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Article: The National Theater of the United States of America: the new players in the long story of the theater of the absurd.(THEATER TROUPE)
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- February 1, 2006
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To watch the National Theater of the United States of America is to take a trip down the rabbit hole--jarring time shifts, fluid identities, and Dadaist slapstick come together in performances that are part surrealist sideshow, part avant-garde vaudeville. Consider the New York City-based troupe's 2004 production, What's That on My Head!?!, which incorporated seven stages and movable seating as it compressed the whole of American history into a 90-minute, time-traveling game show.
Founded in 2000, the National Theater is wholly collaborative and democratic, and aims to challenge as well as entertain audiences.
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