Of Zombies and Commies

Last year in advanced drama we tried an experiment in communal theatre (playwriting and production that is created as a commune or group intead of the traditional method). The results were positive and the students loved it. So we are trying it again this year and we have settled into a group of scenes that either deal with commies or zombies. In modern zombie lore (decended from George A. Romero zombies) zombies represent capitalist glut, comsumerism, and so forth. So in contrast to that we have zombies in various social programs like public education and the department of motor vehicles. Opposed to that, we have 4 Marxists (Stalin, Lenin, Mao, and Marx) participating in capitalist endeavors like watching daytime television and gambling. The end result is a showdown between the two ideologies and we have not determined who wins out. It's a post-modern delight!