Preview
Production Season
Spring 2012
Production Staff
Collectively Created by The Living Theatre. Directed by Tim Good
Recommended Citation
Theatre, DePauw, "Mysteries ... and Smaller Pieces" (2012). Past DePauw Theatre Seasons. 32, Scholarly and Creative Work from DePauw University.
https://scholarship.depauw.edu/commtheatre_past/32
Keywords
undergraduate theatre
Play Summary
Mysteries ... and Smaller Pieces is a collective creation by The Living Theatre that changed theatrical history. Mysteries is the first play to be presented on the world’s major stages without fictional characters, plot, scenery or costumes. The virtually wordless composition redefines the nature of theater as pure communication between performers and audience. Relying on nonverbal sounds and improvised actions, Mysteries invokes the Dionysian sources of drama, offering the audience the opportunity of assisting in a series of rituals meant to liberate the actor’s deepest resources.