Remembering

This mime performance explores themes of memory, growth, and faith in God through silent storytelling. It follows Mime A, who represents an older person reminiscing about life moments through objects in a suitcase. Each item triggers a transformation into a younger version of themselves, played through mime illusions and rotations.

1. Childhood: Mime A finds a blanket, reminisces, and transitions into a child. The child offers both the blanket and their thumb to God, showing early innocence and faith.
2. Youth: Mime A takes out a baseball cap, glove, and ball and becomes a young player in a baseball game. A subplot unfolds where a marginalized player is excluded. Mime A eventually notices, has a moment of reflection, and includes the rejected player, demonstrating compassion and growth.
3. Adulthood: Mime A retrieves a small piece of clothing, symbolizing parenthood. They lovingly cradle an invisible baby and offer the child to God, showing devotion and trust.
4. Final Reflection: Mime A returns to the older self, closes the suitcase, and looks heavenward with gratitude.

Illusion: suitcase

Run-time: 5-8 minutes 

Cast: 1 mime, several groups of mimes

Sample of script

Mime A as an older person enters with a suitcase. Mime A opens the suitcase and picks up a blanket. The mime rubs the blanket against his/her face and smiles. Slowly the mime rotates in a circle and when the mime is facing the audience, he/she is playing a child. The child is sucking his/her thumb. Child looks to God and offers the blanket. The child is pleased. Then, the mime offers his/her thumb to God. The child is happy as he/she rotates again. When the mime is facing front, he/she is playing the older person again.

Next, Mime A takes out a baseball cap, a glove, and a ball. Again, the mime enters the dream with a rotation. When the mime finishes the rotation, he/she is a youth. Other mimes are also on stage with their backs to the audience. They also rotate on Mime A’s rotation and they all enter active positions of playing a game of baseball. On the side of the game is a mime who is slightly bent over. A ball is hit to this character. Another mime walks over to the bent-over mime, grabs the ball, and arrogantly turns. The slightly bent-over mime is saddened. 

Another ball is hit to the bent-over mime. Mime A walks over and takes the ball and walks away. Suddenly, Mime A stops and pauses, and then looks heavenward. Then, Mime A turns and tosses the ball. The bent-over character catches the ball. The others are surprised. Mime A motions for the bent-over character to come over and join the game. They all begin to play. Slowly, they all rotate, and Mime A becomes old once again.

Mime A now picks up a small piece of clothing, smiles and turns. When the mime transitions to become an adult, he/she is holding a baby.

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