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Jkov05 · **on:** Aug 27, 2018

Discuss similarities and/or differences among various popular entertainments of the past century: vaudeville, circus, puppetry, concerts, stand-up comedy.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

You are a writer for a Theatrical Magazine and your editor asks you to do an article on the history of the Director. After you research Directors, you meet with your editor again to plot out your article.

She reviews your research and asks you to explain how Directors have been around since the beginning of Theatre and how they have worked to balance both the collaboration of the creative elements and the authority needed to unify all aspects of the show. From what you know, the premise of your editor's request for your article is most likely_______, because?A. Accurate, Directors work as both figures of
authority and collaboration.
B. Inaccurate, Directors serve mainly as a force of
authority in a production.
C. Accurate, Directors can be traced back as far as
Greek performances.
D. Inaccurate, Directors are a relatively new
component to theatre.

zogaridan · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

The student could compare vaudeville and puppetry and where the two leaked
into each other, how concerts and stand-up comedy are very popular today, the similarities
between puppetry and stand-up, or between concerts and circuses. The student could also
discuss the differences of any of these pairings, as well.

Answer to Question 2

D.