Who is Actors from Brecht on Theatre: The Development of an Aesthetic and what is their importance? Brecht_on_Theatre:_The_Development_of_an_Aesthetic English & Literature Actors | Brecht on Theatre: The Development of an Aesthetic

Actors were, for Brecht, tools of his trade, extensions and manifestations of his intention to awaken audiences, and by extension society, into his new socialist world. As discussed above, actors were to present characters, rather than live them, showing audiences new truths rather than awakening empathic responses to new and different feelings.