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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 does the author say is nonexistent in today's world?

2. The author opines that "today the theatre of doubting, of unease, of trouble, of alarm, seems truer than the theatre" with what?

3. What group is led by Julian Beck and Judith Malina?

4. On the first day of rehearsal of what show did its composer, Harold Arlen, arrive wearing a blue cornflower, with champagne and presents for all?

5. The theory of what is: "a spectator can be jolted eventually into new sight, so that he wakes to the life around him"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author remark about "style" in terms of how to approach it?

2. What does the author say about New York theatre and its economic focus?

3. What is "The Happening," and what difficulty does it pose?

4. How does the author describe the Hamburg Opera and the audience who attended it?

5. Discuss the playwright's role, as established by the author.

6. How is "The Happening" similar to the Haitian voodoo ritual?

7. How does the author compare the "deadly theatre" to the "deadly bore?"

8. What has happened to "ritual" in today's culture, as described by the author?

9. What does the author say in regard to replication and manner in the Deadly Theatre?

10. How does "change" relate to the theatre and its success?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the playwright Samuel Beckett. What styles do his works embody? How is he a contributor to Holy Theatre?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the playwright/theorist/director, Antoine Artaud. What is Artaud's contribution to the theatre? What is his influence on the author of The Empty Space?

Essay Topic 3

What is the Polish director, Jerzy Grotowski's contribution to theatre practice, technique and philosophy? What are the practical elements of his craft?

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