THEATER 103I Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Fiona Shaw, Closet Drama, Liturgical Drama
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Dark ages: period btwn 400-1400 ( historiography historical investigation, and method of researchers). we don"t know enough about this era to assert definitive validity - social, theatrical, economic practices (fragmented evidence) In 2013 in ny, irish actress fiona shaw performed in a solo show in an adaptation of the book. She played the role of the mother of jesus christ. the story of jesus" crucifixion (time of. Last supper to crucifixion) became a popular theme for plays in the middle ages. The church tried to neutralize the power of the female by giving mary a 2-d personality. It was hard to compress a book into a play (make it 3x shorter), while keeping all of its content and messages. Shaw"s passion play is more interactive with the audience since they are invited before. Don"t need to know the new testament since you"ll hear the story anew.
