1st Edition

Verbatim Theatre Methodologies for Community Engaged Practice Perspectives from Australian Theatre

By Sarah Peters, David Burton Copyright 2023
210 Pages
by Routledge

210 Pages
by Routledge

210 Pages
by Routledge

Verbatim Theatre Methodologies for Community-Engaged Practice offers a framework for developing original community-engaged productions using a range of verbatim theatre approaches. This book's methodologies offer an approach to community-engaged productions that fosters collaborative artistry, ethically nuanced practice, and social intentionality. Through research-based discussion, case... Read more

1. Histories, definitions and applications  2. Community Immersion  3. Interviewing and Listening for Aesthetics  4. Transcription, Exploration, Community-engaged Workshopping  5. Playwriting: Translating Stories into Performance  6. Verbatim and community-engaged work in rehearsal and beyond  7. Ethical Practice: Private lives, public stages, and making space for stories

Biography

Sarah Peters is a playwright and senior lecturer in drama at Flinders University, Australia.

David Burton is a playwright and researcher in Queensland, Australia.