De Amerikaanse schrijver en acteur Charles Busch werd geboren op 23 augustus 1954 in New York. Zie ook alle tags voor Charles Busch op dit blog.
Uit: Psycho Beach Party
„MRS. FORREST (Devastated) It’s all true. All of it true. I was so ashamed. l blamed myself for the death of my boy. But I always loved my little girl. ( To Chicklet) You must believe that. I did love you. I do. And when Chicklet lost her memory of that day, I took it as a blessing from God. I vowed to create a new life for us. I changed my name, moved to a new city. I suppose I tried too hard, went too far and now . . . now I see I’m doomed to failure.
CHICKLET Mother, hold me. (They embrace)
BERDINE (Sobbing) l was supposed to be her best friend but I never knew.
KANAKA How do you feel, Chicklet?
CHICKLET As if a thousand doors have been opened.
PROVOLONEY But what does this all mean?
STAR CAT It’s really very simple. Chicklet did her best to suppress this traumatic childhood episode by denying herself all normal human emotion, so she created various alter egos to express emotion for her. She associated the sex drive with her mother, so she in effect became her childhood vision of her mother, Ann Bowman, whenever placed in a potentially erotic situation.
KANAKA Is this condition contagious?
STAR CAT Indeed not. Over eighteen percent of all Americans suffer from some form of multiple personality disorder. It is not communicable and in most cases, treatable with medical care.
BETTINA (Energetically) This is the most exciting story I’ve ever heard. This is the project that’s going to win me an Oscar.
PROVOLONEY Huh?
BETTINA A surfer girl with a split personality. A prestige picture if I ever saw one. (To Chicklet) Honey, I want to option this property, and believe me I’ll pay top dollar. I can’t promise casting approval but you can trust my integrity.”
Charles Busch (New York, 23 augustus 1954)
Scene uit een opvoering in Thousand Oaks, 2015