Title
DOI
10.17077/etd.ozs4roj8
Document Type
Thesis
Date of Degree
Spring 2016
Degree Name
MFA (Master of Fine Arts)
Degree In
Theatre Arts
First Advisor
Borreca, Art
First Committee Member
Clubb, Dare
Second Committee Member
Schlesinger, Lisa
Abstract
In 1881 an assassin's bullet changes the course of American history. Could it be that Julia Sand was the only one to foresee the destiny of the country? Familiar with now President Arthur's exclusionary politics, Julia writes and urges the President to reform his ways and unite the Republican Party. Great Emergencies is a stage play about the lavish dangers of The Gilded Age, but ultimately a cautionary tale about those of us whose voices are doomed to be forgotten because of the ephemeral and apathetic nature of human history.
Public Abstract
In 1881 an assassin’s bullet changes the course of American history. Could it be that Julia Sand was the only one to foresee the destiny of the country? Familiar with now President Arthur’s exclusionary politics, Julia writes and urges the President to reform his ways and unite the Republican Party. Great Emergencies is a stage play about the lavish dangers of The Gilded Age, but ultimately a cautionary tale about those of us whose voices are doomed to be forgotten because of the ephemeral and apathetic nature of human history.
Keywords
publicabstract, Chester Arthur, Gilded Age, James Garfield, Julia Sand, Play
Pages
xiv, 104 pages
Copyright
Copyright 2016 Sean David DeMers
Recommended Citation
DeMers, Sean David. "Great emergencies." MFA (Master of Fine Arts) thesis, University of Iowa, 2016.
https://doi.org/10.17077/etd.ozs4roj8