Casting Specifications
When you're just reading Cloud 9, it's easy to lose track of who's playing which character. But watching—or even imagining—the play gives you a sense of just how disorienting Churchill's castin...
The Father
In Cloud 9, being a father is a symbolic role. It means more than being a dude and having a couple of kids; it means having everyone obey you at all times. From the play's opening lines, Clive esta...
Victoria's Doll
Edward isn't the tough, manly son that his parents want him to be. Instead of playing rough, stereotypically boyish games, Edward likes playing with his sister Victoria's doll.At first Clive tries...
Cathy's Painting
If Edward's attachment to Victoria's doll in Act 1 is a sign of his femininity, Cathy's painting in Act 2 is a sign of masculinity: both Cathy's and Lin's. At first, Lin tells Cathy to paint a prin...
Betty's Necklace
In Act 1, Edward steals Betty's necklace because he wants to give it as a gift to Harry Bagley (remember Edward has had sexual relations with dirty old Harry). Harry admits, "It's beautiful" but te...