DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Use the following questions to run a group discussion after attending a live performance of I’ll Be Fine.
- Where and when was the play set? How did you know this? Use the script, and your observations of the staging, set, and costume to give examples.
- How were theatre technologies (including lighting and sound) used to set I’ll Be Fine in a time and place?
- How were theatre technologies (including lighting and sound) used to create mood and atmosphere in I’ll Be Fine?
- What was the main conflict in the story? How were the staging, set, costume, sound, and lighting used to create and portray this conflict during the performance?
- Who were the key characters portrayed in I’ll Be Fine? What theatre conventions were used throughout the performance to establish each of the characters in the play?
- Use sketches, quotations, and examples to describe how space was used to tell the story in I’ll Be Fine.
- Describe a specific language feature (eg. movie quotes, colloquialisms, etc) used in I’ll Be Fine. How did the use of these language features serve the story? Use examples from the script to support your answer.
- Describe the key themes in I’ll Be Fine. How did the staging, set, costume, lighting, sound, and performance help to highlight these themes?
- What did the characters of Jude and Brian represent in the play? How do the characters change throughout the play and their road trip?