Postmodern Theatre
CHARATERISTICS
The death of character and the eradication on plot
– Elinor Fuchs.
The
death of the author/playwright?
Other theatrical elements of
equal to higher priority over character
and plot
Eclecticism: Simultaneous use of multiple art forms
Audience is often integral to the meaning of the play
Rehearsal often driven by shared meaning-making and improvisation
rather than a prescribed text
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Conventional approach to
performance and:
Crimes of
the Heart
by Beth Henley
Postmodern approach to
performance and production:
Hey Girl
by Romeo Castellucci
The death of character
and the eradication on plot
.
The death of the author/playwright?
Conventional Western Drama: actors portray characters and interpret text.
Conventional Western Drama: Text, the play, is the central guiding element of
the performance.
Postmodern Theatre: If the text (the playwright) is no longer the guiding force,
who is?
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- Spring '08
- Lombardi
- Theatre, postmodern theatre, multiple art forms, Conventional Western Drama, art forms Audience, Conventional theatrical space
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