Author: Rosie Redgrave

A Raisin in the Sun is a play that follows the life of an African American family living in the South Side of Chicago. The family is not well off, but they have dreams of moving up. The daughter, Beneatha, is working to become a doctor despite the fact that her brother, Walter, is always…

Glengarry Glen Ross is a depiction of the actions men will take when they are under too much pressure and their backs are against a wall. It is also a commentary on the inner workings of corporate America and the brutal hierarchies that are built. Glengarry Glen Ross is about a group of salesmen whose…

Waiting for Godot is unlike any other play that I have ever seen or read. While reading it, I was in a constant state of confusion. This is because, while there is an endless amount of dialog, there is very little actual conversation. The dialog consists of provocations of despair, recounts of recent activities, which…

I very much enjoyed the story, Inherit the Wind. It is always heartening to read about people who are willing to put everything on the line and fight for what they believe in. The play tells the story of a schoolteacher, Brent Cates, who is on trial for teaching evolution to his students. The trail…

Medea is an ancient Greek play that tells the story of a woman who has been so hurt by love that she is willing to pay any price to make her husband, Jason, feel suffering even greater than her own. She is even willing to sacrifice the lives of her own children just to cause…

I have to admit, musicals are not my favorite genre, but I love the movie Sweeney Todd. Unlike its happy-go-lucky counterparts, Sweeney is a dark and twisted movie accompanied by a fantastic soundtrack and dark humor. The movie opens with a number about London, the city in which the film takes place. The song features…

I had the pleasure of going to watch my sister perform in the Morton Street Dance Center’s end of the year performance. The dance performance included all styles of dance and all levels of dance, from 3-year-olds to high school students. This year’s performance was of an original story that took place in South Africa.…

A Streetcar Named Desire is a drama featuring lust, domestic abuse, and mental fragility, that takes place in post WWII New Orleans. The story follows the mental deterioration of a disillusioned woman named Blanche who has moved in with her sister, Stella, and brother in law, Stanley. The play takes place in Stella’s small, disheveled…

The Fern theatre’s all female production of the play, Lear, was highly engaging. The space in which it was performed was a small and intimate, outdoors theatre. It was awesome to be so close to the action. Because everyone was so close, the actors would stare into your eyes when they were addressing the audience,…

Shakespeare wrote a wide variety of genres. He wrote everything from dark tragedies that end with the death or ruin of nearly everyone to lighthearted romances like Much Ado about Nothing. The tragedies provoke contemplation about the complexities of human nature and the comedies, while they may not incite the same reflection, are always an…