Digital Drama: The Evolution of Theatre in the Age of Technology

Abstract

Theatre has historically evolved alongside technological innovation, adapting its modes of storytelling, performance, scenography, and audience engagement according to changing cultural and material conditions. In the twenty-first century, the emergence of digital technologies such as virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), artificial intelligence (AI), motion capture, projection mapping, livestreaming, and interactive multimedia has transformed theatrical practice into a hybrid artistic form often described as “digital theatre” or “digital performance.” This research paper critically examines the evolution of theatre in the digital age and investigates how technology has reshaped performance aesthetics, audience participation, actor-spectator relationships, dramaturgy, and theatrical space.