Ovarian Cancer in “Wit” by Margaret Edson
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A 5 page paper which examines the condition of ovarian cancer presented in the play “Wit” by Margaret Edson. The paper examines the play as it reflects modern society and reactions to such cancer. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAwit.rtf

Performing Arts Review / 'Phantom of the Opera'
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A 4 page paper that provides an overview of the production of "The Phantom of the Opera" performed at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood during the 1997 season. This paper provides an overview of the basic structural elements of the performance and poses a few minor suggestions for improvements in staging.
Filename: Phantom.wps

Performing Arts Review / 'Hamlet'
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A 4 page paper that provides an overview of the performance of Hamlet and considers the elements of plot development, staging, and character development as they serve to support the progression of the action as a whole.
Filename: Hamlet10.wps

Pinero's Short Eye
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This 5 page paper examines the play, Short Eyes, by Miguel Pinero in terms of the concepts found in Michel Foucault's Discipline and Punish: The Birth of The Prison. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KTshteye.wps

Play Review (Actors)
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A 2 page evaluative essay that discusses acting ability (i.e., voice, eye control etc.;) in the off-Broadway play "Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat." No Bib.
Filename: Actplay.wps

Plays of Comedy which Overcome Obstacles of Death and Dark Themes
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This is a 5 page paper discussing two plays which manage to overcome the obstacle of death. David Ives’ “All in the Timing” and Michael Frayn’s “Noises Off” are two plays which manage to overcome death and dark themes by skilful timing and framing of dark elements within lighter and farcical works. In both plays death is so close yet comical elements keep the characters at an unreal distance from it thereby not making it a powerful obstacle to overcome. In “All in the Timing” which contains six one act plays, Ives frames the last 36 hours of Trotsky’s death by the one act play proceeding it “The Universal Language” and the one act play which follows it “Philadelphia” which both included elements of the ridiculous while the Trotsky play itself manages to overcome its dark content by Trotsky’s fear of ice picks all the while having a mountaineer’s axe wedged in his head. “Noises Off” on the other hand is a three act play which shows the onstage production of a farcical and bad play called “Nothing On” in acts one and three while the dark and conniving backstage life of the actors and actresses are shown in act two. Surrounded by the unreal and comical acts of one and three does an adequate job of lightening the content of act two, but act two itself contains a large amount of slap stick and physical comedy which lightens the elements of death and successfully continues in its comic frame. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TJdeath1.rtf

Plays of the Past
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A 3 page paper which examines how plays from the past can often appear more relevant and more open to interpretation than modern plays. The plays discussed are Aprha Behn’s “The Rover” and Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House.” Bibliography lists 1 additional source.
Filename: RAplypst.rtf

PYGMALION AND TRANSFORMATION OF CHARACTERS
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This tutorial paper gives suggestions to students studying George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion on how they can describe and discuss the changes undergone by Eliza Doolittle, and how those changes impacted her mentor, Henry Higgins. Bibliography lists 1 source, the play itself.
Filename: MTpygmal.rtf

Realism and Fantasy: Shaw's Heartbreak House
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A 5 page paper which discusses the use of realism and fantasy in George Bernard Shaw's "Heartbreak House." The paper also discusses other works of Shaw's which present similar images bordering amidst realism and fantasy. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: RAshawhse.wps

Relationship In Miller And Hansbury
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This 5 page paper compares Arthur Miller's Death Of A Salesman and Lorraine Hansbury's A Raison In The Sun in terms of the relationships between men and women. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: KTmilhan.wps

Restoration Comedies.
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(6 pp) After the Puritanism of Cromwell, the English "restored" Charles II to the throne (1640), who in turn restored theater to the English. These comedies mocked the manners of the aristocracy using witty dialogue, wicked humor and transparent stereotypes. The works of Etherege, Wycherley, Congreve, and Vanbrugh are discussed. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: BBrescom.doc

Reverend Billy: Acting and Directorial Focus Defining the Force of the Play
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of the acting and directorial force in the infamous play, Reverend Billy, and suggests that the powerful message of the play is defined more by the quality of the acting and the directorial focus than by the actual content of the play itself. No sources cited.
Filename: MHrevbil.wps