"Looking for a Greek girl" play poster (METU Players, 1982)

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1982

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The play "Dürrenmatt's Searching for a Greek Girl" was written by the Swiss writer Friedrich Dürrenmatt. It is an absurd comedy written by. The game explores human nature, justice and social norms. It reflects the characteristic style of questioning Dürrenmatt. The play begins with a townspeople believing that a Greek girl has gone missing. Townspeople, They come together to solve the mystery of this incident and make various plans to find the girl. However, the girl's disappearance and the quest to find her are actually an inner conflict within the townspeople. It reveals problems and contradictions. While the townspeople make frantic efforts to find the girl, they are actually losing their lives. They discover meaninglessness and emptiness. The game explores the relative nature of reality and justice. while questioning the complexity of human nature and social norms. He also criticizes its meaninglessness. While "Looking for a Greek Girl" carries the characteristics of the absurd theater style, Dürrenmatt's It highlights the oddities of human nature with its sharp humor and ironic perspective. Game, While providing viewers with a thought-provoking experience, it also provides social criticism and It also attracts attention with its in-depth character analysis.

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Art on campus, METU theater plays, Looking for a Greek Girl

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/105966
https://bellek.metu.edu.tr/handle/11511/105966

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METU Bellek, Multimedia