Theater of the Word: Part One
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Where Can I Find That: Radiation of Fatherhood
A while back I wrote an extensive review of Pope John Paul II's play Radiation of Fatherhood. Here is where it can be found.
Theater of the Word: Part One
Theater of the Word: Part One
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Karol Wojtyla penned a play call The Jeweler's Shop. The play was written in the 1960's in Poland and is in 3 Acts. The play reflects Karol Wojtyla's insight into such fundamental concerns as: What does it mean to fall in love? How do we know if love is real - and can it last? If it dies, how can we go on living - and loving again? The play explores these questions through the eyes of three couples, each of whom encounters the mysterious Jeweler who understands a great deal about the nature of love.
ReplyDeleteA dramatic reading of The Jeweler's Shop (a play by Karol Wojtyla) as performed by the St. Genesius Company (an Amateur Drama Group) in November 2008 is available for viewing on Youtube. An excellent introduction is provided by Carole Brown. I hope you enjoy it.
The sound quality is not optimal and you may need to turn up the volume a little.
http://www.youtube.com/user/ilifedramatv
The play is written in the style of Rhapsodic Theater, which emphasizes the spoken word rather than the characters or the set. This style of Theater was used as a means of preserving Polish culture during a period of history when external powers where intent upon crushing it. Plays written in this style were performed in secret, often in homes with minimal staging and lighting in order that the performers could quickly disguise their activity in the event that they were interrupted by the authorities. Our dramatic reading is performed with minimal set. The Jeweler's Shop is 'a meditation that lapses occasionally into drama' to quote the author. The characters speak their thoughts and reflections as a stream of consciousness to the audience in monologues that are cleverly linked and profound in their content.