NOTES From Friday's meeting

Hey all - here's what I can remember about what we said on Friday.
1) first point of engagement is title/posters. Perhaps embed a "code" on the posters and/or ticket that people "need" to bring with them?
2) second point of contact is the security guard. Writers will work on making a list of "invasive" questions - from strange to comic that either the guard or a planted guard can ask those who enter.
3) third point of contact is the house management. There were ideas about them not using words to take payment, but using only signs (like the building itself). Perhaps fingerprinting people?
4) Idea that Marion enters from the bike path area, bringing bags with her and goes to the bathroom to put on the vestiges of her power.
5) Next playable moment might be Marion talking with the audience. Various ideas here as she adlibs the history and in general tries to keep tight order. Enter from elevator? holding court by the elevators? Student uses hand-dryer while she's trying to speak?

We had a really fascinating (to me at least...) discussion of the progression of Marion's character. We talked about how she begins trying to control the audience and the historical tale. Then eventually, in the Happy Days section, she realizes she can't do this anymore and she must make a choice. We outlined several options here.
1) she chooses history and melts into the building somehow, becoming a ghost of sorts.
2) she finds it very difficult to choose...and decides too late to embrace creativity (encouraged by the faculty member), but can't make it downstairs with the rest of the group. She finally makes it into the final scene. We talked about using the pull chord/divider things here to symbolize her inability to cross the line of control/history into creativity.

let me know if I didn't quite get all the options there - it was a rich discussion, with you all making great points about complexity of character for Marian.