... still controversial among teachers and scholars of "Epic Acting" and Brechtian theatre. Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) offered a challenge to Aristotle's ancient approach to theatre as a spectator activity. He sought to stimulate the minds of his audience, integrating economics and politics into his plays, in hopes that those watching would respond with intellect, not emotion. As Eyre and Wright describe him, ... quarters that theater be a vanguard of reform. Off- and off-off-Broadway groups served up caustic political commentary, and groups such as Julian Beck's Living Theatre combined rad...

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