The Bird Skeleton (fragments)
SYNOPSIS An adult tells himself a story from his childhood. As if to convince himself that it's him that lived it. He divides himself between two ages - the current one (58 years old) and the past one (6 years old) - and returns to a bizarre and remarkable episode in which his parents unexpectedly found a bird skeleton in the back of a cupboard. A bird skeleton to which he has inexplicably become strongly attached and that also represented his revelation of death. CHARACTERS DAVID – 58 and 6 years old THE MOTHER – young, about 30 years old, changes ages a few times THE FATHER – the same as The Mother The time of the play oscillates. The past (David’s childhood) – the beginning of the 2000s. The present – when David has been an adult for a long time and begins to grow old. The oath and the flash The parents’ bedroom, at night. It’s summer, the windows are wide open and the wind is waving the curtains. Warm light from the lamps on the two nightstands is filling