Erica's response to "Feel the Bend"

Affirmations

- I found both workshops very informative and enjoyable.
- I especially liked the John/Betty improv... it was a great way to get at Anna's character through the people who seem to dictate her life. John also became a much more compelling character as a result of this exercise.
- The characters you've built and the ties between them are very real and very messy and very exciting.
- I find the office scenes fun and fast paced and very easy to listen to

Questions

What is Anna's biggest internal fear?
When was the last time Anna was single?
What was Betty and Anna's relationship like at the beginning? How did they fall in love? What did they do for fun?
What does Betty love about herself? What does she hate about herself?
Does Carol have children? If not, does she want them? Did she ever?
Has Carol ever considered being with a woman?

Opinions

As I wrote the above questions and affirmations I thought only of the relationships and complications of human interaction in the play... these are very interesting and intriguing to me and ring very true. I am less interested in Anna's hair project/memory loss, as I can't yet find how it effects Anna's relationships (which are the heart of the play for me).
I love the contrast in the language between the office scenes and the more introspective poetic scenes/monologues... I really appreciate both types of language and think that they make a lot of sense in the places that you choose to use them,,, however at times the switch feels very abrupt and it takes me a moment to land in the new location/language. I'm excited to see how the various story lines and moods weave together as you continue to write. Lots of really exciting stuff going on!

-Erica