A Few Plays About the Dark
Evening of short performances
May 29, 2009, Lutheran Church of the Messiah, Brooklyn
A group of presenters were asked to make performances that happen in the dark.Think of yourself as a child getting ready for bed. Your teeth are brushed, your pajamas are on, and the sheets are turned down. Only one task remains- turning the lights off. And the light switch is on the opposite side of the room as the bed. What happens in those few seconds between flipping the switch and being safely cocooned under the blankets (other than running for your life and diving through the air)? Darkness disintegrates the barrier between mental and physical space. No wonder people watch movies and make love in it.