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Name of the play - need some help please! :-)
Posted: Dec 27th 2002, 10:02 pm
by Christy
Okay ... this has been driving nuts for years! Let's see if I can explain this thoroughly.
What is the play that they are rehearsing in the episode in which Rayanne slept with Jordan? I remember the scene when Rayanne filled in for a girl while they were rehearsing.
And I remember some of the lines. Rayanne says, "Take me back .." Angela says a tearful, "Were you happy?"
That's all I can remember! If anyone can help, please respond! Thanks!
Posted: Dec 27th 2002, 10:06 pm
by IYBT
The play, they are rehearsing, is called "Our Town", if my memory serves me correctly. Hope this helps.
Posted: Dec 27th 2002, 10:11 pm
by Christy
I just went through the transcripts and answered my own question!
It's OUR TOWN!
But thanks so much, IYBT!
Posted: Dec 28th 2002, 12:29 pm
by Megs
Another similarity between MSCL and The Wonder Years: They both have episodes where the school puts on Our Town.
Although... so did Growing Pains.
Posted: Jan 4th 2003, 5:10 am
by Guest
Megs wrote:Another similarity between MSCL and The Wonder Years: They both have episodes where the school puts on Our Town.
Although... so did Growing Pains.
I wonder why Our Town is such a popular choice???
Posted: Jan 4th 2003, 5:16 am
by fnordboy
Anonymous wrote:Megs wrote:Another similarity between MSCL and The Wonder Years: They both have episodes where the school puts on Our Town.
Although... so did Growing Pains.
I wonder why Our Town is such a popular choice???
Probably because of its familiarity. It is a well known play and a classic. But it is also IIRC probably done in every HS atleast once every 4 or 5 years.
Posted: Jan 4th 2003, 3:53 pm
by Bubba
Yeah, I think my high school did Our Town while I attended. And you know why schools pick Our Town?
It's the easy choice for the drama teacher. Catering to the actors, the lines are fairly straight-forward and easy to memorize. And, in an appeal to the audience (and the parents and the school board), the play is simultaneously "Important" and non-controversial.
In other words, they don't have the guts to do OTHELLO. If the sex and the murder didn't seal that play's fate as off-limits for high school production, the racial overtones and iambic pentameter settled the issue.
Posted: Jan 5th 2003, 6:21 pm
by Natasha (candygirl)
Another reason why high schools often perform Our Town: relative lack of scenery.
Seriously, I think it's also because it's easy for people to understand the message (both students and their parents).
And it's a vicious cycle - if every school does Our Town every few years, it feels familiar when you see it again.