Environmental horror and white extinction: scenes of literally ecological theatre in ‘Escaped Alone’ by Caryl Churchill and ‘The Evening’ by Richard Maxwell

Nik Wakefield

doi:10.1017/S1054204324000029

Environmental horror and white extinction: scenes of literally ecological theatre in ‘Escaped Alone’ by Caryl Churchill and ‘The Evening’ by Richard Maxwell

Nik Wakefield

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A literalist ecological approach to performance studies rematerializes theatre beyond a racist anthropocentricity of metaphorical representation and proposes a path to intersectional environmental justice. Escaped Alone (2016) by Caryl Churchill presents a horrifically accurate report of ecological harm. The Evening (2016) by Richard Maxwell and the New York City Players imagines an extinction of whiteness. Both productions propose new understandings of ecology through reconfiguring the theatrical conditions of representation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	112-130
Journal	TDR/The Drama Review
Volume	68
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S1054204324000029
Publication status	Published - 3 Jun 2024

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