Rough Draft 3.5 Pages By 7:30pm Sept 25

The Reprimand, by Jane Anderson, 850

Rodeo, by Jane Martin, 848

Playwriting 101: The Rooftop Lesson, by Rich Orloff, 831

Quiet Torrential Sound, by Joan Ackerman, 581

Trying to Find Chinatown, by David Henry Hwang, 838

Tender Offer, by Wendy Wasserstein, 816

Naked Lunch, by Michael Hollinger, 823

Mistaken Identity, by Sharon E. Cooper, 826

Pick a play, any play from the above list, and formulate a clear and debatable central claim about that play. Research the play. What can you find out about it online, Are there important psychological dynamics, or subtopics that you can investigate? For example, in Naked Lunch by Michael Hollinger, references are made to “mad cow disease” and other related dangers of eating meat. Researching meat-eating might provide compelling evidence for your claim, depending on how you are trying to develop your argument. Or perhaps your idea concerns how people sometimes manipulate their “identities” to create distance from those they are trying to avoid? Books and articles are there for you. Find them, read them, and quote or paraphrase the usable ideas. 

First drafts should be at 3.5