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Subterranean Homesick Blues Again: Play Analysis
In the play Subterranean Homesick Blues Again, Playwright Dennis Reardon depicts a tour guide and a group of two couples going through a natural cave. The tone light and comedic, but as they go deeper into the cave the atmosphere becomes creepier and melancholic as they go deeper and the play progresses. The tone cresends as the tour guide announces that they are not where they think they are anymore.

This play is nothing short of unnerving, but- as good plays do- kept me on the edge of my seat. Yes, at the beginning of this play the tone is that of a light hearted one, but if you pay close attention to the tour guide you will realise that the two couples touring will have a peculiar experience. In the stage directions, you will find specific
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