post 9/11 theatre- research

Since the tragedy of 9/11, has there been a noteable uprise in performance as therapy, for feelings regarding to that terrible day in world history? What examples in contemporary theatre are there of this? Is it a effective means of expression for how people feel about it? People being both audience and the actor.

Are we now in the era of post 9/11 theatre? If so, what changes to theatre could this mean?

Updated On: 4/18/04 at 11:37 AM

Oooh, sorry, the "No Dissertation Questions" icon is up on the site. We'll just get deleted if we answer you.

Why don't the kids writing their papers today stand outside of theaters with clipboards and talk to people with tickets and programs in hand????

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What "helpful" stereotype? Seriously. You must be confusing us with Canada.

Fact is, if you put "Dissertation Question About Post 9/11 Theater" in your thread title, I, for one, would definitely skip the thread. I clicked on it because I thought maybe there was going to be discussion of The Guys, Mercy Seat or any number of other things. But no. Just more lazy student stuff.

Besides which, even without that in the headline nobody ever answers you. Whatever happened to the hard working vigorous intellectual stereotype of you guys?

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That's my point. If you are portraying your posting of a series of questions on theater websites "asking the American public," then research standards have fallen even lower than I think. You are asking a group of people who select in to a website to select in to your research pool. Skewed data upon skewed data upon skewed data. And fairly useless as research. There's so much noise that you can't possibly clean up or weigh against.

But good luck to you!

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Call me silly, but if someone wants support for an opinion there are better places than a message board to fine them. If you want to be able to "back up" your point, then wouldn't your time be better spent researching online articles from quotable sources? Wouldn't online time be better spent attempting to contact via email...I don't know...possibly theater critics...many of whom are also university tenured? Do the research. Or stand outside a UK theater with your clipboard and spot the tourist. Or attempt to contact one of the Yanks appearing on one of your stages. (It's been known to occur.) Or contact one of your local universities and see if any Americans are attending a theater department (either as instructor or student) and ask their opinion. I just think it means so much more if you put the effort into it, instead of asking people to supply the answers.

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