THEA 1314 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Great Barrington, Massachusetts, The Berkshires, The Atlantic
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Plot summary: the poet sarah harding lives in a state of seclusion at stonegate with four others, peter woodburn, an editor from the atlantic monthly literary magazine, is determined to publish. Sarah"s poems: to sarah, the poems are pieces of her innermost, private self, woodburn causes a whirlwind of changes for sarah and all of the residents in the house. The setting: the play takes place in and around a "berkshire" cottage in the berkshire hills of western. Massachusetts: near the towns of lenox and stockbridge, 1 scene in boston, the action is set over the course of a few weeks in october and november 1919. Set: elements of a berkshire cottage, nature elements, the scenic elements are neutral, costumes. Inspired by the period: express who the characters are. Lighting: helps establish time and place, music, original music composed by students.
