Project #1--Genres

City: Indianapolis
Professional Theatre: The Phoenix Theatre
University Theatre: University of Indianapolis

The Phoenix Theatre

The Most Damaging Wound—Blair Singer
Artful Comic Drama http://www.productioncompany.org/productions/mdw.shtml
Dramedy http://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=4070

Shipwrecked! An Entertainment—Donald Margulies
Kid-Friendly Comedy http://theater.nytimes.com/2009/02/10/theater/reviews/10ship.html
Whimsical Fantasy http://www.theatermania.com/kentucky/shows/shipwrecked-an-entertainment_146518/

The Housewives of Mannheim—Alan Brody
Nostalgic Comic-Drama http://www.njrep.org/plays/housewives.htm
Drama http://www.theateronline.com/pb.xzc?pk=24379

Yankee Tavern—Steven Dietz
Funny but Confusing Drama http://www.suite101.com/content/yankee-tavern-a132988
Drama/Thriller http://www.denverpost.com/entertainment/ci_13404935

Speech and Debate—Stephen Karam
School-set Comedy http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/speech-and-debate-combines-teen-issues-with-time-travel-a-musical-version-of-the-crucible/Content?oid=1283438
Drama http://www.theatreinchicago.com/playdetail.php?playID=2242

Reasons to Be Pretty—Neil LaBute
Dark Comedy http://www.sacramento365.com/event/detail/440932483/reasons_to_be_pretty
Comic Drama
http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/reasons-to-be-pretty_139207/

References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot—Jose Rivera
Romantic Drama http://www.rorschachtheatre.com/default.aspx?webpage=dali
Surreal Romance http://www.broadwayplaypubl.com/ref.htm

Mauritius—Theresa Rebeck
Comedy-drama http://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/reviews/mauritius07.htm
Thriller http://nymag.com/arts/theater/reviews/38943/

The Seafarer—Conor McPherson
Irish Drama Play http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/the_theater_loop/2008/12/the-seafarer-be.html
Drama http://www.lohud.com/article/20071207/ENTERTAINMENT/712070333/Christmas-play-Seafarer-dances-with-the-devil

Black Gold—Seth Rozin
Satire http://www.playbill.com/news/article/114073-Thirst-for-Oil-Quenched-in-Satire-Black-Gold-Premiering-in-Philly
Political parody/heart rendering family drama http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2008331904_black31.html


University of Indianapolis

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead—Tom Stoppard
Comedy http://theatre.uindy.edu/productions/index.php
Absurdist farce http://www.enotes.com/rosencrantz-guildenstern

There’s a Burglar in My Bed—Michael Parker
Farce http://theatre.uindy.edu/productions/index.php
Comedy http://www.samuelfrench.com/store/product_info.php/products_id/1053

The Comedy of Errors—William Shakespeare
Comedy http://theatre.uindy.edu/photoalbum/gallery.php?prod_id=111&album=368
Farcical comedy http://www.suite101.com/content/the-comedy-of-errors-a120450

The Good Person of Szechwan—Bertolt Brecht
Intercultural Play http://theatre.uindy.edu/photoalbum/gallery.php?prod_id=113&album=374
Parable Play http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-2693400018.html?key=01-42160D527E1A1260100E021F066F0F332D533648353B1E56204C4760641A607F137118731B7B1D6B755B

The Murder Room—Jack Sharkey
British Mystery Spoof
http://theatre.uindy.edu/photoalbum/gallery.php?prod_id=114&album=375
British Comedy http://www.farmington.utah.gov/displayarticle139.html

Spike Heels—Theresa Rebeck
Contemporary Comedy http://theatre.uindy.edu/photoalbum/gallery.php?prod_id=108&album=357
Comedy
http://theater.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?res=9E0CEFD71F3BF936A35755C0A964958260

Red Herring—Michael Hollinger
Noir Comedy http://theatre.uindy.edu/photoalbum/gallery.php?prod_id=105&album=338
Comedy http://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=2970

Endgame—Samuel Beckett
Tragicomedy http://www.shmoop.com/endgame/genre.html
Absurdist http://bachelorandmaster.com/globaldrama/endgame-as-an-absurd-play.html

As You Like It—William Shakespeare
Comedy http://bachelorandmaster.com/globaldrama/endgame-as-an-absurd-play.html
Pastoral Comedy http://records.viu.ca/~johnstoi/eng366/lectures/ayl.htm

Our Town—Thornton Wilder
American Drama http://theatre.uindy.edu/photoalbum/gallery.php?prod_id=59&album=214
Drama
http://www.samuelfrench.com/store/product_info.php/products_id/6485