Collective Rage: a play in 5 betties was extremely different in terms of how it was depicted in writing versus the live adaptation in the THEA-TAH. I think this may partly have to do with how you read and process information based on the medium it was presented through. In the written version, since the characters all have the same name, it would get really stale to see the name come up for 94 pages. Also, due to some of the language in the play, I at times felt really uncomfortable reading it. Furthermore, by reading it first, it was easier for my own biases to influence how I imagined or saw the play in my head. This caused me to initially strongly dislike the play and made it painful to read it in its entirety.

However, after seeing the play, I felt very differently. The play through giving the characters of the play physical form, and seeing them as actual human beings, it was harder to inherently distance myself. This meant in seeing the real thing, I came in without so much bias and was more open minded about the play; I was ready to take in what the play had to offer. This is similar to an idea presented in the text by Fuchs, which mentions seeing a play as its own world, that comes with its own set of reality, and rules. Seeing the play allowed me to better immerse myself in it,  and seeing things as I was there witnessing the play as part of the play’s reality. I was able to enjoy the play more and got the idea more of how the play was supposed to push boundaries, but still felt really uncomfortable at certain parts that took away from my immersion in the play,