{"id":209,"date":"2026-02-06T20:20:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T20:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/act-vi\/?page_id=209"},"modified":"2026-05-01T23:44:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T23:44:00","slug":"act-vi-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/act-vi\/","title":{"rendered":"Act-vi"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"209\" class=\"elementor elementor-209\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7db4906 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7db4906\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65856a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65856a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Act VI<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a48d9c7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a48d9c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1334b01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1334b01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Can AI truly replace human roles in today\u2019s theatre stage? If so, in what form? If not, why\u2014and where do these limitations arise? We, the members of Team Act VI, are exploring these questions by positioning AI as an invisible collaborator in improvisational theatre.<\/p><p>At its core, we seek to define the variable in the equation: AI + Theatre = x. Does x hold artistic value? To investigate, we prototype and test narrative interactions with multiple AI models, experimenting with language, visuals, and sound as core components of the theatrical experience. More importantly, we examine how AI systems can subtly support live improvisation thereby shaping narrative arcs, suggesting dramatic beats, and responding to performers in real time.<\/p><p>Rather than committing to a fixed outcome, we explore what forms of collaboration may emerge and what value they might hold for audiences and practitioners. Leaning into the absurdity of the premise, our work may result in a performance, a toolkit, or a research framework outlining what AI can and cannot contribute to contemporary theatre.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3151592 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3151592\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30f1615 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30f1615\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/W6_uI0lwkRo\">Halves Presentation&nbsp;Video<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ff823e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ff823e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/sudarshc-etc\/act-vi-honking-geese\/tree\/main\">GitHub<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8f9936 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8f9936\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1wL66UEuDYiq8KV2uwMx7TZlMwnMxzolph23whR8wSgc\/edit?usp=sharing\">Act-VI Platform:\u00a0<span style=\"text-indent: 0em;\">Installation, Configuration, and Usage Guide<\/span><\/a><\/p><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-424be8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"424be8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1lwJ39LDviJpk53kG96TnjI4M-zpd4Csavtoe0ZuSYFo\/edit?usp=sharing\">Design Document<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae1e530 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae1e530\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/X1KBkktoGhQ?si=hvuGN9Zg2hmKXQL5\">Final Presentation Video<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8799757 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8799757\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9ee02a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c9ee02a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1005\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/act-vi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-team1-1024x1005.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-335\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/act-vi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-team1-1024x1005.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/act-vi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-team1-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/act-vi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-team1-768x754.jpg 768w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/act-vi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-team1-1536x1508.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/act-vi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-team1-306x300.jpg 306w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/act-vi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-team1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Act VI Can AI truly replace human roles in today\u2019s theatre stage? 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