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New York Times Theater Article Review

Man From Nebraska []

This New York Times article review for the play by Tracy Lett, "Man From Nebraska", does a very good job at highlighting the important aspects of the play by giving a brief description of the plot. This play was described as a very realistic and everyday life story. I personally am drawn more to stories that are real, or realistic in nature and do not seem too far fetched. To give a brief description, this story focus' around a 59 year old man who has gone to church all of his life and suddenly breaks down and says to his wife that he does not believe in God anymore and sets off on a journey to discover himself. The author of this review, Ben Brantley, does an excellent job describing how the use of stage lighting affected the tones of the play. He states that throughout the play there is a looming darkness on stage that follows the main character, Ken Carpenter. Also he describes the use of sound in the play as effective as well and that scenes where Ken and his wife are watching television is where this is most know. By using sound clips from TV shows, it portrays that the two are doing what many Americans do which is tune out from not just their surroundings, but the people in them as well. After reading this review, I in fact would not mind seeing this if the opportunity presented itself.