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    A Study Guide for Barbara Wiechmann's "Feeding the Moonfish"
    A Study Guide for Barbara Wiechmann's "Feeding the Moonfish"
    A Study Guide for Barbara Wiechmann's "Feeding the Moonfish"
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    A Study Guide for Barbara Wiechmann's "Feeding the Moonfish"

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    A Study Guide for Barbara Wiechmann's "Feeding the Moonfish," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Drama For Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Drama For Students for all of your research needs.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCengage Learning - Gale
    Release dateAug 3, 2016
    ISBN9781535823234
    A Study Guide for Barbara Wiechmann's "Feeding the Moonfish"

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      A Study Guide for Barbara Wiechmann's "Feeding the Moonfish" - Gale

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      Feeding the Moonfish

      Barbara Wiechmann

      1988

      Introduction

      Feeding the Moonfish is a one-act play by Barbara Wiechmann, first performed in New York in 1988. The work is a brief study of two very unlikely companions and the powerful, life-transforming bond they form in the course of one evening. This compelling story draws on the power of natural forces, the tragedy of murder, the importance of memory, and the magical influence of the stars to shape the characters and provide a solid framework for the play. Although there are no direct references anchoring the setting in any given time period, the tone of the work reflects the social malaise of the 1980s, characterized by the advent of AIDS, Chernobyl, and the Iran Contra Affair. Despite its economy in form, Feeding the Moonfish has the power to illuminate a brief moment in time, demonstrating that an innocent exchange between strangers can change everything.

      Much of Wiechmann's contemporary life and works are not formally chronicled; however, Feeding the Moonfish is included in Eric Lane's Telling Tales: New One Act Plays. Published in 1993, the work is a compendium of contemporary one-act plays from some of today's best playwrights in contemporary theater.

      Author Biography

      Barbara Wiechmann grew up in Middle Haddam, Connecticut and attended Hamilton College before moving to New York where she resides as a writer and performer. She has written several plays, including Feeding the Moonfish, The Holy Mother of Hadley, New York, and The Secret of the Steep Ravines. Her work has been produced and workshopped at P.S. 122, the Ensemble Studio Theatre, New York Theatre Workshop, BACA Downtown, HERE, the Ohio Theatre, and the Samuel Beckett Theatre. Her work has also surfaced at the Edinburgh, New York, Philadelphia, and Seattle fringe festivals (a wide variety of unjuried and uncensored theatre). In addition to her regular appearances at the New York Theatre Workshop, Wiechmann is also a New Georges affiliated artist and has been a longstanding member of the Arden Theatre Company. She is

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