TDR 3560 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Manic Pixie Dream Girl, Betty Comden, Japanese Americans
6 Mar 2018
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Original ivy smith was played by a japanese american. The book uses modern language, making the play less formal and less reserved. There is more energy and promiscuity in the play. The dialogue and characters are more honest and ordinary. Time is a major theme of the play. Set during wwii but not sad or serious. The end of one story starts another, making the stories cyclical. Most of the characters are male, but the gender is specific and important. Costumed in white to indicate their energy and innocence. Shipyard might look sparse and dark, in grey colors. People riding in a hole in the ground . Sounds absurd, which is a novelty for the 3 sailors. Sets up the next scene in the subway. Tdr 3560 play analysis lecture notes 13: on on the town opening scenes. Establishes that the story is for young, male, lower class people, normal people.
