Trace the creation of "professional" theatre. In what contexts in contemporary America is professional theatre produced? What may account for decreasing audiences for professional theatre in the twentieth century and today?
What will be an ideal response?
Students could begin by talking about the Elizabethan times of theatre and the
reformation's restrictions and then move into the advent of film and televison and it's
nation-wide appeal versus the few and far-between professional theatre houses.
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The meter is:
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