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?