I believe the
answer would be: the audience would either react positively or negatively,
never in between.
The experimental
theater is a form of avant-garde theater which uses new way of representing the
theme and characters through different use of language and the body to change
the audience’s perception and to create a new, more active relation. The main
theme of experimental theater is the absurdity of modern time - the theme which
may be relevant nowadays.
But, the audiences
today might react to performances of experimental theater, or theater of the
absurd, either positively and delighted by the performance if it is according
to their sensibility and taste, or negatively if it doesn’t. Apart from the
sensibility of the person, the reaction is mostly influenced by the quality of
the performance and the successfulness of conveying the theme. This is the main
difference between the popularity of Alfred Jerry and Beckett.
