Pitch

Vows is a play densely packed with emotions. It examines the complexity of gender biases and gender roles through the relationship between a woman and a man whose children are getting married. Based on F. G. Lorca's Blood Wedding, the play focuses on Gala (the independent mother) and Pygmal's (father) discussion of their children's marriage. In the play, Gala pays Pygmal a visit in his home and confronts him about the marriage.Yet the characters find themselves more concerned with their own desires. Pygmal both intimidated by and hopelessly attracted to Gala has a hard time maintaining conversation; while Gala is overly concerned that in being a mother she has lost her identity and wants nothing more than to be found interesting.

This is all packed in an exciting, fast-paced, twenty minute play. It seeks to confuse audiences. Except for the bold look of the characters, everything about the play tries to repress the dramatic tension of the script, from the blocking to the line delivery. Thus the tension in the play escapes only through the characters. The point is to present the audience with a conflict examined only through the grandiose characters. The audience will see a small blank white stage, filled with two bold, brightly dressed characters. Leaving spectators flabbergasted with little time or space to reflect on what is going on. Forcing them to reflect to what they have just been presented with only after the play is finished.