Technology: Comic Wink

Any moment where an actor breaks the stage’s fourth wall to assure us: “None of this is really real”

Primary term: Breaking the Fourth Wall

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I Love Lucy
Experience: Thinking "What If?"
Narrative Technology: Comic Wink
The show prompts audiences to consider what it would be like if women had jobs or if marriages were inter-ethnic, while assuring them that it is all just a harmless joke
Contributed by: angusif
January 9, 2025
Lysistrata
Experience: Thinking "What If?"
Narrative Technology: Comic Wink
The play asks specators to consider it would be like if women ran the government while assuring them it's just a joke
Contributed by: angusif
January 9, 2025
The Frogs
Experience: Thinking "What If?"
Narrative Technology: Comic Wink
The play asks spectators to consider what would happen if we had more classic literature while assuring them it is just a joke
Contributed by: angusif
January 9, 2025