Teaching verbatim theatre

The most common questions, answered

This year will mark the fifteenth birthday of April’s Fool, a verbatim play I wrote that remains on tour and in the high school curriculum. April’s Fool was the first time I flirted with verbatim theatre, and it ended up being the underscore to my entire creative practice. Since then, I wrote a thesis and co-wrote a book on making VT.

I still visit schools to deliver workshops, and the most frequently requested remains verbatim theatre foundations. So, for paid subscribers, here are some of the most commonly asked questions teachers ask about VT and how to teach it in the classroom. Available after the jump.