Tonight’s Norton Street episode explores what happens when reality itself begins to lose its solidity.
The scene opens with Bornless One convinced that he is literally melting into the floor. What begins as panic quickly turns into one of the play’s recurring themes: the instability of perception. As Mike, Crystal, and Audrey join him in “puddling out,” the characters discover that none of them can remember what happens when these strange episodes occur. Continue reading
This scene continues the central theme of Norton Street: what happens when the Bornless One begins to suspect that the entire universe is a self-created construction.
The conversation opens with a startling realization. Everything appears to be a reflection of everything else, “all done with mirrors.” Mike offers one of his characteristically impossible explanations, suggesting that the mirror has two fronts and no back, reflecting itself endlessly. The image becomes a metaphor for the entire reality of Norton Street—a world in which observer and observed, creator and creation, are ultimately the same thing. Continue reading
Tonight’s Norton Street scene explores what happens when the boundaries between self and world begin to dissolve.
The Bornless One finds himself caught in a state of increasing disorientation. He struggles to breathe, feels driven by forces he cannot explain, and moves through Norton Street as though compelled by some invisible current. Ordinary actions, such as opening a refrigerator or touching a wall, become gateways into much larger questions about identity and reality. Continue reading
One of the themes explored in today’s Norton Street scene is the burden of being “the one.”
Bornless finds himself trapped once again in the familiar paradox of Norton Street. No matter where he seems to travel, no matter what worlds he visits or experiences, he always awakens to discover that he never really left. The same objects remain. The same room remains. The same questions remain. Continue reading
Worked. Worked. Worked.That’s what I did, the whole night. Worked on norton act three scene four. It was not easy, had to make adjustments for the music. I hope to play this at our zoom meeting today. See you there!
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Here’s the Bardo bus now!
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See You At The Top!!!
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One of the things I enjoy most about working with Norton Street is that the play constantly shifts gears without warning. Continue reading
A Brief Evaluation
This scene marks one of the clearest statements yet of the central premise behind Norton Street. What begins as a simple discussion about changing faces and fading memories gradually unfolds into a surprisingly sophisticated examination of creation itself. Continue reading
Over the years, I’ve spoken with many people who suffered abuse during childhood. Although the details differed, there was one thing that seemed to appear again and again.
The victim often carried the guilt. Continue reading
I have devoted the entire night to creating act two, scene 9 of Norton Street. Continue reading
Tonight’s experiment began with a scene from Norton Street.
The original scene is straightforward enough. Bornless One is experiencing a wave of anxiety and disorientation. Mike responds in his usual calm and slightly absurd manner. The dialogue is short, direct, and surprisingly funny in places. Continue reading