Shahram Zargar: The play should be something more than everyday life
Iran Theater- Shahram Zargar, jury of the playwriting competition of the 42nd Fadjr International Theater Festival, stating that the play should not be only about everyday life, he considers the criteria of a good play to be the proper characterization, appropriate dialogue, and grace.
380 play were applied for participation in the playwriting competition, which Shahram Zargar, Ayoub Aghakhani and Seyed Hossein Fadaei-Hossein were the jurors of this section.
Shahram Zargar explained about this competitive section that "since there was no subject limit in the festival call, playwrights with different views and diverse topics applied and sent their works to the secretariat.
The artist clarified: "Festivals that are theme-oriented and have a specific title; They are always more successful in attracting works because the works are written for the framework of the festival and its theme, and this makes the playwrights to present better works by focusing more on one theme. "
He added: "Unfortunately, we did not see any promising works in this section. Only the numbers of works was large and this made the work of judging difficult. "
Shahram Zargar explained about standards of judging: "No opinion is ever imposed on the jurors to review the works. And there are always basic standards and criteria in this field. A show in any form and genre should have proper characterization, appropriate dialogue and attractive content. In fact, the show should have something to say and the playwright should not just record everyday life. "
He further pointed out the appropriate criteria for the play to be printed: "Since the selected plays will be published, regardless of any restrictive view, the standards of printed text were also included in the judging. Because the selected plays must also have a standard print format. "
This translator and university lecturer added: "However, these works do not show our capability in the field of playwriting, and we hope that the playwrights who do not attend the festivals for any reason; They will soon write new plays to turn some of our despair into hope."
He stated that the play is a text for performance; He explained: “I think that the 42nd Fadjr International Theater Festival should be performance-oriented in the playwriting competition, and the plays should be judged based on the performance, not based on the text on paper. In choosing a play, one should pay attention to how much a text benefits from stage standards. Perhaps it is easier to judge in this way."
Shahram Zargar continued: “However, The good or bad performance also depends on its director. There are directors who, with the help of performance form and creativity, produce outstanding works from weak play, and there are directors who stage a weak performance from a good play. "
