internet is down in my apt.

internet is down in my apt. so …. sorry for the delay.

last, i promised themes.

i’ve been thinking a lot about the notion of watching your life pass by without being an active participant — and how much that really really sucks. and yet, how we all fall victim to it … i think this happens in the play. we watch these men sort of just float, utterly lost, not knowing how they got to where they are and no clue as to where they may end up. this also ties in to the idea of sacrifice, which i think plays a role in the story.

isaac, the sacrificed son of abraham in genesis, is also the sacrificed son in this story. and yet, the other characters, too, all sacrifice a part of themselves. even the unseen characters — you get the sense that their lives could have been and indeed should have been more whole. that they gave something up, for someone else, and so they themselves suffered, and thus, ultimately missed out.

AND: does this sacrifice make you a hero? how does one become a hero? what makes you a hero? can flawed human beings really be heroes — or is that precisely what makes them heroes??

this play dances around the idea of isolation and hiding within in a family unit. secrets. when are secrets good? or do they create the fraying between people — especially brothers and sons. can secrets really protect or do they end up destroying bonds?

the questions are open ended and they just keep coming with each day of rehearsal. once one layer is found, another one waits to be discovered.

listen to some yo la tengo. (it’s a band) anyway, the music reminds me of Durango’s opening song…