Date of Publication

2022

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

Subject Categories

Theatre and Performance Studies

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Literature, Department of

Thesis Advisor

John Iremil E. Teodoro

Defense Panel Chair

Mark Adrian Ho

Defense Panel Member

Glenn Sevilla Mas
Maynard Manansala

Abstract/Summary

ABSTRACT:

As traced in the history of theater-making in the Philippines, performances were linked to the lives of the community—of the audience. When theater continued to progress, audiences had long been treated as mere spectators. This project problematizes the audience and their dynamic involvement in the storytelling. For they have the capacity to be an instrument of the narrative, they should not just be the recipients of meaning but also as enablers of the action. Theater can be a space for the ones watching to participate with the ones being watched. With the aim to provide encounters for the spectators to interact, this study of interactivity is a collection of three original plays using Astrid Breels’ Audience Agency particularly the level of interaction and participation: a) a one-man act performance with defined moments asking the audience to contribute within; b) a digital play using hyperlinks for audience to navigate and to create responses; and c) an event that acts as a performance requiring audience contribution to be completed. With the nature of immersion, this seeks to find answers on how the playwright will engage the audience to participate in the process. This storytelling recognizes playing a significant role where the platform is used to provide a sense of urgency. It is asking the community to search for their truth, to resolve their questions, and to make them involved. With the recent events happening in the 21st century, audiences cannot just stay watching—it is about time to call for an act, it is about time for some intervention.

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Note

Some text are in Filipino

Language

English

Format

Electronic

Physical Description

203 leaves

Keywords

Theater audiences; Performing arts—Audiences

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7-4-2022

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