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Topic: spoon river anthology

Posted By: Spooned out
Subject: spoon river anthology
Date Posted: 8/12/04 at 1:32pm

Hey,

MY school is doing Spoon River anthology for the fall drama, ive been able to see some of the monolouges from the book.. but can anyone tell me something about the play.. anything.. how is it staged.. how is it casted since everyone plays many different people.. i dont know anything.. there isnt even dialouge or a plot in the plot in the play which is wierd... if anyone knows anything about this show at all please let me know...

.. and it has music.. a drama???

Thanks for ur help!

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Signed,
Me

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Posted By: Kathy S
Date Posted: 8/21/04 at 3:35am

Well, since no one has ventured a response, I will. These are really good questions. Spoon River a really interesting show. I have seen it twice: once about 30 years ago in a college setting and then again just last spring -- again in a college setting. The monologues that the characters perform are actually supposed to be the persons' epitaphs. Both times I have seen this show the setting is in a cemetary, although it is not clearly represented as such. The show is based on the poetry of Edgar Lee Masters in his book of poems: Spoon River Anthology. There is a good variety of characters and each actor should have a chance to play quite a variety of parts -- some comic, some tragic. There is music, too -- some of it very touching, some very beautiful and some very lively and humorous.... I remember being very moved by the show the first time I saw it and even more so when I saw it again recently. Good luck.