Forbidden Zone Play Analysis

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Forbidden Zones: The Great War Production Essay
On ENTER DATE, I went to see Forbidden Zones: The Great War written and directed by Lesley Ferris. This play was performed by the Ohio State Theatre at Ohio State’s Drake Performance Center in the Roy Bowen Theatre. This play, which focuses on short scenes that show the horrors of World War One, used multiple characters over different storylines to show how war can affect the world. Because I am a fan of war stories, I was expecting this to be a more historical play that just explained how the war played out. While this play did have some historical facts about how The Great War was fought, it veered more towards the path of showing the horrors that an everyday soldier had to face. I was pleased

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