director and dramaturge for a fully mounted production of‚ Ruby Moon by Matt Cameron for a festival with a focus on Australian society I must select a relevant scene for an audience to promote the entire play. Ruby Moon was written in 2003 by Matt Cameron (1969)‚ a Melbourne playwright who was heavily “influenced by headlines in the newspaper” regarding missing children which sparked many of his plot lines. His plays‚ in particular Ruby Moon‚ comment on the notion of a decimated community where there
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Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Alborn 1. Do you think Mitch would have listened if Morrie hadn’t been dying? Does impending death automatically make one’s voice available to penetrate where it couldn’t before? I think Mitch wouldn’t have the chance to listen to Morrie if Morrie hadn’t been dying because Mitch lives on deadline – too fast is the only speed he knows‚ and he‚ as Morrie’s student way back 16 years did not keep his promise of keeping in touch because of choosing to be an commercial
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He was accused and found guilty of assassinating the 35th president of the United States. This former U.S. Marine was killed on November 24th‚ 1963. Just two days after he killed JFK‚ he was shot by nightclub owner Jack Ruby on his way to the Dallas police forces headquarters. Back in 1956‚ 7 years before his death‚ he joined the U.S. Marines‚ he was a better-than-average marksman‚ yet he was court martialed twice in 1958 for having illegal weapons and displaying violent
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Gender Race is clearly a defining factor to residents of Ruby‚ but gender also plays an important role in the actualization of paradise. Mixed race interactions both within Ruby and outside of the town seem to bother the residents‚ however‚ women seem to truly fuel the Ruby men’s hatred. This loathing seems to stem from the pact the original Ruby founders make with God that relies on an “‘unadulterated and unadulteried’ bloodline‚” which means what the men value most‚ the exceptionality of their
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injustice is surfaced through the color‚ subject matter and use of light in painting. Rockwell’s sense of injustice was initiated through the color of the protagonist’s clothing. The protagonist in this painting is the young African-American girl‚ Ruby
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Analysis of Ruby Moon Ruby Moon is set in Flamming tree grove‚ about a couple Ray and Sylvie who’s child Ruby goes missing. The worried parents continue to spend all their days and nights trying to piece together any information they can find about their missing daughter Ruby. As they review everything they know about the case the story turns into a detective inquest‚ they question all the eccentric characters on the street to try and seek clues as to what actually happened to their daughter Ruby. The
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How has Cameron Malcher used dramatic forms‚ performance styles‚ techniques and conventions to communicate strong social and personal issues in his production of Ruby Moon? Contemporary Australian theatre mainly focuses on the reflection of the ‘real’ Australia and communicating to the audience real and modern issues/ideas that respond to the social climate and community. As well as that‚ CAT tries to give marginalized voices a voice that is heard. Cameron Malcher has used dramatic forms‚ performance
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booming. Since feelings of worry and doubt had largely faded‚ American citizens found themselves purchasing the finest things in life. Unfortunately‚ this all came to end when the stock market crashed on October 29th‚ 1929 (also referred as Black Tuesday). The stock market was at its all-time low‚ costing investors millions of dollars‚ contributing to failing banks and industry bankruptcies. This was the beginning the worst economic crisis in United States
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Visual symbols- 7/11/13 One group focused on symbolizing Ray’s grief through the use of the Ruby Doll. Ray was cradling the doll like a baby‚ trying to keep it safe from ’The Lord’ in the scene with Dulcie and Ray. "What sort of God would take an innocent little girl" Dulcie makes the sign of the cross‚ after putting down the birdcage and the doll on the seat‚ which conveys a religious symbol. The way their relationship has become perverted The way they play games to construct meaning
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Ruby held onto her hat as the wind blew it back and forth‚ as she walked down the steps leading to the subway. She was heading to an art convention downtown‚ but Ruby had an eerie feeling about taking the subway a extremely creepy eerie feeling‚ because she always took a taxi. Rumors said that the subway was full of creepy bugs‚ blood‚ mask people all types of things‚ but she didn’t believe it soon Ruby finally made her way onto the subway‚ her stomach rumbled as if a lion and drum were in her stomach
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