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The musical contrasts different types of love: the cautious, fearful love of Sheriff File versus the passionate, transformative love offered by Starbuck. Love in Different Forms Is love safest when it is cautious — or most real when it risks…
Lizzie learns to value herself beyond societal pressures realizing she doesn’t need to change to be loved. WANT TO WATCH THE PLAY? The Rainmaker: Self Worth Through Belief Lizzie Curry: “Plain” In “The Rainmaker”, Lizzie has internalized the belief that…
The town’s desperate need for rain mirrors Lizzie’s longing for love with the arrival of Starbuck symbolizing the possibility of hope in bleak circumstances. WANT TO WATCH THE PLAY? When the Sky Won’t Break: Hope vs. Despair in The Rainmaker…
Bill Starbuck uses a variety of subtle and overt manipulation tactics to achieve his goals particularly in persuading the Curry family to believe in his rainmaking abilities and in shifting Lizzie’s self-image. NOT ENOUGH TIME? The Rainmaker Bill Starbuck in…
Back in 2021, when I found out about “110 in the Shade”, I thought it would be a cool idea to make an essay on it. But, I didn’t have the mental nor emotional space to do it for multiple…
Even though “110 in the Shade” is not my most favorite musical in the world (i think it can be pretty boring), I thought it would be fun to do a “Top 10 Best Songs” list for this story. Let’s…
Simple little things All I want are simple little things All I need is someone beside me to have and to hold Someone to love me as we grow older Lizzie Curry 110 in the Shade In a drought-stricken Western…
“You’re afraid of being beautiful.” “I’m afraid to think I am, and I know I’m not.” H.C. Curry to Lizzie Curry The Rainmaker In a drought-stricken Western town, a charismatic con man posing as a rainmaker disrupts a skeptical family…
“Are you plain, Lizzie?” “No… I’m beautiful.” Bill Starbuck to Lizzie Curry The Rainmaker “The Rainmaker” is a play that revolves around the struggle between hard-earned realism and the human need for hope. Set during a devastating drought in the…
Is it really me? Is it really true? Suddenly I’m beautiful, Being here with you. Lizzie Curry 110 in the Shade “110 in the Shade” is a musical that revolves around Lizzie Curry, a spinster living in a drought-stricken town…