Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 08:20:08 -0700 (PDT) From: Robert Trevi <trevicollection-AT-yahoo.com> To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Question for children's show performers Liz, I wasn't trying to say that "Dorian Gray" should itself be the basis for a show about stealing for little children, but that it demonstrated one of many ways artists have dealt with the idea of wickedness without countering it by simply saying, "don't steal; God doesn't like it." For the purposes of Brett's proposed show, as you say, simple, uncomplicated, and sweet (but funny) would probably be more effective than "terrifying"! --Sorry about typos I notice after it's too late, as when I wrote "looking" when I meant "looting" earlier.-- Robert --- Liz Evans <liz-AT-etherboy.com> wrote: > Robert, > > Of course, Oscar Wilde did a pretty good job of > > depicting the effect of sin on the soul of a > person > > who appears to get away with all sorts of > enormities > > in the classic "Portrait of Dorian Gray." The > > portrait itself rots away to show Gray's inner > moral > > rot, while he dances through life, swollen on > pleasure > > and even murder, until the effects of his > naughtiness > > are finally visited upon him. One doesn't have to > be > > a member of any one religion -- or any religion at > all > > -- to understand what that story is trying to say. > > I liked Dorian Gray as a great graphic image, but > You may as well release the Hell Hounds at that > point. > > This was for K through 3rd grade right. > I'm sure you didn't mean to show a character > portraying something like the Portrait of Dorian > Gray, that was just my first reaction to the post. > > May be the mirror image sprouts green hair or > looses a Muppetesque,velcro, feature everytime > he/she steals. > > I don't know I think they might think it was funny > unless they actually got the message, which is the > point, and then it might end up scaring the > begeebees out of > them. > > Just my two cents. > > Liz > > K. Elizabeth Evans, President & Artistic Director > Renaissance Artist Puppet Company > http://www.RenArtPuppetCo.com > 610-630-4259 > Company performing -AT- > The Montgomery County Cultural Center > 208 DeKalb Street, Norristown, PA > > Renaissance Artist Puppet Company's > mission is to promote excellence in puppetry as a > Theatrical art form and as an Educational tool by > incorporating > historical and cultural diversity along with quality > performance > techniques to tell our stories. > _______________________________________________ > List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org > Admin interface: > http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org > Archives: http://www.driftline.org > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org Admin interface: http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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