Questions about the theater?

answers1: Epic is a form of theatre that teaches. It is an
anti-emotion based theatre. It is obviously theatre, it does not
pretend to be real. It is called Epic because it's productions deal
with world wide ideas, not just local ones. <br>
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Theatre of Cruelty is a anti-status quo theatre with the purpose of
slapping the squares in the face with the harsh realities of life. It
is grim, and shocking, and borders on the insane as it makes playgoing
an ordeal. It is a rebellion against traditional ways of doing and
rating theatre. It is purposely cruel to the audience making it sit
through an agonizing experience. <br>
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Thatre of the Absurd is based on the idea that man is an absurd
(irrational) creature in a perfect world. As such he behaves
irrationally, and cannot make decisisons or do anything useful He
refuses to do anything to save himself even when he knows he is in
danger.(applicable to the Katrina victims?) It's productions tend to
deal with obviously theatrical techniques and ususally do not pretend
to be reality <br>
It's basic premise is that communication is impossible. It also is a
form of anti-theatre, seeking a new aesthetic, and rejecting the
theatrical norms. <br>
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All of these movements are failures because they ignored the fact that
the audience wants to be entertained in the theatre, and the theatre
cannot survive without an audience. Epic is boring, like a lecture
instead of a play, Cruelty is uncomfortable and disgusting. And
Absurd is hypocritical trying to communicate that communication is
imporssible. There are always brief movements of anti establishment
theatre with try to say there are new values to consider, but the
traditional values of theatre always prevail and the rebellion is
short lived. Theatre of the Absurd was the most like the status quo
theatre and produced some popular successes.