... the rear of the building with the primary means of egress being a fire escape into an alleyway. This delivers a sense of disconnectedness from the outside world and of being anonymous and unknown. The addition of garbage cans strewn about in the alley and the "sinister latticework" (Exposition, paragraph 4) of fire escapes leading to neighboring apartments pushes the audience to understand that this is very low, middle-class on the verge of poverty and illustrates a lack of distinction. In addition, the use of dim lighting is designed to set a mood of sadness and depression. Being a play based on memory, the lighting concepts used exaggerate the emotions of Tom, who this play is about. Brighter elements represent stronger, and sometimes, exaggerated emotions, while dim lighting represents dull or unimportant memories. The character developments of Amanda, Laura, and Tom each reveal the various tactics used to create ...

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