THEA 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Falstaff, Blackfriars Theatre, Proscenium
13 Aug 2016
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Tuesday, 10/27/15: farce, satire (named after satyr greek mythology half goat, half man creature, when the greeks wrote plays, they would have a huge festival. The lieutenant of inishmore: what bothers padraic about james selling drugs: james is selling drugs to. Ex: john millington synge (the playboy of the western world: dark irish humor, also influenced by samuel beckett. It always affects everyone, esp poor people/bystanders: blind nationalism. The end is justified as long as you believe your goal is holy and good: rebel songs written before the war was fought. Playwriting: playwright = anglo-saxon word that means play builder , sam shepherd: plays don"t come from ideas, ideas come from plays. David mamet interview: ideas come from dreams; composition originates from dialogues in dreams (freud, started at young age. Never write a line of dialogue that the character doesn"t need to say: people only speak to get something.
