5 Written Questions

1. study of humans
2. *films translated to stage
   *musicals and non-musicals
3. *combines elements of drama and documentary
   *Dramatizes real peoples' words
   *Based on true events, speeches, interviews
4. *Adaptations of novels
   *Exploration of historic events/people
5. Absurdism
   -characters stuck in bizarre situations
   -sparse language

4 Multiple Choice Questions

1. *create scenery
   *contrast reality vs. screen reality
   1. Samuell Beckett
   2. ethnography
   3. Use of Video/Film
   4. Docudrama
2. things kinda repeat themselves
   1. circular/static plots
   2. Brecht
   3. Docudrama
   4. ethnography
3. *playwright, actor, and director
   *Last Days of Judas Iscariot
   1. ethnography
   2. Stephen Adly Guirgis
   3. Docudrama
   4. Samuell Beckett
4. *Premiered in 2005
   *Fictionalized court case of Judas Iscariot
   *Set in Purgatory
   *Historical figures
   *exploration of faith and justice
   1. Use of Video/Film
   2. Last Days of Judas Iscariot
   3. Stephen Adly Guirgis
   4. Samuell Beckett

4 True/False Questions

1. Trends in contemporary theatre → -adaptations of history and literature
   -Non-traditional movement
   -Puppetry
   -Use of Video/Film
   -Docudrama
   -Film/Television Adaptations

   True        False

2. Puppetry → Epic Theatre

   True        False

3. Non-traditional movement → *use of clowning/mime/acrobatics
   *physical acting styles
   *other combined with classical texts

   True        False

4. Brecht → Epic Theatre

   True        False