Bo wants to play up some of the commentary that Sam Shepard, the playwright of Fool For Love, makes about America's culture clashing through my character. We're thinking about taking May in a unique direction by trying to make her partially of Mexican decent.
I've begun tanning a little, I'm temporarily dying my hair darker, and of course costumes always help. But to really make this interpretation work and have a successful impact, we're considering trying to work in a slight accent slip into her speech when she loses her temper, and especially as she goes into the reflection about her mother, who we're suggesting was hispanic. The play questions reality vs fantasy and denial, so this artistic choice could fit into the surreal nature of the performance.
I'm very excited about the potential for this choice, but I'm also very nervous to pull it off right!
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