You seem to be confused about what makes something a copyright violation. Getting away with it, does not make it legal. Downloading pirated works (like cutting plays without permission) are illegal even if many people get away with it.
Shelton was not doing an experimental deconstructed interpretation. He admitted he just wanted a shorter play with a smaller cast. If you look at the videos of his productions, his is rather pedestrian, plodding mainstream direction.
And honestly, most great post-modern deconstructions do not actually cut the text. Ivo von Hove, Anne Bogart, and Liz Lecompte usually work with a full text--and do get permission when they do cut. |
