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audragclark

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The context of performance refers to
 
  a. the style of a production.
  b. your expectations when you go to a particular type of theatre..
  c. the artistic intent of the playwright.
  d. the theme of the play.

Question 2

Bertolt Brecht's insertion of 1920s jazz tunes in his adaptation of the eighteenth century British musical The Beggar's Opera is a good example of
 
  a. a playwright indicating a stylistic shift within the play's text.
  b. the production team imposing an older style on a newer play.
  c. the production team borrowing an eastern performance style for western material.
  d. turning a classic novel into a musical.



mrphibs

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Answer to Question 1

d. the theme of the play.

Answer to Question 2

a. a playwright indicating a stylistic shift within the play's text.



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