Anti Theatre Company
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Directing the Absurd How do you direct something with no plot, nonsense dialogue and uninformative characters? Here are a few things to think about as you prepare. 1. What main image does the play represent to you? Eugene Ionesco's Rhinoceros shows a time and place where all citizens turn into rhinoceros around the main character. Can he resist the compulsion to conform? When Ionesco wrote the play one of the things he was concerned about was the number of people around him w...Continue reading

Hey guys! Check out these 15 essential plays for Theatre of the Absurd. You might be interested in seeing one https://www.google.ca//theater-of-the-absurd-15-esse/amp/

Absurdist plays are a form of ABSURDIST FICTION: Absurdist fiction is a genre of fictional narrative (traditionally, literary fiction), most often in the form of a novel, play, poem, or film, that focuses on the experiences of characters in situations where they cannot find any inherent purpose in life, most often represented by ultimately meaningless actions and events that call into question the certainty of existential concepts such as truth or value. Common elements in absurdist fiction include satire, dark humour, incongruity, the abasement of reason, and controversy regarding the philosophical condition of being "nothing." Works of absurdist fiction often explore agnostic or nihilistic topics.

Costumes for theatre of the absurd are wildly unusual. From whimsical and creative to aged and mystical. Costumes are determined by the concept, time and place that the play is set in. Check out some examples...

Hey guys! Check out this short video of improv Absurd theatre! https://youtu.be/i5cHj-7Fuog