Which of the earliest theatrical achievements have had the most profound influence on theatre today?
What characterist would you pick to distinguish European, Asian, and African theatre during their early periods of development?
what can you identify as the concerns of early drama, no matter what the culture? How many of these concerns are still major for all of us, and which seem to have receded with time?
what would you identify as the greatest similarities between theatre in the b.c.e era and our own, and the greatest difference between them?
which cultural values seem to have most separated parts of the world in terms of their theatrical expression? Where do you feel there is the most potential to meet in accord?