Last Of The Boys Play Analysis

Of course, the similarities of both the play and the playwright’s version is that the characters in both remain fairly the same despite who plays it. They had the same backstory, same motif, and frankly the same issues to face which cannot be taken out of production. That is the “meat” of the show, in other words, so the director cannot change the characters immensely.
Nevertheless, Last of The Boys was a production worth watching. It is a low budget performance with high quality acting. Chaz Pitman did a splendid job in directing his version of Steven Dietz’s play and added his own charisma and twist to it, making the performance memorable and enjoyable for all. The audience loved the play, and everyone lined up after it ended to congratulate the actors and people behind the scenes. I was a bit skeptical about this whole thing, but I am glad that I got to experience the play. It not only reminded me about the “not to judge a book by its cover” rule, but also to keep an open mind about all artistic formats. It gave me a good reason to watch a new performance and be captivated in this unique story line.
I took my sister to watch this play with me, but I told her we were going to a movie. I knew if she heard that we were going to a community play she would not want to go with me, but if you think about it, a play is like a movie, so it was a lie. I …show more content…
She is a Psychology major, so we talked about PTSD and how it affects war vets and the toll it takes on them to have to remember their troubled times constantly. We also discussed the plot twist that came around when we realized the tattoos on Salyer’s body were all the dead soldiers from the war and how much it affected her, even though she was born after it happened. A lot of good conversations came about because of the play, I think it was interesting it discuss and talk about