f Participatory family theatre: A historical review of Theatre Workshop Boston’s creative, transformational, healing theatre for young audiences and families

Participatory, environmental plays evolved in the 1960s amidst social unrest through several experimental theatres. Original plays were created, using theatre space in new ways, awakening audiences to a new consciousness. This article offers a historical review of Theater Workshop Boston’s evolution within that movement. Their first experiments were adult environmental plays. Next, they developed participatory environmental plays for young audiences, and then for families to explore family issues/dynamics together creatively.