on
a stage
On
a stage
Actor:
So you're saying a movie and a play, that are the same, come out at
the same time?
Actor:
No, they're not the same... they coordinate. It's collaboration.
Actor:
Collaboration?
Actor:
Dude, collaboration. Collaboration absolutely has to be the next
step.
Actor:
Okay, I can dig
Actor:
So i'm saying we make a play about something, and a movie about
something but they coordinate and propel each other and by
understanding one, you can understand the other...
Actor:
I gotcha
Actor:
And I want there to be all sorts of segments... like OH MAN, you know
what we should do is make a variety show!
Actor:
Actually, yeah that's a pretty good idea, we could
Actor:
Oh fuck
Actor:
what
Actor:
we're doing this thing
Actor:
the variety show?
Actor:
Oh god no, this play
Actor:
what play
Actor:
the play we are doing right now
Actor:
um
Actor:
it's one of those plays that shows the creative process
Actor:
so
Actor:
ugh they're just so masturbatory, it's like anyone except your close
friends who can see how they're involved fucking care about the
“process” of writing and creating something... it's like just
create something... how did I end up doing this play about what I'm
gonna create, ugh fucking annoying
Actor:
but wait wait wait, now that we're talking about it... right? (to
audience) can we all address that we're talking about this being a
play, when before we were just talking about your ideas for stuff,
but now we're addressing that we're doing a play about making art
later, correct?
Actor:
Yes
Actor:
so now that we're talking about it, it has become meta, right?
Actor:
Oh god meta
Actor:
what's your problem with meta?
Actor:
Meta is just about as masturbatory as process theatre
Actor:
dude, you know anything about Brecht?
Actor:
Not really
Actor:
well then you probably shouldn't talk shit about meta theatre
Actor:
I'm not talking shit, I'm just...
Actor:
wait wait wait...
okay, think about this... we just started arguing and conversing like
real life, right?
Actor:
Well, Brecht isn't
really “real life”
Actor:
Not about Brecht, moron, I'm saying... I just talked to the audience,
breaking the fourth wall, after you quit our performance to whine
that it was a play about writing a play, thus making it meta, as we
recognize it as theatre... but now if we keep arguing about germans
or jacking off or whatever... that's back to conversation, back to
the “real life” that theatre is attempting to depict, right? So
then it transitions out of meta, and becomes just us arguing and
having a conversation... but because there are people sitting in
chairs in front of us, quietly watching us do this... then it's
“realism”, right? But now I'm addressing it, so blah blah, on and
on it goes,
Actor:
Ad infinitum
Actor:
how theatrical
Actor:
'Preciate it
Actor:
I mean, but what's the end all... we either care that people are
watching us and assess everything we do based on that, and then we
either accept and invite the fact that we know that they are there
watching us or we pretend that we don't know there, but everything we
do is for them... for a rise, or a laugh or recognition at the end of
the day. Or else we completely disregard the audience at all, like
who cares if they have fun, or who cares if they learn or ever
comprehend what's going on... it's like for us, and if they happen to
be there, well lucky for them even if they end up getting absolutely
nothing out of it.
Actor:
It's dangerous
Actor:
It is dangerous! It's just like, why are all these people watching
me? And this is what I chose. What I opted to pursue. But sometimes
caring either way just seems... terrible. Like I don't care that
they're there but to not care makes me think this isn't work I should
bother with
Actor:
I get you, man. Theatre's kinda overwhelming
Actor:
It's really overwhelming
Actor:
Should we have a dance party?
Actor:
Uh, yeah, probably
Actor:
Awesome. Hit it man!
Music
comes on. Actors, audience, everyone dances
Actor:
Hey, who's having fun? Alright then.