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  • NEBLETT, ROBERT L. "THE GEEK Shall Inherit The Stage." 21.2 (2014) : 26 74. - Web. 17 Sept. 2014

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    The new genre of theatre called "geek theatre" is filling stages across America. The author describes notable geek theatre projects that became successful. The goal is not to alienate geek theatre from theatre as a whole, but to convey messages that range from heroic to heartwrenching.

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    Blakeley1

    MadeleineBlakeley
    21September2014
    AnnotatedBibliography

    1.

    NEBLETT,ROBERTL."THEGEEKShallInheritTheStage."
    AmericanTheatre
    21.2
    .

    (2014):2674.
    LiteraryReferenceCenter
    .Web.17Sept.2014.

    2.

    Thearticlestatesthatthenewgenreoftheatrecalledgeektheatreisfillingstages
    acrossAmericaandtransformingthepopularopinionofwhatthegeeklabel
    signifies(Neblett1).Thearticlethengoesontodescribenoteworthygeektheatre
    projectsthatbecamesuccessful,andtheothertheatricalprojectsthatwerescrapped
    beforetheyhitthestage.Theauthordescribestheseplaysinordertogivethereadera
    clearperspectiveastowhyplayswrittenbygeeksarebetterthanplayswrittenbythose
    attemptingtotakeadvantageofthegeektheatretrend.Asaresultoftheaudienceand
    thoseworkingontheprojecthavinganintensepassionforthecontenttheyproduce,they
    havestrictexpectationstomeetandahonedabilitytospotsomeonewhodoesnotknow
    thefirstthingaboutthesubject.Thearticlesaudienceisthegeneralpublicinthesame
    waythatthearticlestateshowtheaudiencesforgeektheatreproductionsshouldbethe
    generalpublicoftheatregoers.Thegoalisnottoalienategeektheatrefromtheatreasa
    whole,butitistoconveymessagesthatrangefromheroictoheartwrenchingincreative
    waysthatanytheatregoercanconnecttoandenjoy.

    3.

    ...fillingthestagesandaudiencesoftheatresacrossAmerica,inanewtrendcasually
    calledgeektheatre.Andindoingso,theyaretransformingpopularopinionofwhatthe

    Blakeley2

    geeklabelsignifies(RobertL.Neblett1).Somanypeoplewhoidentifiedthemselves
    usingthosemarkersarenowrunningtheculturalconversation,oratleasthavebecome
    majorcontributorstoit(LLoydSuh3).LookatthedifferencebetweenPeterJacksons
    absoluteloveandrespectforJ.R.R.Tolkien,whichledtothesemagnificentmoviesabout
    Middleearth,versusthearroganceofJulieTaymortryingtotackleaportrayalof
    SpiderManwithzerounderstandingofthecharactersimpactonpopcultureandzero
    interestinfindingout(ScottoMoore4).Yetatitscore...geektheatreisaboutthe
    searchforcommunity,andasearchforself(RobertL.Neblett6).
    4.

    Thearticleistakenfrom
    AmericanTheatreMagazine
    ,whichisapopular
    magazine.TheATMwebsiteURLendsina.organddirectstothewebsiteoftheTheatre
    CommunicationsGroup,areputableorganization,andhaslinkstopastmagazine
    archives.Theauthorofthearticleisanawardwinningprofessionalfreelancetheatre
    directorandholdsaPhDfromWashingtonUniversityinSt.Louis.Theinformationis
    verywelldocumented,andholdsnoradicalviews.

    5.

    Iwillusethisarticletosupportthegrowingneedforchangewithinthetheatreand
    filmindustries.Iwilluseexamplesofhowextremelysuccessfulsomeindependentgeek
    theatreproductionshavebeen,andhowaudienceshavetheabilitytorecognizeexcellent
    andgenuinecontent.Iwillusealloftheseinordertoemphasizetheneedforstripped
    down,nobellsandwhistlescontentinthefilmandtheatreindustriesandthischange
    couldmeangoodthingsforthefilmindustry.

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