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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. Grotowski prefers to use "_____" in replacement of the word "role."

2. In "Technique of the Voice" in "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)", Grotowski begins with _____.

3. Grotowski says in "Skara Speech" that the "whole secret" is "Stimulations, impulses, and _____."

4. The Skara Drama School is located in _____.

5. Grotowski states in "Skara Speech" for the actors to "eliminate from every exercise any movement which is purely _____."

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the conceptual exercises like in "Actor's Training (1966)"?

2. What advice does Grotowski give to the actors in the ending of "Actor's Training (1966)"?

3. How does Grotowski describe using memory in emotional reactions in "Skara Speech"?

4. What differences are there between the earlier exercises and "Actor's Training (1966)"?

5. What are resonators? Where are they in the body?

6. How does Grotowski describe actor-audience encounter in "American Encounter"?

7. What does Grotowski say of memory in his "Skara Speech"?

8. How does Grotowski's technique differ from the theorists he mentions in "The Actor's Technique"?

9. When asked of the evolution of his technique in "American Encounter", how does Grotowski explain?

10. How does Grotowski feel about externalization, or "classical acting" techniques?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how Jerzy Grotowski came to the theatre and the formation of the Theatre Laboratory. When did this take place and where?

Essay Topic 2

Describe what Grotowski means when he refers to "acting with the whole body." How is this achieved? How does this apply to the voice?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the plot of the play "Dr. Faustus". Who wrote this play? How does the plot change according to Grotowski's adaptation?

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