Pace creagans monologue from the trestle at pope lick creek. Travel back to the great depression with the trestle at pope. We spend a good deal of time in the play wondering if dalton chance did or didnt murder pace creagan, as the story jumps back and forth in time. Trestle at pope lick creek production trailer youtube. Pope lick park features a variety of trails for beginners and experienced hikers alike. Feb 19, 2001 the trestle at pope lick creek is a beautiful and haunting play. The trestle at pope lick creek traverse theatre, edinburgh. The trestle at pope lick creek, set in wallaces native kentucky, shares certain themes and characters with her other plays. Watch the trestle at pope lick creek 2012 thesis film. The trestle at pope lick creek boston college theatre department cast list the following people are invited to join the cast of the trestle at pope. Trails pope lick park the parklands of floyds fork. Absence in naomi wallaces the trestle at pope lick creek. It makes no argumentsit just uses stark poetry and burning imagery to present an action portrait of deadend despair. Pope lick trestle bridge louisville, kentucky atlas.
At the same time, it explores the effects of economic downturn on the older characters. Schmookler university of massachusetts amherst follow this and additional works at. As the trestle at pope lick creek unrolls its spare, bleak beauty, timelines converge and the living and dead collide in this rough, poetic drama which explores intergenerational devastation, economically hopeless circumstances, emerging sexuality, and the wondrous abilities of the human imagination. View of absence in naomi wallaces the trestle at pope lick creek. The trestle at pope lick creek corey townsend the trestle. With michael stahler, katie royer, ron mccoy, kathryn zenna. Brett just sat there where hed fallen, and then he stood up, slowly, like he had the time.
Download file references available upon request last updated. The trestle at pope lick creek by naomi wallace goodreads. The trestle at pope lick creek the girl who fell through a hole in her jumper with bruce e. Pace creagan, eighteen, brimful of adventure, fearless and feared. Her plays which have been produced in the united kingdom, europe, the united states, and the middle east include in the heart of america, slaughter city, one flea spare, the trestle at pope lick creek, things of dry hours, the fever chart. The trestle at pope lick creek broadway play publishing inc. High atop a railroad trestle that spans a bone dry creek, two teenagers plan to race across the bridge against an oncoming locomotive. Pope lick trestle bridge louisville, kentucky atlas obscura. The trestle at pope lick creek is naomi wallaces depressionera tale of two teens and their struggle to assert some sort of identity in a hopeless world. The trestle at pope lick creek is set in 1936 in a small town outside an urban area. Thundering bursts of metallic noise occasionally interrupt naomi wallaces the trestle at pope lick creek, evoking with stirring authenticity the steam trains that are central to the plays plot. Trestle is at once charming and haunting youll view it with wonder along the way. The trestle at pope lick creek is a beautiful and haunting tale. High atop a railroad trestle that spans a bone dry cr.
The trestle at pope lick creek received its european premiere at the traverse theatre, edinburgh, in february 2001. The trestle at pope lick creek begins with a young man in jail whos confessed to murder. Its 1936 and an unnamed small town has lost hope along with jobs. Take a break from the hustle and bustle of everyday life and get lost in the beauty of nature. Pope lick train trestle a kentucky urban legend duration. Nothing is more enchanting than a stroll along the trails of trestle point and the big beech woods. Trestle at pope lick creek by erkki paunonen on prezi. And nothing beats paddling along the banks of floyds fork and experiencing the thrill of the rushing water.
Apr 24, 2016 the pope lick monster is a legendary partman, partgoat and partsheep creature reported to live beneath a norfolk southern railway trestle over pope lick creek, in the fisherville area of louisville, kentucky. Due to the conservancy status of a portion of this park, excursion trails in pope lick park are for hiking only. Return to article details absence in naomi wallaces the trestle at pope lick creek download download pdf. Pope lick train trestle louisville, kentucky bridge. Nov 06, 2019 a coming of age story told against the backdrop of rural america during the great depression, the trestle at pope lick creek, presented by the cnm theatre department, is the haunting tale of dalton chance and pace creagan, teenagers living in a hopeless town in 1930s middle america. Sam whitehead, time out the honor for the most original and memorable work of this years 22nd humana festival goes to another kentuckian, naomi wallace, for her brilliant the trestle at pope lick creek. A comingofage story with a wicked twist, it reaches into the depths of a nation and asks what lies beneath. Legend has it a mythic beast comes out a night along this train trestle and scares unassuming locals. The trestle at pope lick creek download ebook pdf, epub. The pope lick monster is a legendary partman, partgoat and partsheep creature reported to live beneath a railroad trestle bridge over pope lick creek, in the fisherville neighborhood of louisville, kentucky, united states.
The trestle at pope lick creek pope free 30day trial. Corey townsend the trestle at pope lick creek performance analysis character, spectacle, theme the trestle at pope lick creek the analysis of the trestle at pope lick creek is set at the peak of the depression in a rural kentucky town, the character dalton chance suffers in jail on the accusations of the murder of pace creagan. The trestle at pope lick creek based on the play by naomi wallace. He stood there looking at her, looking her straight in the face, almost like it was a dare. Demonstrators protest against the layoff of wpa workers. Aug 11, 2018 the pope lick monster is a legendary partman, partgoat and partsheep creature reported to live beneath this railroad trestle bridge over pope lick creek, in the fisherville neighborhood of louisville, kentucky, united states. A comingofage story with a wicked twist, it reaches into the. The trestle at pope lick creek is a beautiful and haunting play. Dalton chance, seventeen years old and an open book. The story, which unfolds largely in flashback, opens with dalton chance a local boy who once dreamed of going to college making shadow puppets against the walls of a. Click download or read online button to get the trestle at pope lick creek book now. In the trestle at pope lick creek, absence overwhelms the characters in varying degrees and through various manifestations.
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