This book is the first to examine the performance of autobiographical material as a theatrical
form a research subject and a therapeutic method. Contextualizing personal performance within
psychological and theatrical paradigms the book identifies and explores core concepts such as
the function of the director therapist throughout the creative process the role of the
audience and the dramaturgy involved in constructing such performances. It thus provides
insights into a range of Autobiographic Therapeutic Performance forms including
Self-Revelatory and Autoethnographic Performance. Addressing issues of identity memory
authenticity self-reflection self-indulgence and embodied self-representation the book
presents with both breadth and depth a look at this fascinating field gathering
contributions by notable professionals around the world. Methods and approaches are illustrated
with case examples that range from clients in private practice in California through students
in drama therapy training in the UK to inmates in Lebanese prisons.
