Reasons To Be Invisible

The much anticipated follow up to playwright Katy Warner’s Reasons To Stay Inside, which won the AWGIE Award for Best Children’s Theatre in 2016, Reasons To Be Invisible is a smart, funny, and uplifting story about finding your voice – and having fun while doing it!

Sophie is as quiet as a mouse. She blends into the background. Nobody ever seems to notice her. No one sees her, hears her, or thinks about her. And that’s OK with Sophie because the truth is: she likes being invisible!

Because you can’t be hurt, or embarrassed, or sad if you’re invisible, right?!

New kid CJ is all the things Sophie doesn’t want to be. She stands out. She doesn’t fit in. And she’s embarrassing – like, really embarrassing! But unlike Sophie, CJ doesn’t care that she’s weird. Weird is better than quiet, right?!

But to Sophie’s surprise, she notices bits of CJ keep vanishing… piece by piece. Her loud, goofy laugh. Her terrible dance moves. Her voice.

Because what CJ really needs is a friend. A real friend. Or she might completely disappear and become… invisible.

Just like Sophie…

Students will engage with the themes of friendship, self-esteem, and identity as they watch Sophie strive to make the invisible visible, the impossible possible, and find the courage to help CJ – and herself – to not disappear.

Recipient of the 2023 Joan and Betty Rayner ACTF Commission, this project is proudly commissioned by the Australian Children’s Theatre Foundation and supported by Regional Arts Victoria and Community Bank Daylesford District.

Recipient: 2023 Joan & Betty Rayner Australian Children’s Theatre Foundation Commission