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The Baby Dance
THEA 312 - Script Analysis
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Film, Theatre & Television
Undergraduate 3
12/12/2009

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Term
Genre
Definition
a contemporary play
    Contemporary = abstract, psychological atmosphere
Term
Contemporary Society
Definition
You are loyal to people like you whether or not you agree with the principles.  There is no     individual thinking.  You follow whoever is charismatic and courageous.
    Egocentrism - when life benefits us we accept it and pay for it
    Whoever is not useful in the moment can be pushed to the margins
Term
Marginalized
Definition
contemporary plays about the marginalized - the outside, of no use, those forced to the outside perimeters of society; uncomfortable; plays give voice to the marginalized to be heard by society
Term
Title
Definition
dance = action; figurative; dance is an expression, physical shows relationship
    about a baby; one incident
    Baby - innocence, dependence, immature
Term
Cast List
Definition
no last names - intimate, universal story, about relationships
Term
Stasis
Definition
chaos, upheaval, nothing of structure or support
Term

Challengers

(marginalized)

Definition

Wanda

Al

the baby

Term
Intruders
(society)
Definition

Rachel

Richard

Ron

Term
Challenger:
Wanda
Definition
Weapon - her sexuality - uses her ability to have children as a weapon against         Rachel   
        Armor - life experiences, logical, practicality, mother, only woman in the house
Term

Challenger:

Al

Definition
reluctant challenger, on side of challenger out of obligation; Men add to     marginalization, tie women down
Term
Intruder:
Rachel
Definition
a production of society
        Weapon - knowledge, status in society, money money money
        Armor - her lawyer, education, clothes
        1st line: enters from outside of the stasis with weapons - things Wanda can not         afford
Term

Intruder:

Richard

Definition
 reluctant team member, not out of principle but out of obligation
Term
Marginalizing Factors
Definition
1) low socioeconomic status, 2) lack of society breeding, 3) naive     religion, 4) lack of education
Term
Battleground
Definition
the baby
        There are no armies in contemporary plays
Term
Production (Staging/Props/Costumes)
Definition
Uncomfortable, not pristine, cramped, easy to costume and light
    Set is a character in and of itself - feeling of oppression, dilapidated, should be done on a     small stage
    Cheaper, easier to produce, smaller budgets, smaller theaters
    Major battle, pivotal moment - downstage center suggests evenness between     Wanda/Rachel; audience is in the middle of their battle, divided in half like the women
    The Dress:      To Wanda - it is special, from the outside society she’s never had
            To Rachel - Wanda becomes unimportant after the baby is born
Term
End of Act 1
Definition
audience on Rachel’s side - on the side of the battleground - what is best for the         baby
        By the end you want the audience on the side of the marginalized - on the side of         the unborn baby
Term
Act II is _______'s Act
Definition

Act II is Rachel's Act

audience is on her side - on the side of the battleground (the baby)

she is outside of the stasis of the play, in her comfort zone, she has support

Term
Who Wins
Definition
Everyone surrenders battleground; audience left with battleground; left with the         question: “Someone will take her, won’t they?”       
        “What are you going to do about the marginalized?”
        Nobody wins in contemporary plays
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