This article focuses on the unique documentary theatre of Nola Chilton, an American-born theatre director and acting educator in Israel. It first presents Chilton's early personal and professional biography in New York from which her actor-based documentary theatre developed. It then discusses the circular trajectory of Chilton's dynamic model of documentary theatre in Israel, focusing on several key performances. Finally, it introduces Chilton's recent reduced documentary theatre with its bare acting, as developed and produced at Tel Aviv University.