In Praise of Sparrows
Stage Play • 2025 • Drama
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Audible. Joseph does so in the scene where he's interrogated by Becker and Constable.
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Heinrich tells Young Lydia that they sold the sheep and horses they owned. The family doesn't know the animals' whereabouts. Unsure if this counts.
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Elizabeth is treated poorly by her father after her mother and sister pass. There's a scene where he slaps her hand away. Additionally, Christine almost strikes Young Lydia, but Heinrich stops her.
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No gore. Shows corpse after the fact, shows the moments leading up to it.
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During the scene where Alvina visits Lydia in the hospital, Alvina says Lydia married a cruel man, as did she. Additionally, in Lydia's ending monologue, she states her husband was "a hitter".
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Does a kid die?
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A 15-16 year old and a 6 year old
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Is there blood/gore?
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Not explicit. Blood capsule on Bertha's head during the wedding scene, burn on Bertha's arm during the opening scene.
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Are there end credit scenes?
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Bows, if that counts
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Is someone burned alive?
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Heinrich, Christine, Bertha, Julius, and Antony burn to death in their sleep.
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Are there abusive parents?
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Debatably, Elizabeth's father.
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Are there sudden loud noises?
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Gunshots and screaming
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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So-so. Bertha is seen mainly for her beauty and is married to Julius as a sort of transaction when Mr. Zimmer purchases the meadow.
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Does someone drown?
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Ellie
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Not necessarily, but several characters blame Joseph for a crime he didn't commit.
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Is there gun violence?
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Wedding scene
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is someone restrained?
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So-so. In the opening scene, Young Alvina gets dragged away by her mother during a moment of stress.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Lydia. Also Elizabeth, to an extent.
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Are any hands damaged?
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Lydia's hand is burned.
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Is someone disabled played by able-bodied?
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Fred is played by an ablebodied man. The director and actors tried to keep it respectful, but it's important to point that out.
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Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
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Not necessarily for crying, but in the opening scene, one townsman is insulted by another townsman for being sensitive.
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Does someone have cancer?
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Elizabeth's mother died of cancer
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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Not beaten up, but in the orphan scene, three orphans harass Young Lydia to steal her doll.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Half of the show takes place in a hospice center
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Is religion discussed?
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The play is heavily Christian focused. They sing a hymn in the opening scene, many characters mention God, and there's a whole deacon character that plays a major role in the story.
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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Unless you count the cast walking through the audience at the end or bows, no.
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Does someone have a mental illness?
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Portrayed respectfully
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Are there demons or Hell?
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A quick mention of Hell after Joseph's death, but nothing more.
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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Not frequent, but present.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Not on screen. During Lydia's ending monologue, she states she passed out before the events of the opening scene.
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Not shown. Fred lost an eye during his racing days.
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Does the black guy die first?
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First deaths shown are a family of white Germans.
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Is there a large age gap?
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Not in the story, but Joseph and Bertha were played by a 17 year old and a lady in her 30s respectively. The director did her best ensuring it wasn't weird, though, especially considering Joseph's actor was the director's son.
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Heinrich and Christine are first cousins and have three children.
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Succeeded
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Does it have a sad ending?
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So-so.
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Are there ghosts?
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The Elizabeth monologue at the end shows ghosts of every character approaching the stage. This leads into bows.
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Are there entrances from audience?
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During the ending monologue, everyone aside from Elizabeth, young Elizabeth, Ellie, Laurel, Fred, two racing crew members, and older Lydia enters from the audience. This leads into bows.
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Is someone terminally ill?
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Half of the story takes place in a hospice center. Additionally, Elizabeth's mother died of cancer.
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