(4/17) The Use of "Rabbit Hole" (Response to Sydney)
In her post this week Sydney discussed the origins of the term "rabbit hole." This term comes from Lewis Carrol's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Since then, popular culture has influenced this term to mean any sort of deep research into a new topic, often as a kind of distraction. This article from the New Yorker talks about the origins of the term and how it has changed over time.
(4/10) David Lindsay-Abaire's Vision
The newest edition of the script for Rabbit Hole includes an author's note about the tone of the show and how David Lindsay-Abaire would like to see this play performed, particularly in the way that the characters handle their sadness. This is an excerpt from an interview in which he talks about this choice to add in the note and why he thinks that it was necessary to do so
(4/3) What is support group?
In the play, Howie spends a lot of his time at a support group for grieving parents, while Becca can't stand coming with him. There are lots of national organizations that specialize in providing support for grieving parents. Some of the notable groups include The Compassionate Friends, Bereaved Parents of the USA, and the MISS Foundation. (click here for a more comprehensive list)
Additionally, this article describes what a typical session would look like on one of these support groups, and talks about the difference between open and closed groups
