In consequence, several of his contributors have chosen to discuss non-fantasy theatre simply on the basis that it is anti-realism. An essay on Oscar Wilde wilfully mistakes irony for fantasy. Another ...

Henrick Ibsen is the father of the modern realistic theater and A Doll's House was the most discussed play of the late 1800's. There are many different kinds of theater -- or illusions -- because what ...

The theater of the absurd became popular among ... Couldn't we give "magic realism" a rest? It obfuscates García Márquez's European and medieval inspirations and hidden links to works as diverse ...

What makes up a realistic production? It’s hard to come up with a ‘recipe’, but there are a number of important elements that you might expect to be present: ...

The three plays in this unit are tragedies, first and foremost, but they are also good examples of non-realistic theater. Unlike the plays in Unit 1, the illusions created here are not intended to ...

A work inspired by the classic Lewis Carroll novel “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” will be the next offering in the Walter ...

Nevertheless, what this production does well is its realistic snapshot of Christmas ... Before Christmas” is at the Alley’s Newhaus Theatre through Dec. 29. Robert Donahoo is a professor ...