Date of Award
5-1979
Degree Type
Report
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Theatre Arts
Committee
Not specified
Abstract
In his play Picnic, William Inge has created a study in male and female roles--or rather, the roles and types which society forces on them, and which they more frequently force on themselves. The people in this play are not conscious of their roles as roles. There is no free spirit portrayed in the attempt to throw off his or her classification. Even Madge, with her dreams of escape from the confines of small-town life, is acting in accordance with the behavior patterns of her particular genus. This play does not attack the male and female character typing which it portrays, but merely examines it through several personal interactions. As must be expected when seeking to deal with characters as types, Inge at times comes close to stereotyping his people.
Recommended Citation
Eagan, Michael, "Selected Projects in Costume Design" (1979). All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023. 1624.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/gradreports/1624
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