Nov 9, 2007
Nov 8, 2007
early morning
I worked some on this new play today that I was calling The Heart Stopper but now I think is called Open Heart. I like what I'm doing. I feel good about it and the writing is coming slowly which I'm actually enjoying. It's more like laying bricks than letting the play fly out of me. Food For Fish was like that a lot of the time and the play that resulted is a play I'm proud of so I hope it will be like that. Right now it feels like it will be the best thing I've ever written, although I have to admit I often feel that way at this point in the process. Otherwise, why would I continue?
Two shows that I recommend:
Page 73's production of Grote's 1001
Peter and Jerry by Albee at Second Stage
Nov 7, 2007
Nov 6, 2007
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After a day of watching a reading of Herbie: Poet of The Wild West and then some scenes from Open Minds, I discovered something my subconscious mind may already know.
First of all, they were written 3 years apart and are very different kinds of plays but they both have a character named Herbie in them. (I also have 3 plays with characters named Bobby--3 very different Bobbys.) And the Herbies are different too. And the plays are very different.
But, I wasn't aware that they had similar lines. From Herbie, a scene between him and his mother:
MARY
Well I guess you have to kill him, then. Who’s my soldier?
HERBIE
I am.
MARY
That’s right. Just, um…shoot him in the back, OK? Don’t let him take a shot at you.
From Open Minds:
MOTHER
Not quite yet. Oh, you’re such a good boy. Stand up straight. Now aren’t you a smart looking boy? Who’s my soldier?
HERBIE
I am.
MOTHER
That’s right. You are, aren’t you? Now what are you going to do when people come to visit?
Now in one way I have no idea where this phrase Who's my soldier came from. But also, apparently my subconscious thinks this phrase is funny. Funny enough to use twice.
The readings both went well yesterday. We'll see what happens next.
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