I am looking at a mermaid who is shuffling her rock down Chartres Street on a teetering skate board. She is struggling to navigate her cardboard painted rock. She has sewn silk flowers into her aqua wig. It is taking her quite some time to move her rock. Her abundant bosoms are listing as she hangs over her make believe rock adjusting it so that it remains upright on the skate board.
It looks like a scene from my favorite Broadway hit, "Peter and the Star Catcher." There is one scene when all of the men are dressed as mermaids. Their costumes are created out of the mind of little boys at play with homemade found items.
I wonder how long it will take the Chartres Street Mermaid to get to the river? And once at the river, will she plunge into the water? Or will she set up a booth, like so many others, and charge for a photo op?
"Peter and the Star Catcher," uses hand-made props and found items to create a fairy tale world on stage. Much like children used to do before the internet. I am not opposed to the net, it cast my words far and wide out into the world wide oceans, but I do miss make-believe.
This young woman who resides on Chartres Street must have another source of income. If she is making enough money as a mermaid, I need to rethink my career choices.
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