{"id":5585,"date":"2018-03-26T15:41:08","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T15:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/?p=5585"},"modified":"2018-08-30T20:21:04","modified_gmt":"2018-08-30T20:21:04","slug":"the-island-of-misfit-plays-caroline-or-change-2003","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/the-island-of-misfit-plays-caroline-or-change-2003\/","title":{"rendered":"The Island of Misfit Plays: Caroline, or Change (2003)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Island of Misfit Plays: Caroline, or Change<\/em> (2003)<\/h3>\n \"\"<\/a><\/span>

Written by Clark Levi<\/p>\n

March 22, 2018<\/p>\n<\/font>

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Welcome back to The Island of Misfit Plays, where forgotten plays and musicals are rediscovered and forgotten no more.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today we\u2019ll be looking at my absolute favorite musical, <\/span>Caroline, or Change<\/span><\/i>. While still fairly produced and known in theatre circles, it mostly goes undiscussed, and in the bloom of Gen-Z theatre geeks I\u2019m a part of, I hear nothing about it. It\u2019s not truly \u201cmisfit\u201d or \u201cforgotten\u201d, but it deserves more attention, so that\u2019s all of the criteria needed. Let\u2019s dive in!<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the 1963 set-<\/span>Caroline<\/span><\/i>, MLK is marching, JFK is shot, and a Confederate statue is pulled to the ground. All of the characters, especially the stony-faced, hard-working main, Caroline Thibodeaux, are forced to react. How will Caroline deal with her relationships and shifting surroundings? How will all of the characters react to the changing times? The show goes about developing these characters and finding those answers (or lack thereof for some) in surprising, emotionally raw ways.<\/span><\/p>\n