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they taught me so much

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Jim Dalling
Feb 12, 2021
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I used to spend my time playing dress up in high schools. I have left this work behind. The work is still teaching me.

I would tell the students

Every play is simply a set of rules for a game to be played by the people on stage so the audience wins.

And

Every mask is a set of rules that you can either play with or in opposition to so that you, the mask, your partners on stage and the people watching can all have a good time.

*A good time?*

*Yes. Would you prefer famine?*

Here is an example of a play we used to do. It was called the mask fashion show.

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