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| 'MONTAGE' (A performance based on August Strindberg's Monologues) Designed and Directed by Murali Basa |
The Play 'Montage', directed by me was previewed on 26th November at GB hall, University of Hyderabad. This play is the montage of the monologues (Julie, father, The lawyer, jean, The student.), written by August Strindberg and are the characters from his writings Miss Julie, The Ghost Sonata, The Father, and The Dream Play. The characters split, double, multiply, evaporate, condense, dissolve and merge. This play itself doesn’t center on a single well defined individual, but rather simply follows someone who seems to be a combination of different characters. It’s a montage of these characters representing the present life situations. We tried seeking relations among those characters to find out the sociological situations and relationship mentioned by the writer. As the meaning of montage goes, here we combined by taking some of his monologues to make a clear picture of what he wanted to reveal through the characters.
This play is an experiment by introducing all techniques, possibilities through the theatre. We tried some improvisations to enhance the characterization and to reach the audience. This play elaborates individual characters as well as the sustainability of these characters in present society. We have taken some of his monologues and found the link between those characters and made the play out of that. Strindberg’s greatest power lies in the portrayal of the character, and the conflicts human minds he delights in show is the superiority of one individual over another. Here we also find the inner characterization of these characters and making a montage of those monologues.
The play in English and Hindi.
Design and Direction: Murali Basa
Lights Design: Chandra Sekhar Indla
Music: Mohammed Nooran
Cast: Naresh, Govind, Sanaz and Soti
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