STILL WAITING (for the drugs to kick in) - Derrick DeMaria

i have never worked in a class that allowed for such exploration of the questions that plague the self. the breath of subjective that everyone brought every class inspired me in a way i never have been before.
the monologist brother theodore describes himself as a "philosopher, metaphysician and podiatrist." he is able to ground his aging, yet spry, double entendre ridden words in the everyday, making his work very accessible.
about four weeks into the class, a guest artist brought up the distinction between work made for your own pleasure, because you have something to say, and crafting moments that you would like have if you were an audience member. This idea challenged me the whole semester. I think my end product finally has shades that i would be interested in viewing if i was an audience member, but it certainly didn't start off that way.
one of my biggest break-throughs came while watching early episodes of SNL. The comedic experimentation amazed me with Kaufman's Mighty Mouse and Lily Tomlin and Steve Martin hosting; they are able to make metaphisycial ideas accessible and funny as all shit. They found a way to break things down to their absurdly simple core, usually dualities such as right and wrong or truth and fiction, and let them rub against each other.
In the end, i think i found some of this.
my piece circles around the illision of choice. most people go throughout their days thinking they are in comand of their every disission. i wanted to see what happens if the reality sets in, let the interwoven fabric of time have the responisblity of my actions and lets see what happens. i set a series of dualities up and let slam into each other.