Theatre History · Unit 4
The Art of Doing Nothing
Chekhov, Stanislavski, and Psychological Realism
Through Anton Chekhov and the Moscow Art Theatre, we discover how silence, subtext, disappointment, and the things characters cannot say became some of the most powerful tools in modern drama.
(A pause.)
I
Graphic Novel
Moscow, 1898. A failed play, a new theatre, and a rehearsal where nobody speaks.
II
Encyclopedia
People, plays, places and the vocabulary of the inner life.
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Scholarly Journals
What scholars argue about: comedy or tragedy, the 'System', and the meaning of a pause.
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Today & Pop Culture
From Method acting to prestige TV, mumblecore and the meme of the long stare.