Theatre as a shared experience can facilitate social or collective catharsis by:

Question

a
Providing a transformative experience for the audience.
b
Creating a sense of communal release and shared understanding.
c
Allowing the audience to witness the lives of fictional or real characters portrayed on stage.
d
Engaging the audience in an immersive and immediate performance.

Answer 1

Theatre as a shared experience can facilitate social or collective catharsis by:

b. Creating a sense of communal release and shared understanding.

While options a, c, and d also contribute to the overall experience of theatre, the aspect of collective catharsis is most directly tied to the communal experience and shared emotional journey that the audience undergoes together.