Panel: Borrowed Voices: Ethics and Process in Verbatim Theatre

Verbatim Theatre draws directly from the words of real people, but what responsibilities come with using someone else’s voice on stage?

This panel explores the ethical and artistic questions at the heart of verbatim practice: How are interviews conducted, selected, and shaped? What does it mean to edit, arrange, or reframe real speech? And where does the writer sit in a process that claims authenticity?

Join us as we delve into the craft and care involved in transforming lived experience into performance.