Woyzeck

Question 1

WOYZECK acronym

Answer 1

W- what would you do? (Concept)
O- OPC
Y- your audience experience
Z- zee terminology is key
E- element of Q
C- connections (to text/ Buchner/ SHCP)
K- knowledge of Brecht

Question 2

Didactic aim

Answer 2

To educate on the decline of mental health of working class due to PTSD of war and help ignored by upper class, in a comedic but meaningful way

Question 3

Buchner’s original aim

Answer 3

To highlight effects of the poor treatment towards working class (most likely influenced through father in law)

Question 4

Concept

Answer 4

• revolving stage = no escape from issues
• 2 sides of war
• Brechtian techniques
• recurring of peas

Question 5

INTRO

Answer 5

• written by George Buchner (1836)
• first performed 1913 at Resident Theatre
• Buchner’s original aim
• my didactic aim
• my concept (why?)
• Q focus
• Brechtian techniques (why?)

Question 6

Main body

Answer 6

• as a director directing the production of Woyzeck in a Brechtian style
• in the extract… I would have…
• 3x acting techniques/2x design techniques (include quotes)
• why?
• compare to OPC
• therefore, I would use Brechtian techniques to get my didactic aim across through my production concept
• DO X3