Machinal by Sophie Treadwell is an expressionist play written in 1928, based on the trial and real-life execution of Ruth Snyder.* Machinal chronicles the youthful spirit of a young woman can be stifled to the breaking point amid the harsh industrial years of the 1920s. If done in the style of Epic Theater, Machinal can take on an entirely different meaning, especially when staged for today's audiences When staged at the Epic Theater, Machinal now reflects the complacent non-beings of people living in modern America Edit the text, staged in the style of the Epic. Theater and assuming the directing practices of Bertolt Brecht support the new problem that Machinal presents to its audience In our time, when Americans enjoy incredible social pressure and freedom, do we take advantage of the second solution. or do we collapse under the former? The changes made to the text allow the plot to be reworked and help focus the audience's attention on the Young Woman's flaws. Major changes include the addition of a monologue at the top of the piece, composed of lines from the text. The Young Woman delivers this monologue to give the audience an idea of ​​what is going to happen. Adam Moore, creator of techit.co.uk, writes that "the audience needs to be aware that the events are not present events (happening now), but past events represented in narrative form, with commentary provided for encourage our own thinking.” * Although Machinal is already written episodically, I found it necessary to change the original order. The Young Woman's monologue, predicting the events of the play and the amorphous new plot, help to create the impression that the play occurred in the past. My goal is to create the idea that it's all in the middle of paper...it's leaving the scene and then always coming back. Helen never comes out, and so in fact she is trapped in the world of the play, her inability to leave and take responsibility is the most important because it is this fact that should alienate the audience from Helen's character. Works Cited "Bertolt Brecht." NMSU: College of Commerce. Internet. April 25, 2011. “Brecht.” Teachit.co.uk - English teaching resources. Internet. April 25, 2011. “Brechtian Techniques.” Usq.edu.au. University of Southern Queensland. Internet. April 25, 2011. “The influence of Brecht.” Www-dev.cs.brandeis.edu. Internet. April 25. 2011. .