\u00c1g\u00e6tur leikh\u00fasma\u00f0ur segir \u00e1 bloggs\u00ed\u00f0u sinni: „Opinions are like Assholes. Everybody’s got one“. \u00dea\u00f0 eru or\u00f0 a\u00f0 s\u00f6nnu og \u00fea\u00f0 er heldur enginn h\u00f6rgull \u00e1 sko\u00f0unum \u00ed leikverkinu American Diplomacy sem Hi\u00f0 lifandi leikh\u00fas frums\u00fdndi \u00ed Borgarleikh\u00fasinu fimmtudagskv\u00f6ld 24. febr\u00faar. Meira a\u00f0 segja breg\u00f0ur fyrir rassgati undir lok s\u00fdningar og m\u00e1 kannski einhvern h\u00e1tt m\u00e1 segja a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 l\u00fdsandi fyrir s\u00fdninguna og sty\u00f0ur kannski fyrrnefnda kenningu enn frekar.<\/p>\n
\u00cd kynningu \u00e1 verkinu American Diplomacy sem er skrifa\u00f0 af leikstj\u00f3ranum \u00deorleifi Erni Arnarsyni, er \u00fev\u00ed l\u00fdst sem p\u00f3l\u00edt\u00edskum gamanleik sem tekur \u00e1 m\u00e1lefnum l\u00ed\u00f0andi stundar. Vettvangurinn er Stj\u00f3rnarr\u00e1\u00f0 \u00cdslands \u00fear sem landb\u00fana\u00f0arr\u00e1\u00f0herrann Gu\u00f0bj\u00f6rn Halld\u00f3rsson, tekst \u00e1 vi\u00f0 n\u00fdtilkomi\u00f0 hlutverk sitt sem eini eftirlifandi r\u00e1\u00f0herra r\u00edkistj\u00f3rnarinnar, \u00ed kj\u00f6lfar \u00feess a\u00f0 eitra\u00f0 er fyrir r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rninni eins og h\u00fan leggur sig \u00ed matarveislu \u00ed bandar\u00edska sendir\u00e1\u00f0inu. R\u00e1\u00f0herrann sem skyndilega er or\u00f0inn \u00e6\u00f0sti ma\u00f0ur \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0arinnar n\u00fdtur „a\u00f0sto\u00f0ar“ einkaritara og s\u00e9rlegs a\u00f0sto\u00f0armanns fors\u00e6tisr\u00e1\u00f0herra vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 st\u00fdra \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0arsk\u00fatunni \u00ed \u00feeim \u00f3lgusj\u00f3 al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legra hry\u00f0juverka og styrjalda sem heimurinn hefur velkst \u00ed undanfarin misseri. \u00de\u00e1 eru samskipti \u00edslenskra stj\u00f3rnvalda vi\u00f0 Bandar\u00edkin mj\u00f6g til umfj\u00f6llunar \u00ed verkinu.<\/p>\n
Ekki er \u00e6tlunin a\u00f0 segja n\u00e1nar fr\u00e1 s\u00f6gu\u00fer\u00e6\u00f0inum enda er hann sannast sagna frekar r\u00fdr. \u00cd upphafi eru helstu pers\u00f3nur kynntar til s\u00f6gunnar en s\u00ed\u00f0an gerist n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega ekki neitt fram a\u00f0 hl\u00e9i. Engin framvinda er \u00ed s\u00fdningunni fyrripartinn, ekkert plott \u00ed gangi, a\u00f0eins merkingarl\u00edtil samt\u00f6l a\u00f0alpers\u00f3nanna sem vir\u00f0ast \u00e1n sj\u00e1nlegs tilgangs fyrir framvindu verksins. Eftir hl\u00e9 tekur ekki miki\u00f0 betra vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 einhver framvinda eigi s\u00e9r \u00fe\u00f3 sta\u00f0. \u00cd lokin sitja \u00e1horfendur frekar kindarlegir eftir og hafa sennilega litla hugmynd um hva\u00f0 h\u00f6fundurinn me\u00f0 a\u00f0sto\u00f0 leikstj\u00f3ra, var a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 segja \u00feeim.<\/p>\n
H\u00f6fundi American Diplomacy liggur au\u00f0sj\u00e1anlega miki\u00f0 \u00e1 hjarta. Hann hefur sko\u00f0anir \u00e1 m\u00f6rgu og liggur ekki \u00e1 \u00feeim \u00ed \u00feessari s\u00fdningu. Gallinn er bara s\u00e1 a\u00f0 ofgn\u00f3tt sko\u00f0ana ein og s\u00e9r, b\u00fdr ekki til \u00e1hugaver\u00f0a leiks\u00fdningu, ekki einu sinni \u00fe\u00f3 um p\u00f3lit\u00edska \u00e1deilus\u00fdningu s\u00e9 a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a. \u00dear ver\u00f0ur eitthva\u00f0 meira a\u00f0 koma til, einhver listr\u00e6n s\u00fdn, einhver n\u00e1lgun sem f\u00e6r vi\u00f0fangsefni\u00f0 til a\u00f0 skipta \u00e1horfandann m\u00e1li \u00e1 einhverju plani. \u00dear getur veri\u00f0 um a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a allt fr\u00e1 bitru sver\u00f0i hinnar p\u00f3lit\u00edsku \u00e1deilu til parod\u00edunnar sem kemur \u00e1horfendum til a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 hl\u00e6gilega og f\u00e1ranlega vi\u00f0 hi\u00f0 p\u00f3lit\u00edska vald. Ef eitthva\u00f0 \u00ed \u00fe\u00e1 veru er ekki til sta\u00f0ar \u00ed leiks\u00fdningu sem vill kalla sig p\u00f3lit\u00edska \u00e1 h\u00fan ekkert erindi vi\u00f0 \u00e1horfandann. Ef sko\u00f0ununum er ekki b\u00fainn n\u00fdr b\u00faningur, ef ekki er brug\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00fe\u00e6r n\u00fdju lj\u00f3si er einfaldlega h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 sitja heima og horfa \u00e1 Kastlj\u00f3si\u00f0 e\u00f0a \u00cdsland \u00ed dag. N\u00fa e\u00f0a Spaugstofuna. \u00c1horfendur fara ekki \u00ed leikh\u00fas til \u00feess eins a\u00f0 hlusta \u00e1 sko\u00f0anir annarra, jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3 \u00feeir s\u00e9u \u00feeim samm\u00e1la. Ibsen og Fo h\u00f6f\u00f0u sko\u00f0anir \u00ed bunkum en kunnu jafnframt \u00fe\u00e1 list a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta \u00fe\u00e6r ekki bera verk s\u00edn ofurli\u00f0i. Kannski var \u00fea\u00f0 einmitt \u00feessvegna sem sko\u00f0anir \u00feeirra ur\u00f0u jafn \u00e1hrifamiklar og raun hefur bori\u00f0 vitni.<\/p>\n
Leikstj\u00f3ri me\u00f0 sk\u00fdran f\u00f3kus hef\u00f0i m\u00f6gulega geta\u00f0 gert \u00feokkalega leiks\u00fdningu \u00far \u00feessu r\u00fdra verki en \u00fev\u00ed er ekki a\u00f0 heilsa h\u00e9r. Oft er sagt a\u00f0 h\u00f6fundar eigi ekki a\u00f0 leikst\u00fdra eigin verkum en \u00fea\u00f0 er \u00fe\u00f3 engan veginn algilt eins og m\u00fdm\u00f6rg d\u00e6mi sanna. Ef eitthva\u00f0 er \u00e6tti h\u00f6fundur \u00f6\u00f0rum fremur a\u00f0 hafa sk\u00fdran f\u00f3kus \u00e1 eigin verk en \u00fev\u00ed er ekki \u00feannig fari\u00f0 h\u00e9r. Hva\u00f0 svo sem veldur er hlaupi\u00f0 \u00far einum st\u00edl \u00ed annan \u00ed s\u00fdningunni, fari\u00f0 \u00far settlegum gamanleik yfir \u00ed farsa, \u00fea\u00f0an yfir \u00ed abs\u00fardleikh\u00fas sem aftur f\u00e6rist yfir \u00ed einhversonar \u00fatg\u00e1fu af realisma sem s\u00ed\u00f0an breytist \u00ed gamanleik a\u00f0 n\u00fdju. L\u00edti\u00f0 er gert \u00far kringumst\u00e6\u00f0um pers\u00f3nanna til a\u00f0 b\u00faa til lifandi atri\u00f0i heldur er a\u00f0 mestu byggt \u00e1 misg\u00f3\u00f0um texta til a\u00f0 framkalla vi\u00f0br\u00f6g\u00f0. Leikarar fara me\u00f0 texta sem stundum er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 k\u00edma yfir og af og til kemur \u00e1horfendum jafnvel til a\u00f0 hl\u00e6ja en virka \u00feess utan yfirleitt r\u00e1\u00f0villtir. S\u00e9rstaklega var einkennilegt a\u00f0 hlusta \u00e1 reglulegar vangaveltur r\u00e6stit\u00e6knis Stj\u00f3rnarr\u00e1\u00f0sins um l\u00edfi\u00f0 og tilveruna en hann virtist gegna \u00fev\u00ed hlutverki a\u00f0 vera m\u00e1lp\u00edpa h\u00f6fundar. \u00cd samhengi s\u00fdningarinnar var pers\u00f3na hans fr\u00e1leit. Hj\u00e1lmar Hj\u00e1lmarsson sem mest m\u00e6\u00f0ir \u00e1 \u00ed hlutverki Gu\u00f0bjarnar Halld\u00f3rssonar berst hetjulegri bar\u00e1ttu og \u00e1 hei\u00f0ur skili\u00f0 fyrir framlag sitt. A\u00f0rir leikarar gera hva\u00f0 \u00feeir geta \u00e1n mikils \u00e1rangurs erfi\u00f0is s\u00edns. Nokkurs \u00f3\u00f6ryggis g\u00e6tti \u00ed leik og svi\u00f0sfer\u00f0 og lj\u00f3st a\u00f0 s\u00fdningin mun \u00fe\u00f3 v\u00e6ntanlega batna a\u00f0eins \u00feegar leikh\u00f3purinn n\u00e6r betra valdi \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed sem hann er a\u00f0 gera.<\/p>\n
Ekki ver\u00f0ur komist hj\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 bera \u00feessa s\u00fdningu saman vi\u00f0 s\u00fdningu St\u00fadentaleikh\u00fassins \u00e1 \u00de\u00fa veist hvernig \u00feetta er sem einnig gefur sig \u00fat fyrir a\u00f0 vera p\u00f3lit\u00edsk \u00e1deilus\u00fdning. \u00dear er fjalla\u00f0 um ekki \u00f3skylda hluti \u00fe\u00f3 \u00e1 \u00f3l\u00edkan h\u00e1tt s\u00e9. Munurinn er \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0allega s\u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00fear ver\u00f0ur til alv\u00f6ru leiks\u00fdning sem snertir vi\u00f0 \u00e1horfandanum. Krafturinn og \u00e1str\u00ed\u00f0an og svo undirrita\u00f0ur leyfi s\u00e9r a\u00f0 sletta, \u00f3forskamma\u00f0 „attitj\u00fadi\u00f0“ sem \u00fear s\u00e1st ger\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e1 s\u00fdningu a\u00f0 lifandi list sem hreyf\u00f0i duglega vi\u00f0 \u00feeim sem \u00e1 horf\u00f0u.<\/p>\n
Undirrita\u00f0ur er ekkert s\u00e9rstaklega mikill \u00e1hugama\u00f0ur um p\u00f3lit\u00edskt leikh\u00fas \u00ed sj\u00e1lfu s\u00e9r og telur \u00fe\u00e6r raddir sem s\u00edfellt meir er fari\u00f0 a\u00f0 heyrast \u00ed og krefjast \u00feess a\u00f0 leikh\u00fasi\u00f0 ver\u00f0i p\u00f3lit\u00edskara, vera \u00e1 algerum villig\u00f6tum. Leikh\u00fasi\u00f0 myndi deyja ansi hratt og \u00f6rugglega ef s\u00fa krafa v\u00e6ri skilyr\u00f0islaust ger\u00f0 a\u00f0 p\u00f3lit\u00edsk afsta\u00f0a v\u00e6ri tekin vi\u00f0 uppsetningu s\u00fdninga. Ekki er \u00fear me\u00f0 sagt a\u00f0 p\u00f3lit\u00edk eigi ekki erindi \u00ed leikh\u00fasi\u00f0 en \u00fev\u00ed fer fjarri a\u00f0 h\u00fan eigi a\u00f0 m\u00f3ta \u00fea\u00f0. Listin talar til f\u00f3lks \u00e1 svo margv\u00edslegan h\u00e1tt a\u00f0 krafan um a\u00f0 h\u00fan eigi a\u00f0 vera svona e\u00f0a hinsegin er einfaldlega \u00e1 misskilningi bygg\u00f0. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u00c1g\u00e6tur leikh\u00fasma\u00f0ur segir \u00e1 bloggs\u00ed\u00f0u sinni: „Opinions are like Assholes. Everybody’s got one“. \u00dea\u00f0 eru or\u00f0 a\u00f0 s\u00f6nnu og \u00fea\u00f0 er heldur enginn h\u00f6rgull \u00e1 sko\u00f0unum \u00ed leikverkinu American Diplomacy sem Hi\u00f0 lifandi leikh\u00fas frums\u00fdndi \u00ed Borgarleikh\u00fasinu fimmtudagskv\u00f6ld 24. febr\u00faar.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[186],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gagnrdinn","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/leiklist.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/leiklist.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/leiklist.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leiklist.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leiklist.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=235"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/leiklist.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/leiklist.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leiklist.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leiklist.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}