Re: RAT, The dramaturgy of...

[Greg Romero <gregoryromero@yahoo.com>]

Actually, I made a mistake-- I was referring most
specifically to the 1984 American Rep production
of Endgame directed by Joanne Akalaitis which she
set in a subway station.  Didn't Beckett halt
production, citing that she violated specific
stage directions?

Perhaps the argument might be that interpretation
and stage directions are different things, but I
think my point may still be valid that Beckett
felt compelled to have people view his piece as
closely as possible to how he intended when he
originally wrote it-- thus leaving scant room for
alternate interpretation.


--- jonoh1@juno.com wrote:
> 
> 
> On Tue, 16 Jan 2001 10:14:41 -0800 (PST) Greg
> Romero
> <gregoryromero@yahoo.com> writes:
> > I'm not so sure about Beckett.  Perhaps I
> might
> > be misunderstanding the circumstances, but
> the
> > way he monopolized interpretation of Godot
> for
> > example is legendary.  To me that signals a
> > definate (insecure?) need for him to be
> "gotten"
> > in a specific way.
> 
> I'm hoping you would elaborate on what you mean
> by  "the way he
> monopolized interpretation...".
> Thanks,
> Jonathan


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