There are so many wonderful books about Theatre of the Oppressed out there. However, on our practice we wished for a book we couldn’t yet find: a truly accessible, visual, and interactive guide that could prepare us to work with a community in real-time. A book we could write in, rip pages from, and use over and over again. So we wrote it! 

 The Wildcard Workbook: A Practical Guide for Jokering Forum Theatre is a +200 page illustrated interactive guide to support creative advocacy and role play facilitation in various contexts. Included is a week by week guide, flow charts, games, stories, and more!  We hope you'll scribble in the margins, tear out the pages, and challenge the ideas within, on your way to using embodied play and imagination toward social action! Written by Sulu LeoNimm, Elizabeth Morgan, and Katy Rubin. Created in collaboration with the Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP) and design by Shreyas R Krishnan and Kruttika Susarla of SAME SAME BUT DIFFERENT. Made with financial support from the New York Community Trust. 

The book will be digitally released in mid-July. Join this newsletter to receive the announcement when it's available for download. Print copies coming soon!

To introduce the book to our community, we're hosting two events on July 28, 2022. Please join us! See the following links for details.

• 1pm - 2pm on Zoom: Meet the Wildcard Workbook. A online preview of the creation and possible uses for the workbook (RSVP)
• 5pm - 7pm in Battery Park: A Toast to the Authors! A Happy Hour celebration 

Photo: TONYC Jokers Elizabeth Morgan (l) and Letitia Bouie (r) set up for a workshop. Photo by Kwame King.

We are looking for experienced facilitators who have used Theatre of the Oppressed.

Job Title: Joker, Theatre of the Oppressed NYC
Deadline to apply: April 18, 2022. 
Schedule: We plan to have interviews with candidates in May and early June, to invite people to join the staff by late June for summer training. New jokers will begin rehearsals on projects in Fall 2022. 

December 22, 2021, A message from Sulu - We’re entering the time of the year for collective reflection. Personally, it’s taking some effort to remember what season it is, so I appreciate looking back over TONYC’s calendar and reconnecting the dots between what we did at TONYC, when we did it, and how we learned along the way. I know our community may be part of one show or workshop, so I’m excited to share a glimpse of what our jokers and actors built and shared this year.

Theatre of the Oppressed NYC announces a $50,000 Relief Fund in support of our Actor and Joker community during this extraordinary time. All eligible applicants will receive support through this fund through what will hopefully be a quick and simple process.

Theatre of the Oppressed NYC se complace en anunciar un Fondo de Ayuda de $50,000 dedicado a apoyar a nuestra comunidad de actores y Jokers durante estos tiempos tan extraordinarios. Todos los solicitantes que cumplan los requisitos recibirán apoyo de este fondo. Esperamos que sea un proceso rápido y no invasivo. ¡Sigue leyendo aqui!

Theatre of the Oppressed NYC is thrilled to announce a $50,000 Relief Fund in support of our Actor and Joker community during this extraordinary time. All eligible applicants will receive support through this fund through what will hopefully be a quick and un-invasive process.

Theatre of the Oppressed NYC se complace en anunciar un Fondo de Ayuda de $50,000 dedicado a apoyar a nuestra comunidad de actores y Jokers durante estos tiempos tan extraordinarios. Todos los solicitantes que cumplan los requisitos recibirán apoyo de este fondo. Esperamos que sea un proceso rápido y no invasivo. ¡Sigue leyendo aqui!