AUTHOR'S NOTE + SYNOPSIS
AUTHOR'S NOTE + SYNOPSIS
The Unauthorized Occupation of Patty Hearst
CALL ME TANIA:
THE HERO OF OUR OWN LIFE STORY (Act 2, Scene 21)
Released from prison by President Carter’s order, Patty has a life-changing realization of why the jury condemned her – a compassionate awakening to the flaws and frailties of human nature
THE MADNESS OF RAINBOWS (Act 1, Scene 10)
Mr. Hearst explains how “a perfect world” is one of the most horrible things ever demanded
AM I ONLY WHAT I DID TODAY (Act 1, Scene 19)
Patty robs a bank, wielding a military assault-rifle...
...and crosses the point of no return
THE YEAR OF MISSING YOU (Act 2, Scene 10)
Mr. and Mrs. Hearst endure a year-long stretch of aching uncertainty as Patty completely drops off the radar.
THE POOR ARE PAWNS AGAIN - EXCERPT (Act 1, Scene 16)
As the riot unfolds in slow-motion, a figure steps forward and sings to Mrs. Hearst of class inequality
STOP START OVER (Part 3) (Act 1, Scene 17)
The world reacts to a new SLA audiotape while an outrageous proof-of-life Polaroid of Patty is staged
DR. HARVEY L. SCHWARTZ - PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSULTANT
On the Value & Significance of the Play
POST-READING Q&A TALKBACK
Recorded at Nancy Hayes Casting Studio in San Francisco
MY DREAM OF FREEDOM (Act 1, Scene 8)
Patty and Cinque sing a captor/captive duet of their mutual-yet-contradictory desires for liberation.
IMAGINARY GIRL (Act 2, Scene 17)
While escorted to prison, Patty laments that now she has no identity at all – except the false ones put on her
DEVISED CHOREOGRAPHY / MOVEMENT DIRECTION
INSPIRATION REFERENCE / STYLE + SENSIBILITY
TEASER VIDEO
A montage of images. Each one represents a single scene and its plot point.
AREN'T WE ALL
FIGHTING A NEVER-ENDING BATTLE BETWEEN
WHO WE ARE
&
WHO WE ARE NOT
IMAGINARY GIRL: The Occupation of Patty Hearst – book, lyrics & music © Leonard Dolivio Cetrangolo