The Colored Museum

The colored museum, I really don't know what to say. I think it was said in class that this play is realism but I'm not so sure. Time Warps, Cooking up black people in a pot and a girl laying eggs doesn't seem realistic to me. Anyway I think that this is a very interesting play, although it's a little crazy. And since I'm doing a visual response to this it made me think just how I would direct something like this. I've never actually wanted to direct any play but the colored museum just sparked my interest. To begin with I would consider the costumes, specifically Miss Roi's and Miss Pat's. For Miss Pat I don't know exactly what kind of stewardess costume I would choose. Should I go more modern with it? My version of the play dictates that she's in a mini skirt ensemble. This seems to me like a modern type of outfit. Not one that but it has to be pink. So should I follow directions or just go my own way completely. And then there's Miss Roi. I see a lot of flamboyant colors when I think of this character. And a feather boa around his neck or something. Or perhaps I should add a whole lot of jewelry. Necklaces and such. Lots of makeup and I don't know that's as far as I can see.
Putting this thing on stage, I don't know I can see like all of the exhibits lined up upstage and as it's each ones turn the occupants can step forward and do their parts. And step back to their places once they're finished. But that leads to a problem of props. If I did it this way then there would be a minimum of objects that I would use.
This play is fun to speculate on how it should be produced; now the only question is, to follow stage directions or not to follow stage directions.