Each scene from the play would be published here in a separate post. Some posts would be fairly lengthly.
I'd like to know if anybody out there would be interested in reading such a thing in this format.
The play itself was very well received, but reading a dramatic work is quite different than experiencing the thing on stage.
To give you a flavor of the play, let me present you with the synopsis that I presented.
I await your responses before I decide whether to continue with this blogging idea.
Synopsis of The Cultivation of Succulents
Denial is a common coping mechanism which can lead to negative choices that alter the course of one’s life. This play demonstrates how facing buried emotions, even years later, can free a person.
Howard and Jim are middle-aged men who were best friends in high school. They haven't seen each other since graduation. Howard is a highly intelligent, sarcastic recluse who has not left his attic apartment in his mother's house for years. Jim is a gentle, likable, divorced English teacher who just moved back into town.
After running into Howard’s mom in a grocery store, Jim realizes his old buddy is having trouble coping with life and decides to see what he can do. The story begins with the initial visit when Howard accuses Jim of “coming to see the freak.” Howard is anything but pleasant, and Jim almost leaves within the first five minutes. When Howard realizes he is about to lose his only visitor, he begins to open up, and the two men eventually get to reminiscing about their times in a Catholic high school through a series of flashbacks. As Jim struggles to help his friend Howard out of his seclusion, he unwittingly uncovers an event in Howard’s past that could be the seed of Howard’s debilitating neurosis. The play focuses on Howard’s struggle with the guilt that comes from the hidden event.
The entire play, hopefully, is sprinkled with poignant and sometimes sarcastic humor. There are a few riveting moments of tension and fear for the characters. However, any violence that is referred to in the dialogue takes place off stage, leaving the characters to deal with the consequences in its aftermath.