The Sparrow
On Friday, November 18, 2016, my wife and I saw the 7:30 showing of The Sparrow, a play written by Chris Matthews, Jake Minton, and Nathan Allen. The play is about a high school girl (Emily) returning to her former school after a tragic accident in the second grade, in which she was the only survivor, forced her to move and attend a different school. Eventually it is revealed that Emily has super powers when she saves the popular cheerleader (Jenny) from falling from the school’s rafters. Although this makes her loved by the students and teachers alike, a tryst with a popular male teacher (Mr. Christopher) fuels a jealous rage from Jenny, leading to Emily attacking Jenny with her powers. It is then revealed that Emily caused the …show more content…
The main antagonist was Jenny McGrath (Miranda Tonkin), however most of the other school kids could been seen as antagonists of Emily as well. I suppose that at the beginning of the play I was inclined to root for Emily Book, since she was the only survivor of this accident and subsequently ridiculed and picked on by the other kids. Other than the superpower thing, most of the characters reminded me of people from high school. I don’t necessarily think the play made me angry at such characters. Kids are sometimes mean, but most of them are just going through their own stuff the best they can. I guess the play reinforced my compassion and understanding of kids making it through high school. I think that Emily book changed from a shy, standoffish character into an outgoing popular character before the big reveal of her being responsible for the …show more content…
There were definitely funny parts in the play, but it ended tragically for the protagonist. The structure of the play was climactic. Most of the scenes took place in the span of one semester of school and the climax happened close to the beginning of the action. The spine of the play is the events of the accident caused by Emily Book’s super powers and the events occurring after her power are revealed to the public. I think some of the main themes were teenage awkwardness and the problems faced by children growing up such as the need for acceptance and the hierarchy that exists in a high school. The play didn’t really address anything relevant in my life at the moment, but since I do have a daughter, it did make me think of how she would be viewed by her peers and how she would treat other people as she grew older. I’m not sure if it made me rethink my values but it reinforced the fact that someone’s actions toward other people have lasting consequences and reactions. The most emotionally staggering moment of the play was when we learned that Emily Book was responsible for the accident that caused the deaths of many of her classmates when she was
On Friday, November 18, 2016, my wife and I saw the 7:30 showing of The Sparrow, a play written by Chris Matthews, Jake Minton, and Nathan Allen. The play is about a high school girl (Emily) returning to her former school after a tragic accident in the second grade, in which she was the only survivor, forced her to move and attend a different school. Eventually it is revealed that Emily has super powers when she saves the popular cheerleader (Jenny) from falling from the school’s rafters. Although this makes her loved by the students and teachers alike, a tryst with a popular male teacher (Mr. Christopher) fuels a jealous rage from Jenny, leading to Emily attacking Jenny with her powers. It is then revealed that Emily caused the …show more content…
The main antagonist was Jenny McGrath (Miranda Tonkin), however most of the other school kids could been seen as antagonists of Emily as well. I suppose that at the beginning of the play I was inclined to root for Emily Book, since she was the only survivor of this accident and subsequently ridiculed and picked on by the other kids. Other than the superpower thing, most of the characters reminded me of people from high school. I don’t necessarily think the play made me angry at such characters. Kids are sometimes mean, but most of them are just going through their own stuff the best they can. I guess the play reinforced my compassion and understanding of kids making it through high school. I think that Emily book changed from a shy, standoffish character into an outgoing popular character before the big reveal of her being responsible for the …show more content…
There were definitely funny parts in the play, but it ended tragically for the protagonist. The structure of the play was climactic. Most of the scenes took place in the span of one semester of school and the climax happened close to the beginning of the action. The spine of the play is the events of the accident caused by Emily Book’s super powers and the events occurring after her power are revealed to the public. I think some of the main themes were teenage awkwardness and the problems faced by children growing up such as the need for acceptance and the hierarchy that exists in a high school. The play didn’t really address anything relevant in my life at the moment, but since I do have a daughter, it did make me think of how she would be viewed by her peers and how she would treat other people as she grew older. I’m not sure if it made me rethink my values but it reinforced the fact that someone’s actions toward other people have lasting consequences and reactions. The most emotionally staggering moment of the play was when we learned that Emily Book was responsible for the accident that caused the deaths of many of her classmates when she was