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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. Who allegedly saw a play for the first time in their lives and were confronted with Waiting for Godot with no problem at all in following what, to regular theatre-goers, was incomprehensible?

2. What is the third element for creating and defining theatre, according to the author, described as the life that an audience brings into the theatre every time a play is performed?

3. "Figaro or Falstaff or Tartuffe lampoon and debunk through laughter, and the author's purpose is to bring about a _______."

4. Which playwright does the author hold in the greatest esteem as one who combines the Rough Theatre with the Holy Theatre?

5. In which Shakespearean play does the Holy/Rough theatre show in Falstaff; the prose realism of the inn scenes on the one hand and the poetic levels of so much else--both elements contained within one complex whole?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author view Method acting?

2. What does the author view as the "ideal" training for an actor?

3. What is the author's presumed opinion of the works and style of Brecht? How is Brecht similar to Shakespeare?

4. How does the author view "the actor?" Which British actors does the author compare in "The Immediate Theatre"?

5. The author gives a formula for creating and defining theatre. What is this formula?

6. What does the author discuss as an ideal in Marat/Sade?

7. What is the common thread between human existence and approach to process in the theatre?

8. What does the author speak of regarding Shakespeare and the Rough Theatre?

9. What does the author describe happening when a Brechtian approach is applied to other works?

10. How does the author discuss the process of theatre design?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the topic of "Style" as the author regards it. How does one approach style? How does style manifest within the theatre?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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