The Fall of Saigon marked the end of the 19-year long Vietnam War. As the North seized the capital city of Saigon, a mass evacuation was called in by president Gerald Ford. Helicopters and boats from the US and some other ally countries evacuated over 1,000 US troops and over 7,000 Vietnamese refugees. The tone of this was very tense because the Vietnam War was a very long and deadly war and could have dictated world power depending on who won. Communism was taking the world by storm and the war was very important. When the war ended communism took control of Vietnam. This left thousands of refugees without a place to go. This can still be seen today with thousands of refugees from wars are left without a place to go. 

I would like to revisit the revolutionary war. the first scene that comes to my mind is Paul Revere riding his horse around Massachusetts. The overall ambiance of this era is anger. Some current events are Hong Kong protest because the are revolting against the Chinese Government. It is relevant to revisit because it is a huge part of our country. I would emphasize that William Dawes and Samuel Prescott rode with Paul Revere, they were left out of the poem and subsequently most history books.

Survivors of the 9/11 attacks on the U.S are in danger twenty years later. Specifically first responders who went in and out of the debris of the World Trade Centers. Because they were saving peoples lives, many of them have been slammed with the so called "World trade center illness". Many of them are getting cancer and respiratory disease because of the deadly debris that was spewed out into lower Manhattan during the 9/11 attacks. Many people don't think of the health condition of the first responders today. President Trump recently signed a permanent extension of funding for victim compensation that will run through 2090 to cover surviving 9/11 first responders  for their entire lives.

Our deity is the god/goddess of perception, and how people hide how they feel to help others. The deity is the patron of people like veterinarians or doctors, as those professions have to both support families who have lost someone, while covering up their own guilt and sadness in the matter.

Our idea is Invisible Man. He was born a regular man but was neglected and ignored for all of his childhood. One day he was ignored so much he asked to just disappear. And then he did! He became invisible to the entire world except for himself. As days went by he realized no one could see him. Things got worse however as he himself started to disappear. Will Invisible Man survive? Come to the black box to find out!

Our project shows that you have the choice to be either good or bad by being either Medusa or Einstein.

Our mask portrays how an old man got the ability to time travel. This old man is almost immobile. He walks his last few days in pain with each joint locking into place. He is disappearing for his own eyes. In the past, he used to be a dancer but he doesn't have the ability to anymore. He goes to sleep and dreams about the happy times as a young and free dancer. But soon he wakes up and realizes his sad reality. 

In the Crucible there are people getting accused of and punished for something they have no control over. The same thing was happening during the 1950s with racial segregation.

As far as I know, a tragic hero is the main protagonist in a tragedy. They always have some sort of internal struggle or issue to overcome which is part of the storyline. A tragic character has these issues too but is unable to overcome them.

Of course there are parallels to today! People all around the world are being oppressed because of something they can't control similar to what happens in the play.

1)  Setting, Plot & Characters Plot  

• What parts of the play did you find most interesting? 

I really liked the part with Abigail and John with the flashlights and the switch to the wizard person.

• What parts bored you?

there were some parts where I was not completely sure what was going on and I did not really understand it

• How did you feel during different parts of the play? 

thee were some very intense scenes that had a lot of emotion

• What caused these feelings?

the yelling and facial expressions and hand gestures

• Who do you like? Who do you dislike? Who does not interest you?

I disliked the judge, the cop, and Abigail. I liked the older lady and the man who was eating his apple at the beginning 

2) Themes – What are the prominent ideas or concepts explored in the play?

confusion sadness miscommunication secrets 

3) Production/Design Elements - Set, Props, Costumes, Lighting, Sound

• How does each element help tell the story?

the lighting makes parts more or less dramatic or it can muddle pieces to make them scarier the sets help show the setting and the costumes help show more about the characters 

• How does each element tell us about the characters?

the characters personalities and actions can be dramaticised 

• How does each element create a feeling, atmosphere, or emotion?

spotlights can be very dramatic a mess in a set can show distress etc

4) Theater and Its Double: Art Reflects Life, Life Reflected Through Art

• How is this story similar to actual events that have occurred in the past or are happening the world today? Which events?

the "all muslims and immigrants are terrorists" thing, ICE, police racism and brutality, shootings, the holocaust, and so on

• Are any characters like actual people today or in history? Who?

yes there are a lot of [people currently and in history that are very similar to the people in the play.

What parts of the play did you find most interesting? 

• I found the parts where a lot was happening with the lighting and the music the most interesting.

What parts bored you?

• The parts that the characters were just talking to each other with nothing else happening.

How did you feel during different parts of the play? 

• I felt sad at the end.

What caused these feelings?

• The fact that the innocent got hung.

Who do you like? Who do you dislike? Who does not interest you?

• I liked Mary cause she told the truth at the end, I didn't really care about everybody else.

2) Themes – What are the prominent ideas or concepts explored in the play?

• I don't really know. Probably don't lie.

How does each element help tell the story?

• Because it builds up until the climax and until the end.

How does each element tell us about the characters?

• when they argue it shows who they are.

How does each element create a feeling, atmosphere, or emotion?

• the part when they whistle gives off kind of a creepy vibe.

How is this story similar to actual events that have occurred in the past or are happening the world today? Which events?

• The holocaust is similar in the way where a lot of people where getting killed, because of religion.

Are any characters like actual people today or in history? Who?

I don't really know.