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Julia and I talk about triggers. We discuss "Master of the House" from Les Miserables, versus the "All Gone Rule" from The Debt Collector. pubwages.com/26/an-extended-synopsis-of-the-debt-collector
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The Debt Collector is a stage musical by Carter and Katz. Music by Daniel Carter, Book and lyrics by Aya Katz.
Synopsis:
When Helga Hauser, a financially struggling widowed landlady, is unable to
collect back rent from the Lark family, or even to have them evicted, there is no one
for her to turn to for help but The Debt Collector, a vigilante enforcer of contracts by
the name of Blood. Enter Siren Thompson, a social worker intent on saving the Larks. Siren
believes in helping people and taking from the rich to give to the poor. Blood
believes in the sanctity of contracts and an eye for an eye. The two are drawn to
each other romantically but are kept apart by differences of philosophy and
communication style. Blood is direct. Siren is manipulative.
The tenants, Lottie and Carl Lark, are the parents of seven children and are
expecting a baby. They are living on public assistance, and their prospects are not
good. When two of the Lark children, Dexter and Sophie, run into the Debt Collector
while he is in the process of evicting them, they enlist his help in collecting a debt
from their parents. This in turn leads the children to join the Debt Collector in his
solitary life for a short while. When the children's absence is reported, child
protective services step in, and all the children are removed from their parents'
home. But when Sophie's life is endangered by a woman intent on adopting her, the
Larks realize that only one person can save her: The Debt Collector.
This is a play about interdependence and the ethical standard that should be
applied in all relationships. Landlords need tenants, and tenants need landlords.
Children and parents need one another, as do husbands and wives. Even those with
diametrically opposed views on life, like Blood and Siren, can find a place where
they can meet. But none of this can work unless we keep our end of the social
contract. And who better to see that we do, but The Debt Collector?
Julia and I talk about triggers. We discuss "Master of the House" from Les Miserables, versus the "All Gone Rule" from The Debt Collector. pubwages.com/26/an-extended-synopsis-of-the-debt-collector
youtube.com/watch?v=tmA0tGbVbCo&list=PLvKl93VPL_oNcJo_b_nvbBiTOAhhfdcrY
The Debt Collector is a stage musical by Carter and Katz. Music by Daniel Carter, Book and lyrics by Aya Katz.
Synopsis:
When Helga Hauser, a financially struggling widowed landlady, is unable to
collect back rent from the Lark family, or even to have them evicted, there is no one
for her to turn to for help but The Debt Collector, a vigilante enforcer of contracts by
the name of Blood. Enter Siren Thompson, a social worker intent on saving the Larks. Siren
believes in helping people and taking from the rich to give to the poor. Blood
believes in the sanctity of contracts and an eye for an eye. The two are drawn to
each other romantically but are kept apart by differences of philosophy and
communication style. Blood is direct. Siren is manipulative.
The tenants, Lottie and Carl Lark, are the parents of seven children and are
expecting a baby. They are living on public assistance, and their prospects are not
good. When two of the Lark children, Dexter and Sophie, run into the Debt Collector
while he is in the process of evicting them, they enlist his help in collecting a debt
from their parents. This in turn leads the children to join the Debt Collector in his
solitary life for a short while. When the children's absence is reported, child
protective services step in, and all the children are removed from their parents'
home. But when Sophie's life is endangered by a woman intent on adopting her, the
Larks realize that only one person can save her: The Debt Collector.
This is a play about interdependence and the ethical standard that should be
applied in all relationships. Landlords need tenants, and tenants need landlords.
Children and parents need one another, as do husbands and wives. Even those with
diametrically opposed views on life, like Blood and Siren, can find a place where
they can meet. But none of this can work unless we keep our end of the social
contract. And who better to see that we do, but The Debt Collector?
