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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…