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In the scoring of the music, Kitt creates tension with faster and higher pitched noises. Most of the time these sounds happen in the music when Diana seems to be mentally unstable. The first song clearly shows this in is Who's Crazy/My Psychopharmacologist and I. There are spiraling sounds and quick shifts of melodies. These reflect Diana's mental state; she is spiraling out of control mentally. The music usually goes to this format when Diana is on the edge is her sanity, and when she seem to be okay, the music calms down to a smoother or more normal format of music.


I also noticed the difference in songs at the beginning and at the end. The first song that includes the whole family is upbeat, but is still tense. It gives a feeling of holding back, like there is a burden that needs to be lifted. Then it comes to a point where their voices overlap and the music intensifies and suddenly stops, leaving the audience with an uneasy feeling with no resolution. This reflects their feelings about their issues at this point. In the end, Diana finally has a song where she is relaxed. She has to go through the steps of treatment to reach a more sane state. Comparing the beginning and ending songs, I feel that Diana has made good progress. And it shows in her last song. The music is more controlled and calm. It is slower, but it feels more positive than her other songs. It is a release for her, which Yorkey makes clear in the lyrics, “But I’ll be free…I’ll take a chance on leaving…it’s time for me to fly.”

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'Tis Pity She's a Whore Post

In this play, Ford shows many relationships that do not work or cannot work. Secrets often have the characters reaching for a goal that they cannot achieve. Giovanni and Annabella want to be with each other, knowing it is wrong, and have to find a way around their secret. Soranzo requests for Annabella's hand in marriage, in which Giovanni later ends their relationship to protect his honor. These are just the main examples of how relationships are attempted but cannot be fully connected.

With this observation, I think the poster should be two hands reaching out to each other. It would symbolize Annabella's hand and Giovanni or Soranzo's hand (or any couple's hands in the play) that want to make a connection but can't seem to reach far enough to touch. The color scheme should be dark colors to show deep passion and emotions. I see the woman’s hand having a black or red glove on. The protection of the glove shows that she is protected by a secret. Black, to me, is a color of death and red would represent blood or love/passion.

One quote that can go with this poster is, “Lost, I am lost.” Giovanni says this in the struggle of being in love with his sister and knowing it is wrong. Also, Soranzo quotes out of a book he is reading, “Love’s measure is extreme, the comfort, pain, the life unrest, and the reward distain.” The poster with this quote will show the yearning for love and the extremes that come with it when love cannot be satisfied. Another catchphrase for this production could be, “There’s mystery in that which time must show.” Richardetto says this when he questions Philotis about the truth of Annabella’s love for Soranzo. This foreshadows the reveal of Annabella and Giovanni’s secret.