WorksheetsBrecht
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 13mins
Brecht created
The method
The system
Epic Theatre
Theatre of cruelty
What technique did Brecht NOT advocate
Evoking sympathy from the audience
Creating sterotypical characters
One actor playing several characters (multi-roling)
Speaking directly to the audience
Why was Epic theatre created
He wanted people to use their intellect
To annoy Stanislavski
To make money
Because no other theatre existed
Why was Epic theatre created
He wanted people to use their intellect
To annoy Stanislavski
To make money
Because no other theatre existed
Verfremdungseffekt means
Making people happy
Creating an emotional distancing so an audience thinks about what is happening
Creating a realistic character so the audience feel empathy
Good acting
What is the alienation affect
Making the audience feel awkward and confused
Creating drama that includes aliens
An audience will connect to the play using their intellect instead of their emotions
Making an audience cry with sympathy for a character
Which 3 of these techniques would Brecht use
Tableu
Emotion memory
Song
Speaking in third person
What does the term multi-roling mean?
Rolling across the stage multiple times
When a female and male actor play the same role
When several actors play the same role
When an actor plays more than one character onstage
What epic theatre technique is defined as a style of acting that used gestures, facial expressions, and tone of voice to make a political point?
Verfremdung
Episodic structure
Political themes
Gestus
Which of these would Brecht use
Actor would sit with the audience
A narrator
No set or props on stage
Actors would come out of character on stage
Costume, set and props would resemble real life
In which century did Brecht work?
20th century
19th century
18th century
What nationality was Brecht?
French
American
German
A sign or additional piece of written information presented onstage. This might be as simple as holding up a card or banner. Multimedia or a PowerPoint slideshow can also be used for this effect.
Direct address
Using placards
Speaking the stage directions
Narration
This device was used by Brecht more frequently in rehearsal than performance. It helps distance the actor from the character they’re playing.
Narration
Speaking the stage directions
Using placards
Direct address
What is the difference between Epic theatre and what Brecht called Dramatic theatre?
Epic theatre deals with myths and legends while Dramatic theatre is about sad endings
Epic theatre leaves the audience with questions and challenges while Dramatic theatre has a plot that reaches a conclusion
Epic theatre is large scale and Dramatic theatre is emotional
What is meant by breaking the fourth wall?
The destroying of any illusion that you are watching real life and making the audience think objectively
The structural reshaping of the performance area in a theatre
Giving the audience the feeling that they're actually in the same room as the actors
Which of these would Brecht use?
Actor would sit with the audience
A narrator
Symbolic props
Actors would come out of character on stage
Costume, set and props would resemble real life
What is Epic Theatre?
Explain what direct address is.
What is Gestus?
Explain how the technique of speaking stage directions is used in Epic Theatre
