Thoughts on Professor Tanglao-Aguas play "When the Purple Settles"

The play was very graphic both in content and the amount of specific stage directions. However, it all seems to be pointing to a common theme. It is very realisitic to a degree. But its harder to understand some of the themes because we were never there. We never had to experience those things. This play reminded me of one of the plays our High School put on. It was called "The Serpent" and was a psychological study of the creation story based around the death of a schoolgirl during an attempted assaasination of the president. Though only about 45 minutes long, the play was probably one of the most thought provoking pieces of theater that I have seen to date. That I think can make all the difference to the plot line of a story: whether or not the story can provoke one to think outside the box, outside of themeselves.