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KOMUNKA

way of living
SINCE 1917

SYNOPSIS

Focus of play: the exposure of a macho culture, that is Russian culture, today based on a kind of ‘survival of the fittest’ corrupt capitalism model. The culture is sexist and gay hating (as those two things go together) and the people in this play have various relationships to sexism and gay hating.

 

On the one side is Alex and Olga Vladimirovna who both see the corruption of present day Russian culture and oppose it. On the other side are Max and Sasha who are male, heterosexual, and desperately trying to take advantage of the corrupt culture and rise up in it. In the middle are Stas and Masha, both of whom are trapped – in Russia and -- in sexism (Masha) and homophobia (Stas).

 

The play is about the possible awakening of both Masha and Stas, and the possibility that either of them might break free of Russia, sexism and homophobia. 

 

It all started with a poem

We chose words which were used by politicians in their advice on wht to do with gays in Russia.

 

H E A R T B E A T

 

   Beat them

       Arrest them

            Cure them

                Whip them

                      Burn their hearts

                          Kill them

 

                                 Them

                                      Him

                                          Her

                                              Us

                                                  Me

 

                                                       Beat me

                                                           Arrest me

                                                               Cure me

                                                                   Whip me

                                                                       Kill me

                                                                          Burn my heart

 

                                                                                 My heart loves

                                                                                                        Them

                                                                                                            Him

                                                                                                                Her

                                                                                                                  Us

                                                                                                                     Me

 

                                                                                                                         My heart loves

                                                                                                                                        My heart

                                                                                                                                                   Heart.

FOUR BOYS

Four boys,

Four boys in a kids’ playground,

Four boys in a kids’ playground drinking beer,

Two and a half bottles of beer.

 

Four boys are talking, and laughing,

Four boys are talking, laughing, and drinking beer.

Four boys are talking, laughing, drinking beer, and kicking stones.

Seven stones.

 

Four boys talking in kid’s playground.

Four boys are laughing, drinking beer, kicking stones.

One boy says he is gay.

Three boys beat him, rape him with two and a half bottles of beer, and smash his head with seven stones.

 

One boy, two and a half bottles of beer, seven stones.

Two and a half bottles of beer.

Seven stones.

One boy.

Boy.

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