There is turbulence ahead.
So, I decided yesterday that I intend to create two very contrasting pieces of work from the Drama Soc Creative Writing sessions held on a Monday evening. Both explore different aspects of my wellbeing, both will most likely be given help by friends and I hope at least one will make it to the Showcase in June.
The first one is a monologue. As you are probably aware, I am a Christian, and I love the Lord Jesus with my heart and soul. My faith is usually quite private to me - although I will freely admit I am a Christian, I will only talk to somebody about it if they ask me to. I see no need in preaching to people 24/7 about how the only way to eternal life is through God: At the end of the day, if somebody wants to be a Christian they will take the necessary steps themselves, and no human likes to have beliefs shoved down their throat if they don't want them.
Anyway, I have wanted to write a piece of drama with a Christian message for quite some time now, and over the summer I decided that I would turn Psalm 119 from the Bible into a contemporary monologue. Why Psalm 119? Well, being a Psalm there is already a poetic quality to it before I begin, which will make the process a lot easier. Secondly, it's the longest chapter in the Bible at 178 verses, thus giving me a lot of material to play with. Whether it is adapted word for word or otherwise remains to be seen, but I definitely want the same message behind it as the original writing.
The other piece is going in completely the opposite direction, to the point that it's so left field it becomes right field again. The other piece will be a play, and it will be dark. No wait, DARK. See, I was never the most popular kid at secondary school - always pushed about a bit, the last to know gossip, left out of parties and the like - and dealing with that for 7 years has caused a lot of emotion and anger to build up inside me. Coupled with various events of the past 3 months and the fact that even the slightest of things can trigger a past memory I'd rather forget to slip back into my mind and haunt me, the result is a bubbling cauldron inside of me waiting to boil over. Now, I always try to turn negative to positive, and in this instances I intend to channel the cocktail of elements inside me into a play. At the minute, I am looking along the lines of including suicide, sex and forbidden love. But this is about getting everything out, so it may take a completely different form. It all depends on how I feel, but I really want to tap into this darker energy and nuture it into something awe-inspiring and beautiful. At least, that's the plan.
So, why the title? Well, with two completely contrasting pieces forming and developing inside my head, it's gonna be a bumpy ride I feel for the next few months. But at the end of it, I want to be left with a clear conscience, everything behind me at long last and two really exciting pieces to be proud of.
Forget the comment on my last post about a special post coming up - I really can't write it without sounding like a total dick.
Laters xx
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