And, of course, there is the drinking problem. We are so lucky to have an esteemed singing actress in this role, Margaret Yauger . I think they do it for survival. Monica somehow protects both Baba and Toby , as often happens in dysfunctional situations. It s never complete or interesting if a character is all evil, and so I believe Baba is actually trying to protect Monica .
Toby also needs to survive.
As the actors work together and discuss the story, all of the characters and their relationships with each other will become more clear to us. Discussions of the occult and disfunction grab our attention. It is not that difficult to get into these issues as being contemporary ones. Perhaps it was a taboo conversation then. The games the young children play, their innocence, the denial, the claustrophobic atmosphere with violence under the surface - these are all familiar themes for recovery programs and self help books.