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• the Royal Court Theatre, London
  
• 10th September 1963
• produced by George Devien

• The Main Street Theatre, Vancouver, Wa,
• 1998
• directed by Ugo Baldassari

• Belvoir St Theatre, Melbourne, Australia
• 2007
• Direction: Neil Armfield
• Set and Costume Design: Dale Ferguson
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Production History

1)Belvoir St Theatre, Melbourne, Australia
13 June 2007 to 29 July 2007
Translated by Neil Armfield and Geoffrey Rush
Direction: Neil Armfield
Set and Costume Design: Dale Ferguson
Cast includes Billie Brown, Julie Forsyth, Gillian Jones, and Geoffrey Rush


2)Exit Theatre,San Francisco, CA
June 23 - July 28 1998
Directed by Ugo Baldassari



3)The Pearl Theatre Company, Theatre 80,
9/13/01-10/21/01; opening 9/24/01
Directed by Joseph Hardy
Cast: Robert Hock (Berenger), Carol Schultz (Queen Margguerite) Celeste Ciulla (Queen Marie), Ray Virta (Doctor). Sue Jin Song (Juliette) and Michael Nichols (Guard),
Set Design: Beowulf Boritt
Costume Design: Barara A. Bell
Lighting Design: Stephen Petrilli
Sound Design: Jon Westing

Time

My play dose not have a set time and place so I'm setting it in the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the close of World War I. The war broke out as a result of the heir to the throne's assassination. they fought on three fronts against Serbia, Russia, and Italy. being torn at three different angles by the end of the war the boarders of the multi ethnic empire had been broken and split up more than eight different ways. The Russian Bolsheviks were raising up socialist issues that inspired some and terrified others .

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Europe WWI
Austria-Hungary

How the empire split

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Last Emperor Karl Franz Josef Ludwig Hubert Georg Maria von Habsburg





















The coat of arms of Austria-Hungary
























the war took fighting to new levels.















Officers-Czapka (Helmet) 2nd Landwehr Lancers Regiment

The Facts: Characters and Casting

character’s name:Berenger the First
sex: M
age:old ass
race/ethnicity:NA
important relationship info: Married to both Marguerite & Marie

character’s name:Queen Marguerite
sex: F
age:older than second wife
race/ethnicity:NA
important relationship info: first wife to the king

character’s name:Queen Marie
sex: F
age:younger than first wife
race/ethnicity:NA
important relationship info: Second wife to the king

character’s name: Juliette
sex: F
age: NA
race/ethnicity:NA
important relationship info: Domestic help/registered nurse

character’s name: The Doctor
sex: M
age: middle aged not too young
race/ethnicity: NA
important relationship info: Surgeon/executioner/bacteriologist/astrologist

character’s name:Guard
sex: M
age: NA
race/ethnicity: NA
important relationship info:

the guard is really the only character that can be played as either sex. as for race the cast can be all one race or mixed with out bating an eye at the difference. This play is really opean for non-traditional casting.

The Facts: Basics

Title: Exit the King
Author: Eugene Ionesco
Language/Translator(s): Translated from the French by Donald Watson
Year of Original Publication: 1962
Genre/Length/Structure: full length with no act or scene divisions
Agency Controlling License: Samuel French
Sammual French Royalty Fee(s): $75 per performance
Cast Breakdown (M/F): 3M/3F
Time and Setting: non disclosed time/the King's Throne Room
Brief Bio of Author: French/Romanian writer who studied in both France and Romania, but loved his mother's home land of France. He wrote his first play when he was 37, The Bald Soprano, and it inspired the Theater of the Absurd. He used the character Berenger in many of his plays as a semi-autobiographical character.
Brief Plot Summary: reminiscent of Everyman the king is told he is about to die and he dose not accept it, but as he and his kingdom wither and melt into oblivion he slowly starts to accepts the inevitability of death that come to us all.

Graduate Degree Programs

1.university:Virginia Commonwealth University
location:Richmond, Virginia
name of degree: Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Pedagogy: dramatic literature/dramaturgy
duration of program:Six Semesters

2.university: University of Iowa
location: Iowa City, IA
name of degree:MFA in Dramaturgy
duration of program:64hrs

3.university:Mary Baldwin College
location: Staunton, VA
name of degree:MFA emphasis in dramaturgy
duration of program:63hrs

4.university: University of Glasgow
location: Glasgow, Scotland
name of degree: MLitt (Dramaturgy and Playwriting)
duration of program:180 credits

5.university:University of Birmingham
location:Birmingham,UK
name of degree:MPhil (B) in Dramaturgy
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Dramaturgy as a Profession

dramaturgs (and/or literary managers)

1.name of theatre- The Wilma Theater
LORT classification- C
location- Philadelphia , PA
name of dramaturg-Walter Bilderback
specific title- Dramaturg/Literary Manager

2.name of theatre- City Theatre Company
LORT classification- D
location- Pittsburgh , PA
name of dramaturg- Carlyn Aquiline
specific title- Literary Manager/Dramaturg

3.name of theatre- People's Light & Theatre Company
LORT classification- D
location- Malvern , PA
name of dramaturg- Elizabeth Pool
specific title- Resident Dramaturg

4.name of theatre- Oregon Shakespeare Festival
LORT classification- B+
location- Ashland , OR
name of dramaturg- Lue Douthit
specific title- Director of Literary Development & Dramaturgy

5.name of theatre- Alliance Theatre
LORT classification- B&D
location- Atlanta , GA
name of dramaturg- Celise Kalke
specific title- Artistic Associate/Dramaturg

6.name of theatre- Primary Stages
LORT classification- none
location- New York , NY
name of dramaturg- Tessa LaNeve
specific title- Literary Manager/Resident Dramaturg

7.name of theatre- Clarence Brown Theatre
LORT classification- D
location- Knoxville , TN
name of dramaturg- Kim Midkiff
specific title- Literary Manager/Dramaturg/Education Director

8.name of theatre- CENTERSTAGE
LORT classification- B&C
location- Baltimore , MD
name of dramaturg- Gavin Witt
specific title- Resident Dramaturg

9.name of theatre- Geva Theatre
LORT classification- B&D
location- Rochester , NY
name of dramaturg- Marge Betley
specific title- Literary Manager/Resident Dramaturg

10.name of theatre- Arena Stage
LORT classification-B,B+,D
location- Washington , DC
name of dramaturg- Mark Bly
specific title- Senior Dramaturg

What is Dramaturgy?

Online Definition: A production dramaturg is a consultant and an advocate for the playwright's intentions. http://www.geocities.com/amylynnhess76/Research.html

Dictionary Definition :The art of the theater, especially the writing of plays. American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Forth Edition

Most Notable Definition:The dramaturg’s task, essentially, is to sit between chairs and to build bridges: between theory and practice; between the director, the actors, and the script and/or playwright; between artistic intention and the realities of the budget; and not the least between a theatre, its productions, and the audience. http://www.dramaturgy.org.uk/index.htm

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