discussion-MonOct31

Discussion questions for Monday, October 31

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 * 1) On Monday, I hope for us to be able to visit the Helfaer Theater performance space. What do you expect a standard theatrical/dramatic performance space to look like? Be as specific as possible. If you have ever seen a theatrical/dramatic performance in something other than a standard performance space, describe the differences and the impact that those differences had on the performance. NOTE: if answering this after our visit to Helfaer's Mainstage theater, discuss how this theater space was alike or differed from your expectations.
 * 1) What would be the ideal performance space in which to stage //Fifteen Strings of Cash//? What about //How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying//? Could each work equally well in the ideal performance space for the other? Or does one or the other really //need// a specific kind of performance space? NOTE: if answering this after our visit to Helfaer's Mainstage theater, discuss how each might work in that performance space.
 * 1) Film versions of both //Fifteen Strings of Cash// and //How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying// exist: so what place might there still be for staged version of productions like these in the overall cultural ecosystem? Any space for staging a live theatrical/dramatic performance is obviously more limited than the nearly infinite locations available, shot-to-shot, to a filmmaker. But what advantages might be provided by those very limitations? (In other words, why would anyone ever choose to make a play rather than a movie, and not despite the limitations, but because of them?)