Welcome to our Featured Play Spotlight. The Burgundy Letter by Kirk Shimano is a comedic retelling of the basic novel The Scarlet Letter set in a highschool and reframed for a digital age.
In a web based group, Hester90 is publicly shamed and shunned for a racial slur in opposition to one other scholar, however refuses to call her cohort within the hateful dialog. RoChi desires the conspirator came upon and humiliated. Climate_Dale desires everybody to return to his annual Earth Day tackle.
How will we strike a steadiness between holding people accountable whereas nonetheless having compassion for individuals who apologize for his or her errors?
Why did we publish this play?
We love variations right here at Theatrefolk and The Burgundy Letter is a wonderful instance. It’s a comedic retelling of the basic novel The Scarlet Letter set in a highschool and reimagined for a digital age. There’s rather a lot to be explored about how public shaming at the moment works in social media and this play presents a lot by way of dialog about how we are able to strike a steadiness between holding people accountable for what they are saying whereas nonetheless having compassion for individuals who apologize for his or her errors. Add to that, we love advanced teen characters and this play has so many fantastic roles for scholar actors to play! This play might need our favorite character identify of all time: 
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Let’s hear from the writer!
1. Why did you write this play?
There are some ways by which the challenges of navigating social media are fully unprecedented, however in the end we’re all nonetheless human beings simply making an attempt to share our lives collectively. I assumed that utilizing a basic story as a method of exploring a contemporary phenomena could be a enjoyable strategy to construct an outdated perspective on a brand new downside.
2. Describe the theme in a single or two sentences.
This is a narrative about transgressions and forgiveness. How will we maintain individuals accountable for his or her actions whereas leaving room for somebody to develop?
3. What’s a very powerful visible for you on this play?
Every motion on this play revolves across the second when Hester90 stands in entrance of the monitor declaring “SHAME” whereas carrying her burgundy letter.
4. If you possibly can give one piece of recommendation for these producing the play, what wouldn’t it be?
Nothing on this story is an easy case of proper versus flawed. When we get into arguments on the Internet, it may be really easy to take sides and lose sight of the grey areas. Each character on this piece needs to be given the chance to attach with the viewers.
5. Why is that this play nice for scholar performers?
I believe they’ll be capable to discover the occasions on this play straight relatable to their very own experiences and produce their very own views to the telling of this story. I hope that their technology would be the one to show the remainder of us the best way to coexist harmoniously on-line, and I believe that this play will assist them to proceed the dialog.
6. Do you may have any recommendation for individuals seeking to carry out this play on-line or socially distanced?
It’s a narrative that takes place fully on-line, so I encourage them to be inventive in serious about how a web based medium can be utilized to boost that story!
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