Harold Pinter

and said, Harold, bless his heart. He drove all the way up from North Carolina. She asked if I had folks around here? I responded, no honey I am just miles from nowhere. Decided to stop and spend Christmas alone. She said, honey, your never alone really. My name is Emma, this is my husband Harold. I shook Harold’s hand. It is my pleasure to meet you all. He said, welcome to the Pine Valley Motel. We own the place. Discussing what room to put me in, fiddling with keys in a tin box. Harold said to…

What The Future Holds On The Red Planet In 2095, the year that everything in our world seems to change every minute and every second. Living in a vast and different environment to what we humans used to live in. No longer the blue skies but dark and empty, no more smell of cheesy pizza that every child would go crazy for but the disgusting packaged and creamed up versions of green beans. What are clouds? When our world is now infested with nothing but twinkling lights from up above. The wind…

“Nothing happens. Nobody comes, nobody goes. It's awful.” This quote extracted from Waiting for Godot, an absurdist play by Samuel Beckett that premiered on 5 January 1953, holds the essence of absurdist theatre and what its playwrights seek to express- the inescapable meaningless and futility of life. The origins of absurdist theatre are commonly linked to the avant-garde experimentations of the 19th century, but there has been speculation that there were traces of absurdist theatre in works…

The latter is a critical response of The University of Colorado Boulder Department of Theatre and Dance’s rendition of Carlo Goldoni’s mid-18th century comedy; Servant of Two Masters. Directed by Tamara Meneghini, and featured in the ever-personal Loft Theatre, this hilarious tale of love and mishappenings had me encaptured for entirety of its two and a half hour run time. Needless to say, I found this showing to be of great standing, and was successful on nearly every single level in making…

In The Metamorphosis, a novel by Franz Kafka, the protagonist Gregor Samsa Wakes up to realize he is an insect. The tragedy of a working man that maintains his family and that later turns into a useless insect can symbolize the typical male figures worst nightmare, being unable to support his family financially. The figure of an insect can symbolize a similar “disease” that the protagonist on “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman was suffering from. In the “Gender and Pathology In…

The sun, the sand and surf. Not a concern Lochie had to worry about since the school holidays started. Lochie was suddenly woken up by the stench of urine. “PHILLIP!”. Lochie screamed. Phillip woke up startled. “Oh no, not again”. Phillip said with a whiny tone to his voice. “Get changed please,” Lochie said with a tired voice. Phillip got up with a frown, slowly got some clothes and went into the bathroom with pee dripping down his wet PJ’s onto the polished wooden floor. Lochie sighed and…

The Servant of Two Masters was put together by Kent State’s school of theatre and dance. The set design, costumes, lighting, sound, and performers came together to create the brilliant comedy. The Servant of Two Masters was written by Carlo Goldoni and directed by Tracy Young. The production of this play created a performance that was colorful, bright, and hilarious. The elements of this production were intriguing. The lighting, sound, costumes, and set design were all unified and truly…

Leon yawned as he finally left the stables, knowing his horse was in capable hands. He had always tried to look after his steeds himself, following his father's teachings that they should try and look after themselves as much as possible rather than relying on others to do their work for them. But this time, he knew it was better for the animal if he just let the stable hands do their job. He was utterly exhausted, the quest having been a long and tiring one. He had been gone for Camelot for…

In a castle in the Kingdom of Mooi there lived two girls who were the best of friends. Although, their lives were very different, the two girls always made time to enjoy each other’s company. The princess lived a very luxurious life. It was full of riches like glorious parties, fancy foods, and beautiful dresses. On the other hand, her dear friend, the poor servant girl’s life was not so luxurious. She and her mother were always cleaning the castle and taking orders from the royal family. The…

Anna Monson, Sam Blankenship, and Mattie Rametta Horror Story Henry was a small child who had just turned the age of nine. He lived with his grandpa who was seventy-three. Henry’s grandpa didn’t pay much attention to Henry, he had dementia and other mental diseases so he didn’t know much about taking care of Henry. From the age of five Henry had to learn how to care for himself. Henry was very intelligent, he had to learn how to cook food for himself, wash his clothes, and take care of other…