The Breakthrough!
I have been to the dentist today. Finally, I got an appointment to have my tooth removed. But I feel like shit... It hurts like hell.
I wanted to take a nap, but I can't.
So I am sitting here again, thinking about this premise over and over.
And somehow I just can't find it.
It is terribly annoying because it feels like it is right in front of me. I just have to grab it...
But...
Meh...
I hate it.
But I feel like I can't move on without finding the perfect sentence.
What do I want to convince my audience of?
This is actually a really hard question, even though it seems so easy.
Hm...
You can't live a life built on lies without paying the price for it.
I feel like I am slowly getting there...
But still, no...
Taking back the wheel of your life comes at the cost of the life you built.
I think I finally got there.
This one will be a great one because this is exactly what I want to tell in this play.
The main character lived a life that was never meant to be hers because she listened to social expectations, family patterns, and even the neighbour's opinion mattered more than her own. After a mental breakdown, she realizes that she can't live that life anymore because it is costing her both her happiness and her sanity.
But she can only reach freedom if she tears down everything she has built throughout her life. So she has a choice to make: Is she willing to sacrifice her career? Her plans for a family? Is she willing to face herself, when the only person who has truly been holding her back was her own mind?
So yes, I think this premise will do just fine.
See?
Storytelling is way more complex than people like to think.