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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 strongest comedy is rooted in what?
2. Brook claims, "Personally, I find staging _______ can be more thoroughly enjoyable than any other form of theatre."
3. "Figaro or Falstaff or Tartuffe lampoon and debunk through laughter, and the author's purpose is to bring about a _______."
4. In the cinema, who, according to the author, has single-handedly brought about a revolution by showing how relative the reality of a photographed scene can be?
5. Who wrote Sergeant Musgrave's Dance?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the author write in regard to the power of laughter in "The Rough Theatre"?
2. How does the author approach the concept of liberation with Shakespeare and Brecht?
3. What does the author describe happening when a Brechtian approach is applied to other works?
4. How does the author describe the difference between staging in "rough" theatre versus traditional theatre?
5. The author gives a formula for creating and defining theatre. What is this formula?
6. In contemporary theatre, what does the author say is the most accessible way to find "holiness"?
7. What does the author say of change and liberation regarding "The Rough Theatre"?
8. How does the author discuss the process of theatre design?
9. How does the author view Method acting?
10. Who is Bertolt Brecht and what was his major contribution to the modern theatre?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the term "A Happening." What does this mean? How do we achieve it in the theatre? How do "Happenings" relate to "Alienation"?
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 Deadly Theatre." What does this term mean? How can we learn something from Deadly Theatre? What are the components of Deadly Theatre?
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