I am considering a foray into writing a play. I've had this story in my head for the longest time, and I would like to tell it. Originally, I wanted to present it as an illustrated novel. But, I am not good at drawing and the thought of doing that much work on Adobe Illustrator made me cringe. So, I thought that perhaps I could adapt it into a play. To me, a play is similar to an illustrator novel because it is "acted" out through the illustrations. I could see the scenes in my head-- either as comic panels, or with real people or animals on a stage. Same difference, right?
As I thought more about writing the plot, though, a comic would allow me to tell the story from the beginning-- in temporal sequence. A play would require me to deconstruct the story by telling it out of temporal order. I don't know how or why I arrived at this conclusion, but I think that it is true. A play would be boring if told like a timeline. So, I am adapting my original story....perhaps this adaptation will change the entire plot? I do not know. If so, I guess I will have to make an illustrated novel as well. Two renditions of the same story. Or, two entirely different stories. Perhaps the medium alters everything.
I just wrote a draft of the first scene of the play. It's already quite different than I imagined. Instead of going directly for the meat of what I want, I'm circling it. I honestly don't know where it will lead.
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