a collision of readings
rehearsals manifest a collision of readings
they perform the text playfully
as a speculation
a trial
an experiment
without the constraints of
an official performance
where interpretative unity
may mask the multivalence
in rehearsal
the work of the actors, designers, crew
can be deliberately speculative
proceeding from trial to trial
interjecting commentary and repetition
without a need to perform
where the sequence of work
adds up to nothing other than experiment
I suspect that this difference
is the reason why I find myself increasing
more comfortable
attending rehearsals
rather than
witnessing conventional performances
that seem to labor toward encompassing
a unity of interpretation
that overlays
and therefore masks
the ways a text
a performance space
or artist
contend with itself
or themself
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