November 6, 2022
Studying drama was something fairly new for me, but I enjoyed learning about the differences between drama and fiction. I went to New York City this summer and saw a few musicals on Broadway which allowed me to gain a newfound respect for the art. I had previously seen Mean Girls on Broadway and this summer I had the opportunity to see Wicked and Six.
After reading "Trifles," I can confidently say that reading something that is meant to be performed is difficult. I loved all three musicals I saw and I believe if I read them, I would not have loved the pieces as much as I did. What really makes a great script is great acting. While "Trifles" was an interesting story to read, I know that if I saw it live that it would have come to life more than it did in my head.
In terms of the drama "Trifles," I enjoyed the content. I think some interesting commentary was made about women in this play and I enjoyed how they were able to see everything much more clearly than the men. I read the backstory about the author and found it very interesting that she covered a case as a writer in which a woman murdered her husband with an axe. How peoples' experiences inspire works of art has always been something that has interested me so that's why I paid close attention to the background of the author in order to gain a full understanding of this piece.
Another section I found interesting in the reading on drama was how no two performances of a play are the same. I can fully agree with this as I saw Mean Girls on Broadway and also in Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh performance was great, but the Broadway one was much better and much different than the traveling tour. I never realized how different actors/actresses could impact the way a play is performed. Not that the actors were not talented on the traveling tour, but they didn't compare to the ones on Broadway.
