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Saturday, April 24, 2010

The Open Window



This short film was based on Saki's "The Open Window" which we read in English 12. Do you recognize any of the actors?

Video from YouTube

What if everyone you loved, everything you knew, was a lie?

The next play we'll be reading in dramatic lit is a story of love, war, friends, and two families who had everything. . . until they lost each other.

It explores themes of love, betrayal, guilt, denial, blame, and people making money while others are fighting for higher causes, which happens in every war.

Artwork from Pioneer Place Five

Sunday, April 11, 2010

The Importance of Being Earnest - DramLit



This is one of the plays we'll be reading. It is full of secret identities, romance, puns, and twists and turns with the characters lying in order to be “earnest”.