Re: Woyzeck
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"Re: Woyzeck" is a one-act play written by Jeremy Gable
. It is a loose adaptation of Georg Buchner
's unfinished play Woyzeck
.
The play centers around Franz Woyzeck, a modern-day soldier, who stands accused of killing his wife Marie. The evidence used against him is a widely-circulated video of him holding a knife while standing over a bleeding Marie. Woyzeck talks directly to the audience as he explores several reasons why he would have committed such an act. The motives include oppression by his superiors, exploitation by the medical profession, Marie's infidelity and a lack of religious faith. Throughout the play, Woyzeck's friends, family, employers and even Buchner himself make comments about Franz.
The play explores modern society's obsession with murder, while exploring modern military practices, the medical profession, religious doctrines and the constant surveillance provided by video phones
and video sharing sites such as YouTube
.
The play premiered in June 2007 at the Hunger Artists Theatre
in Fullerton, CA. The play received critical acclaim as once of the best new plays of the year in Orange County. It was considered for the Pulitzer Prize for drama, but was not awarded the prize.
Jeremy Gable
Jeremy Joseph Gable is an American playwright living in Philadelphia.Gable was born in Lakenheath, Suffolk, England. He grew up in Post Falls, Idaho...
. It is a loose adaptation of Georg Buchner
Georg Büchner
Karl Georg Büchner was a German dramatist and writer of poetry and prose. He was the brother of physician and philosopher Ludwig Büchner. Büchner's talent is generally held in great esteem in Germany...
's unfinished play Woyzeck
Woyzeck
Woyzeck is a stage play written by Georg Büchner. He left the work incomplete at his death, but it has been variously and posthumously "finished" by a variety of authors, editors and translators. Woyzeck has become one of the most performed and influential plays in the German theatre...
.
The play centers around Franz Woyzeck, a modern-day soldier, who stands accused of killing his wife Marie. The evidence used against him is a widely-circulated video of him holding a knife while standing over a bleeding Marie. Woyzeck talks directly to the audience as he explores several reasons why he would have committed such an act. The motives include oppression by his superiors, exploitation by the medical profession, Marie's infidelity and a lack of religious faith. Throughout the play, Woyzeck's friends, family, employers and even Buchner himself make comments about Franz.
The play explores modern society's obsession with murder, while exploring modern military practices, the medical profession, religious doctrines and the constant surveillance provided by video phones
Videophone
A videophone is a telephone with a video screen, and is capable of full duplex video and audio transmissions for communication between people in real-time...
and video sharing sites such as YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
.
The play premiered in June 2007 at the Hunger Artists Theatre
Hunger Artists Theatre Company
The Hunger Artists Theatre Company is an alternative theatre company located in a business park in Fullerton, California. They are known for presenting challenging, thought-provoking plays musicals, world premiere pieces, and re-imaginings of classic plays....
in Fullerton, CA. The play received critical acclaim as once of the best new plays of the year in Orange County. It was considered for the Pulitzer Prize for drama, but was not awarded the prize.