Thursday, November 06, 2008
At Soho Rep, ‘Blasted’ Audiences Gasp at Violence; Actors Must Survive It
NYTimes.com: "It is the most violent five minutes of New York theater in memory: A soldier rapes the main character of “Blasted,” then sucks out his eyeballs and eats them in nearly plain sight of audiences — which, night after night for weeks, have been watching in shock."
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Before now, I'd never thought of the concept of "horror theater" as a genre. Sure there are shows that have elements of horror in them, but I don't think I've ever heard of, and certainly never been witness to, a live show where horror, destruction, gore, and rape were in fact the primary aims of the production. I'm sure there are some other engaging thematic aspects of the show though. With film and television having exploded in the past few decades with deeply disturbing horror films, its not a wonder that audiences might be intrigued by seeing a live performance of such events -- I say creepy as all hell, but to each his own. Americans and their fascination with violence...
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