THE SHADOW RING
I wrote a short experimental play, THE SHADOW RING, about two boxers, a MAN and a WOMAN, duking it out. A shadow of impending danger mystifies the rounds- genderswap leaving them in a perpetual fight with their conscience.
The impetus of this play is a scorching past of personality clashes over competitive issues concerning human stature, lifestyles, and those situations that trigger betrayal. The underlying cause of this trauma has repeatedly caused breakups of relationships and friendships. Now more than ever, personality conflicts involve political polarity adding another layer to the mix of severing connections and ties. I wrote a dance dramatically entwined in a boxing match for the challenge of the light consciousness to overcome the darkness or vice versa.
THE SHADOW RING
The Rewrite.
Destiny.
Two boxers, TOP HAT and ELLE-DEVIL, unknowingly destined for each other, enter a fierce gender swap boxing match for the Championship crown. ELLE-DEVIL, betrayed by her husband, is out for revenge and threatens to murder him, his mistress, and their children. It’s a familiar Medea-inspired play, yet her seduction combats his integrity, compassion, and understanding- Justice vs. her revenge.
I’ve unearthed another layer of the drama, which surfaced as the underlying cause of racism and suffering: homophobia that throws the boxers into chaos, down with the patriarchy ELLE-DEVIL, a foxy vixen, who is out to get TOP HAT, a world-class champion righteous human, who falls under her spell. The chaos caused by homophobia and patriarchy is palpable, disrupting the match and adding a layer of unease. ELLE-DEVIL plays every trick in the book to reveal his flaws. He fights for what he believes is right, and will he finish strong? ELLE- DEVIL fights with a vengeance, and will she get away with it? A shadow of impending danger looms as the drama unfolds in Ten Rounds in The Shadow Ring.
THE SHADOW RING, is on NPX and up to read and recommend.
