Theatre Practitioners

Which Practitioner is most associated with Epic Theatre?

• Bertolt Brecht

• Antonin Artaud

• Steven Berkoff

What does a Practitioner do?

• Studies Theatre at school

• Create Theatre work or theories

• performs within a production

Which of these is also term used for Theatre of Cruelty?

• Total Theatre

• Absurd Theatre

• Impossible Theatre

Who felt that naturalistic theatre mirrored life without exploring the darker thoughts of the mind?

• Stanislavski

• Strauss

• Artaud

• Brecht

Artaud created a style of theatre called 'Theatre of Cruelty'. What is the aim for his style?

• Entertain the audience and make them laugh

• Technical effects were used to create a visible and audible frenzy - loud dissonant sound effects; rotating stage sets; bright/coloured/flashing lights; unusual speech effects

• Disturb the audience tranquillity of mind and their senses

• Emotionally connect to the actors and storylines

In studying Theatre Practitioners, I feel I have learnt ________________the most

• theatrical skills

• performance ideas and opportunities

• evolution of theatre and drama

• all of the above