Show Don’t Tell – Gregor MacGregor

For context to this post, check out my “Explain like I’m 5” post here.

My triptych had to keep my audience far away from my objects.

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Audience perspective of start of show.
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First object: Cardboard Sign saying “Journey of the Decade” and Sign-up Sheet.
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Secondly, I “sailed across the Atlantic” to the “New World”.
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Nobody was there. Where’s Poyais?
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A number of fellow colonists perished. I mourned them with a simple grave marker.
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Finally I made it back to Europe and tried to warn the others about MacGregor’s schemes. (Wanted poster + Poyais bank note)

Objects:

“Journey of the Decade” Sign + Sign-up.

Sailing across the sea + subsequent funeral.

Coming back and warning the public about MacGregor.