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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. The author writes, "Of course nowhere does the Deadly Theatre install itself so securely, so comfortably and so slyly as in the works of" whom?
2. What British playwright does the author laud, who also works as a director and performer?
3. The author writes that New York has potentially the best audience in the world, but they don't go to the theatre. Why?
4. "By using language illogically, by introducing the ridiculous in speech and the fantastic in behaviour, an author of the __________ opens up for himself another vocabulary."
5. What group is led by Julian Beck and Judith Malina?
Short Essay Questions
1. Discuss the playwright's role, as established by the author.
2. What are the director's principle responsibilities in the process of creating/producing theatre?
3. Describe the difference between the Pekin Opera Company and the Formosa Opera Company.
4. What is the theory and concept behind "Theatre of Cruelty?"
5. How does the author tie Haitian voodoo to the art of performance?
6. How does "change" relate to the theatre and its success?
7. What does the author say of Artaud's contribution to "The Holy Theatre"?
8. How does boringness contribute to people attending Deadly Theatre?
9. How does the author define "The Holy Theatre"?
10. What does the author say about New York theatre and its economic focus?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss "The Deadly Theatre." What does this term mean? How can we learn something from Deadly Theatre? What are the components of Deadly 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 meant in classical theatre by "play what is written"? What are the obstacles to this task?
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