Richard III in motorcycle leather

From this IU production of Richard III:
http://www.indiana.edu/~thtr/productions/2012/richardiii.shtml

For the productions I've seen for this class, I seem to chronically pick bad seats (see Don Giovanni: Not the kind of transport Cavell experienced). I spent most of Richard III looking straight down at the actors, who never acknowledged that some of their audience was above them.

Two things I noticed about Richard III that have to do with our discussions and readings:

1. Very clear (sometimes obtrusive) use of dramaturgy. I noticed this most in the political ads on the small screens before the play started and at the end of the play when Elizabeth came onto the balcony in full Tudor regalia. And, of course, in the leather jackets.

2. Intrusion of the actors' bodies. I call this an intrusion only because it seemed to jump out at specific moments rather than being an integral part of the production. Richard's limp and the costuming of his leg and arm necessarily drew attention to the actor's body when he moved quickly or referenced them in the play. Also, the moment when Anne spit on Richard and he licked his fingers jolted me out of thinking of them as characters into thinking of them as actors and bodies.