chalk, twister, and fulfilling THE MOMENT

so! obviously melina and i met last night, and there was wine. we sort of came to the realization that the UNISION PHRASE should be funny, quirky, synchopated and kinda performancey. It should take the audience surprise with it's start inasmuch as one person starts, another comes in, another, another two, and all of a sudden the whole group is doing it. this should not be a "ready, OK!" cheerleader kinda thing. everyone gets into the groove of the night in their own way.

what else....we thought that we should take advantage of the relationships that we've already set out -- young lover,s three strangers, soloist loner, (and another group? maybe?) and have those relationships recur throughout the piece, giving the audience a sense of familiarity. we think its important to focus on the idea of a RELATIONSHIP as opposed to a CHARACTER because a relationship, by virtue of its very nature, lends itself to interaction, and while having a character is valuable and important for consistencys sake, one can become too focused on how they are supposed to be acting, it can become too literal, too theatrical, and we may forget that there are other people around to interact with. we exist here in this piece by virtue of our interactions, or the lack thereof, with the other partygoers. of course, the loner, the one awkward guy in the trio, and the young lady in love all do have characters, but it is through their relationships with others that the audience experiences that.

we should think about the MOMENT of culmination when everyone has finally arrived at the table. i see a languid, wierd get-together section with people making use of the props in unconventional ways: on top of, sitting at, and under the table; chairs overturned, people draping themselves over, dancing with the chairs; maybe people don't quite understand what theyre supposed to "do?" eventually, everyone is at their place. is everyone sitting correctly? are there people sitting on overturned chairs, is someone facing away from the table? does everyone "fix" their errors or is the culmination just sort of sloppy? i like the thought of someone slowly pushing away from the table with their feet.

more to come.....

oh yeah, lets name ourselves!