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This paper aims to analyze how Purgatory is represented in three distinct stage plays through spatial interactions.

April 14, 2026Teaching History A Journal of Methods0 citationsOpen Access

Purgatory as Explored in Live Theatre Spaces

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This paper aims to analyze how Purgatory is represented in three distinct stage plays through spatial interactions.
Analyzed three plays: No Exit, Tracks, and Ride the Cyclone.
Applied Edward Soja’s theory of Thirdspace and Stanley Vincent Longman’s concepts.
Examined character dynamics and spatial interactions within the plays.
All plays depict a unique version of Purgatory.
Characters interact with their space and each other actively.
Live theatre’s liminal spaces help audiences understand the concept of Purgatory.

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This article discusses how the idea of Purgatory is explored in three stage plays: Jean-Paul Sartre’s No Exit, Peter Tarsi’s one-act play, Tracks, and contemporary musical, Ride the Cyclone. All three plays take place in a version of Purgatory that shows characters interacting with both space and the other people in the space. Reading the plays in connection with Edward Soja’s theory of Thirdspace and Stanley Vincent Longman’s “The Spatial Dimension of Theatre,” the author examines how the liminal Thirdspace of live theatre helps audiences grapple with the concept of Purgatory.

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