True or False?

The first two plays that popped into my head were The Color Purple and All the Kings Men. While in New York during a middle school trip I was able to watch The Color Purple on Broadway. It was an amazing experience. This play made me laugh and cry just a little. Even though the story was made up you really began to connect with the characters, the second play I named,   All the Kings Men, was a play that I worked on while at LSU, This play was about the story of Huey P. Long, one of Louisiana’s most iconic governors.  This story connected to me on a much deeper level, mainly because we have been taught his history since middle school. Even though names were changed you still had a since of what was going on and of course knowing that it was based on a true story caused you to feel more deeply than   if it were made up.

Both plays, as most plays do, cause you to feel several types of emotions, whether you feel happy or sad truly depends on your point of few.  It could be argued that even though The Color Purple was made up it has historical values, but that could also be said about any productions.  The think that separates the two plays is even though the both may be historically accurate All the Kings Men is based off of actual events that occurred during his life time. However even though they may have different motives  they were each created for the same reasons, to teach and to entertain.  We learn about historic encounters from both plays as well as have a few good laughs. The purpose of any production whether naturalistic or documentary is to appeal to an audience, I truly enjoyed both productions. 

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