So [sic]k I'm Not

Today we discussed the play we all saw, [sic]. I like plays I and I kind of understood this one, but when I get confused, I get confused!

I had no idea what the scene in the back was about. I couldn’t figure out what purpose it served. Sure it was moderately interesting and it allowed time for scene and costume changes, but that’s a terrible purpose. Even though we discussed the purpose of the couple up there, I still don’t get what it was about. The theory that they are to reinforce what is going on in the lives of the other three is the most plausible to me, but I don’t really believe it. It was just so weird.

I liked the play; don’t get me wrong, I just tend to focus on negatives because that’s who I am. I liked when the three main characters called the old woman by different names. It was funny the first two times, but by the end the joke just got old. It was like a gag that never ended. It reminded me of the Simpson’s episode when Bart becomes “The I Didn’t Do It Boy”. Everyone thought he was clever a hilarious but the clout he once had dissipates the more he says it.

I don’t really want to analyse the play, because I don’t want to take away from the meaning that others got from the play; although I could draw up a lot of analogies to daily life, and university life. But then again, what ISN’T a metaphor for life?

I really enjoyed the discussion of actor. What is an actor? Who is an actor? What makes an actor? It got me thinking about what I want out of acting. I would love to be famous and get paid the big bucks for acting, which would be awesome. But I don’t think I would be able to deal with the corruption and lack of values in Hollywood. I guess community theatre would be ok.

I didn’t really get the point of the video clip Raymon showed us, but I tend to miss the point of a lot of things.