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Next To Normal

The music of Next to Normal is labeled as rock music but it is a such a mixture, in my opinion. And some of the music sort of puts you in a trance like mood. I think this deals with tempo and choice. Tempo: because the music was literally going faster and slower. Choice: because the author made a distinct choice to have the music change. It would be too climatic too have high energy music the whole time and it would be too solemn if all the music was slow. It should vary depending on the scene. That is also a job of the singer, not just the music.

Show & Tell -"Standard Time" (Naomi Wallace)

I chose Standard Time by Naomi Wallace. Naomi Wallace divides her time between Kentucky and the  UK, where she lives with her partner Bruce McLeod. I did not find any history of Standard Time being performed. Reason being, it is an unpublished play. It's basically about a young man and he's very frustrated by elusive promises of the American dream, which includes fast cars, brand names and easy money. He decides to take matters into his own hands to create his destiny, as believed. 

This play was very sad for me. It involves two characters: a working class man, perhaps nineteen, and a girl named Tally. He did not even have a name but he was obviously telling this story to someone and it was a flashback from two years ago, from what I gather. He spoke of how they used to ride around together and dream of being in America. He believed being in America would mean having full pockets. One day, Tally left him. A few months later, he decided to ask for her car. She stopped by a river and threw the keys in. He ended up killing her after she said she loved him and said he only wanted her car.. This was very abstract.

Tis Pity She's a Whore

If I made a poster for 'Tis Pity She's a Whore', it would a white pill bottle knocked over with red pills falling put of it and a woman in the background would be just a shadow figure but blindfolded holding a glass of water to take one of the red pills. It basically reflects that the characters did not know what would cure their emotions or problems, but it turns out that cure they have chosen is actually death. This directly points to Annabella of course, showing her and her brother made a mistake trying to love each other and they once told one another that they would kill the other at one point. And her brother went back to that plan to kill her and take away his misery.