In the Realistic theatre of illusion, he argued, the spectator tended to identify with the characters on stage and become emotionally involved with them rather than being stirred to think about...

Bertolt Brecht: Proposals for an epic theatre ... 1. ‘Certain changes of emphasis as between the dramatic and the epic theatre’ (37)

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Britannica online encyclopedia article on epic theatre (dramatic genre), form of didactic drama presenting a series of loosely connected scenes that avoid illusion and often interrupt the story line ...

NOTE: The term Epic Theater, used by Brecht for the first time in 1926, did not originate with him, although it is generally applied to his work today.

The term "Epic Theatre" is now widely use to describe the style and techniques popularized in Germany after World War I by directors like Max Reinhardt, Erwin Piscator, and (most especially)

1 Goals of epic theatre ... Epic theatre was a reaction against other popular forms of theatre, particularly the naturalistic approach pioneered by Constantin Stanislavski.

Selections from Brecht on Theatre, trans., John Willett (1964) ... "Notes on Dramatic and Epic Theatre and Opera" ... DRAMATIC THEATRE

Epic Theatre Ensemble will present the New York premiere of Palace of the End by Judith Thompson, who is the 2008 winner of the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for playwriting. ... Directed by Daniella Topol,

Martha Byrne, Paolo Seganti and Tamara Tunie, who all starred together on CBS' "As the World Turns," will take part in a two-night benefit for the Epic Theatre Ensemble.