Verbatim Theatre notes

"Verbatim theatre is a form of documentary theatre in which plays are constructed from the precise words spoken by people interviewed about a specific topic or event."

- it provides a voice for all kinds of people

- unique because writing a play from your imagination would be the result of YOUR recollection of someone else's life whereas VERBATIM THEATRE allows for the PERSPECTIVE of the subject to lead the direction

- famous verbatim practitioners: Anna Deavere Smith

- Examples: Black Watch