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The Work of Robert Wilson: A Postmodernistic Revolutionary
In his plays, Wilson took pieces from different cultures, art forms, and historical eras, and brought them together to make his own unique footstep on the theatrical stage. -
A New Age for Directors
Postmodernism laid the way for directors to create their own, new interpretation of other playwright's works. For postmodernists, interpretation was unique to each individual, not laid out by the playwright. -
CIVIL warS: A Global Masterpiece
This piece, by Robert Wilson, spanned across the globe, with segments in West Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, the U.S. and more. Historical figures like Abraham Lincoln and King Lear performed in this piece utilizing 12 languages. -
AIDS Epidemic
During this epidemic, gays and lesbians in the theatre world fought back against discrimination and hatred with a growing number of LGBTQ+ based productions. Also during this year, GLAAD was formed to help combat discrimination, as well. -
The Comedy of Errors
The Flying Kazamarov Brothers performed this Shakespearean play in 1987 at the Lincoln Centre in New York City with their own unique flare. These juggling brothers turned Shakespeare into a circus by incorporating acrobatics and jazz music, keeping up the eclectic nature of postmodernism. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OfTSd4pNFU) -
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
The destruction of this wall brought together people who it had kept apart for almost 30 years. Its destruction marked the beginning of the end of the Cold War. -
In-Yer-Face Theatre
New British playwrights seemed to be on the brink of extinction when this band of confrontational youngsters. These rascally kids created content that was vulgar and graphic and...well, in your face. One of these playwrights, Patrick Marber, went on to be one of the script writers for Fifty Shades of Grey (2015). -
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A New Wave of American Playwrights
The 21st century has brought forth a group of new playwrights in America who are as equally diverse as the country itself. Suzan-Lori Parks, Naomi Iizuka, and Quiara Alegria Hudes, all women of African-American, Asian-American, and Hispanic-American backgrounds (respectively), are all honored modern female playwrights who show just how diverse theatre has become. -
"bobrauschenbergamerica": An Invitation from Charles Mee
"...pillage the plays as I have pillaged the structures and contents of the plays of Euripides and Brecht and stuff out Soap Opera Digest and the evening news and the internet, and build your own, entirely new, piece." (2001) -
9/11
On September 11, 2001, four hijacked planes crashed into numerous buildings, including the Twin Towers in NYC. This colossal event brought the entirety of America to an all time low. -
A Darker Time
During the mid-nineties, Martin McDonagh, a new Irish-born playwright, brought dark humor and violence to the stage with some of his twisted plays. Pillowman (2003), a murder-mystery, follows an author of horror stories who is interrogated when a group of young children is found murdered in ways inspired from his stories. -
First African American President
A national symbol of diversity was the election of Barack Obama, our first African American president.
