Here’s the thing about symbolic stagecraft, and really all artistic symbolism:
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Unblockable Blocking
What’s the difference between watching a seance on a stage and watching a seance in “real” life?
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Rituals
Stagecraft is a physical ritual of gesture and word.
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TBC
Given theater’s common two-act structure, the intermission break provides a natural spot to insert a cliffhanger.
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On the 1st Day of Stagecraft
I’ve always loved the word stagecraft.
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What Does It Mean to Belong
Intentionally is impossible to deduce conclusively on a stage.
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Lyle, Lyle, Dramaturgy
A musical’s primary dramaturgy is rooted in which parts of the story the composers decide to set to music.
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The Innuendo Is for Porn
Taking an adult stroll down Sesame Street — courtesy of The Musical!, now at Theatre Row — had the unexpected effect of making me realize anew both the extent and the nature of how Avenue Q riffs on the original series.
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The Gypsy Waitlist
While we’re on the subject of musical lineages for Broadway beltesses:
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This Way to the Missionary
In my 32 year lifetime, has anyone converted more adolescent disciples to the religion of Musicals than Idina Menzel?
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