Consideration of Sophocles’ “Oedipus Rex” (also known as “Oedipus the King”)
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A 6 page paper which examines how this tragedy is an example of ancient Greek social values (such as political, spiritual, concepts of family and the individual) and considers what is learned about this society from the play. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TGsophor.rtf

Contemporary Drama/2 New Plays & Aristotle
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A 5 page research paper/essay that examines how modern theater differs from the ancient paradigm for tragedy as defined by Aristotle and looks specifically at two plays, “Jesus Hopped the A Train” by Stephen A. Guirgis and “Red Light Winter” by Adam Rapp, in order to examine these plays in terms of how contemporary playwrights challenge Aristotelian concepts. The writer draws on play reviews for this process. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khcdnew2.rtf

Contrasting Analysis of Willy Loman in Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” and Lt. Frederic Henry in Ernest Hemingway’s “A Farewell to Arms”
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A 5 page paper which examines their differing codes of conduct, and how they choose separate paths to find happiness. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TGlohen.rtf

Craig and theatre design
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A paper which looks at the importance of Gordon Craig's contribution to theatre design, both in terms of his innovative staging and the way in which his perspective of the function of theatre as a whole influenced changes in the presentation of dramatic texts in the twentieth century. Bibliography lists 8 sources
Filename: JLcraig.rtf

Cristofer's "The Shadow Box"
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A five page paper looking at this 1977 play by Michael Cristofer. The paper provides a brief synopsis, together with a discussion of the function of plot, theme, characterization, dialogue, setting, and ethics in the play. Bibliography lists one source.
Filename: KBshadow.wps

Critical Art Ensemble’s “Electronic Civil Disobedience” and “Digital Resistance”
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This 6 page report discusses the multimedia theater group, Critical Art Ensemble (CAE) and two of its best-known publications and the intent of both t he organization, its publications, and its philosophy. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWedisob.rtf

Critical Reception/Albee's Tiny Alice
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A 5 page research paper that examines the critical reception that Edward Albee's play Tiny Alice received in 1964. The writer argues that the negative reception that this play received was influenced by the fact that it was not like Albee's previous hit, Whose Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and also because of its controversial content. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khalbee.rtf

Critical Response: Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House”
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An 8 page paper which examines critical responses to Henrik Ibsen’s play “A Doll’s House.” Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAibcr.rtf

Cult Films
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This 6 page paper presents a comparison of the cult films, Rocky Horror Picture Show and Plan Nine From Outer Space. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: KTcultfm.wps

David Auburn: "Proof"
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This 3 page paper discusses David Auburn's prize-winning play "Proof." Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: HVAubPrf.rtf

David Auburn: “Proof”
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This 4 page paper discusses the themes of genius and madness in the play “Proof” by David Auburn. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: HVAuPruf.rtf

David Henry Hwang’s “M. Butterfly”
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This 5 page report discusses the fact that Illusion and reality are the key ingredients in Chinese-American playwright David Henry Hwang’s “M. Butterfly” (1988) and those factors are what have had the greatest influence in terms of how his work has been interpreted by audiences seeing it performed or its film adaptation for which Hwang wrote the screenplay. The story itself is one that serves as a deconstruction of the illusions and realities of West versus East, hetero- versus homosexual realities, and what is “proper” and what is taboo. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BWhwang.rtf

David Mamet/Oleanna
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A 5 page essay about David Mamet's evocative play, Oleanna, which can be read on several different levels. One of the principal ways in which it can be addressed is in the way that Mamet presents the world of higher education through the character of John, the egotistical college professor. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khmamet.wps

Deaf Theatre
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A 5 page paper which provides a general summary and informational outline on deaf theatre. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TGdeafth.rtf

Death of a Salesman
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A paper which looks at various aspects of Miller's play, including Willy as the antithesis of the tragic hero, the role of flashback in the narrative, and the socio-political comment which Miller makes on the "American dream".
Filename: JLdthsles.rtf

Death of a Salesman and the American Dream
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A 4 page paper which examines how Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman can be seen as an indictment against the American Dream. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAadsee.rtf

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