Reading the Play: Notes from Casey

The most prominent idea coming from the read through was exploring the relationship of Gilles to his play,  seeing where his influence may have changed some scenes, and finding the true moments that he couldn't change. The preface by Clarke Rogers that you gave us was incredible, I love when he said, "it becomes clear throughout the play that Clarks intention is to reveal that the saint and the monster are two parts of a larger, more primal whole, and that neither is what they appear to be." I think this needs to be a big part of how we move forward, and the key to showing the audience 
what is the play and what isn't the play.

My notes from the read through are as follows:

Act 1 Scene 1:
- mishchievous feel. where and why?
-mentioned mission accidentally

Scene 2:

Isabelle: not saying our father prayer specifically, because of religion centred around mother, problem with Christianity. (many references throughout the play negative toward men and christianity: 
christian men beat their wives etc.)

Scene 3:
state of grace connects to real trial to presume you are in a state of grace: sin of pride

pg. 33 1/2 way scene switches to present very suddenly

Read Not wanted on the Voyage (pay attention to the carriage, Lucy/Lucifer)

Scene 4:
Michael strting to get pushy
power time and blood connection

Isabel keeping Jehanne at home, little girl, youngest child

Scene 8: full cast scene
Gilles wrote himself the part in court, very well may not be the part he actually had Jehanne as puppet

pg. 70 tarot reference: Catherine Queen of Swords

Scene 11 Priest as Pierre (from 1st scene of Act 1)
end of scene 11, goes back into play transition from staging the play to real life

Act 2 Scene 1:
Catherine taking over body, responsible for new meanness and strength

Jehanne as a shell, Catherine taking up all of her energy, strength and will to fight

Scene 2: war cry - Saint Joan also mentions odd war cry

Scene 5: Charles knows she is the saint, could potentially have to do with history as Charles was the one who gave her to the english, could potentially be a metatheatric moment where the actor is warning Francois crying, Catherine [in hindsight not sure what that was]