Her white dress represents Innocence. The first half of the show is almost reminiscent of sprites having fun in the woods. The way the characters move and enjoy their youthful worryfree existence-- being adventurous and dangerous at night. The girl in the white dress is attacked and raped though; even so her Innocence still remains somewhat in tact as she spends the last half trying to find understanding. However, the people that surround her have given into corruption and complacency and despite having their anonymity (their masks) taken from them they refuse to address the issue at hand. The ending cuts to black inferring the girl in white became one of them or potentially committed suicide. It's definately subjective.
From what I understand in this performance is that it's not meant to make sense, the confusing nature of it, is to show the audience ( us ) what it's like to be in a nightmare and the darkness and chaos a nightmare holds. It appears that they were inspired by the theatre practitioner Antonin Artaud, who was well known for creating mad theatre pieces that didn't make sense and seemed surreal.
Lovely performance, but I think that the lead actress in white was a bit too fixated on running her hands through her hair throughout the latter portions. Other than that though, it was really good. Lighting is worth noting, too.
@@joefaltne3166 It's not meant to make sense. The chaoticness of the whole performance is to encapsulate the craziness or a nightmare it's meant to make you feel confused as to what is going on.
I was just cast as Lily White in our showing of this; I'm so excited! Shoot, I wish that the sound still worked...I want to hear the bloody music already.
I was Charity Kindly during my h.s. performance of this same play in 1988. Something truly funny to me is the costumes, the people apparently playing each role, and even the sounds of your voices during the lines are eerily similar. "The Code of the West." Hilarious. Thanks for posting.
