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There is so much in Ruby Moon that multiple interpretations are possible. The best attempt at describing my take is to quote a mentor of mine – my step-father. He has a saying when referring to stories of any kind: what is the story about, and what is the story really about?

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The story is about two parents, it’s about grief and it’s about pain.  But this is distinct from what the story is really about. For me, the universal concept of Ruby Moon is Human Capacity for Truth. In a nutshell:

Can we know the truth?
Is there a truth?
Can we hear the truth?
Can we speak the truth?
Do we accept the truth?

And this then begs the question: is “knowing” actually knowing. Will this solve it?

Ruby Moon is often let down by a lack of vision. Often there is a sense of “let’s throw all interpretations on stage and let the audience decide”. I have instead ‘solved’ the story for the audience: I explore in plain terms what I think the parents are doing every night.

This leaves the audience to consider higher plains of meaning, the very concept of truth and capacity. Both are, I believe, foundational to parenting, relationships and certainly to being 'okay' with one’s self.

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