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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. What does Grotowski say that plays in book form should be called in "Theatre is an Encounter"?

2. Grotowski states in "Theatre is an Encounter", that when we think of Chekhov, we think of his plays in whose style?

3. Who does Grotowski say asked the key methodological questions of acting in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1)?

4. In "Dr Faustus: Textual Montage", it is written that the play is a dialectic between mockery and _____.

5. Grotowski states in "He Wasn't Entirely Himself" that the paradox of Artaud is that he presented no what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Grotowski write in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1) regarding experimental theatre, gimmicks, and tricks?

2. What does Grotowski assert was Artaud's greatest contribution to the theatre?

3. Describe the critical review of "The Constant Prince" from the text.

4. Describe what "trance" and "excess" are as described in "The Theatre's New Testament."

5. How does Grotowski describe the training at the Theatre Laboratory? What kind of actors does it produce?

6. What reward can the "holy" actor hope to achieve for his work?

7. What does Grotowski write of "rich theatre" in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1)?

8. How does Grotowski reinterpret the theme of "Dr. Faustus"?

9. How is the staging and costuming arranged in "The Constant Prince"?

10. How does the resetting of "Akropolis" change the central question of the play?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the differences between "rich theatre" and "poor theatre." What does each of these refer to?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how Grotowski views the typical "American actor training." What does Grotowski say regarding Stanislavski and his disciples?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Grotowski's assessment of Antonin Artaud. What does Grotowski say regarding the ability to put Artaud's theories into action?

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