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Puja Goyal
Uncle Vanya a tragicomedy by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov published in 1899, first performed in 1900 and directed by Konstantin Stanislavski. Amongst Chekhov's major plays Uncle Vanya stand out as the reworked version of his previous play, published a decade earlier, The Wood Demon. The final cast-list in the play was reduced from almost two-dozen down to a lean nine. Uncle Vanya is a sad story; it speaks of Vanya's famous failed homicide, very tastefully yet tragically. Uncle Vanya speaks of a wasted life, and explores characters in a way that their miseries are given unique dimensions.
Originally written in French, Waiting for Godot a Tragicomedy in Two Acts is an absurdist play by Samuel Beckett. It was written in the late 1940s and first published in 1952. Beckett's plays are very restricted and controlled. In Waiting for Godot, nothing happens. Actually nothing should happen, because everyone is "waiting". The intentionally uneventful and repetitive plot of Waiting for Godot symbolizes the boredom and futility of human life. We will never know who Godot is, or what he does... or if he is human at all!! The name "Godot" is a derivative of godillot; French slang for "boot". It is very interesting to read or see an enactment of a play where there is no conclusion or beginning.
William Shakespeare wrote Midsummer Night's Dream in the mid- 1950's. It is a romantic comedy portraying the adventures of four young Athenian Lovers and a group of amateur actors in a moonlit forest. It speaks of their interactions with the fairies that inhabit the forest. Although Shakespeare came up with many masterpieces like Julius Caesar and Hamlet, Midsummer… is everyone's favorites. Reading or watching Midsummer… is like tasting French wine; it's light, young and entertaining. Where else can a fairy queen fall in love with a donkey, or have two pairs of lovers fall for each others love interests; and (if this was not enough) watch the hilarious mess of amateur actors and playwrights trying to make something out of there talents whilst failing miserably.
Love Letters written by A. R. Gurney revolutionized the way actors performed on stage. It required no memorizing and no rehearsal. The cast consists of two actors who explore each other through letters. It is only in the end that they realize they were actually in love the whole time.
Puja Goyal
Uncle Vanya a tragicomedy by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov published in 1899, first performed in 1900 and directed by Konstantin Stanislavski. Amongst Chekhov's major plays Uncle Vanya stand out as the reworked version of his previous play, published a decade earlier, The Wood Demon. The final cast-list in the play was reduced from almost two-dozen down to a lean nine. Uncle Vanya is a sad story; it speaks of Vanya's famous failed homicide, very tastefully yet tragically. Uncle Vanya speaks of a wasted life, and explores characters in a way that their miseries are given unique dimensions.
Originally written in French, Waiting for Godot a Tragicomedy in Two Acts is an absurdist play by Samuel Beckett. It was written in the late 1940s and first published in 1952. Beckett's plays are very restricted and controlled. In Waiting for Godot, nothing happens. Actually nothing should happen, because everyone is "waiting". The intentionally uneventful and repetitive plot of Waiting for Godot symbolizes the boredom and futility of human life. We will never know who Godot is, or what he does... or if he is human at all!! The name "Godot" is a derivative of godillot; French slang for "boot". It is very interesting to read or see an enactment of a play where there is no conclusion or beginning.
William Shakespeare wrote Midsummer Night's Dream in the mid- 1950's. It is a romantic comedy portraying the adventures of four young Athenian Lovers and a group of amateur actors in a moonlit forest. It speaks of their interactions with the fairies that inhabit the forest. Although Shakespeare came up with many masterpieces like Julius Caesar and Hamlet, Midsummer… is everyone's favorites. Reading or watching Midsummer… is like tasting French wine; it's light, young and entertaining. Where else can a fairy queen fall in love with a donkey, or have two pairs of lovers fall for each others love interests; and (if this was not enough) watch the hilarious mess of amateur actors and playwrights trying to make something out of there talents whilst failing miserably.
Love Letters written by A. R. Gurney revolutionized the way actors performed on stage. It required no memorizing and no rehearsal. The cast consists of two actors who explore each other through letters. It is only in the end that they realize they were actually in love the whole time.
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