There are many uncertainties in my life right now and many visions. For quite a few years one of these visions has involved taking theatre to people. I want to drive into cul-de-sacs, unfold a theatre out of the vehicle and do a show, travel around the country performing wherever there are people. I've thought a lot about what this vehicle would look like. It could be animal-drawn--anywhere there's grass there's feed and the animals themselves would draw a crowd. It could be an antique--also a good way to draw attention. It could be a trailer that can be set up and left in place for awhile.
Theatre is temporal. I'm leery of permanence in theatre. I want to perform on the roadsides with sets made of ice and denouements determined by the early edition of the next day's paper.
There was construction going on at work today and I was quite taken with the extendable bed on the contractor's pickup. It got me thinking, why not just use a pickup, if a ladder rack were strong enough it could support a stage and actors. So now I've found such a ladder rack. It would put the stage a bit higher off the ground than I'd like but it could easily be set up to perform in seconds or carry material to open out more grandly with more stage space and more possibilities for performance. Suddenly I find myself looking at pickup trucks. This is far outside my identity.
And it's a bit down the pike as well, but it's a start.
The world is full of possibility.
I'd better get on the MFA apps. while the feeling lasts.
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