Quotes by Theatre I think now that the great thing is not so much the formulation of an answer for myself, for the theatre, or the play - but rather the most accurate possible statement of the problem. Arthur Miller theatre play thinking In our early youth we sit before the life that lies ahead of us like children sitting before the curtain in a theatre, in happy and tense anticipation of whatever is going to appear. Luckily we do not know what really will appear. Arthur Schopenhauer theatre lying children Non-violence is a piece of theatre. You need an audience. What can you do when you have no audience? Arundhati Roy pieces theatre needs Growing up in Malaysia and England, there wasn't an obvious route into the comics world, so my creative energy went into theatre and prose and then movies and TV. Arvind Ethan David growing-up theatre creative As fascinated as I was by words on paper, it was matched by my fascination with words in people's mouths. The spoken word. And that is the world of theatre. Athol Fugard fascination theatre people If the nature of human experience changes with the color of a man's skin, then the racists have been right all along. Athol Fugard theatre color men What I like about theatre is the responsibility you have with your character. Audrey Tautou theatre responsibility character I see the playwright as a lay preacher peddling the ideas of his time in popular form. August Strindberg theatre form ideas I believe in the American theatre. I believe in its power to inform about the human condition, its power to heal ... its power to uncover the truths we wrestle from uncertain and sometimes unyielding realities. August Wilson theatre believe reality Theatre is a form of knowledge; it should and can also be a means of transforming society. Theatre can help us build our future, rather than just waiting for it. Augusto Boal theatre waiting mean It is not the place of the theatre to show the correct path, but only to offer the means by which all possible paths may be examined. Augusto Boal theatre may mean When does a session of The Theatre of the Oppressed end? Never - since the objective is not to close a cycle, to generate a catharsis, or to end a development. On the contrary, its objective is to encourage autonomous activity, to set a process in motion, to stimulate transformative creativity, to change spectators into protagonists. And it is precisely for these reasons that the Theatre of the Oppressed should be the initiator of changes the culmination of which is not the aesthetic phenomenon but real life. Augusto Boal creativity theatre real Theatre is the art of looking at ourselves. Augusto Boal theatre art The poetics of the oppressed is essentially the poetics of liberation: the spectator no longer delegates power to the characters either to think or to act in his place. The spectator frees himself; he thinks and acts for himself! Theatre is action! Augusto Boal theatre character thinking The Theatre of the Oppressed is theatre in this most archaic application of the word. In this usage, all human beings are Actors (they act!) and Spectators (they observe!). Augusto Boal usage theatre actors Theatre is a weapon. For that reason it must be fought for. Augusto Boal theatre weapons reason Theatre is the most perfect artistic form of coercion. Augusto Boal theatre coercion perfect T.V. has made going to the theatre seem pointless, photography has pretty much killed painting but graffiti has remained gloriously unspoilt by progress. Banksy progress theatre photography In the theater, I've found that, in general, reaction and laughter come easier at an evening performance, when the audience is more inclined to forget its troubles. Matinee customers must enter the theatre in a more matter-of-fact frame of mind, hanging on tightly before they let themselves go. Beatrice Lillie laughter theatre mind But, you see, the theatre is not always art in America. Beatrice Wood theatre america art «1234567891011»
