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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. "In rehearsal, form and _____ have to be examined some times together, sometimes separately."
2. "Anyone interested in processes in the natural world would be very rewarded by a study of" what?
3. What is the third element for creating and defining theatre, according to the author, described as the life that an audience brings into the theatre every time a play is performed?
4. What is the "lie" that the secret patronage of going to the theatre is?
5. What French surrealist of the theatre does the author mention in "Rough Theatre"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author discuss the process of theatre design?
2. How does the author view "pre-planning" in approaching a rehearsal process?
3. What does the author describe happening when a Brechtian approach is applied to other works?
4. How does the author approach form and content between the actor and director?
5. What is the difference and similarity between a "Happening" and "alienation"?
6. What is the common thread between human existence and approach to process in the theatre?
7. How does the author view "the actor?" Which British actors does the author compare in "The Immediate Theatre"?
8. What is the audience's role in a final production?
9. What does the author view as the "ideal" training for an actor?
10. What does the author discuss as an ideal in Marat/Sade?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the critic as a practitioner of the theatre. How does the author view this figure as a positive influence on the art?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the playwright/theorist/director, Bertolt Brecht. What innovations to the theatre did this figure create? How is he the most influential writer of the contemporary stage?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the playwright Samuel Beckett. What styles do his works embody? How is he a contributor to Holy Theatre?
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