Red

Workshop: June 8, 3:00-4:30 PM

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Cast and Crew: Book: John Logan | Music: Adam Cork | Director: Michael Grandage | Starring: Alfred Molina, Alfred Enoch
Run time: 1 ½ hours

Critical Thinking Prompts

1. What examples of Bildungsroman come to mind from intermediate and secondary-level English and Literature curricula? What characteristics do these novels share? What is the journey of the young protagonist and how are the challenges of growing up shaped by time, setting and culture?

2. How does the literary concept of Bildungsroman translate into drama?

3. How does it especially apply to the young Mozart in Amadeus and Mark Rothko’s young intern painter in Red?

Supplemental Resources

• Red on Broadway promotional video (this production featured Eddie Redmayne)

• Alfred Molina’s Appearances on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

• Mark Rothko’s Mirrors of the Soul