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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. What is the theatre district in London called?
2. According to Brook, "Beckett's dark plays are plays of ______, where the desperate object created is witness of the ferocity of the wish to bear witness to the truth."
3. Of what play does the author write, "The optimism of the lady buried in the ground is not a virtue, it is the element that blinds her to the truth of her situation"?
4. The author writes that, "All through the world theatre audiences are ______".
5. "On Broadway ticket prices are continually rising and, ironically, as each season grows more disastrous, each season's hit" does what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the author say about New York theatre and its economic focus?
2. What does the author remark about "style" in terms of how to approach it?
3. What are the director's principle responsibilities in the process of creating/producing theatre?
4. How does the author describe the Hamburg Opera and the audience who attended it?
5. How does the author define "The Holy Theatre"?
6. How does the author tie Haitian voodoo to the art of performance?
7. What does the author say in regard to replication and manner in the Deadly Theatre?
8. What has happened to "ritual" in today's culture, as described by the author?
9. Describe Brook's "Theatre of Cruelty." Whose concepts and theories was this based upon?
10. Describe the difference between the Pekin Opera Company and the Formosa Opera Company.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss theatre space as it is presented by the author. What constitutes "a stage"? What basic principles should be examined in the creation of theatre space?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss "The Holy Theatre." What does this term mean? How is Holy Theatre achieved? What are its principle elements and concerns?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the role of the actor in the creation of theatre. How does one best approach this role? What is the actor's relationship with the director? With the audience?
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