Friday, March 04, 2011

The Caucasian Chalk Circle: A Cautionary Tale - Seattlest

The Caucasian Chalk Circle: A Cautionary Tale - Seattlest:

The two greatest contributions of Brecht to the history of modern theater are not his innovative Verfremdungseffekt or his Epic Theater stagecraft. They are his beliefs that audiences are intelligent and should be treated as such, and that actors are intelligent and should act as such.