Difference between revisions of "James B. Carrington"

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[[File:Carrington.png|thumb|right|''CARRINGTON: Maybe they ''should'' feel lost, Joseph: just as lost then as we are always already lost. Just like poor, itinerant Silas, wandering the road, looking for a home.'']]
 
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'''Carrington''' is a friend of [[Joseph]] and [[Lula]] from their college days. [[Conway]] has the chance to meet him at [[Equus Oils]] in [[Act I]].
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'''Carrington''' is a friend of [[Joseph]] and [[Lula]] from their college days and the director of the plays ''[[The Entertainment]]'' and ''[[Death Of The Hired Man]]''. [[Conway]] has the chance to meet him at [[Equus Oils]] in [[Act I]].
  
 
A [[wrongle]] of Carrington is viewable at http://kentuckyroutezero.com/phonebooth.wrongle.
 
A [[wrongle]] of Carrington is viewable at http://kentuckyroutezero.com/phonebooth.wrongle.
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== Personality ==
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Carrington is an enthusiastic and verbose character with an impressive knowledge of and passion for dramatic works.
  
 
== Life ==
 
== Life ==
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Little is known about Carrington's life.
 
Little is known about Carrington's life.
  
Throughout the story, Carrington searches for an outdoor venue to perform his [[Death of the Hired Man|play]], an experimental adaptation of Robert Frost's "[[wikipedia:The Death of the Hired Man|The Death of the Hired Man]]." He is also director of the play ''[[The Entertainment]]''.
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Throughout the story, Carrington searches for an outdoor venue to perform his play, an experimental adaptation of Robert Frost's "[[wikipedia:The Death of the Hired Man|The Death of the Hired Man]]," and asks Conway to find a venue for him: "Somewhere outdoors. Somewhere intimate. Somewhere tragic."
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In the beginning of [[Act II]], Carrington talks with [[Lula]] at the [[Bureau of Reclaimed Spaces|Bureau]] and quotes the French dramatist [[wikipedia:Antonin Artaud|Antonin Artaud]]. He appears later at the [[Random Access Self Storage|self storage facility]], asking Conway for ideas as to a venue.
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In Act III, he will meet the group at the location suggested for the play in the previous act – either at Equus Oils, [[Elkhorn Mine]], the storage facility. In talking with [[Shannon]], he references plays, such as ''[[wikipedia:Oresteia|Oresteia]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Goethe's Faust|Faust]]'', ''[[wikipedia:The Iceman Cometh|The Iceman Cometh]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:The Glass Menagerie|The Glass Menagerie]]''.
  
In talking with [[Shannon]] at the [[Random Access Self Storage|self storage facility]] in [[Act III]], he references many others plays as well, such as ''[[wikipedia:Oresteia|Oresteia]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Goethe's Faust|Faust]]'', ''[[wikipedia:The Iceman Cometh|The Iceman Cometh]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:The Glass Menagerie|The Glass Menagerie]]''. In the beginning of [[Act II]], in talking with [[Lula]], he quotes the French dramatist [[wikipedia:Antonin Artaud|Antonin Artaud]]. He claims drama is only his second love; his true calling is pseudoscience.
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He claims drama is only his second love; his true calling is pseudoscience.
  
  

Revision as of 06:07, 30 June 2018

CARRINGTON: Maybe they should feel lost, Joseph: just as lost then as we are always already lost. Just like poor, itinerant Silas, wandering the road, looking for a home.

Carrington is a friend of Joseph and Lula from their college days and the director of the plays The Entertainment and Death Of The Hired Man. Conway has the chance to meet him at Equus Oils in Act I.

A wrongle of Carrington is viewable at http://kentuckyroutezero.com/phonebooth.wrongle.

Personality

Carrington is an enthusiastic and verbose character with an impressive knowledge of and passion for dramatic works.

Life

Little is known about Carrington's life.

Throughout the story, Carrington searches for an outdoor venue to perform his play, an experimental adaptation of Robert Frost's "The Death of the Hired Man," and asks Conway to find a venue for him: "Somewhere outdoors. Somewhere intimate. Somewhere tragic."

In the beginning of Act II, Carrington talks with Lula at the Bureau and quotes the French dramatist Antonin Artaud. He appears later at the self storage facility, asking Conway for ideas as to a venue.

In Act III, he will meet the group at the location suggested for the play in the previous act – either at Equus Oils, Elkhorn Mine, the storage facility. In talking with Shannon, he references plays, such as Oresteia, Faust, The Iceman Cometh, and The Glass Menagerie.

He claims drama is only his second love; his true calling is pseudoscience.