Theatre By Request’ As Theatre Education Alternative

Abstract

“Theatre by Request “(TbR) is the name of one of the show's methods performed by the Studio Teater Yogyakarta initiated and led by Eko Santosa aka Eko Ompong. The basic principle of TbR is the strong interaction between viewers and performances based on the theatre game—that usually being used as basic acting training. The audience becomes part of the show with the opportunity to select and determine the number of actors' performances, themes, to control the performance of the show through certain rules set by Eko Ompong as the TbR Host. The purpose of TbR is to introduce the nature of theatre to the public, especially to school children in a simple but interesting way. The purpose of this research is to understand TbR as Theatre Education Alternative.”