The Skriker Actor Packet

THE PAST
This section will examine some of the interpretations of the
Skriker, as both a form of a folktale creature or goddess, as well as
the representation of the numerous kinds of damage done to world
!! specifically Great Britain in the time that Churchill wrote the
play.
Not only does the Skriker evoke thoughts of the damaged, but also
of the forgotten. In our modern society, we seem to have replaced
the fascination of folk tales, magic, and imagination with the
obsession of technology. Our past desire for magic is now the
desire for more !! more technology, quicker communication, the
ability to multi!task even more. The last part of this section will
seek to illustrate just how quickly this desire for technology has
grown, especially in the past three decades.
This recent boom in development bears an important truth from
the play !! that the ability to create does not give us the means to
responsibly create. Whether in reference to the growth of
technology or to the surge in teenage pregnancies, a denial of this
truth could perhaps be the most damaging belief of all.
"The Skriker exudes the poison of malevolence...Thus Churchi! continues to
emphasize the view that vi!ains and victims are two sides of the sam"
coin... having been damaged, the Skriker does damage. Being
#ightened..she becomes #ightening” $Kritzer “Systemic” 169%.