Saintleo FAS110 Module 4 Discussion Latest 2018 January
FAS110 Living the Theatre
Module 4 Discussion
The Playwright
Playwrights create an
imaginary world for an audience to explore, enter into and engage in.
Oftentimes there are cathartic moments during the course of the theatrical
experience. Sometimes not, as is the case with Epic plays such as The Three
Penny Opera, written by German playwright Bertolt Brecht.
Playwrights portray a
theatrical body of work through a realistic and/or non realistic lens,
(realism/non realism). That decision occurs during the unfolding of the plot,
language, characters and spectacle within the dramatic structure. The
theatrical conventions and structure are entirely up to the playwright’s vision
and concept.
In the assigned
readings for this Module (chapters 9 and 12) several playwrights, set
designers, directors, artists and choreographers were introduced. Whether it
was Bertolt Brecht’s Verfremdungseffekt or Epic Theatre, German Expressionism,
European Realism and/or Non Realism, playwright’s created a theatrical
landscape that employed various styles, methods, movements and artistic
influences.
From this context,
select a playwright (you can choose one of the playwright’s discussed in the
assigned readings) and discuss why their body of work has changed, challenged
and/or influenced the theater and an audience’s theatrical experience.
Playwrights such as
Bertolt Brecht and Samuel Beckett (for example) would be good selections
because of their extensive body of work and their influence on contemporary
theater even today. However, you can select any playwright that you admire,
although you must provide an example as to why their work has challenged,
inspired and impacted the theatrical world and experience.
Mother Courage is a
play written by Bertolt Brecht about war and its victims. This video clip
highlights scenes from the play that was adapted by Tony Kushner and performed at the Delcourte
Theater in New York City in 2006.
Actress Meryl Streep played the role of Mother Courage. This interview
offers her unique perspective as an actress as to why the playwright’s words
and theater is still relevant even today. A playwright such as Bertolt Brecht,
and/or William Shakespeare has that ability. Their words and influence are not
bound by time and/or place, in fact, their ideas are universal, striking a cord
with the masses. Their canon of dramatic literature is timeless, infiltrating
borders, and can be adapted and presented in different languages, in varying
countries, for many generations to come.
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