The mistress in The Mistress and the Megalith functions mainly in a dimension beyond the awareness of the other characters and interacts with them only at the moments of their deaths, removing their costumes as symbolic removal of their corporeal existence. Written by Mark Thompson, a physical theatre specialist, The Mistress and the Megalith is comprised of symbolic and metaphoric movement as much as, if not more than, narration and dialogue. We can build phenomenal structures of meaning without regard, necessarily, to whether they are true or important. One can lie with words. One cannot lie with movements.
Movements either are or they fail to be.
The Mistress and the Megalith is co-directed by Mark Thompson and French director Pascal Guin. Immediately after the Playhouse performances, the company will travel to Brittany to present the French language version as La Ma tresse et le M galithe in various sites. The possible venues include megalith sites in Brittany, the Interceltique Festival in the city of Lorient and the Kerhervy Theatre in Lanester. Established in July 2000, Project Kerhervy is an international theatre partnership established as a cultural and educational exchange between Pittsburgh and Brittany. The purpose of Project Kerhervy is to create, in effect, a Franco-American theatre company that will function during the months outside the academic year.