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Cathartic Cruelty

Artaud’s Aristotelian Overture By Jared Wright   “Tragedy,… produces its effect even without movement; its quality is apparent from a mere reading… It offers verisimilitude when read no less than when performed.” (Aristotle 54-55) “As if Literature were worth bothering … Continue reading

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Beer and Dialogue Among Civilizations

By Ben Howe Mr. Ben Howe is the founder and brew master of Enlightenment Ales, and co-founder and the brew master of OtherLands Beer. His beers and philosophy have been strongly inspirational on Boston Experimental Theatre. In 2013, he donated DAY TRIP ALE … Continue reading

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More from our 2012 Workshops

  Boston Experimental Theatre’s new production “ Creation In Progress: To Have Done With The Judgment Of God” is a long term workshop to continue studying the theatre of Antonin Artaud and Jerzy Grotowski in rehearsals and the public performances. … Continue reading

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About ‘The Misunderstanding’

The Misunderstanding is more than your typical farce. Yes, absurd things happen, and yes, many of the occurrences in the play might be absurd to the point of being laughable. But the truly absurd face of The Misunderstanding shows itself … Continue reading

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Who Is Albert Camus?

The most absurd way in which a man can die is in a car accident -Attributed to Camus   Absurdité, or absurdity, is a situational trait that we often like to regulate into convenient spaces within our lives. We write … Continue reading

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Grotowski and Poor Theatre

“Actors and audience, fundamentally an interpersonal situation.”

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Oh, Albert Camus

What happens when someone with conscience – late developed – and a sense of duty – also delayed in developing, falls into the clutches of someone who has deliberately killed conscience in pursuit of a goal?  What if his fate … Continue reading

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