#trina in trousers

[sudomanic]

i cant stop thinking about thisss

[nova-ish]

More marvin trilogy lino!

This time, a test for an In Trousers one (I'm obsessed with the musical help)

Also pls keep in mind that I'm still a beginner with lino carving 😭

[thehuesarrange]

the ladies

[xmauwax]

the baby? crying on the swing set

the oldest? kicking ass

the parakeet? hasn’t moved its wings yet

all good things? come to pass

[t4tcecilos]

thinking a lot about the way trina says “well my husband divorced his wife last weekend” (in marvins final words from how america was discovered) and it makes me CRAZY

shes sooo. trina i love u. yes your husband divorced his wife. he divorced You. what an interesting way to say that?,,??? im really a huge fan. it rlly speaks to her mindset i feel. an out of body experience . to find out your husband is gay, cheating on you, and divorcing you. yk?????? no wonder shes out of it. he divorced his wife, which is her. but also not her. i feel like saying “his wife” instead of “me” is a way for her to escape the situation. and a way to let go.

but also is this even the real trina in this song. or is this marvin’s trina and this is HIS WAY of escaping. what a fun musical

[takemebacktowheniwassane]

corpse bride in trousers au or something like that

[nycto-rotting]

guys did trina and marvin have 2 kids?? your lips and me and its reprise both had lyrics implying that they had a baby and an older son? am i misunderstanding somethin orrr? what’s the lore abt that pls help a new fan out im still tryna figure out whats going on in the marvin trilogy </3

(it’s also kinda funny that marvin kissed their damn bird before trina)

[ellenolphe]

Rip Ellenore you would have loved Trina from In Trousers

[ouw11]

silly people!!! (& close ups)

[ladylylla]

Who up in they trousers

[trobedarchive]

falsettos text posts 3 while i rewatch glee

part 2 ^

[sudomanic]

[nova-ish]

SO!! Guess who finally watched that one college production of In Trousers and went trough all the lyric annotations in Genius!

(Let's just say i now have a 20 page doc analyzing every single song :,D)

here are some sketches of the original cast!

[this-tastes-lemony]

Falsettos Food Theory

Okay so someone asked what this is and I really wanna explain! So the falsettos food theory is that food represents love throughout the Marvin trilogy.

In the show, In Trousers, Marvin is very strict about what kind of food he wants, and he gets very upset when he doesn’t get it imminently or the way he wants. For example, in the song ‘How Marvin Eats his Breakfast” there is the lyric,

“No one looks busy in this kitchen

And my breakfast isn't ready

And my stomach aches.”

This is in reference to that no one at that moment is giving him the love that he wants, and that he aches for it. Later in the song he also says ,

“I don't want miracles from heaven

Just some eggies over spinach over toast

No, I will not apologize!

She should win a prize:

Very best emoting

That girl can't cook”

When he says the first line he doesn’t literally mean he just wants a basic breakfast, he means that he doesn’t want much, he just wants to feel loved. By saving “that girl can’t cook” he doesn’t mean she’s lousy at making food, he means that she doesn’t give him the kind of love that he wants. One of the other ladies says

“maybe she can’t cook, but have you seen her milk a cow?” Implying that sexually she “provides” to Marvin, even if he doesn’t romantically like her (obviously this means nothing, just because they can be sexually active does not mean that it is love).

Another one is in Whizzer Going Down he says,

“he hates my wife

I hate his food”.

He’s saying he hates when Whizzer shows him love because he is not ready to accept the fact that he can be loved and he can love another man.

There are many more references of this in the show In Trousers and if anyone wants to hear them I’ll gladly go into it in another post!!

The ones in Falsettos are even more obvious references to love. In the song Tight Knit Family, Marvin sings,

“We all eat as one

Wife, friend, and son

And I sing out as they cook

I love my tight-knit family

I love the way they cook linguine”

They all eat as one meaning they are all receiving love from one another, even if it isn’t good. The next line being “I sing out as they cook” (singing out meaning to say or shout something loudly, most likely implying the unhealthy relationship he’s in with his family) this line is saying that while they provide him love and what ever he asks, he continues to complain about it.

However, in the next line he says “I love the way they cook linguine” which is a considered normal traditional meal for a lot people. This is showing that he enjoys when they provide him with basic normal love, instead of arguing or disagreeing with him.

Another reference later on in the musical is in the ENTIRETY of the song “This Had Better Come To A Stop”. The first set of unique lyrics though is what I’ll cover.

“Whizzer's supposed to always be here

Making dinner, set to screw

That's what pretty boys should do

Check their hairlines, make the dinner

And love me”

This is saying that Whizzer is supposed to always be at Marvin’s command, loving him and giving himself to Marvin sexually at all times. He mentions making dinner twice in these lyrics, again implying that he doesn’t want Whizzers love unless it’s later in the day once he’s gotten his love from his other family ( breakfast specifically).

Another general reference to food equaling love is Cordelia’s entire character. All she does throughout the show is provide food and such to the characters, this being her giving them constant love. Since Cordelia was giving Marvin so much food (presumably) during the two year gap during intermission, we can assume that her unique and (sometimes) not so great food taught him that he doesn’t always get to choose what to eat, but that he should be greatful someone is cooking for him anyway. I think Cordelia is one of the most amazing characters in the story.

For all of the song “Days Like This” she’s trying to get Whizzer to eat something, meaning she’s trying to share her love with him.

In the song “Jason’s Bar Mitzvah”, Dr. Charlotte says

“She's cooked for some 200 guests

[CORDELIA]

We number not that many

Actually... we're seven”

This shows that she has provided so much love for all of these people, even though there’s only seven. Only a couple lines later, she tries the food Cordelia made, and says that the food “tastes really yummy.” (in the pro shot Trina nods her head to agree).

This is important to me because it shows that Cordelia finally found a way to show/express her love with the rest of the characters, and have them reciprocate it for the first time on stage, showing that they are all at peace and finally love each other.

Just like in trousers there are hundreds of more references in Falsettos so if any of you would like me to go more into it I’d be happy to!

This is all speculation of course, we don’t know if any of this was intentional, buts it’s by far my favorite thing to talk about that’s falsettos related. Hope you enjoyed reading!

[xmauwax]

where are my high school ladies at 5 o’clock fans

[catboymoses]

Candles in The Marvin Trilogy as Trina's relationships with men!!

The one Marvin blew out in a single breath when he made up his mind for good.

The menorah Mendel brought into their home, symbolically fitting as it was a miracle their relationship had lasted as long and burned as brightly as it did. (They were supposed to part after five sessions after all!)

The one she lit for Whizzer when she truly accepted him as family. Blown out too soon, but lovely while it lasted.