Games for Actors and Non-Actors
New York; London: Routledge, 3rd ed. (2022), xxxiv, 354 pp.
ISBN 978-0-367-20354-2 (pbk); 978-0-429-26105-3 (ebook)
Other editions: 1st ed. 1992, 2nd ed. 2002
"Games for Actors and Non-Actors is the classic and bestselling book by the founder of Theatre of the Oppressed, Augusto Boal. It sets out the principles and practice of Boal's revolutionary method, showing how theatre can be used to transform and liberate everyone - actors and non-actors alike! This new third English edition includes recently uncovered interviews and essays from the 1970s, some of which featured in the earliest Portuguese edition of this book and a new essay by the theatre director Sergio de Carvalho, which looks at Boal's work in the context of Brazilian theatre and politics over the past fifty years. This is a vital handbook for theatre makers and activists of all kinds who want to deepen their understanding of the theory and practice of Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed. It is also an excellent introduction for those new to the system." (Publisher description)
1 Theatre of the Oppressed in Europe, 18
2 The Structure of the Actor's Work, 29
3 The Arsenal of Theatre of the Oppressed, 48
Feeling What We Touch (Restructuring Muscular Relations), 50
Listening to What We Hear, 92
Dynamising Several Senses, 114
Seeing What We Look At, 129
The Memory of Senses, 171
Rehearsal Exercises for Any Kind of Play, 217
4 The Early Forms of Forum Theatre, 241
5 Forum Theatre: Doubts and Certainties: Incoprporating a New Method of Rehearsing and Devising a Forum Theatre Model, 253
6 First Experiences with Invisible Theatre, 277
7 Artistic Creation and Divine Madness: A Meditation on Art and the Miraculous, 289
8 Interview for the Portuguese Edition (1977), 298
9 To the People, the means of Theatrical Production: Interview with Emile Copferman, 311
10 Specialisation and Profession, Vocation and Language, 332
Postscript: The Pedagogy of Fear - Theatre and the Twin Towers: An Essay After 11 September 2001, 342
Afterword: The Dialectics of Performance / Sérgio de Carvalho, 346
2 The Structure of the Actor's Work, 29
3 The Arsenal of Theatre of the Oppressed, 48
Feeling What We Touch (Restructuring Muscular Relations), 50
Listening to What We Hear, 92
Dynamising Several Senses, 114
Seeing What We Look At, 129
The Memory of Senses, 171
Rehearsal Exercises for Any Kind of Play, 217
4 The Early Forms of Forum Theatre, 241
5 Forum Theatre: Doubts and Certainties: Incoprporating a New Method of Rehearsing and Devising a Forum Theatre Model, 253
6 First Experiences with Invisible Theatre, 277
7 Artistic Creation and Divine Madness: A Meditation on Art and the Miraculous, 289
8 Interview for the Portuguese Edition (1977), 298
9 To the People, the means of Theatrical Production: Interview with Emile Copferman, 311
10 Specialisation and Profession, Vocation and Language, 332
Postscript: The Pedagogy of Fear - Theatre and the Twin Towers: An Essay After 11 September 2001, 342
Afterword: The Dialectics of Performance / Sérgio de Carvalho, 346
