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This Is the Story of the Child Ruled by Fear
David has written a play for himself and a gathering of friends and strangers to read together out loud. It tells the story of the rise and fall of an imaginary civilization in an imaginary land. Some of it is fact, some fiction. But at any point you may be part of a Greek chorus, playing a main character, or collectively confronting your fears about a world on the verge of collapse. Are you ready to take a leap of faith? It’s okay if you feel nervous. David is nervous too. With so much to be fearful of these days, it’s best to brave this thing together.
An ingenious exercise in interactive storytelling, This Is the Story of the Child Ruled by Fear is a poetic and participatory fable about how to live with the slowly unfolding emergencies of our time. Playwright David Gagnon Walker guides us through an enchanting performance ritual that provides a communal, cathartic release for those prone to anxiety, fear, and depression. It’s an invitation to share the joys of creating a story together so that maybe we can all feel less alone.
“ltpgtI left the theatre and a discussable and pleasurable evening with a renewed appreciation that theatre the art form of real people together in the same room sharing an experience is on the right trackltpgt”
– Liz Nicholls 12thNightca
“ltpgtWe all have fears and sometimes we can be brave and sometimes we cant The play evades a simple answer Nevertheless the true outcome is that in the end we have all partaken in a collective journey to create something that we dont know how it goes and we journey together with generosity for the risk of participating The result is a kind of vulnerable rough beautyltpgt”
– Dr Jenn Stephenson PLAY The Blog
“ltpgtI cant think of another work of art let alone theatre that makes it so easy to collectively consider the terrifying aspects of our changing world and warming planet without shame and panic as an underscore and where instead of being a chore or embarrassment audience participation truly makes you feel less aloneltpgt”
– Zoe Glassman
“ltpgtSuch a brilliant idea The piece is intimate and deeply personal Its also driven by big deep questions about human purpose and the much larger mythic forces at work in all of our livesltpgt”
– Marcus Youssef
– Liz Nicholls 12thNightca
“ltpgtWe all have fears and sometimes we can be brave and sometimes we cant The play evades a simple answer Nevertheless the true outcome is that in the end we have all partaken in a collective journey to create something that we dont know how it goes and we journey together with generosity for the risk of participating The result is a kind of vulnerable rough beautyltpgt”
– Dr Jenn Stephenson PLAY The Blog
“ltpgtI cant think of another work of art let alone theatre that makes it so easy to collectively consider the terrifying aspects of our changing world and warming planet without shame and panic as an underscore and where instead of being a chore or embarrassment audience participation truly makes you feel less aloneltpgt”
– Zoe Glassman
“ltpgtSuch a brilliant idea The piece is intimate and deeply personal Its also driven by big deep questions about human purpose and the much larger mythic forces at work in all of our livesltpgt”
– Marcus Youssef
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Dimensions:
96 Pages
8.38in * 5.38in * 0.25in
0.25lb
Published:
November 12, 2024
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ISBN:
9780369105271
Language:
eng
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