First off, I just want to say that there is so much going on in this play — I’m glad we’ll get to discuss it together. I barely know where to start.
What does the tripling of roles in An Octoroon add to our conversation about identity and encounter within minstrelsy?
With our knowledge about theatre and the uses of drama from our course, what is BJJ trying to say when he writes, “I’m a ‘black playwright.’ I don’ t know exactly what that means.” How does this introduction affect how we treat the play that follows?
A big deal is made out of the camera and how its relevance to the play doesn’t age well. Does this say something about modernity and its relationship to the play’s themes? Or maybe the development of theatre?