Themes+(from+September+design+launch)

Lady Han is a play about yearning to be reunited with loved ones as the world grows colder.

Recurring themes that propel that story forward (some over-lap):

Isolation
 * Geisha
 * Wandering alone
 * Desertion by her lover
 * Madness

Nature
 * Autumn leaves falling
 * Tears/dew
 * Lonliness of cold weather
 * Reunion, full-circle, as in the seasons

Nostalgia
 * Re-telling of an old romance
 * Appeal to ancestors
 * Obsession with the gift

**Lady Han is a play about yearning to be reunited with a loved one as the world grows colder — just like we do at Christmas...**

**Christmas is our anchor to connect this ancient Japanese play to contemporary American society.**

Isolation:
 * Snow globe
 * "All I want for Christmas Is You."

Nature:
 * Simulated nature vs. real nature
 * Anticipation of light in darkness

Nostalgia:
 * Obsession with the gift / promise of gifts
 * Connection to past Christmases
 * Comfort of love / communing
 * Emulation of icons