How I Learned to Drive

The Greek chorus was strange. In a lot of ways I think it was unnecessary. That said, it amplified the importance of Lil' Bit and Uncle Peck. The other characters we're not portrayed by single actors and therefore made them simply voices. The effect this had was a powerful one. It helped create the feel of a memory--where the only people who could really effect what was going on were the two involved. The others commented, observed, and warned but that is all. At the end of the day only their voices existed because not one of them acted on the situation. At certain times in the script the chorus' reinforced lines that Lil' Bit or Uncle Peck had. When first reading the script, I wasn't sure what determined that those specific lines needed back up. For example, "For blue balls" and "just a little bit".  However, I think now they were foreshadowing. Now, being able to take them out of their surrounding context and placing them with the entirety of the show I think they were used to show that the two of them never get that far. Both quotes could describe the playful (creepy)/ teasing relationship the two of them had. They came close but never really became intimate with one another. Had those lines not been repeated, I would have left them in their original context and accepted them for face value. The greek chorus brought importance to Lil' Bit and Uncle Peck and represented their influences. Another significant choice that Paula Vogel made when writing the script was the use of headings or chapters to describe scenes. It helped steer me in the right direction. It was a little hint of what was to happen in the scene but kept me on my toes. Some of the titles such as "Defensive driving involves defending yourself from hazard…" made me extremely interested and worried for what was going to happen in the next scene.