Paradise Now (1970)

• 69%
• 1970
• Documentary
• Sheldon Rochlin
• Diana Van Tosh
• Jim Anderson
• Franck Hogeboom

The play is a voyage from the many to the one and from the one to the many. , , . It is a voyage for the actors and the spectators. . , . The plot is The Revolution, , , . The voyage is charted. The Chart is the map. The Chart depicts a ladder of eight Rungs. Each Rung consists of a Rite, a Vision, and an Action which lead to the fulfillment of an aspect of The Revolu-tion, . . , The awareness which issues from the experience of the Rite and the , , , experience of the Vision merge to precipitate the Action, . . , The Rites and Visions are performed by the actors, but the Actions are introduced by the actors and are performed by the public with the help of the actors, . , , The purpose of the play is to lead to a state of being in which non-violent revolutionary action is possible. Attempt to define and thereby understand the characteristics of the stumbling block at each Rung, and of the form of action that can overcome it. . . . The Resistance to the Revolutionary Change is treated as the obstacle. The energy form designated is an appro-priate strategy for the actor to use to transform the obstacle.