where we are and why

Last night was a good rehearsal, pulling and sorting and cutting and pasting. On paper, it began to look like the underpinnings of a show. Under classical analysis we could see an opening, rising action. climax, falling action and denouement. And then I stumbled upon a few small lines that said it all to me. Lines we've had laying around that sum up much of what we've declared to be our purpose.

1) "The disappearance of a sense of responsibility is the most far-reaching consequence of a submission to authority." - Stanley Milgram

2) "Shattered and Fucked Up and Full of Wreckage" - Charles Mee

And these are the reasons we are here. To reject a mass of deference to authority, in favor of a mass of collective responsibility. To reject a mass of purification in favor of a mass that embraces the shattered and fucked up wreckage of our experiences.

I'd tell you here how I see it all fitting together, but we'll save that for the weekend. Because: that is the assignment for anyone who is interested - and we will be talking about it on Thursday night at rehearsal for anyone present: what is the story you see emerging?

The other "assignments" for anyone with the time and interest:

1) More texts please! From anywhere and everywhere preferably. Blogs, newspapers, songs, histories, plays, etc.

2) Especially in relation to the Sanctus.