Shadows on the Beach Analysis

Shadows on the Beach is a short play that has a man talking about the insecurities that he has concerning his wife’s faithfulness toward him. He is talking to a girl about them and the audience can tell that he is in pain over the fact that he believes she is having an affair. In the end we see that he is actually talking to his wife and that it is him that she …

…dear to him. The woman needs to convey a sympathetic emotion at the beginning and then at the end a gentle but firm attitude as to say “Now listen, I STILL love you”. The customs are casual beach clothing. The girl will be wearing an oversized sweater and the man can be ware light shorts and a buttoned down shirt, maybe even unbuttoned to show that this is suppose to be a causal vacation time.