The given circumstances of Sad and Glad by John Cariani begin with the bar within the “local hang-out”, which is affectionately named The Moose Paddy. The bar, or, at least, the part that is shown, contains:
1. A Table with two chairs (One for Sandrine and one for Jimmy)
2. A bathroom door (stage right)
3. An exit/entrance that leads to the front of the bar
This is a very minimalist play in general, so similar to the low amount of furniture, there are also few given props. Of course, some are added in order to imply atmosphere.
1. Several beer bottles
2. Waitress tray
3. Ashtray (Atmosphere)
The lighting should be fairly dim because it is the back part of a bar, but still bright enough that it feels exposed, just like Jimmy’s emotions
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This is where it gets a bit complicated. Depending on who you ask, the protagonist can be Sandrine or Jimmy, and the same with the antagonist. However, if we are going off of the stage directions, it appears that Jimmy is the protagonist due to his emotional responses being portrayed within the stage directions. For example, on page seven of the play, Jimmy has a stage direction that says “Huge Blow. But he’s tough” (Cariani, 7). Except for tone choices, it isn’t often that an antagonist has such a clear description of how the character is feeling, so this is a clue to the concept of Jimmy being the protagonist. Along with the latter, Jimmy also has to face the obstacles that Sandrine creates to block him from achieving his goal. The point of attack is the first interaction between Sandrine and Jimmy. This is initiated when Jimmy notices her coming out of the bathroom in the bar. He’s surprised to see her and wants to talk to her to see how she’s doing.
Sandrine, being the antagonist, doesn’t want anything to do with Jimmy. She creates the obstacle that stops Jimmy from achieving his goal, the obstacle being her engagement to another man. However, her overall goal is to cut her previous ties with Jimmy and return to the normality of her bachelorette party and new fiancé. At the POA, Sandrine tries to get away from Jimmy,
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