Though contemporary hit plays like "Copenhagen" and "Photograph 51" have revived the genre, science drama traces its roots back at least to Galileo, who took up Copernicus's cause by writing dramatic dialogues.
The arc of the drama traces the husband's evolution from a superficial cad to a self-sacrificing hero; more important, it outlines the couple's trajectory from estrangement to an inevitable last-minute reconciliation that makes them both realize what's really valuable — not money but love.
The sequel to Fun Home, titled Are You My Mother?: A Comic Drama, traces Bechdel's relationship with her mother.
The project will be produced by Rainmark Films, the company behind The Special Relationship, Peter Morgan's 2010 drama tracing the relationship between Tony Blair and Bill Clinton.
The very line "a day of profound national shame" is delivered by a racing official in director Simon Wincer's 1983 drama tracing the career of Australia's legendary thoroughbred, Phar Lap, a national icon as beloved as jars of Vegemite or Sir Donald Bradman.
Perhaps the most eagerly awaited on the schedule is Moonlight, Barry Jenkins's drama tracing a black gay man over 30 years; close behind is Una, an adaptation of the play Blackbird, about a reunion between a young woman and an older man who were once in an illegal relationship.
According to the Diva, the drama tracing factors including online bullying and sexual assault which lead to a teen girl's suicide brought back "painful" memories.
But Wilder's abbreviated drama, which traces the history of an American family through 90 years' worth of holiday meals, captured his imagination, and he set to work.
But Messiaen's contemplative opera was different, an interior drama that traces the growth of grace in the conflicted saint's soul.
The notion of an hourlong drama that traces the experience of gays in America from the 1950's to the present is not altogether promising.
