| The revised and now published text of "M. Butterfly" (SPOILERS, inevitably) | |
| Last Edit: Delvino 07:33 pm EST 12/03/17 | |
| Posted by: Delvino 07:30 pm EST 12/03/17 | |
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| I read it this afternoon. I saw the original, and have the published script. I had thought the 2010 and onward revisions were, if not minor edits, amplifications and tightening of a few lines and speeches. This is not a brand new play, but certainly a considerably altered re-telling, a new take on the original. In particular: The play's resolution, the court scene, now includes a far more graphic explanation for the sexual intimacy. What was euphemized or rather carefully summarized has now been rendered almost a how-to. Hwang's intro (and remarks in the NY Times and elsewhere) explain that a new understanding of gender fluidity and intersectionality (gender, race, culture) made the changes important. I'm not necessarily against any of the alterations -- I left the reading with no particular positive or negative impression, only an understanding that the play is different. But does all of the not incidental attention devoted to the specifics of the actual case enhance Hwang's original dramatic thesis? Does Song's specificity about how they ... did it ... in the court appearance impact the thematic elements? IS this a story about gender fluidity (too)? | |
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