"Beneath the Hood"
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                                        "BENEATH THE HOOD" 
                                 MASK THEATER PERFORMANCE 

“Beneath the Hood” is a masked theater performance that explores marginal characters in a fictional community. The masked characters draw the audience into a moving fantasy, creating a world that is both visually unreal and yet life-like. In the crevices of the ‘hood’ the audience encounter various archetypes of humanity. Personas such as the clown, the outcast, the child and others take the stage, not as generic beings but uniquely odd individuals. Solo artist, Jean Minuchin develops relationships and community through gossip and narration as she slips in and out of masks. 

The piece mixes absurdity with mythic storytelling to make a statement about today’s world. As the piece progresses, the foibles of the characters develop. I hope the audience will recognize aspects of the exaggerated personalities on stage and come to empathize with their plight. But no matter how bizarre these heightened personas become, in the end the audience is asked to accept them as a part of themselves and to take responsibility for the outcast in us all.