Bad Man
The Play Bad Man is a puzzling play. There are several reasons why this play is so puzzling. For starters that you have a character named Thea, who is feared by the entire Sawmill Camp and has been a major part of physical conflict. He is also a murder who later becomes a hero. The unique conception of forming a villain into a hero was phenomenal. Even though Thea had a lifetime of devilish acts, for the final day of his life his performance was sanctified. The lesson taught in this play is that there is good in all of us. You just have to find the key to release it. In Thea’s case Maybell was his key.
Booker T. Washington
December 11, 2001
Dr. Hay
Type of Play: Black Folk Play of 1920
The Deacon’s Awakening
The Deacon’s Awakening is a movement reflective play. It reflects the effects that the movement brought on families. In this play the amendment was passed for women to vote. The play illustrates a small portion of what the women of our nation......
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