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More Trainings + Boal Birthday Gift to you!

This month…

  • Register for Spring Trainings
  • World TO Day: Image Theatre Gift
  • Call for Volunteers
  • Wear Us!
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Image Theatre: "Rehearse for the Revolution"

Maybe the theatre itself is not revolutionary. But these theatrical forms are without a doubt a rehearsal of revolution. The truth of the matter is that the spectator-actor practices in a real act even though he does it in a fictional manner. While he rehearses throwing a bomb on stage, he is concretely rehearsing the way a bomb is thrown. Acting out his attempt to organize a strike, he’s concretely organizing a strike. Within its fictional limits, the experience is a concrete one.

- Augusto Boal, Theatre of the Oppressed, 1977

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2024 Recap + Training Application!

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Remember 2024? It was a weird year, and a whole lot happened (some good, some bad, and towards the end there, some even worse than that).

If you’re like us, a little refresher is a great way to get energized for all the work that’s to come in 2025! So take a quick trip back in time with us to Brat Summer and beyond, as we look at some of the highlights of your 2024 with TONYC…

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Announcing 2025 Trainings

Save the Date!

We are excited to announce some of our 2025 Trainings. Save the dates to train and expand your toolbox!

Intro to Theatre of the Oppressed

February 13, 2025 - From 6p to 8p
Location: Midtown Manhattan
Facilitated by Elise Goldin and Julián Pimiento
Sliding scale: $35-80

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