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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 which traditional theatre do actors pass knowledge orally from father to son?

2. Where did the Royal Shakespeare Company's Lear find an unwilling audience?

3. When did the author first go to Stratford?

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

5. What does the author refer to Meyerhold's experiments as?

Short Essay Questions

1. What metaphor does the author use for the theatre in the first section of the book, and what is his meaning?

2. Who is the third theatre practitioner the author discusses regarding examples of Holy Theatre, and why?

3. How does the author define "The Holy Theatre"?

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

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

6. Describe the difference between the Pekin Opera Company and the Formosa Opera Company.

7. What American dancer does the author discuss, and what does his work entail?

8. How does boringness contribute to people attending Deadly Theatre?

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

10. How does the author tie Haitian voodoo to the art of performance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the playwright's role in the theatre? How is his/her role considered one of the most difficult within the creative process?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of the director of the theatre. How does this person create an open environment? How does he/she best work with the designer? The actor?

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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