In Maple and Vine Katha and Ryu establish a safe word, which allows them escape the vernacular of the 1950s and acknowledge the modern world.  We recently asked the cast of Maple and Vine a 3 quick questions about life in the 50s vs modern life and what they would choose for a safe word.

Jo Anne Glover (Katha)

What would you miss the most if you had to return to the 1950s?
Probably modern TV, sushi, espresso, the Equal Rights Amendment

What would you miss the least?
Email and facebook

What would your safe word be?
Double chocolate macchiato

Greg Watanabe (Ryu)

What would you miss the most if you had to return to the 1950s?
Mobile smart phones.  Oh, and civil rights.  And the Asian Pacific Islander American community as I know it.

What would you miss the least?
I can’t think of anything horrible now, that we didn’t have then.

What would your safe word be?
Barack Obama

Amanda Sitton (Jenna/Ellen)

What would you miss the most if you had to return to the 1950s?
Carne Asada Nachos with extra jalapenos.  Netflix.  My freedom.

What would you miss the least?
Strip malls.

What would your safe word be?
George Michael Bluthe

Mike Nardelli

What would you miss the most if you had to return to the 1950s?
The internet. I love being able to connect with friends and family all over the map.

What would you miss the least?
Everyone on their cellphones all the time and not interacting with one another.

What would your safe word be?
Netflix

Igor Goldin (Director)

What would you miss most if you had to return to the 1950?
My freedom as a gay man.

What would you miss the least?
The constant bombardment of information. I honestly miss seeing the nightly news once each evening.

What would your safe word be?
xxxxx

Taylor Wycoff (Dramaturg)

What would you miss the most if you had to return to the 1950s?
Traveling.  In scene 8, Dean is going over the “boundaries” of the SDO and says, “Your husband and kids are going to be home soon and dinner has to be on the table.  You are not free…”  Over the past 3 years, I’ve been to Peru, Argentina, Uruguay, Kenya, and Tanzania, and soon  I’m jetting off to New Zealand.  I can do without a lot of things, but being able to travel and see the world is NOT one of them!

What would you miss the least?
All of the technology and convenience.  I’m TOTALLY drawn in by the idea of no cell phones, no computers or internet, the separate stores for meat, fish, and fruit… and I take great pride in knowing the Dewy Decimals!

What would your safe word be?
Harry Potter