www.broadwayworld.com: The Dead, 1904 is an immersive, theatrical adaptation of James Joyce’s novella “The Dead,” originally published in his Dubliners collection. Acclaimed literary couple Paul Muldoon and Jean Hanff Korelitz have brought this work to life with Irish Repertory Theatre for the fourth time this winter at The American Irish Historical Society.
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This stage adaptation of “The Dead” sounds like an innovative example of immersive theatre. The idea that the audience is having a meal along with the actors at this dinner party is an interesting one. I wonder what the effect of that on the audience is. On the one hand, I can see it making them more invested in the story because it makes it seem like they are in the story and so have a stake in how it goes. On the other hand, I could also see it being distracting for some people. I also wonder if there are times in the show when talking between the audience is encouraged, like as if you were at a dinner party. I would love to be able to see how it feels to be an audience member in a setting like this. I loved Muldoon and Hanff Korelitz’s discussion of the non-verbal parts of the story and their importance. So much character and story is given to the audience in non-verbal cues, just like in a real-life conversation.
As someone who really enjoyed reading Jame Joyces “The Dubliners” in High School, I was intrigued by this headline. In everything that I do, I see, I like, I always want to know the behind or rather understand the “why” perhaps that's even how I ended up in technical theatre verses being on the stage. I took a tech theatre class at an arts middle school because I wanted to understand the art as a whole and look how far that want has taken me. That being said, I really enjoyed reading this article, especially because it investigated the “who, what, where, when, how and why”. I think that moving dinner theatre is a really interesting concept and having the actors involved with the meal is interesting. I am excited to see this come to life and read the reviews when it does. To me hearing those things is a privilege and I truly enjoyed reading about that with “Dead” and am very excited to hopefully one day see this show.
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