Character identities in monodrama

Abstract

The article addresses the specifics of the monodrama at the level of text and performance, the main objective being the ways of expressing the identity dimension of the character in such an artistic form. Considering the protean character of the monodrama, some aspects of the evolution of this type of artistic communication are exposed, highlighting its specific features: the combination of the epic with the lyric at the level of structuring the subject, the monologue as a way of creating conflicts and of developing inner action, the improvisational character, etc. Emphasis is placed on the typology of the character at the level of monodrama - psychodrama relationship, thus revealing the ways of affirming and manifesting the character’s identity/identities in the text and in the performance. The analyzed dramaturgical texts and the theatrical discourses reflect the specificity of monodrama in the Romanian space.