Mask Club #2 saw on Thursday, February 2, 2012
The Maker's ValeWritten and Directed by Graham Ward
All set in one dark place called the Vale, three characters try to find what was lost to them. In searching this abstract "3rd Hell," they find each other, and try to make the best of what appears to be a depth beyond that which we can understand.
- Nichols -- "father" character; takes care of others
- O: to find his son
- T: 1) to ask the other characters if they've seen his son; 2) have them stay together till he finds him; 3) sort of replaces his son w/this new "family"
- Mandrake -- lost innocent boy who forgot how to speak
- O: to find the sea
- T: 1) cling to Nichols; 2) to follow lady to sea as a sign; 3) to get there by the sun
- Gaderelle -- woman delirious about Nichols as her Ezekial
- O: to be w/ Ezekial & her son again
- T: 1) to cry to find them; 2) to act as Nichols and Mandrake are family; 3) yells at Nichols' "insanity
Scenes/Monologues/misc:
-- loved the play's abstraction
-- got the play manuscript from the author
-- very impressed with 1st monologue of the play
-- and all of Gaderelle's lines, specifically when she's emotional clinging to Nichols' knee whilst sitting
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