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Frequently Asked Questions: This Lily Was (Fontana)




Q: I faint at the sight of blood. I'm not sure if I really want to come see this Lily show.
A: Don't worry, there's no bloodletting at all onstage. Or off.  No knives, or razors, or shards of glass, either - I wouldn't want anyone to get any ideas.
 Q: What does the title mean?
A: "This Lily Was" is an epitaph - the physical or internal child might be dead or broken, but the fact that this child existed, or that the pure, true personality of the child existed, is important, and must never be forgotten. "(Fontana)" refers to Lucio Fontana, the Italian artist of the Arte Povera movement who painted a series of color fields and then slashed the canvases, creating stark, elegant paintings.
Q: My god! Your father...?
A: No, not my father. A critic made an erroneous assumption, unfortunately.
Q: I absolutely LOVE your bluesy aunt - what a character!
A: That's not my aunt.
Q: But I thought...?
A: It's okay, really.
Q: How's Saint doing?
A: I haven't seen Saint in a long, long while. He's probably dead by now. Or in prison. One day, I'll tell you about the Maud Frizon pumps.
Q: Is this (cutting) a widespread problem?
A: An estimated 2 million Americans practice some form of self-injury. Fortunately, there has been a great deal of research since I was an undergraduate at Harvard, and I was finally able to get help at the Ospedale Fatebenefratelli in Milan, which had a department specializing in personality disorders. Grazie mille, Dott. LaViola!
Q: At the end, I wanted to rush up on the stage and hug you! Would that have been okay?
A: Please do! I'd hug you back, if you are who I think you are.