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Lee Frye Richmond THEA2100H 9 November 2010 “Words, Words, Words” Concept My view of the one-act play “Words, Words, Words” is more visually dynamic and flowing. The play would open with a minimalistic set, a laboratory scene with some attempts to make it look more like a habitat suitable for monkeys with the three typewriters scattered about in front of them. It is very important in my mind that the action keep flowing, constantly bombarding the audience with new material as the content of each punch is smaller. A constant flow of action might make the play seem slightly shorter, but it would make the banter between the characters seem all the more witty as it would continually flow, not stopping long enough for the mood to change. The period I envision the play taking place is at the turn of the 20th century, as the scientist’s name, Rosenbaum, is that of a renowned psychologist of a similar era and the idea of this situation happening in days past is more believable. The objective, here, is to emphasize the banter between the brilliant theologians and writers and its source, a trio of monkeys. The choice of Kafka as a girl in the play is analytically fascinating, as Kafka’s stories (e.g. The Plague and The Metamorphosis) deal primarily with the helplessness Kafka felt facing a terminal illness and social isolation. At the time period in which the play is set, women are seen as inferior and powerless. The conclusion, like the play, should be swift and smooth, allowing the dialogue to flow until the play closes.