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FACEvalue mission statement
part 2 |
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FACEvalue is a play about a boy band, their manager, ghost writing, press conferences, political affiliation, fame, fear of being un-ironic, a jet, two cars, a truck, a bus, child celebrities, a really big gun, a power drill, the death of grunge, secret girlfriends, drugs, thirty-two twinkees and a ding dong, a nun and porn actress (same person!), and teenage girls screaming for all the wrong reasons.
Of course, some of that�s true. Some it isn�t.
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Narrated by Carl, the �forgettable� member of the band, FACEvalue jumps from place to place in the narrative.
�I wanted the structure of the work to be like a novel,� says writer-director Rob Matsushita. �The idea is to observe the storyline from Carl�s train of thought. I�m a fan of books that are told from a cynical first-person perspective, like Chuck Palahniuk�s Survivor, or She�s Come Undone, by Wally Lamb. I�m a maniac when it comes to structuring my plays�I�m a big believer in outlines�this one, I�m working without a net.�
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Audiences shouldn�t be expecting an out-an-out parody of boy bands like N�SYNC or Backstreet Boys like MTV�s recent marshmallow bomb �2Ge+her.� This is a story about fame itself. When a normal person makes a mistake, it�s a crime. When a celebrity makes a mistake, it�s a scandal�and O.J. Simpson raised the bar as to what celebrities can get away with.
�I always get a little worried when people tell me that they�re looking forward to this show,� says Matsushita. �I think, �What are they expecting?� I�m not sure what to live up to. In a weird way, that�s kind of what the show�s about; not giving the public what they want, but convincing them that they want what you�ve got. It�s all about spin.�
�And anyone in this country during the election,� Matsushita adds, �ought to know what spin is."� |
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On June 15th...it's time to FACE the music. |
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