Blog Post #10: Independent American Drama Acting Project

We chose the AP 1975 prompt because the focus of the prompt is on the characters and the audience’s response to those characters. The prompt specifically references the use of characters, setting, and the interaction of the characters. The setting plays a key role in the play, as it mirrors the relationships between the characters and the growth of the characters. In the beginning, the apartment is a mess, then it is immaculately clean, and finally it reaches a happy medium. This follows the central relationship of Flora and Brooke as Brooke starts out as irresponsible and sloppy. Then, when the apartment is overly clean, it causes a break in the relationship. Only when the characters have reconciled and grown into mature individuals does the apartment reach a healthy middle.The plot of the play is driven by characterization and the interaction of the characters as Flora and Brooke’s personalities clash. As Flora’s life falls apart, the audience feels sympathy for her, but when Brooke gets annoyed with her and points out her flaws, the audience loses sympathy for her. When Flora declares that she is moving into an apartment on her own, and Brooke decides she will save her money and pay her bills, the audience gains an new-found respect for the pair as they grow into mature women....

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