HYPERTEXT: Changing Key – Next story
Finishing with Bobby’s story, the audience raised some interesting questions regarding the fact of whether or not one pov constituted a story in itself, and if some of the focus on detail would or will be a legitimate "link" to be considered.
Moving on to "Kate’s Story" we have a woman on a phone who then again faces the audience directly to give us part of her story. We have the same scenario, with the woman entering the home to speak to Dennis, which would appear to be an alternate path to the event of Dennis locking himself in the bathroom. However–then it returns to the "Bobby’s Story"scenario with the change being the daughter’s presence. So then, we can assume that the two events are simultaneous. The writer appears at the door seeking to interview Dennis, and we recognize him as the lost driver in "Bobby’s Story."
The question of hyperdrama as to its allowance of interactivity was discussed, and the key to the balance of characters and detail in each segment that layers into reinforcing the overall story.
The Lost Children: A Charity Anthology