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DIRECTIONS: WATCH THE VIDEO CLIP ASSOCIATED WITH EACH QUESTION AND ANSWER THE QUESTION BY USING QUOTES , AND USING SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION TO BACK UP YOUR STATEMENTS. EACH QUESTION HAS TO BE 150 WORDS MIN.
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1) In BEAUTIFUL HILLS OF BROOKLYN, Jessie is depicted as progressing from loneliness into isolation. What are three specific triggers that bring her to this isolation? How does isolation affect older persons? What gives Jessie’s life meaning? What are her joys, her sorrows?
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2) Which character in Eve Ensler’s VAGINA MONOLOGUES is for you, the most pointed one in terms of making us aware of violence against women? What are a few lines spoken by this character that confirm this?
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3) How does Anna Devere Smith, by playing ALL the roles in TWILIGHT LOS ANGELES, show us something about herself as a performer, and as a person? How is her performance a metaphor for the worlds she would like us to help create? Which character that she plays, surprised you compared to the way you imagined the character from reading the play text? Be specific. How did she create this character? What specific acting skills did she use? What insight does she bring to viewers through this performance?
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4) (a) What is the central autobiographical core element/idea of Julia Sweeney’s GOD SAID HA! Nina Wise’s WHAT DO WE CALL HOME and Margaret Cho’s, I’M THE ONE I WANT? Describe briefly one scene from each performer’s performance as evidence. Which one of these solo performance artists work do you think is most enduring over time? Explain why you think so.
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4) (b) How does the work of Rhodessa Jones and Rachel Rosenthal contribute to social change? Be specific and use a quote from something each performer says and describe a moment in the performance work of each artist that supports your statement about each performer.
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Question 1: In BEAUTIFUL HILLS OF BROOKLYN, Jessie is depicted as progressing from loneliness into
isolation. What are three specific triggers that bring her to this isolation? How does isolation affect older
persons? What gives Jessie’s life meaning? What are her joys, her sorrows?
Jessie is a woman who is depicted as being ready to share her humanity, mentioning everything that is
meaningful to her. While this is something that no one, in the modern society is ready to do, Jessie puts
this down in written form which makes one reflect on the little pleasures of life as well as the feeling of
being alive. The delicate process of aging is one of the things that bring her to isolation. The meaning of
life is another, contributed to by the moments she has been alive and what she has experienced. The
dignity of every moment of life is another that brings Jessie to isolation as she provides a very distinct
perspective to...