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This is the cast of the play |
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Ronald gives a short lecture on the chronotopicity of the Rougue-Clown-Fool and examples of Bakhtin's grotesque humor. There are no questions |
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We forgot to take a photo of the factory in this play so here is one from the June 2004 perofrmance at the OBTC conference |
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A Chinese supervisor (with white beard) somehow manages to get a worker on the Happy Meal factory in China ----> Pregnant. It is all quite scandelous. |
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Grimace and Ronald are sent by the Board of McD's to see if they can put a Happy Face on the Happy Meal factory; After all workers everywhere jsut want to have fun, and McD's is all about fun; They are to get Nan to become a spokeswoman for Happy Chinese workers |
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Ronald explains why according to the Periodic Table of Elements, that she must give up her child for adoption in a Roanld McDoandl House; But Nan will not become a spokewoman for China McWorkers unless she gets married; Somehow Ronald agrees... |
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Ronald and Grimace are not sure what to do |
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A reporter is trying to find our from Grimace: "Is it true? Did you convince Nan to marry Ronald?" Grimace replies, "D'Ah, weddings are happy" |
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Ronald is being interviewed by a reporter; "Why are you going to marry Nan? "Are you the father?" |
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Mayor McCheese performs the wedding ceremony; Ronald and Nana exchange vows |
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Nan must die; It's OK it's a COMIC DEATH scene: Ronald says:
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The audience in a Brechtian twist on Boal, votes: how Nan will die? |
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birdie, Sheriff Big Mac and Mayor McCheese are doing the ending the audience chose. Ronette is being immortalized |
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The authors of the play: Yue Cai (Nan), Esther Thomas, and your very own Ronald answer questions about the play. We thank the OBTC players for their participation in the play |