Mary...give that mask back!

Robin Patterson is the co-founder and artistic director (and any number of other things) for Theatre Beyond Words. 

www.theatrebeyondwords.ca

We were fortunate enough that Robin was willing to bring some of her "friends" with her from the Theatre company.  And, she let us play with them. 

 Four of her friends were of the "Potato People" variety...non verbal larval masks.  It was truly amazing to see how each mask presented a completely different personality...without making a sound!  It was all in posture, and movement.   

We talked about the challenges of writing a play without any words, just movement.  We also talked about how everyone wears a mask, now and again. 

Mary tried on a mask reminiscent of a fair damsel in medieval times, with long blonde hair and suddenly she became a different person too.  Her movements as she tossed her hair and looked down at us with that haughty gaze...we weren't sure she was going to give it back!! 

Thanks for letting us play Robin!!