The Dramatist
On Spectacle
Chisa Hutchinson: We were talking earlier about how people hear spectacle and they think, “Oh, the cheap thrills. The things [we] do to get butts in the seats,” and I’m like no, it has the potential to be so much more. How do you define spectacle for yourself?
Tina Howe: For me, writing plays is all about spectacle, since I go out of my way to recreate settings I’ve never seen on stage. [I] set a play in a museum since it’s a temple of silent viewing...