The play “Death and the Maiden” was written by Ariel Dorfman in 1991 and it tells the story of a woman and man still recovering from the effects of violence in their home country. This is closely related to the playwright’s experience since she had just come from Chile which...

Jason, surely an opportunistic villain in Medea, may be regarded as second only to Medea herself in terms of selfishness. After years of being married to his wife, he commits adultery and when Medea reacts appropriately with anger he patronizes her for being a hysterical woman, overly emotional, and says...

“Smart People” is a recent play written by Lydia R. Diamond, in which several characters struggle to handle the ideas of race and sex. Taking place in 2008, before the inauguration of Obama, America’s first black president, this play examines the state of race in America in what is supposed...

When analyzing the characters from the play “Dinner with Friends” a good place to start would be with Gabe. A food critic in his 40s, he has known Tom since college and set him up with his wife Beth over a decade ago. It can be imagined that Gabe is...

This paper provides a review of a production of Aeschylus’s play The Persians by New York’s CITI Company in the Getty Villa’s Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman Theater, Los Angeles, in September 2014. It focuses on the message of the play, three aspects of its production, and its universal worth. The...