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Unit 4: Contemporary and Devised Drama
Quick questions on The actor-audience relationship: WACE Year 12 Drama Unit 4
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What is shaping the experience purposefully?Show answer
The dot point asks you to shape the relationship, which means choosing it for an effect. A piece that wants the audience to judge an issue might keep a Brechtian distance with direct address; a piece that wants them to feel trapped might surround them. The skill is matching the relationship to the intention and being able to justify it. The configuration, proximity and mode of address together design the audience's experience.
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