Is God Is
Written by Aleshea Harris
Directed by Marti Gobel
Hello! I am Martine Kei Green-Rogers
Hello! I am Martine Kei Green-Rogers
I am your neighborhood-friendly dramaturg. If you need anything, feel free to contact me via the form at the bottom of this page.
Glossary
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Acrostic
A poem, word puzzle, or other composition in which certain letters in each line form a word or words.
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Anaia
In Hebrew: “Answer of God; God answers.”
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Canaries
The canary is a symbol of joy, happiness, and celebration
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Coniferous
Producing cones, and having leaves that do not fall off in the winter.
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Dragon-and-phoenix infants
"Dragon-and-phoenix infants" (龍鳳胎; 龙凤胎) is a Chinese term for a set of male and female fraternal twins.
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Racine
root, origin
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Riley
This one is a rabbit hole. Have fun.
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Scotch
Early 17th century (as a noun): of unknown origin. The sense ‘put an end to’ (mid 17th century) results from the influence on this of the notion of wedging or blocking something so as to render it inoperative.
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Succulents
succulents symbolize enduring and timeless love.
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Yucca Valley
is an incorporated town in San Bernardino County, California, United States. This is about 2.5 hours from Castaic
Genres
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Spaghetti Western
A Spaghetti Western is a broad subgenre of Western films made by Italian filmmakers from the early 1960s to the late ‘70s. Also known (and more respectfully referred to) as "western all’italiana" (Italian-style Western), the genre reached its peak in the late ‘60s, garnering worldwide popularity. Often filmed with low budgets, Spaghetti Westerns featured anti-heroes for protagonists, dastardly villains, desert landscapes, non-traditional music scores, and plenty of violence.
Spaghetti Western characteristics include:
Anti-heroes with questionable and selfish morals (i.e. doing things for money or revenge).
Despicable villains that represented the worst in people.
Desert landscapes and shanty towns.
Subversion of traditional Western tropes (i.e., identifiable heroes and villains, happy endings, black and white morality).
Commentary on politics and relations among others.
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Afropunk
Afropunk is a celebration of the alternative arts scene that has blossomed from the underground culture of the African diaspora. The combination of art, music and fashion at Afropunk is rich in African culture yet simultaneously interwoven with the contemporary Afropean and Afro-American experience.
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Tragedy
Tragedy is a branch of drama that addresses the sorrowful downfall of a protagonist in a serious manner. In many tragedies, the protagonist is a tragic hero of exalted social status whose own character flaw combines with fate to bring about their ruin.
Castaic, California
is an unincorporated community in the northwestern part of Los Angeles County.
Tens of thousands of motorists pass through Castaic daily as they drive to or from Los Angeles on the Golden State Freeway.
The Castaic Range War went on for decades in the late 19th and early 20th centuries resulting in dozens of deaths before hostilities ceased in 1916.
This is interesting to note considering what happens in the play at this location.
The history of one Oscarville - under Lake Lanier
Additional Information
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Placing Ice on Burns
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Burn Scars
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Burns and Wounds
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Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Children
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Otorrhea
“Otorrhea” is the medical word for ear drainage. It can happen as a result of trauma or an ear infection, such as otitis media or swimmer’s ear. Sometimes, otorrhea indicates a more serious condition, especially if it develops after a head injury.
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Sociopath vs. Psychopath
A key difference between a psychopath and a sociopath is whether he has a conscience, the little voice inside that lets us know when we’re doing something wrong….
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Pregnancy - 11 Weeks
By week 11 of pregnancy, the baby has developed distinct human characteristics, including fingers and toes!
Some moms-to-be find that their morning sickness starts to ease up as they approach the end of the first trimester, though it's also common to still be experiencing nausea, food aversions and bloating around this time.
Black Cowboys
(from Peter)
Here's some Black Cowboy History based off of the convo about Man from our production meeting. Below is a piece of a brief article and then some links about some famous Black Cowboys. Isam Dart might be an interesting rabbit hole in regards to Man as he is an Outlaw.
"The earliest evidence of African Americans as cattle herders (cowboys) in North America can be traced back to colonial South Carolina, where stock grazers from what is now Senegal in West Africa were specifically brought to that colony because of their unique skills. They were brought to Spanish American colonies from Mexico to Argentina for similar reasons.
Over the decades the cattle industry, and enslaved Africans who worked it, migrated across the South and reached Texas by the 1850s. With one third of the state’s population comprising enslaved workers, African Americans were the majority of cowboys in Texas in the early 1850s. Enslaved cowboys were assigned the task of catching and tending wild cattle in the Gulf Coast brush country. Working with vaqueros who migrated north from Mexico, these herders often drove long trains of steers led by oxen and trailed by baying dogs."
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