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Litt 211: Theatre Arts Question Paper

Litt 211: Theatre Arts

Course:Bachelor Of Arts

Institution: Egerton University question papers

Exam Year:2018

INSTRUCTIONS
i.Answer THREE questions.
ii.Question ONE is COMPULSORY.
iii.Candidates are given fifteen minutes to read through the questions.
iv.Do not write on the question paper.

Question One
Discuss six main stages that the theatre director and the actors follow in the process of directing a play. (24 marks)

Question Two
a)Explain the role of improvisation in theatre production. (12 marks)
b)Explain the importance of props in play production. (11 marks)

Question Three
Either,
(a)Examine the history and development of realism as a style of theatre production, citing its main contributions to theatre stage. (23 marks)
Or,
(b)Explain the history and development of tragedy as a genre of drama,citing its contribution to the understanding of human condition through stage performance. (23 marks)

Question Four
With appropriate examples, explain why the proscenium stage is widely uses a s a theatre stage.(23 marks)

Question Five
Either,
a) "Comedy allows Kenyans to laugh off certain social and political realities". With appropriate examples,discuss the popularity of comedy as a genre in Kenya. (23 marks)
Or,
b)Using examples from the Kenyan situation, explore the distinctive features of farce as a genre of drama.(23 marks)

Question Six
Explain any five main contributions of drama to society using particular examples. (23 marks)

Question Seven
Discuss the contributions of the Elizabethan period to the development of theatre as an art form using an outstanding playwright of that period.(23 marks)

Litt 211: Theatre Arts Question Paper

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