CRISIS ACTOR

You are invited to watch an emergency training demonstration.

The gun isn’t real.
The blood isn’t real.
The pain is a performance.

Crisis acting is a real job: performers simulate emergencies so others can train for disaster. But online, the term has been twisted into something darker — a conspiracy theory, a denial of reality, a way to claim that violence was staged.

In CRISIS ACTOR, a live demonstration begins to slip. Rehearsal turns into accusation. Performance starts to look like evidence. And the audience is pulled into a world where everyone is watching, everyone is suspicious, and nobody can agree on what’s real.

Inspired by conspiracy theories, post-truth politics and internet culture, CRISIS ACTOR is a tense new work about rehearsed violence, collective paranoia and the stories we tell ourselves to feel safe.

Created by Eoghan Carrick and Lauren Jones. Performed by Emily Terndrup and members of the audience.

This event features smoke machines, strobe lighting and excessive loud noise/music. 

Supported by: Funded by The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon & Dublin City Council. Developed at the Department of Drama, School of Creative Arts, Trinity College, Dublin. 

Image Credit: Pato Cassinoni