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1.1.READERSTHEATER 
2.2.WhatisReadersTheater? readerstheaterisagrouptechniqueoftellingastory readersread
fromascriptandreadingpartsaredividedamongthereaders nomemorization,costumes,
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blockingorspeciallightningisneeded thefocusisonreadingthetextwithexpressivevoicesand
gestures makingcomprehendingthetextmeaningfulandfunforthestudent 
3.3.ReaderActors thecharacterinthestorythatreadstheirassignedlinestoanaudience 
4.4.ReaderNarrator anassignedpersonthatreadthelinesorpassageswhichexplainanactionor
describeasceneorcharacter 
5.5.Thenumberofreaderisoftendeterminedbythenumberofcharactersinthechosenstory. 
6.6.CharacteristicsofanInterestingReadersTheaterPresentation 
7.7.1.Thereadersdonotinteractinthesamewaytheactorsdoinaconventionalplay.Theydonotlookat
thepersonswithwhomtheyarespeaking.Instead,thesereadersdirecttheirlinestotheaudience. 
8.8.2.Thereisnoneedforpropsonstage,fornovisualactionisdone.Thetheaterisinthemindsofthe
audience. 
9.9.3.Eachreaderholdsacopyoftheselectionthereforetheydonotneedtomemorizetheirlines. 
10.10.4.Whenmorethanonereaderreadthelinesofacharacterornarrator,theymustspeakasone.They
mustpronouncewordsinthesamewayandfollowthesamephrasingandintonationpatterns.Noone
voiceshoulddominateorstickout. 
11.11.5.Thereadersmustpracticegoodmoralreadingguidelinessuchasthefollowing: 
12.12.Readloudenoughtobeheard. Pronouncewordsclearlyandcorrectly. Holdthebookor
materialproperly. Standerect,feetalittleapart,onefootabitforward. Varythevoicefor
expression:volume,pitch,tonequality,speed. Letthefacemirrorwhatisbeingsaid. Lookat
theaudienceoftentomakethemfeelthatyouaretalkingtothem. 
13.13.6.Theaudiencemustunderstandwhatisbeingsaidsotheycanimaginewhatishappening.Their
interestmustbearousedsothattheywilleagerlyfollowtheeventsuptotheend. 
14.14.STORYTELLING intheconventionalway,referstoonepersontellingastory(eitherby
readingortellingitfrommemory)toanaudience.He/shetellsthestorywithexpressionusinghis/her
voice,face,andbodyandsomevisualaids(optional)tohelptheaudienceunderstandandenjoyit. 
15.15.Thereaderstheater,ontheotherhand,hasseveralstorytellerswhorepresentthenarratorandother
identifiedcharactersinthestory.Itisthisinteraction(throughdialogonly)whichprovidestheheartof
thereaderstheater. 
16.16.Itisalsoimportanttonotethateachmemberofthecastinthereaderstheatermusthavehis/her
scriptorselectionfromwhichhe/shereadsthestory.Nopropsisneedexceptthebookorcopyofthe
story. 
17.17.InterpretativeReadingvs.ReadersTheater 
18.18.A.Similarities Thewordread.Inbothstyles,thereaderhasascript/selectionwhichhe/shereads
toanaudience. Bothimplydramainthewordsinterpretativeandtheater.Thisdramahowever,isnot
enactedonstagebutinthemindsoftheaudiencewholistentothestoryandcreatementalpicturesofwhat
arehappening. Bothrelyheavilyonvocalandfacialexpressions. 
19.19.B.Differences ReadersTheater InterpretativeReading requiresmorethanone
reader thetwoareseparateinreaderstheater aselectionwhichhasseveralcharacterswho
interactthroughafastmovingdialogisbestforareaderstheater thefocusofthereaderisinthe
audience referstoonereadersexpressivereadingofaselection sincethereisonlyonereader,
he/sheisboththereaderactoraswellasthereadernarrator storieswhichhasonlyonecharacter
whorecallsanunforgettablesituationorrevealsimportantideasaregoodchoicesforinterpretative
reading thereaderdoesnotreadtoanyoneintheaudienceinparticular,butoftenreadsabove
them 
20.20.CHAMBERTHEATER 
21.21.WhatisChamberTheater? Chambertheaterisamethodofadaptingliteraryworkstothestage
usingamaximalamountoftheworksoriginaltextandoftenminimalandsuggestivesettings In
chambertheater,narrationisincludedintheperformedtextandthenarrationmightbeplayedbymultiple
actors 
22.22.Theuniquenessofchambertheaterliesinthedualroleofeachmemberinthecastasanactor/actress
aswellasnarrator. 
23.23.Eachparticipantisthusanactor/actressnarrator.Anactor/actressinteractswithothercharactersyet
retainstheroleofnarrator(author)whosummarizes,describes,andexplainstoanaudience. 
24.24.Chambertheaterhasmorerealisticcostumingandactualmovementaroundthestage Readers
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partaretypicallymemorized Stillisnotcompletestageactingandtypicallyhaspantomimedprops
ratherthanrealones 
25.25.Proponents ProfessorRobertS.Breen(19091991)introducedChamberTheatertohisOral
InterpretationClassesatNorthwesternUniversityin1947 
26.26.Theskillsitdevelops: creativityvarietycreationofvocalinterpretation useofsense
memory useofmovement,gesture,posture,andfacialexpression overallclarityand
entertainmentvalueofperformance 
27.27.ChoosingaSelectionforChamberTheater thechoiceforachambertheatermaterialisoftena
prosenarrative:afable,alegend,modernshortstory,orevenpartofanovel.Sometimesanarrativepoem
ischosen. 
28.28.CHAMBERTHEATERvs.CONVENTIONALPLAY 
29.29.Thechambertheaterandconventionalplaydifferonthefollowingaspects: Material/Selection
used. Theconventionaldramahasforitsselectionaplaywhichhasexpresslywrittenforthat
purposeofstaging.Thereisclearcutdelineationofwhichisdialogandwhicharestagedirections. 
Chambertheatermakesuseofnarrativeproseorpoetry,usuallyatale,shortstory,orpartofanovel. 
30.30.2.UnitPresentation. Inchambertheater,theunitsofdialog,action,andnarrationarepresented
inadramaticformasifapartofaplay.However,eachactor/actressplaysadualroleofactor/actresswho
speakshis/herlinesandanarratorwhosaysthenarrativetags.Moreover,thereisaformal(separate)
narrator/narratorswhostandswithacopyinonepartofthestage,readingdescriptivepassagesnecessary
totheunfoldingofthestory. Theconventionaldramadoesnotmakeuseofthisformalnarrator,nor
doestheactor/actressplaythesecondroleofnarrating.Theactors/actresssdialogs,actions,and
interactionsunfoldthestory. 
31.31.3.CharacterInteraction. Inbothstyles,characteroractorsmoveaboutfreelyontheactingarea
(stage).Inchambertheater,however,theactors/actressesspeakdirectlytooneanotherasinaplay,then
turntotheaudienceformuchoftheindirectdiscourse(e.g.,narrativetagsanddescriptions).Itisthrough
thislatterfunctionthattheactors/actressesinthechambertheaterbecomenarrators. 
32.32.4.Set,props,lightning,soundeffects,etc. Bothmakeuseofappropriateprops,costumes,
lights,soundeffects,etc.,butdifferindegree.Chambertheaterpresentationsendorseminimaluseof
such,especiallypropsandsetswheremakebelieveispreferredwheneverpossible.Inmanychamber
theaterperformances,propsandsetsareoftenimaginaryexceptforthebareessentialsoftableandchairs.
Infact,makebelieveandsimulateditemsareencouraged. 
33.33.CharacteristicsofaChamberTheater 1.Agoodplot. Theplotshouldbesimpleenoughto
beunderstoodyetwithsomeconflicttomakeitinteresting.Eventsareoftenchronologicallysequenced.
 
34.34.2.Aclearlydefinedcharacterization. Thisisneededsothattheaudiencecaneasilydifferentiate
apersonalitytypefromanother. 
35.35.3.Enoughdialog.Thereshouldbesufficientlinestoshowtheinteractionbetweenthecharacters.This
doesnotrefertodirectdialogsenclosedinquotationmarksonly.Thelinesthatexplainactionorfeeling
canalsobesaidinthemannerofdialog. 
36.36.4.Sceneseasytoportrayonstage. Storieswithscenesthatdonotneedsomuchmovement(like
abattlescene)orrealisticpropsthatarebulkyarepreferred. 
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3.Eachreaderholdsacopyoftheselectionthereforetheydonotneedtomemorizetheirlines. 
4.Whenmorethanonereaderreadthelinesofacharacterornarrator,theymustspeakasone.Theymust
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pronouncewords...
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5.Thereadersmustpracticegoodmoralreadingguidelinessuchasthefollowing: 
Readloudenoughtobeheard. Pronouncewordsclearlyandcorrectly. Holdthebookormaterial
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properly. St...
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6.Theaudiencemustunderstandwhatisbeingsaidsotheycanimaginewhatishappening.Theirinterestmust
bearouseds...
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STORYTELLING intheconventionalway,referstoonepersontellingastory(eitherbyreadingor
tellingitfrommem...
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