Below is version two of my script In The Plus with some major changes and some smaller ones. Enjoy.

Solo Peformance Script version 2

Firstly in this draft, I shorted the start of my show when I go over the analogy for what asexuality is. I had four projected silly examples, and I thought that was overdoing the joke, so I reduced it to just the poet and oil paintings. It was a small change, but I believe more effective on stage.

 

The most significant edit to the script I have made is the inclusion of a monologue after the voiceovers. It voices my struggles as an asexual and is the only time I talk about myself in the piece. At first, I was reluctant to include it, but after much thought, I decided it needed to be covered as I as an asexual person talking about asexuality, not at one moment had I ever talked about what it feels like. I go over the struggles of finding out my asexuality and the happiness and proudness I feel. It’s a raw emotionally driven ending to the show, and I hope on stage it will effectively produce an image for the audience after I have built a connection throughout the show.

 

In this draft, I also started to consider the scenery and staging if was in the addition of projection or taking it away. But also on how I would light the piece. I made decisions on spotlights and having the flag lit on the stage.

 

Originally I planned to have the ending of my show having the audience joining me on stage to decorate a cake to bring it full cycle and end on a high note. However, this was time-consuming, and unpredictability of how long this would take unfortunately meant I had to cut this from my version one script and instead end on handing out the bracelets. This was a tough decision but one that needed to be made.