Here's something, a little look into the process (who here likes process? get used to it, because you're going to see a lot of it in the next year):In Too Much Light, we've developed types of plays that we like to put in the menu. Types of plays that support the form, fuck with the form, negotiate around the form, etc. Without getting into the details, they have neat names; see if you can see what any of these might imply-- Anti-Plays, Shorties, Clock-Stoppers, Dejas, Line Plays, Longies, Prop-Heavies, Coaster Plays, 30%ers, Bubblegums, Dreads (i just made up a few there.)
Another kind you'll see are plays that are many plays. Plays that take up more than one slot on that acclaimed clothesline. Jay did one about a pair of "Literal Music Videos." One time I saw John do one with a small box, and a giant box. This type of play is pretty rare (it's hard to write them successfully) but when they show up they create this kind of neat thematic-feel to the show, which is different from the inherently random, collage-y, chance-y feel that TML has.
MY POINT: a crazy thing happened this week where Caitlin, Jay, AND Megan all brought in this type of play. Remember: we work and write alone, predominantly. So this was just a weird coincidence where three ensemble members felt the drive to write in this Multi-Slot form. And damn, they were ALL GOOD.
Megan's three (which you'll see below) went in as is, while Cailtin's we found a way to make them one play. Jay has half of his series in, but it is likely that the other one will show up soon.
Wavelengths. We've got them, with each other.
Melodrama II - (Jay Torrence)
Brenda, Tif, Leah, Megan, Caitlin, Kurt, Jay, and Trevor are in the show. They put in 11 plays.
The Saddest Story Ever - (Leah Urzendowski)
Double Salami: Part 2: Addendum: Importance - (Kurt Chiang)
Being on Camera - (Kurt Chiang)
he loves me, he loves me not - (Megan Mercier)
he loves me, he loves me not - (Megan Mercier)
he loves me, he loves me not - (Megan Mercier)
Vacationing In Iowa - (Leah Urzendowski)
Too Soon - (Tif Harrison)
BLOCKED. - (Tif Harrison)
In the Chinese-American restaurant in Montana where the only Asian people were eating hamburgers: - (Caitlin Stainken)
ps. - in case you haven't been paying attention, we've put in 47(!!!!!) brand new plays in this freakin show in 4 weeks. That's why I'm writing this at 2:30 in the morning. So, yeah, chew on that. What do you have to do to get on the cover of NewCity? Kidding. I'm sure everyone there is lovely.
2:30. I don't know what I am saying.
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