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Summer Of The Seventeenth Doll Play Analysis
This written piece is in response to the prompt, “Keeping A Sense Of Belonging Is More Difficult For Those Who Associate With Minority Groups Than It Is For Others.” The piece is an imaginative speech in the form of a panel of speakers including the MC, Mark Davis and Julia Ross – all fictional characters of the Australian Major Performing Arts Group – talking about the premiere for the upcoming Australian classical play, “Summer Of The Seventeenth Doll”. Both Mark and Julia speak about their roles in the play, acting as Roo Webber and Olive Leech respectively, and how these roles relate to their personal lives. In an educated and informative manner, Mark and Julia speak to an audience consisting of many fans of the play and also few media

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