Read "Wiaiting for Lefty" as published, plus the original scene "V. The Young Actor", which you should download from our FTP site.
There are 8 scenes in the play, including "V. The Young Actor": An untitled introduction; "I. Joe and Edna"; "II. Lab Assistant Episode"; "III. The Young Hack and His Girl"; "IV. Labor Spy Episode"; "V. Interne Episode"; and and untitled conclusion, after the stage direction "Blackout", largely spoken by Agate Keller.
Here are six suggestions: (a) anticommunism; (b) the role of women; class analysis and how it is conveyed; (c) working class consciousness vs the consciousness of the workers; (d) the portrayal of employers and their men -- bosses, union mis-leaders, goons, et al.; (e) economic issues vs. political issues; (f) economic issues vs ideological issues.
Other themes are possible too.
Writing Assignment: Read the whole play. Write 350 words or a bit more on three themes you see in the play.
Groups 1 and 3: write on themes (a), (b), and (f). Groups 2 and 4: write on themes (c), (d), and (e).
Email to your group and to me.