The Heiress

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The Heiress
"The Heiress" written by Ruth and Augustus Goetz displays many examples of Aristotle’s six elements. Poetics outlines the six elements which are: plot, characters, thought, diction, music (or sound), and spectacle, all of which were present in this play.
"The Heiress" is a play about a young woman living in New York with her father. One day she gets a “gentlemen caller” who, after two weeks time, ends up asking her to marry him. The young woman, named Catherine Sloper, is set to inherit an unordinary amount of money after her father passes away.
The father, Dr. Austin Slope, is immediately suspicious of the gentleman caller, Morris Townsend. Dr. Sloper thinks, because of the short period and Morris Townsend’s lack of money that Townsend may not want to marry Catherine for love. As it turns out, Dr. Sloper is right, Catherine gets her heart broken and the dad dies.
The theme of the play seemed to be one of coming of age. Catherine Sloper was extremely naïve and not a “people person” in the least during the beginning of the play. By the end she is cold and in charge, not afraid to be thought down upon.
The acting and lines were very good, especially for a small theater, with the exception of Tim Murphy, (Dr. Sloper) who dropped quite a few lines over the course of the play. The sound effects were subtle and not overdone. The Heiress had amazing costumes and the props worked well.
Overall, I thought Judy Madden, the director, did a great job with the cast and play. The play was done well for such a small theater on a tight budget. "The Heiress" was enjoyable and I would recommend it to any that ask....