Module 5: The Audience and Theatre Criticism (a.k.a. Production Review)
Chapter Questions
Read Chapter 11 “The Audience” (pages 299 to 308) in your textbook.
Choose only 5 of these questions to answer. Write your answers in your own words; if you choose to quote from the textbook, remember to identify the source.
Question #
Chapter
Questions
1
11
List the five perspectives to consider when reviewing a production.
2
11
Explain how “human significance” is part of theatre.
3
11
List questions that address “artistic quality.”
4
11
Explain how judgment is subjective.
5
11
How does history affect “theatrical expression”?
6
11
How does “entertainment value” affect those in the audience?
7
11
What is the difference between professional criticism and newspaper reviews?
8
11
How can amateur reviewers share their opinions of a production? [HINT: Think digital!]
9
11
What makes an audience member an observant critic?
10
11
What makes an audience member a sensitive critic?
11
11
What makes an audience member an articulate critic?
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