Does Documentary Theater Distort Its Material? How Could It Not?

“[A play’s] subjects agree to testify for one reason: to set the record straight. And somewhere during the process from recording to page to rehearsal to stage, that record is bound to get distorted.” The problem is more than just selective editing. “[J]ust as an actor can never give the same performance twice, so too is it impossible to remain completely faithful to the play’s original subjects.”