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#1

“No, you cut the paper plate”?

Posted: 12/5/05 at 2:56am

What does this mean?? It drives me crazy every time I hear it. Do I have to see the show to understand it? (I’m seeing it for the first time December 22nd...but sadly, not on Broadway.)
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
I remember days
Or at least I try
But as years go by
They're sort of haze
And the bluest ink
Isn't really sky
And at times I think
I would gladly die
For a day of sky
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
And Starbucks will use the words 'large' and 'small', not pretentious crap like grande and tall.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"You could get away with anything if you call it art and tell people who don't like it that it's cutting edge culture." --vmlinnie
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#2

re: “No, you cut the paper plate”?

Posted: 12/5/05 at 3:08am

I think we're meant to assume it was some sort of prop for Maureen's performance. Joanne's reminding her that she decided not to use it.
"How do you like THAT 'misanthropic panache,' Mr. Goldstone?" - PalJoey
#3

re: “No, you cut the paper plate”?

Posted: 12/5/05 at 3:08am

Maureen likes to use objects as a visual for metaphores, she was going to use a paper plate, but cut that idea. I'm guessing it was to be the plate that ran a way with the spoon.
"You know just because you put a smiley face after it doesn't change the fact that it was an a-hole comment." ~ Sumofallthings
#4

re: “No, you cut the paper plate”?

Posted: 12/5/05 at 3:12am

Ah ha. Now that I've read that, it seems so glaringly obvious.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
I remember days
Or at least I try
But as years go by
They're sort of haze
And the bluest ink
Isn't really sky
And at times I think
I would gladly die
For a day of sky
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
And Starbucks will use the words 'large' and 'small', not pretentious crap like grande and tall.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"You could get away with anything if you call it art and tell people who don't like it that it's cutting edge culture." --vmlinnie
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
#5

re: “No, you cut the paper plate”?

Posted: 12/5/05 at 3:31am

i think someone once mentioned that it might have been used as the moon? your guess is as good as mine...i like the idea that it goes with the whole "dish and the spoon" thing she uses.
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#6

re: “No, you cut the paper plate”?

Posted: 12/5/05 at 5:41am

Yeah...I was thinking cut as in scissors, not to eliminate. Way to go, me.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
I remember days
Or at least I try
But as years go by
They're sort of haze
And the bluest ink
Isn't really sky
And at times I think
I would gladly die
For a day of sky
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
And Starbucks will use the words 'large' and 'small', not pretentious crap like grande and tall.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"You could get away with anything if you call it art and tell people who don't like it that it's cutting edge culture." --vmlinnie
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
#7

re: “No, you cut the paper plate”?

Posted: 12/5/05 at 8:33am

Yep. The paper plate was to be a prop, signifying the moon, but it was removed from her performance. So no, she didn't literally cut it with scissors.

There used to be a scene with the plate, but I can't remember if it was in there for NYTW, off-Broadway, or both.
A work of art is an invitation to love.
#10

re: “No, you cut the paper plate”?

Posted: 12/5/05 at 9:45am

Haha, I always though it was cut with scissors too. Oops...

My roommate and I are currently trying to figure out what is meant when Angel says "Boys like me" in You'll See Boys. It appears to have a double meaning, and we're curious as to which one is correct.
"If you start from a place of joy and charm, you can get away with a lot in the second act. It may be that that's my life. I'm not sure." ~Roger Bart
#11

re: “No, you cut the paper plate”?

Posted: 12/5/05 at 10:49am

heh. Whether it's "boys like me" as in "Collins would fall for someone like me" or to say that boys are attracted to him. Beats me!

Anyway, I just checked, and there was a scene in the *workshop* that included the paper plate. re: “No, you cut the paper plate”?
A work of art is an invitation to love.

Updated On: 12/5/05 at 10:49 AM

#12

re: “No, you cut the paper plate”?

Posted: 12/5/05 at 11:03am

I always assumed that it was cut with scissors too.
"Nothing's lost forever. In this world, there is a kind of painful progress. Longing for what we've left behind, and dreaming ahead."
#13

re: “No, you cut the paper plate”?

Posted: 12/5/05 at 11:08am

It is referencing "cut" as in remove or eliminate.

There was a line in the New York Theatre Workshop performance that included a paper plate.

I don't remember it off the top of my head, but I'll look it up later this evening.

#14

re: “No, you cut the paper plate”?

Posted: 12/5/05 at 11:13am

.... And it all suddenly makes sense.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought she meant with scissors... but now that I read this, it seems so... ridiculously obvious.

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