#26
Posted: 11/30/04 at 10:36am
I'm going to say something completely controversial, but it needs to be said.
Sometimes, an interpretation can be dead wrong.
Now...that's not to say that I don't appreciate the thought put into a piece. And, to be honest, until very recently, I did not believe that an interpretation could be wrong.
But being in a production where the director read the script incorrectly made me change my mind. When I read the script myself, I thought it was fool-proof. And then I learned my lesson. This director got into his/her head that this show was about something else completely and directed it as such. Every choice, from costumes to set to casting, completely undermined the playwright's intent (which was VERY obvious from first read). It was unfortunate because many of us in the cast knew the potential in the script (and, to be honest, it was one of the best performances I've ever given). But we were hamstrung by a director who was more in love with his/her idea of the piece instead of the piece itself.
Now, CoC is replete with metaphor and is open to interpretation, so it's much easier to make a case for a different train of thought on this show than with the show I was actually in. However, as Margo stated, the intent of the show...the very point of it...would be undermined if Caroline were to die in the end.
Sometimes, an interpretation can be dead wrong.
Now...that's not to say that I don't appreciate the thought put into a piece. And, to be honest, until very recently, I did not believe that an interpretation could be wrong.
But being in a production where the director read the script incorrectly made me change my mind. When I read the script myself, I thought it was fool-proof. And then I learned my lesson. This director got into his/her head that this show was about something else completely and directed it as such. Every choice, from costumes to set to casting, completely undermined the playwright's intent (which was VERY obvious from first read). It was unfortunate because many of us in the cast knew the potential in the script (and, to be honest, it was one of the best performances I've ever given). But we were hamstrung by a director who was more in love with his/her idea of the piece instead of the piece itself.
Now, CoC is replete with metaphor and is open to interpretation, so it's much easier to make a case for a different train of thought on this show than with the show I was actually in. However, as Margo stated, the intent of the show...the very point of it...would be undermined if Caroline were to die in the end.
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