THAR 281 1st Edition Lecture 14Outline of Last LectureI. BroadwayII. Neil SimonIII. Off/Off Off BroadwayIV. Avant GardeV. Living TheatreVI. Joseph PappVII. Regional TheatresOutline of Current Lecture I. AbsurdismII. Edward AbleeIII. Harold PinterIV. Samuel BecketCurrent Lecture – AbsurdismI. Esslin was the person who coined the term aburdism. Absurd theatre is a loose collection of playwrights with each writer having specific characteristics. However, characteristics that absurdism usually or may have are- Operations in a nontraditional sequence- Involve nonsense or confusing dialogue- Litle or no plot- Nonrealistic characters or actionsThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.II. Edward Ablee won the Pulitzer three times. His career has been up and down and he continues to write today. Often, his characters repeat themselves, are intelligent, well read, and refer to other works and characters. His great works are Whose Afraid of Virginia Wolf, The Zoo Story, and The Goat or Who is Silvia.III. Harold Pinter created the comedy of Menace. This was that the tension between characters could be dangerous and the audience laughs because they are unsure on howto respond or handle the situation. The Pinter Pause is when an action of stage continues but the dialogue stops. This is not silence because that is the absence of dialogue and action. His great works are The Dumb Waiter, The Home Coming, and Betrayal.IV. Samuel Becket wrote with themes such as futility of human actions (nothing you do maters) and failures of communication. His famous works are End Game and Waiting
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