Improvisation Invisible Theatre

Form of theatrical performance taking place in a location and at a time most people would not expect to see a performance Examples: in a train car; at the mall; in a classroom Developed in the 1970’s Addresses social issues Invisible theatre gives people who might not normally see theatre a chance to participate in and view a performance Performed without the knowledge of the audience Audience is comprised of anyone that happens to be in the area or walks by

Invisible Theatre Goal is to bring attention to a social issue Actors hope that the audience will discuss and/or debate the issue Invisible theatre is used to: Help actors make a point publicly Help actors gain a sense of what a realistic reaction might be Actors try to get the audience involved in the scene

Examples Place yourselves in groups of 6 Each of you will be given a copy of a reading with examples of Invisible Theatre I will assign each group a number and you will review that case and summarize it for the class

Script Writing Invisible Theatre does involves scripts Included in the script: Actors included Objective Necessary Materials Sequence of Events Potential Problems Troubleshooting

Assignment Create and perform Invisible Theatre Working by yourself you will develop an Invisible Theatre concept and then perform it Topic must be approved by Forrest BEFORE you begin script writing Write script that includes: title, objective, name and contact information of a responsible adult (signature of adult required as well), list of actors, necessary materials, script out the performance, possible problems, and troubleshooting

Assignment Forrest must sign off on your script before you may begin You will need to make detailed records about responses (who said something, what did they say, what actions were taken, et cetera) Invisible Theatre performance should be completed by November 19 th Your script, reflection and a BRIEF presentation will occur on Nov 20th during class Reflection details will be given out on Friday during class

Assignment Guidelines No school policies may be violated at any times It is preferred that your performance take place on school grounds but this may be waived after a discussion with Forrest You may not cause harm to any people – mental, physical, emotional, or otherwise Your topic AND script have to be approved by Forrest; your script also needs to be approved by the adult involved in your Invisible Theatre (examples: teacher, administrator, parent, et cetera) Any adult involved in your performance may stop the performance if they feel the situation is getting out of control You may not use students outside of the class to perform your Invisible Theatre but you may use other students in the class if needed