Discussion questions
Use the following questions to run a group discussion after attending a live performance of Stomach.
- 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 Stomach in a time and place?
- How were theatre technologies (including lighting and sound) used to create mood and atmosphere in Stomach?
- 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 Stomach? 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 Stomach.
- Describe a specific language feature (eg. movie quotes, colloquialisms, etc) used in Stomach. How did the use of these language features serve the story?
- Describe the key themes in Stomach. How did the staging, set, costume, lighting, sound, and performance help to highlight these themes?
- What did the characters of Amy, Sara, Kadun, and Montreal represent in the play? How do the characters change throughout the play?
- Why do you think the scenes in the play flow backwards through time? How does this story telling technique enhance or change your understanding of the characters and plot as the play progresses?