In a surreal world, a statue comes to life and urges a burdened man to discard his massive sphere. Indeed, he places it onto another statue that awakens with purpose, while he becomes a statue himself. A reflection on purpose and burden as fundamental to the human experience.
In a surreal world, a statue comes to life and urges a burdened man to discard his massive sphere. Indeed, he places it onto another statue that awakens with purpose, while he becomes a statue himself. A reflection on purpose and burden as fundamental to the human experience.
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The Statues (One-minute play)
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Mark Harvey Levine:
The Statues (One-minute play)
by Georgia Xanthopoulou
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I love this meditation on what burdens us and what gives us purpose. While the author suggests Sisyphus, I was thinking of Atlas, whose purpose is holding up the world. Watching the characters becoming -- and unbecoming -- statues helps the metaphor and gives the play wonderful theatricality. A lot to unpack for a one minute play!
I love this meditation on what burdens us and what gives us purpose. While the author suggests Sisyphus, I was thinking of Atlas, whose purpose is holding up the world. Watching the characters becoming -- and unbecoming -- statues helps the metaphor and gives the play wonderful theatricality. A lot to unpack for a one minute play!
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Steven G. Martin:
The Statues (One-minute play)
by Georgia Xanthopoulou
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"The Statues" will provoke a lot of thought with its philosophical perspective on burdens and being. I also love the visuals in this play, including actor movement and lack thereof.
"The Statues" will provoke a lot of thought with its philosophical perspective on burdens and being. I also love the visuals in this play, including actor movement and lack thereof.
