The Shoehorn Sonata***"The Shoehorn Sonata" is a piece by John Misto that provides insight into two lives of two female prisoners of war during the World War II and is a vector of Misto's Thoughts. It explores the little-known and often terrible events associated with women prisoners of war. The play follows the friendship of two women through war to a point of tension that is beyond what any normal friendship would face. Misto engages his audience by using a multitude of mediums to tell his story, creating a truly multimedia performance. The playwright challenges the audience to look beyond this, to the underlying ideas of survival, loyalty and truth. *** The play opens with a scene almost as dramatic as the characters, introducing Bridie. She stands under a spotlight demonstrating the "Kow Tow" salute for respect at center stage and then "claps her hands sternly", immediately revealing the strong assertive nature of her character. The audience becomes intrigued and listens as she straightens out the Kow Tow's difficulties, showing that she is energetic and feisty but not young. As the "On Air" sign becomes visible, the audience realizes that she is being interviewed as she informs her audience that she enlisted in World War II following in her father's footsteps. She tells her audience that her father gave her a shoehorn and two pieces of advice: "Don't sit on a toilet seat until you've lined it with toilet paper" and "Never kiss a Pommie on the lips." ". The song "Fall in Brother" was played as images became visible on the screen of "Women Disembarking Singapore". Misto created a dramatic atmosphere that captured the audience's attention from the introduction. The second scene seemed to take place in the motel room where Bridie's friend Sheila is introduced. This scene took place in the motel room, which was used several times in the play, being a place of private revelation and growing tension between Bridie and Sheila. The tension between the two took place immediately in scene two when: “Bridie and Sheila stop in the doorway. There is a slight but obvious tension between them. “Silence and body language were used by both characters to create such tension towards the audience as it is an emotion that no words can adequately express or express..