Megan Skye Hale's exploration of the Grimm Brothers' 'Rapunzel' has ignited a creative response through her theater company, Speculative Drama, with their devised play titled 'Bitter Herb.' The play will be performed at Multnomah County's Central Library. Hale reflects on the original tale's gaps, asking profound questions about the witch's feelings, the nature of sacrifice made by the parents, and the implications of hair cutting as both punishment and liberation. This production will utilize wordless tableaux to convey the story through expressive movement, emphasizing character feelings and unspoken narratives.
"The whole story is two paragraphs. It leaves all this space. How does the witch feel about this girl who she's stolen and then raised?"
"What is the cutting of the hair? Is that a punishment or is that the only way out of the tower?"
"Everybody seems a little bit entitled to something, and how do they learn not to be that or to earn their happy ending?"
"Bitter Herb will be presented as wordless tableaux, bringing the story to life through movement and facial expressions."
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