[FRIAM] absurd: theater of?

[steve smith]

glen's subject-heading "absurd" triggered my (way too) free associative 
mind to zoom in/out/aside on "Theater of the Absurd" with the (obvious?) 
theme that a great deal of what plays out on-list (aka FriAM Theater 
Stage 1) is a bit absurdist (in the best way).   I believe that much of 
our absurdist discursions (mea-culpa) begin and/or are framed as 
attempts at serious Existential investigations:

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    *Existentialist Theater*:
    Often uses *coherent, rational dialogue* to explore ideas. The
    characters are typically articulate, even when grappling with
    existential uncertainty.

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    *Theater of the Absurd*:
    Language is *broken, circular, repetitive*, or *nonsensical*.
    Communication often *fails*, reinforcing the sense that language is
    inadequate to express truth or meaning.

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