Invisible Theater is a form of performance in which the show is enacted in a place where people would not normally expect to see a show, for example in the street or in a shopping centre. It is generally recognized as having been originally developped by Augusto Boal during his time in Argentina in the 1970s, whose work is usually focused on oppression and social issues. Invisible Theater can give people who would not normally have the chance to see plays the opportunity to do so -- or, as is often the case, it can be performed without the knowledge of the 'audience,' which in such a scenario would consist of whoever happens to wander by. This can be done in order to help actors make a point publically in much the same motivational vein as graffiti or political demonstration, or it can be done in order to help actors gain a sense of what a realistic reaction might be to a certain scenario; for example, a heated argument over a political or social issue.
