I did my presentation on John Patrick Shanley's play Doubt this evening for one of my courses. It was at least my fourth version of the presentation. I had created some graphs on his use of exclamation points and question marks, but cut the graphs out of my presentation last night because it was tangental to the contemporary Irish context I had to use as the thrust of my argument. I ended up talking about his stage directions which was interesting, but not as cool to look at or to discuss. But, after my presentation, there was a period of silence in what was supposed to be a question-and-answer period so I showed the graphs until someone asked a question. The playwriting students were particularly thrilled that I took the time to do that.
I don't know my mark yet, but the feedback has been good. Now I need to write my presentation as a paper and then I am done for the moment. I had a wonderful time. The second play in Shanley's trilogy on American hierarchy is Defiance and it will be at the Pasadena Playhouse next season. It already played in New York. I am very excited to read it and to continue my relationship with Shanley's nuanced and personal work.
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