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The Lily's Revenge
The Lily's Revenge: A Flowergory Manifold is a 2009 American five act play. The book, lyrics, and conception were by Taylor Mac. The music was written by Rachelle Garniez. The Lily's Revenge is a multidisciplinary theatrical work, incorporating many different genres and elements of Noh theater, musical theater, puppet-theatre, installation art, verse play, dance, film, and circus performance. It is the second play in the "Armageddon Coupling" pairing, the first being Red Tide Blooming.
The play opens as the Lily comes on stage, late. The Lily is then introduced to Time, who warns the Lily and the audience that the play is long. Time warns the audience that they can either, “escape now or the telling of this tale will reduce you…to an addicted coagulation of nostalgia and hope. It is revealed that The Great Longing promised a climax in the form of a wedding. Time begs Lily to escape, as the promise of a wedding is a ruse to lure in audience members and begs the audience one last time to leave, announcing that the exits are where they entered. Time explains how the play everyone is about to witness is cheap (referring to "slutty"), and how, The Great Longing forced Time into an hourglass dress and, when the play ends, Time's breasts will be exposed. Time reveals how they once starred in the show, but, thanks to The Great Longing, have now been reduced to playing a concept.
As the band enters, Time reveals that the play has begun and everyone is doomed. The Flower Girls announce that they must wake The Great Longing to reveal the tale. "The Great Longing" begins. The Great Longing, who is disguised to blend into the stage curtain, is awoken, and The Great Longing reveals itself to be the God of Nostalgia. The Great Longing becomes aware of the Lily’s presence, and the Flower Girls go to find the Lily. This angers The Great Longing, as it is forbidden to look at the audience. Time announces that the Lily has brought to truth of here and now to the production. Time sees the way to freedom and announces a plan to put the Lily into the show.
As Time and The Great Longing argue over putting the Lily into the show, it is revealed that the Lily is an abandoned, organic flower. This outrages The Great Longing. Time scolds The Great Longing and mentions how Dirt, the God of Here and Now and The Great Longing’s sister, is a slave, forced in manufacturing a homogeneous world. The Lily asks to be in the play and Time puts a spotlight on the Lily, launching the song "From Sun".
After the Lily steals the show, The Great Longing accuses the Lily of being diseased. The Great Longing then seduces the Flower Girls into telling the Bride story. The Bride Hopeful, a Bunraku puppet, is revealed. The Lily is shocked by the Bride Hopeful's nudity, and Prime Deity remarks how nudity sells tickets. The Lily discovers that, to steal the show, the Lily must woo the Bride, thus becoming the lead. The Lily interrupts the story and casts itself as the Bride Hopeful’s planted companion. The Lily also casts Time as the Bride Hopeful's evil stepmother and the Flower Girls for Time into an Evil-Step Mother costume. The Flower Girls then gag Time, allowing the Bride Hopeful to sing "I Dream". The Great Longing forces Bride Hopeful to age into Bride Deity. The Bride Deity, now older, breaks up with the Lily. Bride Deity goes for a stroll in the garden and begins to flirt with a Cardboard Man. The Lily chooses a man from the audience (an actor in disguises) and casts him to play the Groom Deity. Groom Deity sings "Pornographic Images". Prime and Subprime Deity yell at the Groom Deity for being a man instead of acting like a man.
The Great Longing comes back and warns the Lily about stealing the show. The Great Longing takes a hold of the story and announces that the Lily was a beacon of the Bride's failure and the only thing standing in the way of her happiness. The Bride cuts a petal off of The Lily and is about to cut off another one when The Stepmother crawls on and gestures for her to stop. The Bride begins to sing "Too Little Too Late", and declares that she'll settle for little and late. The Lily tells the Bride that she doesn’t have to settle and that they've always loved her. But, after some encouragement form Prime Deity, the Groom declares that marriage is not between a woman and a plant. Outraged, the Lily takes control of the show and uproots itself. The Bride makes a deal with the Lily. If the Lily can prove to be a man in four hours time, then the Bride will marry it. Mary, who is now revealed to be Susan Stewart, critical theorist, frees Time of the curse of the Evil Stepmother.
When the audience arrives, the stage is no longer set up as a proscenium and is now a round. The characters speak directly to the audience in this act, instead of overhead. The scene opens as Master Sunflower discovers that The Daisies won’t take root. Tick comes on and announces that there is to be a wedding on garden grounds. Master Sunflower wishes that Dirt would send her star from her prophecy. This prophecy states that a Lily Flower, one with five petals, will free Dirt and destroy The Great Longing's reign. As Tick leaves with the uprooted Daisies, Lily falls from the window sill and sings "A Flower Falls". Master Sunflower crosses the stage incredibly slowly to go to the Lily and help it. Master Sunflower announces that this play was inspired by Noh, explaining the slow movement. As Master Sunflower speaks to the Lily, it is revealed that Master Sunflower only speaks in iambic verse. The Lily shares to Master Sunflower how it has been cursed and must act like a man. Master Sunflower tells the Lily that it needs to learn the ways of the flowers and brings Baby’s Breath to the stage, who tries to strangle the Lily. When Baby's Breath releases the Lily, it announces the flowers who are going to participate in day’s Haiku-Off. The Lily reveals how it once had five petals, but one fell off, and the other flowers are amazed by the presence of The Chosen Flower. Baby's Breath begins to tell the Lily, the newly discovered Chosen Flower, the Tale of Dirt, and how it is the Lily's mission to free Dirt. Led by Master Sunflower, the flowers sing "The Flower's Nightmare" to inspire the Lily.
In this act, the dialogue takes place between and within the movement. The Lily hits a wall and looses a third petal. The Bride and Groom Deity have transformed into Bride Love and Groom Love. They are setting up for their wedding, and every possible disaster that can happen, does. They begin to fight over what the other is wearing to the wedding. The Bride announces that she has, over the course of the last hour, had time to think about the Lily.
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The Lily's Revenge
The Lily's Revenge: A Flowergory Manifold is a 2009 American five act play. The book, lyrics, and conception were by Taylor Mac. The music was written by Rachelle Garniez. The Lily's Revenge is a multidisciplinary theatrical work, incorporating many different genres and elements of Noh theater, musical theater, puppet-theatre, installation art, verse play, dance, film, and circus performance. It is the second play in the "Armageddon Coupling" pairing, the first being Red Tide Blooming.
The play opens as the Lily comes on stage, late. The Lily is then introduced to Time, who warns the Lily and the audience that the play is long. Time warns the audience that they can either, “escape now or the telling of this tale will reduce you…to an addicted coagulation of nostalgia and hope. It is revealed that The Great Longing promised a climax in the form of a wedding. Time begs Lily to escape, as the promise of a wedding is a ruse to lure in audience members and begs the audience one last time to leave, announcing that the exits are where they entered. Time explains how the play everyone is about to witness is cheap (referring to "slutty"), and how, The Great Longing forced Time into an hourglass dress and, when the play ends, Time's breasts will be exposed. Time reveals how they once starred in the show, but, thanks to The Great Longing, have now been reduced to playing a concept.
As the band enters, Time reveals that the play has begun and everyone is doomed. The Flower Girls announce that they must wake The Great Longing to reveal the tale. "The Great Longing" begins. The Great Longing, who is disguised to blend into the stage curtain, is awoken, and The Great Longing reveals itself to be the God of Nostalgia. The Great Longing becomes aware of the Lily’s presence, and the Flower Girls go to find the Lily. This angers The Great Longing, as it is forbidden to look at the audience. Time announces that the Lily has brought to truth of here and now to the production. Time sees the way to freedom and announces a plan to put the Lily into the show.
As Time and The Great Longing argue over putting the Lily into the show, it is revealed that the Lily is an abandoned, organic flower. This outrages The Great Longing. Time scolds The Great Longing and mentions how Dirt, the God of Here and Now and The Great Longing’s sister, is a slave, forced in manufacturing a homogeneous world. The Lily asks to be in the play and Time puts a spotlight on the Lily, launching the song "From Sun".
After the Lily steals the show, The Great Longing accuses the Lily of being diseased. The Great Longing then seduces the Flower Girls into telling the Bride story. The Bride Hopeful, a Bunraku puppet, is revealed. The Lily is shocked by the Bride Hopeful's nudity, and Prime Deity remarks how nudity sells tickets. The Lily discovers that, to steal the show, the Lily must woo the Bride, thus becoming the lead. The Lily interrupts the story and casts itself as the Bride Hopeful’s planted companion. The Lily also casts Time as the Bride Hopeful's evil stepmother and the Flower Girls for Time into an Evil-Step Mother costume. The Flower Girls then gag Time, allowing the Bride Hopeful to sing "I Dream". The Great Longing forces Bride Hopeful to age into Bride Deity. The Bride Deity, now older, breaks up with the Lily. Bride Deity goes for a stroll in the garden and begins to flirt with a Cardboard Man. The Lily chooses a man from the audience (an actor in disguises) and casts him to play the Groom Deity. Groom Deity sings "Pornographic Images". Prime and Subprime Deity yell at the Groom Deity for being a man instead of acting like a man.
The Great Longing comes back and warns the Lily about stealing the show. The Great Longing takes a hold of the story and announces that the Lily was a beacon of the Bride's failure and the only thing standing in the way of her happiness. The Bride cuts a petal off of The Lily and is about to cut off another one when The Stepmother crawls on and gestures for her to stop. The Bride begins to sing "Too Little Too Late", and declares that she'll settle for little and late. The Lily tells the Bride that she doesn’t have to settle and that they've always loved her. But, after some encouragement form Prime Deity, the Groom declares that marriage is not between a woman and a plant. Outraged, the Lily takes control of the show and uproots itself. The Bride makes a deal with the Lily. If the Lily can prove to be a man in four hours time, then the Bride will marry it. Mary, who is now revealed to be Susan Stewart, critical theorist, frees Time of the curse of the Evil Stepmother.
When the audience arrives, the stage is no longer set up as a proscenium and is now a round. The characters speak directly to the audience in this act, instead of overhead. The scene opens as Master Sunflower discovers that The Daisies won’t take root. Tick comes on and announces that there is to be a wedding on garden grounds. Master Sunflower wishes that Dirt would send her star from her prophecy. This prophecy states that a Lily Flower, one with five petals, will free Dirt and destroy The Great Longing's reign. As Tick leaves with the uprooted Daisies, Lily falls from the window sill and sings "A Flower Falls". Master Sunflower crosses the stage incredibly slowly to go to the Lily and help it. Master Sunflower announces that this play was inspired by Noh, explaining the slow movement. As Master Sunflower speaks to the Lily, it is revealed that Master Sunflower only speaks in iambic verse. The Lily shares to Master Sunflower how it has been cursed and must act like a man. Master Sunflower tells the Lily that it needs to learn the ways of the flowers and brings Baby’s Breath to the stage, who tries to strangle the Lily. When Baby's Breath releases the Lily, it announces the flowers who are going to participate in day’s Haiku-Off. The Lily reveals how it once had five petals, but one fell off, and the other flowers are amazed by the presence of The Chosen Flower. Baby's Breath begins to tell the Lily, the newly discovered Chosen Flower, the Tale of Dirt, and how it is the Lily's mission to free Dirt. Led by Master Sunflower, the flowers sing "The Flower's Nightmare" to inspire the Lily.
In this act, the dialogue takes place between and within the movement. The Lily hits a wall and looses a third petal. The Bride and Groom Deity have transformed into Bride Love and Groom Love. They are setting up for their wedding, and every possible disaster that can happen, does. They begin to fight over what the other is wearing to the wedding. The Bride announces that she has, over the course of the last hour, had time to think about the Lily.