From a New York Times obituary by Bruce Weber tonight—
Charles Marowitz, Director and Playwright, Dies at 82
“There are two kinds of bafflement in the theater: the kind that fascinates as it perplexes, and the kind that just perplexes,” he wrote in The Times in 1969 in an essay about Mr. Shepard’s play “La Turista,” which had recently opened in London. “If a play doesn’t make quick sense, but enters into some kind of dialogue with our subconscious, we tend to admit it to that lounge where we entertain interesting-albeit-unfamiliar strangers.
“If it only baffles, there are several courses open to us: we can assume it is ‘above our heads’ or directed ‘to some other kind of person,’ or regretfully conclude that it confuses us because it is itself confused. However, the fear of being proved wrong is so great today that almost every new work which isn’t patently drivel gets the benefit of the doubt.”
Another play by Sam Shepard mentioned in the obituary suggests a review of…
- “From the Witch Ball,” a post from May 2,
the reported date of Marowitz’s death - “Two Satanic Majesties Request All-Devouring Fame,”
a NY Times review from October 9, 2006 - This journal on that date— October 9, 2006—
“Art Wars: To Apollo.”