SMC Trifles by Susan Moiselles Production in NYC Glaspell Video Discussion

Please make the response at least 300 words, and give long and detailed quotes. For number 1 you have the option to either choose a or b.

This assignment refer to the link I am providing. The first link is the script that needs to be read, and the second I the video of the play that refers to question 2. To help with the assignment it was suggested to “With that in mind, as you view, take notes on what strikes you about the performance in relation to your own interpretation of the play. For example, what moments stand out to you as being well-executed? What moments stand out to you for being performed differently than you imagined while reading the play?”

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/10623/10623-h/1062…

1. For question #1, you have a choice of question (a) or (b):

• (a) What is one moment from the performed version of Trifles that stands out to you because it is a particularly powerful deliverance of the meaning of the playwright’s words? Explain how this moment added to your understanding of the written version.

OR

• (b) What is one moment from the performed version of Trifles that altered the meaning of the written version in a way that you found disappointing, problematic, or interesting? Explain how this moment differed from your understanding of the written version.

2. What patterns does you notice in the stage directions in Trifles? Draw our attention to a particular pattern that you notice in the stage directions that you feel is important and tell us the idea being implied through that repeated element.