spect-actor

noun

spect-actor

noun

/ˌspɛktˈæktə(ɹ)/

Etymology Blend of spectator + actor, coined by Augusto Boal.

1

A member of the audience in the Theatre of the Oppressed, regarded as being on an equal footing with the performers, and not merely a passive observer.

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