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Plot Summary Of The Play 'State Fair'

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State fair is a play about a family in Iowa that go to visit the state fair the story takes place in 1946. The main characters are Father Abel, Mother Melissa, Daughter Margy, and Son Wayne. All of them have different expectations for the fair. Margy is confused about what she wants to do with her fiancé after they are married, her fiancé was not able to go to the fair because he was busy, but Margy met a reporter named Pat. Pat and Margy spend the entire day together. Wayne meets a girl named Emily at the ring toss booth, Wayne starts to like Emily and he goes to watch the Starlight Dance Meadow which Emily is the star in the dance. Abel enters blue boy his pig in the fair and he has to go to tend to blue boy because he seems to be sick. …show more content…

Melissa is also wishing that she wins the mincemeat competition. Melissa is nervous for the competition because Edwin Metcalfe always wins first prize. Later that day Wayne attends a party with Emily, and they spend the rest of night together. All while they are together Margy and Pat sit on a hillside talking as the sun is coming up. Pat asks Margy if she really plans to marry Harry, the man she is engaged to. Margy suggests that she probably will. Pat asks Margy to marry him and she doesn’t answer right away but the next night they go on the roller coaster and she tells Pat she couldn’t marry anyone but Pat. McGee mentions that Emily will be singing the song the next night in Chicago. Wayne is surprised to hear from McGee that Emily is leaving for Chicago that night because Emily didn't tell him. Emily finally comes out and Wayne tries to convince her to go home to the farm with him instead of going to Chicago with the band. Emily says she can't and starts to confess something to Wayne, but runs away crying. McGee explains to Wayne that Emily is already married, although the marriage is unhappy, and that Emily didn't want to tell Wayne and spoil

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