Today's Sunday play is Shopping and Fucking by Mark Ravenhill.
It's an intense play to say the least, about ownership of material objects and people. Really, through the graphic sexual scenes (there is lots of on stage sex), there is this theme about owning people. The idea that, I pay for you to eat so I own you, or I pay for your clothes and shelter, so you are my property.... It's an intense view of human nature, but then what play isn't intense in some way or another?
I will always remember that one of my college professors said "99% of plays are about extraordinary days or events or they wouldn't have been written - then there's waiting for Godot."
It really has been interesting reading about all the extremes of human emotion and discovery these past 10 days. It has definitely been provocative. Made me think about my own life and question. I guess that was part of my goal about this reading challenge.... I wanted to see what thought provoking stories are out there.
Next up: Sight Unseen by Donald Margulies
As always, thank you for reading this little challenge blog. If you want to suggest a play please do so, or if you want to join me I would love that too. #PlayADay4May
It's an intense play to say the least, about ownership of material objects and people. Really, through the graphic sexual scenes (there is lots of on stage sex), there is this theme about owning people. The idea that, I pay for you to eat so I own you, or I pay for your clothes and shelter, so you are my property.... It's an intense view of human nature, but then what play isn't intense in some way or another?
I will always remember that one of my college professors said "99% of plays are about extraordinary days or events or they wouldn't have been written - then there's waiting for Godot."
It really has been interesting reading about all the extremes of human emotion and discovery these past 10 days. It has definitely been provocative. Made me think about my own life and question. I guess that was part of my goal about this reading challenge.... I wanted to see what thought provoking stories are out there.
Next up: Sight Unseen by Donald Margulies
As always, thank you for reading this little challenge blog. If you want to suggest a play please do so, or if you want to join me I would love that too. #PlayADay4May
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