My despicable Face
This is the last part in my trilogy about violence. It is about fear and what happens when we use violence, towards ourselves and others, as an act of self-protection. Players will play with masks that they have created themselves during the preparatory workshop, and which depicts grotesque versions of their own faces.
The scenario starts in the middle of a deep forest inside Russia, where a group of soldiers are looking for a small hut where a young girl is living with her grandmother. One by one, the soldiers lose themselves in fear, and memories of violence from their own lives start to come back to haunt them. Memories are played out non-verbally through postures, movements and sounds. The disoriented soldiers keep roaming around in the forest, until the first act ends with the group finally finding the hut and deciding to go inside.
In the second act, as the soldiers enter the hut, they enter a space outside of time. The players will now put on their masks. What follows is a guided process, where the players are confronted with their anger and fear of the Other, which so often lead to violence – both against self and others. From the blame and the shame which might arise from this process, the players will be guided towards self-acceptance and love.
The scenario ends with the third act in which the players come out of the hut as no-longer-soldiers who are ready to find their way home. On their way home, they will be given new names and new roles to explore for themselves and as the sun rises the game ends in celebration.