Wicked Flashcards
who wrote the book for Wicked?
Winne Holzman (2003)
who was the lyricist and musician for Wicked?
Stephen Schwartz
what was the novel Wicked was based on?
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West - Gregory Maguire 1995
who was the director for the original production of Wicked?
Joe Mantello
who is the Australian resident director of Wicked?
Karen Johnson Mortimer
what is the time and place in the story of Wicked?
context
the timeless, fictional land of Oz
possibly a parallel universe
what is the language of Wicked?
context
American English with a magical fictional language
what was the historical context of Wicked?
context
not to contradict the original 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz
what were the political contexts of Wicked?
context
- themes of power and corruption
- Oz descends into a totalitarian fascist state
- ruled by The Wizard, a fraud, then Madame Morrible, truly evil
what were the social contexts of Wicked?
- themes of prejudice and propaganda
- complex class structured society
what are the cultural contexts of Wicked?
- animals that talk and are intelligent
- magical abilities
who is the intended audience for Wicked?
- western cultured
- familiar with original novel and movie
- tween-adult
what are some possible theatre interpretation ideas for Wicked?
- magical transformations and levitation (theatre technologies)
- larger, bold, more dramatic than life
- non-human characters
what are the main locations in Wicked?
the fantasy land of Oz
Emerald City, Shiz University, Ozdust Ballroom, Wizards palace, Great Gilikin Forest, Kiamo Ko Castle
what are the main themes of Wicked?
- friendship
- appearences and differences
- good vs wicked
- popularity
- propaganda and critical thinking
