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Is the Fool the Smartest in the Room? An analysis on Comedic Theatre and Social Critique in Starkid' "The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals"�
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Bassuk, David
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Spring 2025
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2025
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An analysis on the sociopolitical themes present in Starkid Productions' "The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals" through consideration of characters and their tropes--and how they relate to present day strife and conversations. The show, a satirical musical theater piece rooted in comedy, makes poignant social critique veiled in intentionally based comedy through characterization of the main cast. To understand how each character plays their own role in the show and survival, it is important to also consider that each trope of comedy they perpetuate is laden with a serious undertone that may be easy to miss if not searching for it. In dazzling dance numbers there are themes of authoritarian critique, police injustice, hive mind mentalities, and..a lot of blue goo.
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