Arthur Miller for the Twenty-First Century by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9783030372934
Publisher: Springer International Publishing

Playwriting/Criminal Justice Exercise

Since Joe clearly framed Steve Deever, yet was exonerated himself, how did Joe, or his defense, convince the jury of his innocence, while Steve landed in jail? Having students imagine the unseen testimony is more interesting than Joe and Chris’ already articulated conflicting values. Kean student-teacher, Shontisha Haynes, suggests having students write the trial that we never see by formulating questions and answers (Haynes). Divide the class in three: one third formulates Keller’s testimony, another writes Deever’s testimony, while the final group weighs the evidence and arrives at a verdict. If we evaluate facts carefully, why do juries sometimes imprison the wrong person if both sides have equal access to the evidence? How do words manipulate facts and persuade an audience, causing the difference between freedom and jail? For Miller, a play is a piece of jurisprudence. This exercise especially interests students of Criminal Justice. Have the class write Steve Deever’s monologue in jail—first spoken to the cold steel of prison bars—and then to his children who visit. Is there a difference between what we say in solitude and what we tell our families?

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