In the book ‘By the River’ written by Steven Herrick, the voice of the book is Harry. Harry experiences a wide range of issue though out the book. He has gone though the death of his mother and his friend but not only his friend but she was his first love. Harry and his family without they mother and wife have to carry on with they life. This novel is relevant to everyday families life.…
The production ‘Sweetown’ makes satiric humour of dark truths of Australians not acknowledging the horrific acts committed in Australian history towards the indigenous people of Australia, through the view of the townspeople consumed in a debate to build a monument acknowledging the massacre committed near their town. Being set in the mid-60s, emphasises the problems mentioned within the play through reflecting the current acknowledgment towards the issue and making comparisons to when discussion on the controversial topic had begun. The play switches between the perspectives of various townsfolk affected by the debate and shows the changes for better and worst which result from the debate, capturing the hopes and…
Each petition provoked the by-nowfamiliar debate over slavery. At the time of their acceptance, state constitutions would include…
A short play is usually filled with a theatrical energy of diverse anthologies. The time allotted may be only ten or fifteen minutes, so it must be able to capture and engage the audience with some dramatic tension, exciting action, or witty humor. Just as in a short story, a great deal of the explanation and background is left for the reader or viewer to discover on their own. Because all the details are not explicitly stated, each viewer interprets the action in their own way and each experience is unique from someone else viewing the same play. Conflict is the main aspect that drives any work of literature, and plays usually consist of some form of conflict. In “Playwriting 101: The Rooftop Lesson,” Rich Orloff explores these common elements of plays and creates an original by “gathering all clichés into one story and satirizing them” (Orloff as cited by Meyer, 2009, p. 1352).…
Have you ever regretted a decision that you’ve made earlier in life? In the “Spoon River Anthology "written by Edgar Lee Masters, there are many themes. They include guilt, peace through death, life, equality, and regret. My favorite theme for the “Spoon River Anthology” was regret. There are many epitaph that would be classified under the theme regret. My favorite three include; Chase Henry, Hod Putt, and Julia Miller.…
Materials: R& J text, Overhead for activity, chalk/board Introduction: (15 min) Give students Act 3 synopsis Have them read it and sit down at there desks Get students to brainstorm individually -Write in journal – different themes found in play - Love / Feuds / Death / Parenthood etc. Lesson: (60 min) 1) Teacher introduce –Role Play Assignment 2) Have students write (30min ) – Instructions on overhead -Write a scene with 2 members from “Smith” family 2 members from “Jones” family 1 other person / bystander / friend -Both families – well to do, respected but feuding for years -They have had 2 major brawls in the street – people killed – has to stop -It’s lunch time, it’s hot and your downtown 3) Students to write in groups of 5 – each responsible for a part in the scene 4) (30 min) Groups to present their scenes – each group has 5 min Conclusion: (10 min) 5) Teacher to explain the homework: (see Assignment) – show overhead Assignment / Project: 6)…
The play I went to watch was Domesticated by Bruce Norris at Canadian Stage Theatre and it was a comedy and drama. The story revolves around Bill a respected politician and how his one mistake changed his whole family's life for the worse while the media humiliates them. Bill was caught hiring multiple high end prostitutes to satisfy his sexual desires and he was caught when one of them has an accident that sends her into coma. This incident causes his marriage to be falling apart and his two daughters to turn their backs on him. To make the situation worse he gets drunk and insulted a trans women and calling her unwomanly, which angers the trans lady and she stabs him in the eye.…
Campion Decent’s play “Embers” examines the connection between individuals and the community as they react to significant events…
A few living people have been hovering at the back of the stage and now come to the foreground. The Stage Manager introduces Joe Stoddard, the town’s undertaker, who is watching over a freshly dug grave, and Sam Craig, a cousin of Emily Gibbs. We learn that Sam left Grover’s Corners twelve years ago to go west and has returned to town for Emily’s funeral. Sam reads the headstones, represented by the characters sitting in chairs. He sees his Aunt Julia, known to us as Mrs. Gibbs, and Mr. Stimson, who, we learn from Joe, hanged himself in his attic. Sam asks Joe how Emily died, and Joe replies that she passed away in childbirth.…
Entertaining Mr Sloane was first premiered in the West End of London in 1964. It was written by Joe Orton. The original play Is set in a house next to a rubbish dump. My monologue is specifically set in a front room of a house. To display to the audience that my monologue was set in a front room I bought a coach, a lamp and some flowers to give it a homely feel, something the audience can familiarise with and to create that intimate warm feeling of a home although something terrible had just taken place. To present my monologue I have stayed true to the original layout of the set.…
With the coming of the new century America under goes a change led by many different events. The collection of poems written in Lee Masters book Spoon River Anthology portrays the typical small town at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. Show the different social, economical, and political trend and influences throughout the United States.…
Sadly, I can connect to the narrator’s creepy crush. When I was in middle school, I had the biggest crush on a neighborhood boy. I guess you could have called me a low-key stalker similar to the main character in “The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mante”. The narrator had a very creepy and awkward crush on his attractive neighbor. He hid in the bushes during a party her family was having to watch her. He did everything in his power to get the girl to notice him by showing off his swimming and diving skills even if there was the just slightest chance she was paying attention. The boy would also watch Sheila in her bathing suit at the pool, admiring her figure. We can tell that his crush was both creepy and awkward because of the fact that he barely…
Willy Loman, a character in the play, Death of a Salesman, is a man who desperately wants to be successful, but has to deal with many setbacks in his life. He, like most others, has both positive and negative personality traits. The way Willy sees himself, as well as the way others see him changes between the beginning and the end of the play. At the beginning of the play, Willy sees himself as being successful and well-liked. This is partly because he is trying to maintain a successful image for the sake of his friends and family. Willy puts great emphasis on his theory that one is more successful if they are attractive and well-liked. According to him, he is well known throughout New England and can sell things to many people there, even going as far as to stay that he is vital there. Willy is also very proud of the fact that he averages one hundred and seventy dollars in sales in 1928. When he looks at these accomplishments, he feels successful and well-liked.…
An hour before Showtime and Tiny wrecked his voice. Tiny’s upset about Will before the show. Tiny gets his voice back and immediately starts the show. While on stage, Tiny looks for Will in the audience and is disappointed when he doesn’t see him. Grayson loves the play and enjoys watching and remembering back throughout his friendship with Tiny. Grayson gets a call from Will.…
This classic play devised by Joan Littlewood and the Theatre Workshop takes a humorous and light-hearted walk through the history of World War One. The production brims with anecdotes, jokes, songs and dance, but we are never allowed to forget that the Great War was no joke, and are presented with a thought-provoking insight into the futility of war. It was written in the time of the swinging 60s, a time of rebellion from the youth against the conformities of their seniors. Especially when it came to the futility of war; the Vietnam War was on topic opinion. Unbeknown to popular belief this is not the reason Littlewood wrote her play. The production came to life through the combined efforts of director and actors in Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop in 1963. They had been provoked by a BBC program with songs from WW I:…