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Szymkowicz's adaptation is a radical departure. He has stripped away Jarry's plot and supporting characters (like the wife, Mère Ubu), leaving only the "infantile, filthy-minded" essence of the 'Ubu' character. This stripped-down version is then reimagined as a charismatic yet ruthless CEO, a figure who embodies the grotesquerie of modern power more than a medieval king. The play thus explores how Jarry's spirit of absurd rebellion against authority translates into a critique of 21st-century corporate excess.

The script is highly flexible, often encouraging creative casting and puppet-like, exaggerated movement. ubu by adam szymkowicz pdf

The Grotesque CEO: Power and Absurdity in Adam Szymkowicz’s Adam Szymkowicz’s Szymkowicz's adaptation is a radical departure