theatre of the fallen bird
theatre of the fallen bird is a theatre written by edna floretta in 2001 ……. it contains outlines of sets and situations in which the actors have to totally improv their lines and emotions ……… leaving each performance as an original piece of art.
an example of a recent theatre of the fallen bird, based on a dream about Karen Finley ….
two women emerge from coffins as zombies , there is an empty chair center stage with two nude angels on either side, one a man and one a woman ……. they do not talk , but have flashlights ……… the women from the coffins start singing, dancing, talking, screaming about their life and what they saw in the afterlife ……. the angels flash their lights into the audience and as instructed before the show …… it is a call for a volunteer to come and sit in the chair ……… as different people sit in the chair , the two women discuss them, their life,
and what awaits them on the other side ……… this kind of theatre could also lend itself to improv musical scores …… pre recorded soundtracks , or music created by the actors themselves.