31 Plays in 31 Days, #18 - "The Stuff of Their Dreams"

Another bit of noodling for the eventual sequel to Adonis. I struggled with this one, as I knew the idea I wanted to get across but was having a really hard time representing it in the right manner.

One of the things I want to explore in these stories is the components of gaze, specifically female gaze, but really the workings and effects of gaze in general. The second story's plot will be about the building of their revolution against the establishment in Rome. Morna, being the master tactician that she is, realizes that she can cultivate people's fascination with Aidan as an incredibly beautiful popular hero in order to rally allies to their cause. This is in conflict, however, with the fact that Aidan has a very fraught, painful history with being the object of gaze. Balancing Aidan's personal issues with the pursuing of the cause makes for an interesting struggle to explore during the next movie. The words here aren't quite right, nor do I think I hit all the nuances-- should they protect Aidan more, is this value as a tactic too high, what's the cost, how are we torn, how much do our choices pain us, how much should we just trust him, blah blah blah. But like all these 31P31D pieces, I'm mostly just trying to explore the ideas and figure out where they need to go in order to be properly represented.

( Day #18 - "The Stuff of Their Dreams" )