The stage is entirely occupied by a square or rectangular pool of water, of varying depth, bordered on all four sides by a wooden deck approximately three feet wide. Hanging above the pool is a large crystal chandelier. Upstage, there is a large painting of the sky, above which gods and goddesses might appear … All scenes take place in and around the pool.
-- The Author  (“A Note on the Staging” )

Importance: This quote summarizes the physical and visual world in which the action unfolds. Throughout the play, and the mini-plays / narratives it contains, action takes place in an around the pool, which becomes (among other things) an ocean and a swimming pool. The chandelier, meanwhile, becomes various sources of light, either metaphorical or literal.

…one way or another, people came – erect, standing tall, with our faces set not to gaze down at the dirt beneath our feet, but upward toward the sky in pride or, perhaps, nostalgia.”
-- Woman (Prologue)

Importance: This...