| i think it's quite clear who it's about | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 04:19 am EDT 08/27/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Ragtime... for our time - lordofspeech 09:21 pm EDT 08/26/20 | |
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| On one level it is EASILY about Mother, Coalhouse and Tateh - all 3. The way the show is structured and what each scene focuses on and how the stories are laid out makes that very clear to me. Yes there are a lot of supporting characters which help tell one of those 3 stories and/or the time and place. But how do you tell the stories of the 3 main characters, who are the primary focus and representatives of the 3 communities representing the American landscape at the time, without all the plot points/meetings/and motivations of these supporting and side characters? On another more ultimate level it is about Mother, and Coalhouse's story and Tateh's story, and all the characters within them, come to mingle in her world as her world, her world view, and her view of herself changes based on her interactions with these people/stories. I think it's an amazingly structured musical that accomplishes A LOT in its running time. And like ITW, who Ragtime is "about" will change from viewer to viewer. (but dramatically speaking I stand by that it's "about" Mother's journey ultimately) |
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