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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11401/72604
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1951/55545
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work is sponsored by the Stony Brook University Graduate School in compliance with the requirements for completion of degree.en_US
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dc.format.mediumElectronic Resourceen_US
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dc.publisherThe Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY.
dc.typeThesis
dcterms.abstractDuring a six month internship (from May to November 2009) with the experimental theatre company the Wooster Group, I documented the rehearsal process of their latest piece based on Tennessee Williams's Vieux Carr . In this thesis I provide, after a brief survey of the performance history and theory surrounding the company's oeuvre, an inside look into the group's new performance centered around Vieux Carr , and show how they use sub-texts, such as Andy Warhol's cinematic trilogy, Flesh, Trash, and Heat, along with work from postmodern video artist Ryan Trecartin, to demonstrate how the Wooster Group brings three qualities to their performance: precision, teeth, and the imponderable. Simply put, the Wooster Group is one of the most formative experimental companies in American theatre, whose unique process strives to invite audiences to strange and new experiences every performance, whether it be based on Gertrude Stein, Eugene O'Neil, or Arthur Miller. Williams's Vieux Carr is no exception.
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dcterms.contributorJeffries, Joeen_US
dcterms.contributorZelenak, Michaelen_US
dcterms.creatorMcMahan, Matthew
dcterms.dateAccepted2012-05-15T18:05:05Z
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dcterms.dateSubmitted2012-05-15T18:05:05Z
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dcterms.descriptionDepartment of Dramaturgyen_US
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dcterms.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11401/72604
dcterms.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/1951/55545
dcterms.issued2010-05-01
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dcterms.publisherThe Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY.
dcterms.subjectAndy Warhol, Performing Garage, Ryan Trecartin, Tennessee Williams, Vieux Carre, Wooster Group
dcterms.subjectTheater Studies. Theater History -- Performing Arts
dcterms.titleStrange and Imponderable: The Wooster Group and Vieux Carre
dcterms.typeThesis


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