Voicelessness and Emotional Survival > Voicelessness and Emotional Survival Message Board
3 ten-minute plays: "Reality Book Group", "Room with Maintenance", & "Bluefish"
Dr. Richard Grossman:
Hi tt,
--- Quote from: teartracks on October 26, 2012, 03:24:38 PM ---
--- Quote ---My father had a shelf all his own where there was Skippy peanut butter, strawberry jelly, white bread, and Hershey Bars etc. which we would stare up at, longingly.
--- End quote ---
I think your 87 year old father is on to something :D
--- End quote ---
Reminds me of this scene from Woody Allen’s “Sleeper” (1973):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yCeFmn_e2c
Seriously, my daughter has done genealogical research into my father’s family, and going back to the 1850’s, she did not find one cancer death. Apparently, they (and I) were “blessed” with overactive immune systems—the kind that constantly engages in search and destroy missions in the body and attacks everything including healthy (or relatively healthy) cells. My mother, on the other hand, got breast cancer when she was 40 and died of Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma when she was 67. Ironically, health-wise, she spent a lifetime doing everything "right."
--- Quote ---Amazing how it makes our engines purrrr to hear positive words from a parent. So special.
--- End quote ---
Yes, it definitely carries over from childhood—when caretaking and well-wishing parents are key to one’s survival…
--- Quote ---PS Checked out brother Jeff's blog. I like it.
--- End quote ---
Thanks, tt, I told him, and he appreciated it!
Richard
Dr. Richard Grossman:
Hi everybody,
This year I’m going to submit “Room with Maintenance” and my latest play, “Bluefish” to the Boston Theater Marathon. “Bluefish” is a drama—and it’s for all audiences. All reviews/feedback are welcome! Here's the description:
Bluefish (and humans): "Once they're hooked, they fight for their lives!"
In this unsettling 10-minute drama about truth, lies, and self-deception, John, an odd, motherless third-grade boy follows his teacher, Ms. Willoughby, everywhere after learning she is pregnant. And he's telling everyone that Mr. Matthews, the school principal, is the father.
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/253937
Thanks,
Richard
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[*] Previous page
Go to full version