Feminism, Identity & The Playscript

  • Karima G. Hector

The main objective or focus is to zoom in on the interaction between each of the characters. The audience nor the protagonist will know the other characters are a physical representation of the protagonist themselves until the very end. In doing this, will give an exact illustration of the different identities in which one person has and struggles with. Acceptance is spoken about quite frequently amongst young people and wanting to be accepted by others. Nevertheless, there is not a great deal of focus on personal acceptance. The lack of encouragement in this area seems to be portrayed as weakness or even as an outcast. Analysing this from a personal perspective will allow others to relate on a specific level of understanding and identify the process in accepting oneself.

Everyone has a story and creating a real show of that story brings significance to the message it presents. Knowing that I am in my final year of my bachelor’s degree has suggested that my story has not ended, but another chapter will immerse. And what better way to begin a new chapter than to dialogue my past experiences through the eyes of characters on stage. Before making the final decision to write a playscript, the idea to write a story came to mind on numerous occasions. I think the reason why is because I’m comfortable doing so. And writing a playscript is out of my comfort zone. But what I realised is that I tend to throw myself in the deep end to then push myself further in being able to produce work I would only think about. And honestly, I think if you can push yourself to the limit, you might actually be surprised at what comes out of it.