I'm in Barnes and Noble right now, listening to Acoustache: Volume 1 and wrapping up the writing for the day. So far I've finished two short scenes, about 8 pages in total. I'm giving this play the working title Transcontinental. Right now, the play is going to be loosely based on the Joseph story from the Bible and is set during the construction of the transcontinental railroad. The "Joseph" character has a superpower (gasp, to be revealed!) Sooooo...this is going to be an interesting experience for me, as I've not really written in this genre before. I got the idea from my good friend, Brandon Ruiter, who has really gotten into the graphic novel mindset with his ideas and works with The House Theatre of Chicago, which has really delved into that comic book/superhero, story and ensemble based theatre. I'm excited to put Brando's idea on stage because, well...why not? It's an interesting story and I'd like to see it!
An immediate concern I'm seeing is the number of characters I want to write into this play. My first play, Kyrie, is pretty much a two person play. My second play, The Hound, only ever has two characters onstage at once. The first scene in Transcontinental has seven characters in it. Let me tell you, it's very difficult for seven characters to interact with each other. I'm trying to push practicality out of my head and just write what I want to write, but the characters are screaming at me "No budget, no budget!" I've got to figure out a way to write what I want and still be practical.
I'm quite exhausted at the moment, but I am excited for where this is going.
More tomorrow
R
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