2.5 Minute Ride by Lisa Kron

2.5 Minute Ride is a wonderful one person show written by Lisa Kron.  It tells the story of her family's annual trip to Cedar Point, her brother's wedding, and her and her father's trip to Auschwitz.  We're reading this play to explore what a writer can do with only one actor and to prepare you guys for writing your character monologues.

Things to think about while reading:

• What do you think of the transition from one story to the other?
• What do you think about the way it's staged?
• What is the character's need to tell?  Why is she telling this story?
• What is the dramatic action?  Meaning what does the character want and how does she attempt to achieve it?
• How do you feel about the piece's language? It's pacing? The characters? You get the point.

I also just want to hear your initial thoughts about the piece.  What did you like about the piece?  What didn't you like? Things of that sort.  Remember to post a few of your thoughts in the comment.  Looking forward to discussing this with you guys in class on Wednesday.

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Here is where we will share all our thoughts about the different plays that we read and see for this class.  Here is also where you can get a brief recap of what happened in class. I'm looking forward to your comments!