Massive spoilers will be in the comments. I'll be gradually adding to this over the next while, as I get spare moments to write. Hopefully, other folks who've been will also comment!
On rare occurrences, an actor would actually remove an audience member's mask...
Interesting! I never saw that.
The only mask interaction I saw was when some guy was standing around in "scene space" with his mask on the top of his head, completely oblivious to the Black Mask beckoning him to "audience space". The actor slapped the mask down over his face and shoved him toward us. The whole interaction was quick and done with a pique that was not out of character.
I don't think anyone else is meant to see it. A few of my friends from work were (individually, at separate times), grabbed by a woman (probably a witch?) and dragged off into a private space with a locked door. The witch would then remove their mask, and, at extremely intimate range, tell the person a creepy fairy tale. All the while, holding onto the person's arms and making them act out the actions of the story. I wish that had happened to me!
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Date: 2009-11-25 02:27 pm (UTC)Interesting! I never saw that.
The only mask interaction I saw was when some guy was standing around in "scene space" with his mask on the top of his head, completely oblivious to the Black Mask beckoning him to "audience space". The actor slapped the mask down over his face and shoved him toward us. The whole interaction was quick and done with a pique that was not out of character.
Removing masks
Date: 2009-11-25 04:16 pm (UTC)