Document Type
Research Paper
Date of Completion
Fall 7-25-2019
Department
Theatre
Faculty Mentor
Benjamin Jones, M.Ed.
Abstract
As the effects of the World Wars hit the American people, playwrights responded to the grief and passion of the country with a new approach to theatrical storytelling. After World War I and II, American playwrights finally made it to the movement that had been sweeping through Europe for five decades: realism. Theatres began exploring real emotion, action, and characters in their stories. This research will explore the journey of transitioning from American melodrama to American modernism using characterization and storytelling methods. Critiques from contemporaries and the works form each movement will be used as primary sources.
Copyright held by
Jas Binford
Recommended Citation
Binford, J. (2019). We’re Late; But We Made it: A Brief Analysis and Comparison of Characterization and Storytelling in Pre and Post-World War American Theatre. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.harding.edu/mcnair-research/7
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