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Serious Money (Student Editions)

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One must realize that in this play, Churchill is reviving verse drama into the 20th century. At first, I found this to be a most difficult read (in content and style). Yet everything that is difficult is not automatically to be considered bad. The subject matter of the book is largely concerned with the English stock market (and therefore largely uses its subsequent terminology). Churchill has EXTENSIVELY researched her subject matter, she deftly wields her words. Yet, do not be fooled. The play is not solely about the English stock market...or the death of Jake for that matter. Churchill is concerned with larger matters: that of commercial globalism, of the distance between generations, of traditions, of language and isolationism. Watch for WHEN words ryhme. Watch for WHEN characters are speaking alone. Watch for WHEN they are speaking together, in choruses. Everything is symbolic. Everything is incredibly, meticulously crafted. This might be hard to recognize at first (especially in the first run through), yet as long as you pay attention to Churchill's markings (ie: when characters are interupting one another/speaking at the same time) it is easy to recognize the genius and artistry of this modern work.

Plays like this are only done at places like Yale Rep...Boring museum pieces that mean nothing to anyone that's not white and in the highest tax bracket...