AUDIENCE
While the participants sit
there watching the show, someone sidles up to them. It’s one of the
performers who was up on the stage. “Hey. What are you doing here
Cheryl? Mitch is gonna be so pissed if he sees you…what did you do
to your hair? Nothing? You look different. It looks good though. Hold
on…” the performer looks towards the stage “I have to go.
We’ll talk later. Oh remember what I told you about Bill?, well girl,
you won’t believe how he…oh, shit, I have to go. Can you do
me a favor, hold this for me until I come back.“ She hands the participant
a photo album, blows a kiss, says “love ya” and goes up on stage.
Embedded in this actual club
are the narratives that the audience-participants from the city walk continue
to follow. They are still who they were in front of their refrigerators.
A network of imaginary connections spread out beneath the actual “surface”
of the club. The core group of nightclub performers treats each of the
character-participants differently according to their relationship with
them. Someone might be in love with them. Someone might demand to be paid
back for a loan. Another might flirt. Another might…
