Soo-Jin's Response to "Love Candy" (Final)

Affirmations:

First off, it was great to see your play with actors at New Works. The use of the chorus playing different characters works well for me. I keep anticipating what each person will play next.

I love your activity of laying out just text and asking us to sculpt the scene by separating lines among anybody. That was really challenging to do at first but once we got going, it was fine. We just used logic and intuition. And when we read it aloud, that's what I realized the potency of giving the lines to certain characters. How effective that can be. I love the existential nurse. The wise, one-liner sage. I love it. We sculpted her from what you gave us.

It has been so awesome to watch you bring in new scenes. To have you and Jenny do process work with us in class. Taking us to the dressing room.

I love the easy bake oven scene.

Questions:

(1) Why did you change the dream cock from black to red? The red just reminds of dog's genatalia. But that might just be me. ;)

(2) Was there anything sexual between Andy Warhol and Candy?

(3) Who was the love of Candy's life?

(4) Who did Candy want a visitation from on her death bed?

(5) What would interrupt the 15 minutes from continuing? What would speed it up?

Opinions:

I agree with Michael that I want to see more of Andy as he adds color to Candy. The more Andy appears, the more I like Candy. I want Andy's aura to penetrate Candy's world more. At least before her sickness. After is also interesting as you did the Boal technique in your 1st session.

I'm curious about the Factory People. What that world was like more. I guess I crave some more behind the scenes there just 'cause I'm not an expert on Pop Culture of the 60s.

I love Sheila's idea of perching the bed high above the stage as the nightmare's happen. Very powerful.