The STAR path

Performing the Fragmented Self: Example One: Construction in 4:48 Psychosis

Examining Sarah Kane’s 4:48 Psychosis, this chapter explores how disjointed texts require active construction from actors. With no set characters or stage directions, performers construct meaning from fragments, mirroring Wayfinder’s approach to assembling stories from disparate elements.

Maybe.

The Stars /
The Grandmother

The Paper Theatre

A short film on the freedom of youth and the consequences of that raw energy. Where do your feet lead you, and are you in control of them? 

Dance

Footnotes & References

  • Core Theoretical Foundations:

    1. Kane, S. (1999). 4:48 Psychosis (text as an incomplete construction).

    2. Barthes, R. (1977). The Death of the Author (on reader/performer agency).

    3. Iser, W. (1978). The Act of Reading (on interpretation as an active process).

  • Critical Debates and Counterarguments:

    1. Sontag, S. (1966). Against Interpretation (meaning is inherent, not constructed).

    2. Bennett, S. (1997). Theatre Audiences (suggesting interpretation, not construction).

    3. Artaud, A. (1938). Theatre of Cruelty (against fragmentation, in favor of pure experience).

  • Empirical Studies & Case Studies:

    1. Experimental stagings of 4:48 Psychosis.

    2. Nonlinear digital adaptations of Kane’s work.

    3. Actor improvisation studies in fragmentary theatre.