What are some of the feelings this play, and the choices made in staging it (like the use of whiteface), brought up for you? Where do you think those feelings come from?
How effective was the epilogue in translating the play’s themes from 1965 to 2025? If you were writing the epilogue, where would you set it (thematically)?Considering satire, humor and costume, how do the production choices affect audience experience?
What does Day of Absence remind you of – historical events, recent events, experiences you’ve had, other works of art, etc? What is similar and different between the themes of Day of Absence and these other events, experiences, or representations?
