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by Blazer, Ben, M.F.A., UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 2009, 40 pages; 1462490

Abstract:

The play which I have written, performed, documented, and critiqued in the pages that follow fulfills an academic requirement as well as a personal agenda. The questions raised either in the acting, directing, or viewing of the play are relevant and valuable to anyone living in the modern age who has a conscience and wrestles with their moral compass when caught between love, religion, family, their spirituality and relationship with a power higher than themselves, faith, etcetera. It is also about music and the potential to influence human beings that may be contained within its messages, melodies, and the synthesis of the two. It is intended as both a piece of entertainment and as a provocative tool for self-examination and/or empathetic consideration of the character's circumstances as the audience's own. At the time it was written, the questions that the character faces were ones currently faced by myself, or at the least, anticipated. Now that it has served both of its original purposes, I hope that it may serve others in whatever way their needs demand. In the pages that follow are my afterthoughts on the experience as well as some material for the curious reader that helps tell a tale of its creation. I urge any who read further to draw their own conclusions and interpretations about how the play should be read, directed, performed, analyzed, and categorized, hence its title.

 
AdviserSteve Pearson
SchoolUNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
SourceMAI/ 47-05, p. , May 2009
Source TypeThesis
SubjectsModern literature; Theater; American literature
Publication Number1462490
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