In a message dated 7/20/2006 9:40:12 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
by the Catalan playwright Lorca My mistake. Don't know my geography. It strikes me that most of these plays do not display lacemaking in a positive light. In Dona Rosita, lacemaking is a metaphor for a wasted life. The light opera to be performed in Los Alamos deals with a poor mother attempting to save the life of her child through lacemaking. A play we saw performed some years ago at a Convention (sorry, don't remember which one) has three lacemakers in it, one of whom is going blind. At one point one of their number is advised to kill her baby girl so that she not grow up to share their fate. The world of drama has yet to be treated to a play about a lacemaker who finds lace a fulfilling hobby that plays a role in a happy and well-adjusted life and provides the basis for many friendships. Now that the role of lacemaking has shifted to pleasure, shouldn't literature reflect that as well? Is it any wonder that our hobby is so maligned and misunderstood? We need a play or movie that does for lacemaking what Endless Summer did for surfing. Devon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
