Scene Brainstorming

Our group decided that we would focus on the story, “Nineteen Thirty-Seven.” The main characters are Josephine, her mother, and the Madonna that plays a large role in the plot. I will be playing Josephine, Sam will be her mother, and Abby will be the Madonna. At the moment, we do not have a clear idea about exactly what the script will look like. We have many ideas that we would like to put together to create one final scene. The relationship of Josephine and her mother is something that I would like to explore and highlight. Danticat gives short insights on the history of the pair, and expanding on those ideas would be very interesting. Another idea that I would like to incorporate is the call and response between Josephine and the lady who comes to tell her that her mother has died. It is clear that Josephine knows the exchange exactly and I think that how she got to that point is very interesting. Lastly, the scene will be a sort of prequel to the events in the original story. Developing the story that led to what Danticat writes about is the main focus. The details that she leaves out are so strategic because she leaves it up to the interpretation of the readers. This allows us to have so many different possibilities. I think that picking a few main ideas and elaborating on those will be the hardest part of this assignment for us.