in defiance of gravity
Tom Robbins wrote in Harper's 2004 a musing titled "In Defiance of Gravity".
He wrote, “The quips of the condemned prisoner or dying patient tower dramatically above, say, sallies on TV sitcoms by reason of their gloriously inappropriate refusal, even at life’s most acute moment, to surrender to despair. The man who jokes in the executioner’s face can be destroyed but never defeated.”
As I sat on the can reading a reprint of the musing in his collection "Wild Ducks Flying Backward" (2005) a play came to mind...
A man on death row orders his final meal while a woman in terminal condition chokes down a cup of Jell-O. Both condemned, refusing to surrender to despair, engage their guard and nurse, respectfully, in an attempt to lighten the mood less they will be defeated.
In homage to Robbins' musing and his idea of "crazy wisdom" I've titled the play IN DEFIANCE OF GRAVITY. Coming soon to a theatre near you.
WHITE has also been completed. More on this one later...
He wrote, “The quips of the condemned prisoner or dying patient tower dramatically above, say, sallies on TV sitcoms by reason of their gloriously inappropriate refusal, even at life’s most acute moment, to surrender to despair. The man who jokes in the executioner’s face can be destroyed but never defeated.”
As I sat on the can reading a reprint of the musing in his collection "Wild Ducks Flying Backward" (2005) a play came to mind...
A man on death row orders his final meal while a woman in terminal condition chokes down a cup of Jell-O. Both condemned, refusing to surrender to despair, engage their guard and nurse, respectfully, in an attempt to lighten the mood less they will be defeated.
In homage to Robbins' musing and his idea of "crazy wisdom" I've titled the play IN DEFIANCE OF GRAVITY. Coming soon to a theatre near you.
WHITE has also been completed. More on this one later...
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