Monthly Archives for May 2016
Inherit the Wind Response Paper
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 … Continue reading
Inherit the Wind Response – Laura Glucksman
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 … Continue reading
Noises Off Response- Laura Glucksman
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 … Continue reading
Medea Response- Zora Kesich
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 … Continue reading
Noises Off Response- Zora Kesich
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, … Continue reading
Inherit the Wind Response- Zora Kesich
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 … Continue reading
First Monologue- Zora Kesich
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 … Continue reading
Noises Off Response
“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 … Continue reading
Noises Off response_Paul Ahn
The beginning of “Noise off” introduces the fiasco rehearsals and the problems it poses to the whole staff in production. The film comically describes the irritating problems the director might have during the rehearsal like the constant problem with the … Continue reading
Noises Off 1992 Reflection- Karan Mehta
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 … Continue reading