#26
Posted: 6/22/11 at 1:25pm
well hello
dada joe
dada joe
David Mamet needs to receive Tracy Morgan levels of rage — Page 2
#27
Posted: 6/22/11 at 1:29pm
There's a difference between absurd and absurdist.
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#28
Posted: 6/22/11 at 1:35pm
Nope.
It is the Theatre of the Absurd.
It is the Theatre of the Absurd.
#29
Posted: 6/22/11 at 1:41pm
The bald soprano!
#30
Posted: 6/22/11 at 1:43pm
Namo, are you bald? 
#31
Posted: 6/22/11 at 1:52pm
Balled.
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#32
Posted: 6/22/11 at 1:54pm
That's not quite to absurdist, Namo.
Keep working on it.
Joe's got it down.
Keep working on it.
Joe's got it down.
#33
Posted: 6/22/11 at 1:56pm
I believe that's called the Pirandello-McFarlane continuum?
#34
Posted: 6/22/11 at 2:13pm
So we've figured out the gaping void in Namo's education that he can now proceed to address to better understand us.
I can deduce two things. Namo, you do not speak French, or have no more than two rudimentary years of it that didn't cover much. And second, you do not have a degree in theatre, which would have given you the exposure.
Of course you do not need these things to study the Theatre of the Absurd, but either would have given you the cultural background.
Be aware the the Theatre of the Absurd is considered French, but there is a Romanian-German school such as Dada, the Irish contingent including Beckett, Italian as in Luigi Pirandello, etc.
It will enhance your life.
I can deduce two things. Namo, you do not speak French, or have no more than two rudimentary years of it that didn't cover much. And second, you do not have a degree in theatre, which would have given you the exposure.
Of course you do not need these things to study the Theatre of the Absurd, but either would have given you the cultural background.
Be aware the the Theatre of the Absurd is considered French, but there is a Romanian-German school such as Dada, the Irish contingent including Beckett, Italian as in Luigi Pirandello, etc.
It will enhance your life.
#35
Posted: 6/22/11 at 2:15pm
name dropper.
#36
Posted: 6/22/11 at 2:16pm
hahahaha!
good one!
good one!
#37
Posted: 6/22/11 at 3:08pm
Interestingly enough (but probably only to me), like Tracy Morgan, I've always disliked Mamet. I just found the ridiculousness of his "realistic" language and unlikeable characters to be insufferable. I didn't like who they were, how they acted, what they did, what they said, and especially how they said it. Ugh.
...but there is a Romanian-German school such as Dada...
You mean the Swiss school such as Dada?
...but there is a Romanian-German school such as Dada...
You mean the Swiss school such as Dada?
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#38
Posted: 6/22/11 at 3:14pm
I agree with you Matt, and thanks ever so for getting this thread back on topic.
I have enjoyed a couple of Alec Baldwin performances in a couple of Mamet movies. But ecccch, the rest of the baggage.
I have enjoyed a couple of Alec Baldwin performances in a couple of Mamet movies. But ecccch, the rest of the baggage.
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#39
Posted: 6/22/11 at 3:15pm
The artists left Romania and Germany during WWI and ended up in Zurich, so it is questionable whether the Swiss can accurately claim the movement.
Updated On: 6/22/11 at 03:15 PM
#40
Posted: 6/22/11 at 3:22pm
That would be a great idea for a thread you should start.
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#41
Posted: 6/22/11 at 3:33pm
Well, Namo, the revelation of why you have such bombastic responses to mild absurdist humor, in that you just don't get it, explains years of your activity on the board.
#42
Posted: 6/22/11 at 3:36pm
My journey to Mamet-dislike was slower. Wowed at first as a college kid (plus he got Jack Lemmon to swear like a sailor) but then slowly realized my enjoyment was more about the people he was able to get involved rather than his work itself. And then recently: November was an overly long SNL sketch, Oleanna's revival only highlighted its weaknesses and Race was just plain awful.
#43
Posted: 6/22/11 at 3:48pm
I was an invited panelist for the after-talk on Oleanna one time.
I was the "against" speaker and went first, letting the sparks fly. The English prof who I gather was invited to take the "pro" side was erudite and sweet and ended up laughing and agreeing with me.
I was the "against" speaker and went first, letting the sparks fly. The English prof who I gather was invited to take the "pro" side was erudite and sweet and ended up laughing and agreeing with me.
#44
Posted: 6/22/11 at 3:54pm
David Dinkins was on the panel when I saw it -- and I can't remember whether he was for or against, because I seem to remember both panelists seeming more like they didn't give a damn.
#45
Posted: 6/22/11 at 3:59pm
I walked out of Mamet's Romance when it played in Los Angeles.
Granted, I am neither trained in theater nor as sophisticated as some in this thread. But, what I saw I found to be nothing more than shock schtick - trying to shock for the sake of shocking people, with no real story or development. Ohh - look at what we are saying - aren't we daring and bold...
I found better character development on a Welcome Back Kotter episode.
Granted, I am neither trained in theater nor as sophisticated as some in this thread. But, what I saw I found to be nothing more than shock schtick - trying to shock for the sake of shocking people, with no real story or development. Ohh - look at what we are saying - aren't we daring and bold...
I found better character development on a Welcome Back Kotter episode.
Updated On: 6/22/11 at 03:59 PM
#46
Posted: 6/22/11 at 4:00pm
David Dinkins on a theatre panel for Oleanna could well be the Theatre of the Absurd.
What was he doing there? Who thought of that?
YWIW, you saw through it perfectly. The Emperor had no clothes.
What was he doing there? Who thought of that?
YWIW, you saw through it perfectly. The Emperor had no clothes.
Updated On: 6/22/11 at 04:00 PM
#47
Posted: 6/22/11 at 4:36pm
I just think he's a prick. Way to self-important and grandiose for his own good.
#48
Posted: 6/22/11 at 5:32pm
This has been a lesson (for me) to not be so prone to pretentiousness and to think for myself. I'm only just now beginning to realize that the emperor has no clothes.
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Updated On: 6/22/11 at 05:32 PM
#49
Posted: 6/22/11 at 9:58pm
Since when is being catty and sarcastic considered "absurdist humor"?
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#50
Posted: 6/22/11 at 10:06pm
Another one?
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