Rabbit Hole Play Analysis

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Rabbit Hole at the Loft Theatre David Lindsay-Abaire’s Rabbit Hole won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2007. Ten years after Rabbit Hole opened on Broadway it premiered at the Loft Theatre at the University of Boulder. Wesley Longacre beautiful and simplicity direction complemented the powerful story line. Rabbit Hole set in Larchmont, New York where a picture perfect family lives until a random tragic accident changes their lives forever. The play begins eight months after their four-year old son, Danny, was accidentally killed. Danny’s parents Becca (Maddie Levin) and Howie (Jack Menzies) are still trying to overcome their grief. Becca has a younger, reckless sister, Izzy, (Liz Williamson) who announces that she is pregnant. With a new child in the family adds to the complexity of the families grieving. Howie (Menzies) wants to hold on to everything that reminds him of Danny where as Becca (Levin) would rather have a fresh start and sell their home. Becca’s (Levin) mother, Nat, (Mary Willingham) pesters her about her grieving process. More relationships fracture and then the family receives a letter from Jason, (Ian Fraser) the young …show more content…

The audience was seated in round and completely submersed in the story. Longacre chose three main rooms and the front door to stage. The first room was the kitchen, which had a sink, refrigerator, and table with four chairs. Then was the living room with a couch and two chairs. The final set was Danny’s room. Longacre made it clear that it was Danny’s room and that the family was still grieving in the way in which toys were still scattered on the floor like a child was just playing. In addition to the sets Longacre added video projection of a memory montage of family moments with Danny to transition to new scenes. These memory videos helped the audience to connect more with the characters and love they had for Danny and the heartbreak they now had since his

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