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Speak of Love

Speak of Love

Winter Sun

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Project Description

Project Description

Speak of Love is a performance piece of monologues and discourses from pop culture that swap character’s gender in order to shed light on same-sex relationships and equality. Recently, same-sex equality has garnered energy as a human rights cause. In parallel, the depiction of homosexuals and their relationships have entered into the norm of the arts and entertainment, using a personal interest for social progress. Speak of Love follows suit, presenting familiar heterosexual relationships from an assortment of material from pop culture in a homosexual context. Re-experiencing familiar storylines in this manner, the audience gains insight to how similar homosexual emotions and relationships are to their heterosexual counterparts.

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A poster for "Speak of Love" features two microphones positioned in front of a red heart. The title "Speak of Love" is written in white script across the heart. Above the heart, the phrase "A new play that imagines if Carrie hit Sally" is written in cursive. Below the heart, the text reads: "EAT, PRAY, LOVE FRIENDS MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING SEX AND THE CITY WHEN HARRY HIT SALLY AND MORE." At the bottom, the website address "SPECIALEOFLOVE.COM" is displayed.A poster advertising “Speak of Love” is displayed on a stand. The poster features a red heart shape with two microphones and text that reads “A new play that imagines if Carrie and Samly.” Below the poster, additional text lists “Eat, Pray, Love,” “Friends,” “My Best Friend’s Wedding,” “Sex and the City,” “When Harry Met Sally,” and “More.” A window behind reveals a street scene with cars and a trash can.The image shows the entrance to the Lucille Lortel Theatre & Playwrights' Sidewalk. The theater's name is displayed on a black marquee above the entrance. The marquee also features two stylized microphone icons and the words “Speak of Love” in red cursive lettering. The entrance itself has a glass canopy, and the theater is housed in a gray building. Visible on the side of the building are external fire escapes.A poster for the musical "Peak of Love" is displayed in a theater window. The poster features a red heart shape with the title "Peak of Love" in white script. Two microphones are positioned on either side of the heart. Below the title, smaller text reads: "Eat, pray, love friends," "My best friend's wedding," "Sex and the city," "When Harry met Sally," and "And more." The theater's address and phone number are printed at the bottom. The poster is framed in a light brown wooden frame.A white New York City bus, numbered 5595, is parked on a city street. The rear of the bus displays a digital sign reading "M23," a red "Speak of Love" sticker, and blue text including a phone number. A small American flag is visible on the side window. A white car is parked nearby, and buildings are visible in the background.A black and white image shows a woman sitting with her back to the camera, facing a large screen displaying a striped curtain. A microphone on a stand is positioned in front of her. Six light-colored wooden stools are arranged in front of the screen, and a lamp is visible on a small table to the right. The floor is light-colored, and the image is rendered in grayscale.A silver microphone stands on a gray stand in front of a row of yellow stools. The backdrop consists of five vertical panels of olive-green fabric draped over a gray curtain. The floor is white.A projection of a man holding a baby is visible on a screen behind a row of six gray stools. Four microphones are positioned in front of the stools, casting a yellow glow. The floor is light gray, and the wall behind the screen is dark gray.Five stylized figures are drawn in a minimalist style on a white background. From left to right:
<p>1. A man with glasses, wearing a gray sweater, blue pants, and black shoes.</p>
<p>2. A woman with shoulder-length hair, wearing a short black dress and simple shoes.</p>
<p>3. A woman with long blonde hair, wearing a blue jacket, gray pants, and black boots.</p>
<p>4. A man with short brown hair, wearing a dark vest, white shirt, and gray pants.</p>
<p>5. A woman with long blonde hair, wearing a blue skirt and simple shoes.</p>
All figures are drawn with minimal lines and solid colors, with no shading or detailed features.A screenshot of a website titled "Speak of Love" with a red background and white text at the top. The navigation bar includes "SHOW," "ABOUT," "TICKETS," and "BLOG." Below, a "SHOW" section describes "Speak of Love," created by a thesis project at the School of Visual Arts, MFA Design program, involving pop culture, gender, and same-sex relationships. A "Speak of Love Trailer" section displays a red heart-shaped sign with microphones and a "Go to BLOG" button. Below, a "Lust List" section shows photos of individuals, and a "Next Fall" section displays a red box with "Breaking Up's Trailer" and "Next Fall" text.A screenshot of the Speak of Love website shows a red background with the website’s title in white stylized letters at the top. Below the title are tabs labeled “SHOW,” “ABOUT,” “TICKETS,” and “BLOG.” A search bar labeled “Search” is positioned to the right. A blog post titled “Ugly Betty: The Past Presents the Future” by April 10th, 2010, is displayed on the left side. The post includes a video thumbnail of a woman wearing sunglasses and holding a bouquet of flowers. The post’s archived entries list April 2010 and March 2010. A sidebar labeled “Categories” lists “Uncategorized (6).” The overall layout is clean and organized.A page of book titles arranged in numbered rows on a pale yellow background. The titles include "IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT, Peter Warne," "LOVE LETTERS OF GREAT WOMEN, Mary Wollstonecraft," "TWELFTH NIGHT, Orsino," "WHEN HARRY MET SALLY, Harry Burns," "BRIDGET JONES: THE EDGE OF REASON, Bridget Jones," "MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, Don Pedro and Hero," "LOVE LETTERS OF GREAT MEN, Ludwig von Beethoven," "MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING, Julianne Potter," "MOONSTRUCK, Ronnyn Cammareri," "SEX AND THE CITY, Carrie Bradshaw and Jack Burger," "EAT, PRAY, LOVE, Elizabeth Gilbert," "FRIENDS, Rachel Green and Phoebe Buffay."The image is a black-and-white script or screenplay page. It features text written in a serif typeface, typical of classic playwriting. The text reads: “PETER WARNE (AS PLAYED BY CLARK GABLE), IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT To be performed by a woman. Naturally pretty, but also approachable. Youthful, fresh-faced, and kind looking. Sure I’ve thought about it. Who hasn’t? If I could ever meet the right sort of girl. Aw, where you gonna find her? Somebody that’s real. Somebody that’s alive. They don’t come that way anymore. Have I ever thought about it? I’ve even been sucker enough to make plans. You know, I saw an island in the Pacific once. I’ve never been able to forget it. That’s where I’d like to take her.”The image shows text on a cream-colored background. The text is formatted in a dialogue format, with two characters identified as "DON PEDRO" and "HERO." Don Pedro introduces a line that reads "My visor is Philemon's roof; within the house is Jove." Hero responds with "Why, then, your visor should be thatched." Don Pedro then asks, "Speak low, if you speak love." The dialogue continues with Don Pedro leading Hero back to her seat, where Hero returns to her seat relieved. Don Pedro then releases Hero’s arm.The image contains a typed text on a cream-colored background. The text is titled "ELIZABETH GILBERT" and appears to be a poem or prose piece. The text is written in all capital letters and includes lines such as "To be performed by a man. Youthful and bright-eyed, but shows signs of damage and vulnerability." and "Twice now, dropping me off in front of my house and saying good night, Felipe has reached across the car to give me a good night kiss, and twice now I've done the same thing—allowing myself to be pulled into him, but then ducking my head at the last moment and tucking my cheek up against his chest. There, I let him hold me for a while." The text is centered on the page and occupies most of the visible space.The image shows a typed letter on cream-colored paper. The letter is addressed to "RACHEL:" and begins with "Phoebe, I'm not going to Ross' wedding because he's my exboyfriend and that would be really uncomfortable." The letter continues with Phoebe explaining that she is not in love with Ross because she has feelings for him, but does not feel the same level of love for him as she does for someone else. The letter concludes with Phoebe expressing confusion about why Ross didn't tell her about his sexual feelings for her.A woman with long brown hair holds a microphone in her right hand and gestures with her left hand while seated on a stool. She wears a light brown, loose-fitting dress and dark tights or stockings. A large projection screen behind her displays a close-up image that appears to show a face with teeth showing. The background is dark, and the image on the screen is out of focus. A portion of a person's head is visible in the lower left corner of the frame.A man in a dark suit and tie sits on a stool, holding a microphone and gesturing with his hands. He faces the audience, seated in a row of red chairs. A large screen behind him displays a blurred image. The setting appears to be a conference or presentation hall.A red heart-shaped sign with the words "Speak of Love" in white cursive script is mounted on two silver poles against a plain white background. Two black-and-white microphones are positioned behind the sign, partially overlapping it.

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