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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. Whose recent production of Coriolanus underlines the whole question of where illusion begins and ends, according to the author (and the time the book was written)?

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. In performance, what is the relationship the author establishes?

4. Who created the method termed "alienation" in the theatre?

5. The author states, "When Brecht was alive, it was the ______ of West Berlin who flocked to his theatre in the East."

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author point out about the source of conflict in Shakespeare's work?

2. How does the author describe the difference between staging in "rough" theatre versus traditional theatre?

3. How does the author compare the cinema to the theatre?

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

5. What is the difference and similarity between a "Happening" and "alienation"?

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

7. How does the author view Method acting?

8. What is the rough experience which comes from Marat/Sade?

9. How does the author describe the difference between "Rough Theatre" and "Holy Theatre"?

10. How does the author approach the concept of liberation with Shakespeare and Brecht?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the author of The Empty Space. What are his major contributions to the theatre? What makes him an innovative figure in the artistic community?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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