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(6 pp) Theater has an ancient definitive term that
has held it in good stead for quite some time. It
is called the "suspension of disbelief." What it
means is that when I go into the theater, I am
willing to take the risk of not understanding
everything that I see. I may even believe thing
that I really haven't seen, but it feel as though I
have. Maria Ire Fornes is a master of this ancient
skill of the suspension of disbelief. We will
discuss it in her 1985 play, The Conduct of Life.
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see. I may even believe thing that I really havent seen, but it feel as though I have. Maria Ire Fornes is a master of this ancient skill
of the suspension of disbelief. We will discuss it in her 1985 play, The Conduct of Life. BBfornes.doc Maria Irene Fornes: The Conduct of Life
(1985) Written by B. Bryan Babcock for the Paperstore, Inc., December 2000 Introduction to The Artist / Playwright Fornes
work has been described in the terms of the visual arts, as "surreal", or "absurdist" or "avant-garde." Since these art terms are large only still employed as academic
badges, we may not have a feel for the category that is being referenced. Surreal usually involves something, an action or a person that appears real enough, but has
been placed in an usual or incomprehensible setting. There is more of a feel to her theater, than he words or the actions display. Violence is never condoned
in her plays, yet today violence is a part of the living experience. This play is a composite of contrasts and emotions that bounce of each other like light
off water. There is a visceral nature to her work; one that looks you right in the face, and asks "whatta you gonna do now tough guy?" The Play
The setting of this play is a nameless Latin American country. The time - the present. In front of us on the stage, the set, is a
series of house-like rooms, and a ware-house. The audience/viewer watches the play through the ends of the rooms. The action moves from one room to the next, a
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