Edward Albee’s “Zoo Story”
Paper instructions:
re-imagine Edward Albee’s “Zoo Story” by writing a one act play(www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctPun9fzS2E?). The major themes of Albee’s play will be central to the writing: a pessimistic view of human beings, showing characters like Peter & Jerry as animals caught in a cage and imprisoned by there human condition of social & spiritual despair. Life becomes meaningless, irrational, illogical & absurd.
Other themes: alienation, suffering, middle class conformity, frustrated sexuality
Guidelines
*Two Contrasting characters. Language should reflect character
*Static setting
*One page long monologue
*At least 2 props
*Metaphoric or Symbolic imagery
*The players will be introduced at the beginning of play with italics. Also the scene
*Introduce dialogue with character’s name & colon
*Include stage directions & present them in parenthesis & italics
*Pages must be numbered excluding cover page
*Create a tile
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