Three most-produced plays in the last year were Constellations, Hand to God, and Disgraced. Out of the 3 plays, I found Hand to God to be the best one. This play was unique because I had never read a play that made me say in shock, “what the fuck” more than Hand to God. Before reading Hand to God, I for sure knew that Disgraced was the best play mainly because I could relate to it as a Muslim living in America post 9/11. I thought the play just fit me, because lots of issues that make up in the play were so close to home and relevant to my every day. The play Constellations is my least favorite play out of the three considering it being unresolved and confusing. I think the reason these are the most produced plays in the last years because
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Constellations by Nick Payne, an interesting form of play writing, was just simply not great. Payne uses science and physics in the play which is the only element I enjoyed about the play. The infinite possibility of scenarios that are changed by the normal, bold, or the italic text area change in universe are brilliant but the confusing. The reason it is confusing is because at first I thought it was three different universes and the bold connected with the bold, etc. I did appreciate the play more when I realized that they are all different universes and or scenarios. This play is produced more because the producers want to challenge the likes of multi-universe characters. I think that is the main element that interacts people to the come and watch the …show more content…
Disgraced is easily a contender for the best play read in this class. This play makes the audience deliberately think about issues raised in the play and it does not favor one side over the other. I loved it because it didn’t just say Muslims are having a hard time in America or their perspective but also the side of people who are not Muslims. The sore topics that no one really brings up in Islam about dogs or women are brought up and discussed in this play between Amir and his wife Emily. Amir brings up the issues and kind of just leaves them in the air for the audience to wonder about and maybe even search for answers. Amir goes on a rant about, “let’s stone adulterers, let’s cut off the hands of thieves, let’s kill the unbelievers.” Although he takes that out of context, Emily brings perspective into the issue, “…the usual translation is debatable.” I like that fact that it causes this difference of opinion and it’s not just one sided. Also, the affair between Emily and Isaac is just another sucker punch to the extremely tense play. The drama is filled with eternal religious battel and rare outlook on the questions that aren’t really brought up, that was until this
Constellations by Nick Payne, an interesting form of play writing, was just simply not great. Payne uses science and physics in the play which is the only element I enjoyed about the play. The infinite possibility of scenarios that are changed by the normal, bold, or the italic text area change in universe are brilliant but the confusing. The reason it is confusing is because at first I thought it was three different universes and the bold connected with the bold, etc. I did appreciate the play more when I realized that they are all different universes and or scenarios. This play is produced more because the producers want to challenge the likes of multi-universe characters. I think that is the main element that interacts people to the come and watch the …show more content…
Disgraced is easily a contender for the best play read in this class. This play makes the audience deliberately think about issues raised in the play and it does not favor one side over the other. I loved it because it didn’t just say Muslims are having a hard time in America or their perspective but also the side of people who are not Muslims. The sore topics that no one really brings up in Islam about dogs or women are brought up and discussed in this play between Amir and his wife Emily. Amir brings up the issues and kind of just leaves them in the air for the audience to wonder about and maybe even search for answers. Amir goes on a rant about, “let’s stone adulterers, let’s cut off the hands of thieves, let’s kill the unbelievers.” Although he takes that out of context, Emily brings perspective into the issue, “…the usual translation is debatable.” I like that fact that it causes this difference of opinion and it’s not just one sided. Also, the affair between Emily and Isaac is just another sucker punch to the extremely tense play. The drama is filled with eternal religious battel and rare outlook on the questions that aren’t really brought up, that was until this