Month: May 2016

Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee is a fictionalized account of the “Scopes Trial,” where a high school teacher was convicted for teaching Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution to his sophomore class which went against the Tennessee Law in the 1920s. The play was published in 1955 during the age of…

Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee has an intriguing plot that focuses a court case involving a curious teacher just trying to do his job. He is not a criminal, but in his town, his ideas are considered blasphemy and the townspeople want him silenced. The town is an integral part…

Noises Off is a farce about the onstage and offstage events of a play called Nothing On. This “play within the play” is supposed to be a comedy, but has second-rate actors and many theatrical mishaps. The actors’ personal issues backstage augment the zaniness of the production. In the end, both Noises Off and Nothing…

Medea Response Euripedes’ Medea is one of the few Greek tragedies I have seen performed. Thus, my prior knowledge of tragedies is limited, but nonetheless, I found the play to be captivating and complex. I found it interesting that the protagonist of the play, Medea, was not necessarily easy to relate to in her actions…

Noises Off Response I really enjoyed the comedy aspect of Noises Off. I particularly found the first portion of the film, where the actors are performing a dress rehearsal, to be amusing. I think it highlights, in a comedic way, how difficult it can be to actually put on a production. Lloyds frustration is funny…

Inherit the Wind Response I found Inherit the Wind to be an entertaining read. I really enjoy the genre of ‘courtroom drama’ both in film and television shows, and this play certainly encapsulates much of what makes this topic so captivating to watch. I thought it was noteworthy that more than once, it is mentioned…

Monologue No, it’s not that I don’t like coming home. What I don’t like is being asked all the questions I don’t know the answers to myself. Everyone wants to know what I’m studying. Everyone asks my major. These are perfectly reasonable questions. These are things I should really know the answer to. Going into…

“Noises Off,” a sex farce by Michael Frayn is skilfully adapted into a motion picture by director, Peter Bogdanovich. What I found unique and quite central to this work’s appeal was the use of the concept of having “a play within a play,” or based on the movie I saw, rather “a play within a movie.”…

The play starts off with a rehearsal of a play, Nothing on. This play is one of the most famous, “play within a play”. Therefore, the characters needed to adapt to complicated roles. Another major aspect of Noises Off is the use of Farce. Lloyd Dallas, the director of the play, Nothing On said, “That’s…