Saturday, December 7, 2013

Show & Tell -"Standard Time" (Naomi Wallace)

I chose Standard Time by Naomi Wallace. Naomi Wallace divides her time between Kentucky and the  UK, where she lives with her partner Bruce McLeod. I did not find any history of Standard Time being performed. Reason being, it is an unpublished play. It's basically about a young man and he's very frustrated by elusive promises of the American dream, which includes fast cars, brand names and easy money. He decides to take matters into his own hands to create his destiny, as believed. 

This play was very sad for me. It involves two characters: a working class man, perhaps nineteen, and a girl named Tally. He did not even have a name but he was obviously telling this story to someone and it was a flashback from two years ago, from what I gather. He spoke of how they used to ride around together and dream of being in America. He believed being in America would mean having full pockets. One day, Tally left him. A few months later, he decided to ask for her car. She stopped by a river and threw the keys in. He ended up killing her after she said she loved him and said he only wanted her car.. This was very abstract.

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  1. Do you have a copy of this play? my email is fjhalbiger@gmail.com

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