Thursday, October 12, 2006
Sartre's No Exit Set on Giant Teeter-Totter Starts at Hartford Stage Oct. 12
Playbill News: "Jerry Mouawad stages the collaboration with Massachusetts' American Repertory Theatre (where the show previously performed) to play at the Connecticut stage through Nov. 12. Opening night is Oct. 18 for the run that uses the Stuart Gilbert translation."
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So this might pin me down as being uneducated, but having studied "No Exit" I think you would have to stage in on a teeter totter set to make it remotely intersting. I understand the philosophical value behind the play, but I find it incredibly unmotivating and unrewarding to watch. So an innovative design would help peak audience's attention. good thinking. - maddie regan
I agree that this is a pretty ingenious design idea. The concept being that all three characters hate eachother, but cannot stand being without eachother is wonderfully demonstrated in the design. Obviously it poses some interesting blocking issues, as well as acting hazzards depending on the severity of the teeter tottering. I was apart of a production of "No Exit" several years ago that went very well, and we focused on the concept that they are all being watched. To do this we incorporated closed circuit TV to show the action of the stage on monitors all over the place. The screens then went to 'snow' at key moments. As far as I heard, the audience really enjoyed the production, and it brought out a surprising amount of talk in Nashville where theater typically is not a large topic.
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