. An empty play on an empty stage. Acts of Communion.

The Curious Savage
Act 1
Scene 1

The living room of The Cloisters in a town in Massachusetts. The room is large and charmingly furnished, with many deep chairs, covered in flowered chintz. The wallpaper is bright and in good taste. A large square rug covers most of the floor. There is a double sliding-door leading from the hallway stage R. A single door, stage L., leads off to the front offices.

Florence:

When Fairy fails to answer she looks up from her game

Hannibal:

Fairy starts and turns to him

Fairy:

Florence:

Fairy:

Shakes her head

Jeff:

He crosses down to Florence

Florence:

Solicitously

Jeff:

Florence:

She extends her hand fondly, which Jeff holds for a moment

Hannibal:

Jeff:

Smiles

He goes back to the books as fairy crosses down from the window

Fairy:

Hannibal:

Tuning his violin

Plunk

Plunk etc.

He begins his two-note sawing of the strings again, Mrs Savage conducts with enthusiasm as...

The Curtain Falls