concept & vision

conceived by theater set designer Christine Jones, Theater for One is a theater for one actor and one audience member. Inspired by small one-to-one spaces - such as the confessional or the sex peep-booth - Theater for One explores the intense emotion of live theater through the direct and intimate one-to-one interaction of actor and audience

design & architecture

we use the ‘road-case’ technology at a larger scale than usual to configure a system where connected and detachable units form the theater black box, allowing for continuous transformability, interchangeability and expansion. Two half boxes form the spaces for Actor and Audience. Entrances for Actor and Audience are separated and positioned on opposite sides. A hard shatter pulls out at the start of the play to connect the two spaces and to announce, on the outside, that the theater is active

program & use

the Audience sitting area, referencing the iconography of baroque theaters and opera houses, is lined with red padded velvet and incorporates a peep-booth chair with stereo speakers and pay buttons. The Actor unit is left raw to be transformed according to the play. Its background is a flexible plug-in system where different sets can be exchanged depending on the play requirements. A small plug-in box at the top holds lights and special effects, including rain and snow

impact & significance

the intimacy of the interior space is T41 experience – performer and audience’s eyes locked in a real one-to-one exchange