The New York Neo-Futurists are doing a different take on O’Neill. Whereas his plays are usually performed in a serious manner focusing on the dialogue he provides, they’ve decided to do the opposite. The Neo-Futurists are putting stage directions center stage and interpreting them in a more humorous manner. This take on O’Neill is quite interesting to me because it is so different from what we normally see in the world of theatre. We all know that theatre is about the journey the characters take, but that has significantly less room here. Instead, the importance of stage directions is being brought out. The audience is now able to fully understand how O’Neill saw his plays, rather than a director’s, producer’s, actor’s, designer’s, etc interpretation. The author, Charles Isherwood, states that the show is “an impish illustration of how lively entertainment can be create from theatrical spare parts.” This is a great explanation of the show itself and shows how the New York Neo-Futurist came to decide upon what story they wanted to tell and how.
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