Athol Fugard’s “No-Good Friday”
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A 4 page analysis of the themes in Athol Fugard’s play “No-Good Friday.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAfugard.rtf

August Strindberg and “The Stronger”
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This 5 page report discusses who is the stronger character in Strindberg’s play “The Stronger.” “The Stronger” is a three-character one-act in which the central character never appears, and one of the two female rivals for his love says nothing. The entire action of the play takes place over only a 15-minute period. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWstrind.wps

August Wilson/Fences
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A 5 page research paper that analyzes August Wilson's play Fences, which is a multigenerational look at an African American family and is, principally, the story of Troy Maxson and the psychological fences that isolate him from his friends and family. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khwilfen.rtf

August Wilson: "Fences"
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This 3 page paper explores the characters of Cory and Lyons in the play "Fences" and their similarities and differences to each other and to their father. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVWilFnc.rtf

August Wilson’s Plays and the Black Experience
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A 5 page paper which examines how August Wilson’s plays comment on the Black experience and the culture. The plays discussed are “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “Fences,” “Joe Turner's Come and Gone,” and “The Piano Lesson.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAwils.rtf

August Wilson’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “Piano Lesson”
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A 4 page paper which examines the roles of women in August Wilson’s plays “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “Piano Lesson.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAmaran3rtf

Avenue Q, Joe Turner & Aristotle
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A 3 page essay that discusses Avenue Q, a Broadway play that is as study in pop culture. Aristotle's six elements of drama are plot, character, diction, music, thought and spectacle (McManus, 1999). While Aristotle wrote in relation to the ancient Greek theater of his time, his observations are still extremely applicable and can be used to address the dramatic elements of modern theater. For example, they provide a framework for analyzing the contemporary plays Avenue Q and Joe's Turner's Come and Gone. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khaveq.rtf

Barbara Streisand's, "I Can Get It For You Wholesale":
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This 3 page paper examines this musical which was Streisand's first Broadway experience. Furthermore, this paper highlights the ways in which this play represented the 1960's and also how Streisand stole the show. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: GSBarbar.rtf

Beckett & Ibsen on Self-Discovery
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A 5 page essay that compares the focus on identity in Samuel Beckett's play Krapp's Last Tape with that portrayed in Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House. The writer argues that each playwright has their protagonist go through a process of self-discovery, in which the reality of their lives is suddenly seen through fresh eyes. This new perception is a cathartic epiphany of understanding for both characters. However, the context of these plays and the emotional "places" that these two protagonists arrive at are diametrically opposed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khbecibs.rtf

Beckett's "Endgame" - Theatrical Passage
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3 pages in length. The passage of Samuel Beckett's Endgame that begins "nothing is funnier than unhappiness" (Beckett 18) illustrates the highly amusing component of tragic comedy that was introduced by the French. Beckett - one of the most significant contributors what has come to be known as the 'theater of the absurd' - understood the value of laughter amidst sadness, an integral element in his work that allowed audiences to see just how peculiar people can be. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCBeckett.rtf