A central conflict in the play Harvest is the dynamic between the « Donors » and the « Receivers », which, on a global scale, can be compared to the relationship between developing (or “third-world”) nations and developed (or “first-world”) countries, or between colonized peoples and colonizers. I’d like you to consider this dynamic a bit more in-depth for this week’s response, as well as consider how one staging of the play reflects this dynamic in visual and embodied terms.
By Sunday, February 12, 11:59pm, please think about the following questions and write an ~1-2 paragraph response:
1. How would you describe the relationship between the “Donors” and the “Receivers” in Harvest? Is it reciprocal? Who holds power? How do they exercise it? (You can think about the dynamics between particular characters, for example, between Om and « Ginni » for example).
2. Choose one of the images of designer Czerton Lim’s sets for Harvest. Describe how the relationship between “Donors” and “Receivers” is embodied in the image that you chose. Think about the choices that the designer has made:
The web address for the images is https://www.czlimdesign.com/harvest/121v1yo3onf2vhlwaam0j1nb86809m
Please use simple language only, don’t go very deep and keep it as simple as possible. Thank you