DRAM 1310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Humana Festival Of New American Plays, Asia Society, Situation Two
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The organization of the drama in space and time. Some playwrights believe credible theatre event depends on not stretching events across too much time or too much space. One single setting and one time to single day. Most playwrights great faith in ability of audience"s imagination to keep leaps across calendar and globe. Space and time organized by needs of materials. Action that takes place in boardinghouse over 2 weeks. October 1985 january 1986, 35 scenes (ny to salt lake, hallucinations) All 3 offer variations on the sequential progression of time. Though and the soul shall dance and joe turner is more concentrated and realistic. Mythical time frame, symbolic actions and legendary figures replace everyday goings-on of the boardinghouse kitchen. The duration of the performance in addition to fictional time. Actual time and duration of the theatre event. Western society going to theatre is an afternoon or evening event. Concentrated experience that last two to three hours.
