With efforts to elect John Anderson as the first 3rd party president as the central action, this play explores many different issues such as politics, sexuality, and race from the time period; however, at the center of it there was a message of hope. Cotter uses the character Kathleen to portray the naively hopeful small town girl. She is foiled with Robyn, the A-type, sceptical, rich, and ivy-league “alumni”. Robyn and Brenda repetitively try to teach Kathleen not to be so naive. Kathleen refuses to give up on people, to a point of fault. This is illustrated in the scene when it is clear that John Anderson will lose the election, yet Kathleen denies this fact until the race is completely over. Additionally she never gives up on Robyn. Brenda
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The two from a small town in a lower socioeconomic bracket had a strong boston accent. Although Kathleen is currently going through college, she is clearly not as cultured as Robyn and Will. The different dialects between the characters place them on different levels, which further characterizes each character. Additionally Brenda uses the word “wicked” with some frequency. Along with other diction of the setting and time period, it reminds the audience that they are no longer in 2017 chicago. Another aspect that draws the audience into the time period is the play’s usage of musicality. As each scene ends, there is a light blackout with either rock music from the time period, or news bits from the time period. Personally, this was my favorite part of the play. I thought it was a very unique aspect being able to hear real bits from the time period. Many times we heard president Carter giving updates on the hostage situation. This made the play have a very realistic feel. We could understand why the characters felt so strongly about getting Carter out of office. Additionally as the scenes ending they dimmed the lights and the characters would move the furniture, yet this was somehow part of the scene. The characters moved quickly and silently, while music played. This made it look almost like a montage. I thought this added a lot to the play, as it made the characters seem very busy.
The two from a small town in a lower socioeconomic bracket had a strong boston accent. Although Kathleen is currently going through college, she is clearly not as cultured as Robyn and Will. The different dialects between the characters place them on different levels, which further characterizes each character. Additionally Brenda uses the word “wicked” with some frequency. Along with other diction of the setting and time period, it reminds the audience that they are no longer in 2017 chicago. Another aspect that draws the audience into the time period is the play’s usage of musicality. As each scene ends, there is a light blackout with either rock music from the time period, or news bits from the time period. Personally, this was my favorite part of the play. I thought it was a very unique aspect being able to hear real bits from the time period. Many times we heard president Carter giving updates on the hostage situation. This made the play have a very realistic feel. We could understand why the characters felt so strongly about getting Carter out of office. Additionally as the scenes ending they dimmed the lights and the characters would move the furniture, yet this was somehow part of the scene. The characters moved quickly and silently, while music played. This made it look almost like a montage. I thought this added a lot to the play, as it made the characters seem very busy.