Blog Post #10

Intro:

Show Some Skin discusses the problems with the gender disparity in the workplace. The use of monologues, lighting and stage direction develop the credibility of the production. As well as, give the audience a sympathetic view in gender. The play asks the audience to re-evaluate stereotypes and assumptions about the gender.

Supporting Claims:

The use of male and female actors together on stage allows the female actor to emphasize the double standard.

Using storytelling to communicate the different things that impact women in professional settings gives the audience a specific example to relate to grounding the claim deeper in reality.

The use of gesturing between the male and female actors helps develop the sense that there is a gap in treatment between them.