A director is attempting to reproduce the historical experience of attending an ancient Greek production of Medea (in which Medea gets revenge on her cheating husband, Jason, by killing their children), and tells his cast that their acting style will be presentational. Which of the following is an example of how the actors might carry out this style?
A. The actor playing Medea reads memoirs by mothers who have lost children.
B. The actor playing Jason reproduces the facial expressions and postures of famous adulterers from photographs.
C. The actors playing the children are allowed to play freely without direction to symbolize youthful innocence.
D. The actors playing the chorus learn a series of codified gestures and symbols.
Answer: B
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