Dramatic Characters In Kisten Miller's Mobile By Kirsten Miller

My term project’s concept is centred around two women who were once really close friends, but now only communicate through the phone. The emotional relevance towards the audience is that everyone has experienced a disconnection with a good friend. Therefore, the audience can connect on some level towards the characters in our term project. The target audience for this project is for teenagers and adults. The stylistic elements that we wish to explore is that of a dramatic nature. The reason why we chose to base this project in a dramatic style is due to the emotional reason of the entire short story that our term project is based and adapted from. Through this adaptation, I have thought about how I will define my role, develop the motivational force of my character and how I will act for the medium of stage. Our term project is adapted from the short story Mobile by Kirsten Miller (written in 2006) (Jacana.co.za, 2018).
The character, Maya, lives in Amsterdam and the other character, Kala, is currently globe- trotting (Miller, 2006). These two friends now only talk on the phone and on social media sites which ultimately creates a rift in their friendship (Miller, 2006). The phone call doesn't end on a happy note in this short story.

The narrative of our term project begins with Maya and Kala’s graduation which quickly moves to a scene set years later with them having a phone call. This then changes over to their thoughts and what they actually wish they had said on that phone call. After this, there is a funeral. Maya ends up dead and Kala expresses her regrets of not coming to visit her. The scene then turns over to inner monologues by the actresses playing Maya and Kala’s thoughts. The message of this play is that you should attempt to stay in contact and connect with those around you, instead of throwing them