I think what I really enjoyed about this play was the fact that it was so absurd. It reminded me of one of our first days in class- when we discussed Broadway musicals and how they were so crazy. Why are we okay with this? Because the absurdity throughout is used to transport us into another world. Eurydice is a play that accomplished that for me.
I loved how Eurydice’s character is so human- in an 'unreal' story. For me, the characterization was the best part- the diction throughout kept me in love with the relationship between her and the men in her life, influencing the choices that she makes. For instance, in scene 15 when Eurydice and her father are talking about when he was little- I got as in to his story and tune as much as she did. Their interactions were refreshing.
Orpheus and Eurydices' relationship is really interesting- and in the context it's pretty evident that they're speaking two different languages. Cool idea on the writer's behalf for two lovers.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Dialogue
So, to be completely honest- I'm not really sure what I learned about playwriting from reading these dialogues. I guess as a newbie to plays in general, dialogue is the one part of a play that everybody knows about already.
However, I did notice a few things- one of which being how differently actors are required to speak off of lines written for them, compared to how we speak every day. Just in the scene from Importance of Being Earnest, the first line asks"do you allude me...?"
Not once in my life has it occurred to me to pose a question like that.
Furthermore, I think that the humor in these scenes is well thought out and planned. As the majority of these scenes are based off of life experiences, I did spend my time wondering if they HAD happened- how would we have actually spoken it? And- is it a good thing that we strive to change the way that we talk in front of an audience or does it open up a larger question of our society? Now I know that if we did speak 'normally' in front of an audience it would probably be dead dull- but why do we listen to each other then? We must be saying something of interest. I know that I'm beginning to get a little off topic, but while I was reading these were a few of the questions I was asking myself.
I have to admit that while I chose a scene from Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, a favorite of mine- I enjoyed reading Below the Waist the most- absolutely bizarre and entertaining. Maybe that's a secret to writing dialogues...
However, I did notice a few things- one of which being how differently actors are required to speak off of lines written for them, compared to how we speak every day. Just in the scene from Importance of Being Earnest, the first line asks"do you allude me...?"
Not once in my life has it occurred to me to pose a question like that.
Furthermore, I think that the humor in these scenes is well thought out and planned. As the majority of these scenes are based off of life experiences, I did spend my time wondering if they HAD happened- how would we have actually spoken it? And- is it a good thing that we strive to change the way that we talk in front of an audience or does it open up a larger question of our society? Now I know that if we did speak 'normally' in front of an audience it would probably be dead dull- but why do we listen to each other then? We must be saying something of interest. I know that I'm beginning to get a little off topic, but while I was reading these were a few of the questions I was asking myself.
I have to admit that while I chose a scene from Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, a favorite of mine- I enjoyed reading Below the Waist the most- absolutely bizarre and entertaining. Maybe that's a secret to writing dialogues...
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