26 May ’89. A
Not ONE narrator, God-like over everybody. But EACH person telling her story – ? Or a combination of a Senior Narrator (first person) and Several Juniors.
[This has all become very formal and inhibiting. Allow the play to breathe. Let it drift as it wishes.
A line on a page isn’t a solemn commitment.]
The Narrator figure now seems to be the illegitimate (has that word any currency now?) child of Gerry + Christina. He lives with his mother + his aunts in this all-female house. Gerry breezes in – dances in – every so often; with a bit of money; to hug the child; to dance with Christina – and Kate (who hates him) and Rose + Aggie + Maggie; to go off to fix more radios; to pursue his other unspoken jobs.
[Might we hear his death on the radio. Shot while trying to attack a police station.
And then, does he come dancing on in an immaculate white suit?
No; we would hear of his death after the Fr. Jack – Rose – Gerry dance.
Prefer his submission to marriage – dancing days are over]
