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DIRECTOR'S NOTE

.    A little over five years ago, this play was recommended to me by a former student and it became a production at J.W. Mitchell High School.  As I was trying to come up with a play that fit into the guidelines imposed by Covid-19, the play I had chosen would not work under the restrictions. Since Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom is made up of scenes with no more than 2 actors in them, it allowed me the abiilty to rotate scenes and work within the time and number of participant recommendations.  With the play's main theme being the insulation of teenagers from their parents, I believe it is as relevant today as it was five years ago.

     I have always held very strong opinions about the destructive and isolating effects of video games. The only time I've ever seen anything that resembled hate from either one of my own kids was when I forcably tried to get them off their gamiing consoles. It is frighening to know that sometimes, as a parent, we supply the means to seperate our children from us. Knowing how sophisticated subliminal messaging through visual images were in the 1950s, I don't feel that it is too paranoid to believe that there is another level of communication going on in video games that causes a violent reaction when there is an attempt to sever the connection between the player and the game.

     There is a desperate need to repair the fabric and interaction of the modern family.  Sometimes it requires looking at something unsettling to realize that and then take action about it.