萨姆·谢泼德的《B号公寓自杀案》借鉴爵士乐对话性特征,在情节和主题上围绕着秩序和自由、自我和他者两大对立项展开,探讨艺术家的存在困境;同时,受爵士乐即兴创作的启发,剧作家利用人物转换和身体语言的戏剧手段使该剧呈现出宛如爵士乐般流动和变换不定的特点,赋予全剧强烈的不确定性色彩。 Sam Shepherd’s “suicide case of Apartment B” draws on the dialogue characteristics of jazz music, and in the plot and the theme revolves around two major contradictions: order and freedom, self and the other, and discusses the existence of the artist’s predicament; at the same time, Inspired by jazz improvisation, the dramatist uses characters and body language dramas to make the play look like jazz-like flow and change, giving the whole drama a strong sense of uncertainty.