... director's notes --

TWO (new) characters = Puppet (death?) & Spectator

... narratives : 5 PUPPETs --

1. Passing by (Road, Forrest)

2. After Tragedians are leaving in act 1.

3. Castle (stage on stage) -- Act 2

4. Prelude (before Act 3) -- R/G are hidden like in Dickens' Two naked children.

5. Ending (hanging)

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CASTING PUBLIC:

This type of theatre, which was most popular in the first half of the twentieth century, is the result of a complex set of ideals that are often disagreed upon. Many of the playwrights associated with this movement were interested in representing the artificiality of theatre. They wanted to remind the viewer constantly that he or she was watching a play. The performance was not about the story, but rather its context: the experience of watching a play. Stoppard frequently employs devices associated with this type of theatre. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern look into the audience, and seem (though it is never made clear) to talk to them. Rosencrantz cries out "Fire!" to prove that free speech exists--a famous example of a political ideal at work in the real world--.that has nothing to do with what is happening onstage.

... Stage vs. House, Actors vs. Spectators

1. Stoppard Group (R, G), 2. Shakespeare (Hamlet cast), 3. Theatre UAF + 4. Public (?)

... [ Concept Notes ]